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USA: WASHINGTON: NEW WORLD SCRABBLE CHAMPION CROWNED
English/Nat
The popular word game "Scrabble" gained a new world champion on Monday.
Word experts from 36 countries all around the globe have been competing since last week for the championship title and a 25-thousand dollar prize.
On...
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Jessica Alba, Eva Longoria Parker among stars at this year's awards
AP Entertainment
Los Angeles, 17 August 2008
1. Wide exterior of Pasadena Civic Auditorium
2. Wide of arrivals
3. Camera cutaway
4. Mid shot Jessica Alba walks arrivals
5. Wide shot America Ferrera walks arrivals line
6. Mid shot Eva...
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Editor defends decision to run UK newspaper ad on Falklands
January 4, 2013
1. Wide of editor of the English-language Buenos Aires Herald newspaper, Carolina Barros, sitting on the veranda of her home reading her newspaper on a tablet computer
2. Mid of Barros
3. Close-up of Buenos Aires Herald...
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USA: WASHINGTON: FINAL RESULT OF NATIONAL SPELLING BEE COMPETITION
English/Nat
Rebecca Sealfon is this year's U-S National Spelling Bee champion.
The 13-year-old from Brooklyn screamed out the letters as she spelled her final word, "euonymn".
Then, she yelled for joy.
She'll take home the grand...
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Italians face up to cutbacks, Greek, German markets
Rome, Italy
1. Vegetable stand at Campo dei Fiori market
2. Cutaway of woman cleaning, preparing vegetables
3. Vegetables with prices on stand
4. Man passing by bunch of chilli peppers hanging on vegetable stand
5. SOUNDBITE (Italian)...
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NEW Actor Alec Baldwin booted off flight
A flight attendant was the subject of a Twitter tirade from Alec Baldwin after the actor was booted from a plane at Los Angeles International Airport Tuesday (6 DEC) for playing a word game on his cell phone as the plane was about to...
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Spelling Bee Champ Shows AP How it's Done
Ananya Vinay sat down with the Associated Press to show off her tremendous spelling skills after winning this year's Scripps National Spelling Bee. The 12-year-old championship speller won $40,000 for winning this year's...
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Spelling Bee champs react to unprecedented victory
Eight spellers were better than the dictionary.
Curated Video
Spelling Bee champs react to unprecedented victory
Eight spellers were better than the dictionary.
Curated Video
Spelling Bee champs react to unprecedented victory
Eight spellers were better than the dictionary.
British Council
British Council Go4 English for Arabic Speakers: Songs
This section of the British Council site for Arabic speaking children teaches English using a combination of fun songs, animation, and short word games (fill-in-the-blank, word finds, etc.). Songs relate to particular vocabulary sets --...
British Council
British Council: Learn English Kids: Old Mac Donald Had a Farm
This interactive lesson provides animal vocabulary, and fun activities to do with children learning English.