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Learn verbs in English and have fun!

On Martin Luther King

Every third Monday in January people in the States remember a great figure in the fight for Human Rights. It is a National holiday and the media always devotes some time to the life and achievements of this leader.

You may listen and read about his life here:
http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/samoset/gr2mlk.htm

For a reading comprehension test:

http://michel.barbot.pagesperso-orange.fr/hotpot/mlk/comp.htm

You can also watch, listen and read his most famous speech in the YouTube link here.

Holidays!

It's been a veeery hot week here in Buenos Aires. A lot of people are on holiday and some are about to leave.Listen to this dialogue about holidays and answer these questions:

1- Why was she nervous?
2- Where did she go?
3- What did she do there?

The speaker uses the word "vacation" instead of "holiday". What's the difference? Well,"vacation" is used in American English, whereas, "holiday" is used in British English. Do you know other words that are different in British and in American English? You may check the following links:

http://www.mansioningles.com/vocabulario71.htm
http://esl.about.com/library/vocabulary/blbritam.htm