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• From BBC LEARNING ENGLISH.COM "Words in the News":  

"Supercomputer beats TV quiz champions" 18 February 2011

Two champion contestants on a popular American quiz show have been easily beaten by a computer. The IBM machine, named Watson, won in three special editions of Jeopardy. One of the men it defeated holds the Jeopardy record of 74 straight wins.

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• From BBC LEARNING ENGLISH.COM "Words in the News":    

"Banks get ready for Greek failure to pay debt" 26 September 2011

There are widespread reports that leading economies are considering allowing Greece to fail to pay their international debts. It comes ahead of an important meeting between the boss of the International Monetary Fund and the finance minister of Greece.


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2nd TERM

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• From BBC learning English. Can you do this  quiz?                                                             Computers and the Internet 
•  Remember this video from "Words in the News?"                                                                   Mecca or Manhattan? 
• Quiz:   Everyday offers                                                                                                                                                           
• Video from Words in the news: Back to Nature

• From "Words in the News":  Superman comic's record price. Here is the link to the audio and the vocabulary.
• Quiz: On the Road