Microadventures!
Join us for a little bit of adventure! 
You won't be going far but you'll discover how adventurer, Alastair Humphreys thinks there's fun to be had on your doorstep. 
Along the way we'll be exploring the expeditions you could go on and new items of vocabulary to take with you!
 
Vocabulary
 wanderlust  - a strong desire to travel
a sense of adventure - the feeling of doing a new, exciting, sometimes dangerous activity
 to coin a phrase - used a word or phrase that no one has used before
 a Hunch - an idea you have based on feelings but with no proof
 Charm - part of the pleasure or enjoyment of something
 on your doorstep  - close to where you live
 
This week's question:
How far is it around the world measured at the equator? – in other worlds the circumference?
​ It is approximately…
 a) 30,000 km
b) 40,000 km, or
c) 50,000 km
 
Listen to the programme below, to find out the answer, and be a little more adventurous.

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Here is a wee (small) treat for you 'history buffs' out there https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/infrastructure/g19447066/ancient-ruins-restored/?src=nl&mag=pop&list=nl_pnl_news&date=031618

We Humans are multiplying like Rabbits!
By 2050 there will be nearly 10 Billion of us.
Check out these cities which are projected to be the most populous by 2030.
None of them are in Europe or North America.
Can you guess the GrandDaddy of them all? (it might surprise you).
Might be time to move to New Zealand!
Read on...
Listen to, Watch, Read, Speak and Learn "A little bit of English...EVERY DAY!"

Watch and listen to Londoners talking about the city of London and learn different ways of describing where you live - THEN practice describing your city, in the comments, with your friends, classmates or even in front of the mirror!
Listen to, Watch, Read, Speak and Learn "A little bit of English...EVERY DAY!"

It’s probably the first English word you learnt, but do you know its history?

Check out this listening activity about this greeting word, answer this week’s question, AND learn some useful words & phrases - pretty cool eh?
 
This week's question: When did 'hello' first appear in print?
a) 1890s
b) 1950s
c) 1820s
Listen to the programme below, to find out the answer.
 
Vocabulary
minefield - subject full of hidden problems
Air-kiss - a kiss which does not touch the face, but goes very close
Bond - connection
Ritual - pattern of behaviour in a certain context
to get in a muddle - to become confused
to hail - to greet someone loudly from a distance

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Listen to, Watch, Read and Learn "A little bit of English...EVERY DAY!"