'Sometimes you needed that brash American energy to put people in their place. She'd interviewed a witness once, a tourist from Kansas who'd seen a mugging, and taken it upon themselves to intervene and hold the culprit down until the police had arrived. Idiotic, yes, but something about this Kansas mum's confidence in having done the right thing had charmed Jess a little. She'd still read her the riot act though and told her not to play hero anymore on London streets; muggers often have knives. The woman had laughed at that and then said sadly, 'Oh honey, even our teachers have guns.'
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Sunday, 15 June 2025
Book 7 2025 The Train from Platform 2 by Stephanie Steel
Sunday, 8 June 2025
8 NA C2 Topic 12 Free Time and the Summer
Never, ever underestimate the importance of having fun. (Randy Pausch)
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Saturday, 7 June 2025
7 NA C1 2 Topic 12 Free Time and the Summer
Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability. (Sam Keen)
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Friday, 6 June 2025
6 NA C1 1 Topic 12 Free Time and the Summer
Aaah, summer - that long anticipated stretch of lazy, lingering days, free of responsibility and rife with possibility. It's a time to hunt for insects, master handstands, practise swimming strokes, conquer trees, explore nooks and crannies, and make new friends. (Darell Hammond)
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Thursday, 5 June 2025
5 NI B2 2 Topic 12 Free Time & the Summer
The summer night is like a perfection of thought . (Wallace Stevens).
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Wednesday, 4 June 2025
4 NI B1 1 Topic 12 Free Time & the Summer
Summer break: the time when parents realise teachers are grossly underpaid. (Unknown)
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Tuesday, 3 June 2025
3 NI B1 Topic 12 Free Time & the Summer
Do what we can, summer will have its flies. (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
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Monday, 2 June 2025
2 NB 2 Topic 12 Home or Away
I love holidays. It's such a wonderful time for the whole family to be together and not have to worry about schedules and that kind of thing. (Toni Collette)
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