Facts About the U.S. Flag

Red, white and blue is another name for the majestic flag of the United States. To learn some trivia about the flag, scroll below.

The best and most well-known symbol of the United States is its flag. The distinctive coloring and figures on it, emphasize an American presence. As a symbol of national pride, there is none other, save the bald eagle. There are so many interesting facts about the United States flag,

Patience, Perseverance, Performance and Practice.

Patience.

Rome wasn’t built in a day and neither will your English. If things take time to sink in, make sense or execute don’t worry. If you keep on at a steady pace then you will, almost without realising it, achieve the milestone that you are aiming for. One day you will suddenly realise that you know something, really know it in your muscles, that you have been struggling to master for a while.

The importance of learning a second language.

http://www.splendid-speaking.com/learn/podcasts/int17.html
This podcast features Victoria from Belarus, who gives a short talk on the importance of learning a second language.

Money money money. The lottery. Part 1.

http://www.podcastsinenglish.com/listen/level2/lottery1.mp3

The winner takes it all. Part 2. Is life always better after winning a lot of money?

http://www.podcastsinenglish.com/listen/level2/lottery2.mp3

British icons: the Double-Decker

Shakespeare's 'co-author' named by Oxford scholars

By Sean Coughlan BBC News education correspondent. The Globe re-created in London: Did the original theatre have a double billing with Thomas Middleton?

All's Well That Ends Well has another author as well as William Shakespeare, according to research from Oxford University academics.

Thomas Middleton has been revealed as the most likely co-author, according to in-depth analysis of the play's vocabulary, rhyming, style and grammar.