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We need to support individuals in being able to think critically about the things that they're reading, because that's fundamental to a democracy is our ability to analyse and think deeply about the information that we're consuming.
How reading changes the way your brain works - BBC World ServiceIf you can imagine if that brain is constantly being distracted and hyper stimulated, you're going to have them not able to really move from one stimulus to the next without a desire for ever quicker intervals between stimuli.
How reading changes the way your brain works - BBC World Serviceable to challenge some gender roles by becoming the primary bread winner those who make money are strong our women are strong they support the family they call the shots the women are ahead of us here they are immensely respected these women are able to bring income to the families build properties
India’s prostitution villages | DW DocumentaryBut if he's not able to say that, I don't think I'm going to be able to put him above the people that I've already been chained to.
Survive 30 Days Chained To A Stranger, Win $250,000The question is: will Alison be able to sniff it out?
Survive 30 Days Chained To A Stranger, Win $250,000To be resilient is to be able to recover from and come back from something difficult or bad that's happened.
Children in war zones ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishAnd to be resilient is to be able to recover and come back from something difficult or bad that's happened.
Children in war zones ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishI was not able to handle difficult situations.
English Listening Practice: 1-Hour Real Story | Improve Your English – Speak Fluently (A1A2) PodcastSome evidence that the dogs are able to distinguish between different emotions or distinguish different emotions or tell apart different emotions.
Read The BBC News To Become FluentSo you can actually check the text and stuff like that. If you're looking at the video version, you'll be able to see the text on the screen.
872. The Birthday Party (Learn English with a Short Story)When the air quality is this high. They recommend that children don't go outside, people with breathing problems, old people, that they stay inside where the air quality is better or that they wear an N95 mask in order to be able to breathe better.
Let's Learn English! Topic: Advanced Weather Vocabulary! 🌡️☁️⛅ (Lesson Only)It is not very enjoyable to drive when there is when you're driving in a whiteout, very, very scary because if you keep going you might not be able to see the road, you might hit somebody, you can't stop because someone behind you might hit you.
Let's Learn English! Topic: Advanced Weather Vocabulary! 🌡️☁️⛅ (Lesson Only)They have quite a range of missiles that are able to travel various distances from a few hundred kilometres to a few thousand kilometres.
How the US-Israel war with Iran got so big so fast - BBC World ServiceThe young man had on rare occasions been able to communicate with their families through a phone call or letter.
Inside Ukraine’s PoW camp holding Putin’s brainwashed soldiers | FirsthandThey felt like they hadn't processed what had happened or weren't able to think outside the box.
Inside Ukraine’s PoW camp holding Putin’s brainwashed soldiers | FirsthandHi, could I get a small Sprite? - [Cashier] Of course. - Well, thank you so much for watching this English lesson where you got to ride along with me to a few different restaurants, and hopefully you were able to learn some of the phrases we use when we order food in English when we're going through the drive-thru.
How To Order Food In English At A Restaurant Drive-ThruSometimes it's the locals in the countryside that are able to tell you this.
Talking about visiting places 🏖️🌳✈️ Real Easy EnglishAll right, so there's six of us. The goal for tonight is to have us be able to sleep side by side this way and side by side over here.
7 Days Stranded in The ArcticWe got about an inch left to hit water, or this thing won't be able to turn anymore.
7 Days Stranded in The Arctictaken out, then I wouldn't be able to do this. You like that, right? What are you singing? It's Valero from... it's Ride of the Valkyries from Apocalypse Now. See, here's the thing: the cornrows are really a solution to your frizzy hair problem, and now that we're home, you
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