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👆👆Learn the key words and listen again

How was that? Try listening again. Here are five definitions of key vocabulary which may help you.

streaming
listening or watching music or video directly from the internet without downloading

boycott
refuse to buy something from an organisation because you disagree with it

condemned
strongly criticised (something)

artists
(here) musicians and singers

trial period
amount of time when something is tested

The correct answer is:
c) Technology company, Apple is going to pay artists for their music during a three-month trial period.

“DEATH!" "Strange that there should be such a word," he said, "and such a thing, and we ever forget it; that one should be living, warm and beautiful, full of hopes, desires and wants, one day, and the next be gone, utterly gone, and forever!”

Excerpt From: Harriet Beecher Stowe. “Uncle Tom's Cabin.”

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#Shakespeare_Speaks
In the following 👇 video, King Richard is about to go into battle.
As you watch, answer the question: how is he feeling about the fight - and why?

Answer:
King Richard is confident about going into battle, because he has a bigger army than his enemy, and, more importantly, his name - King Richard - makes him strong and powerful.

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Vocabulary

** A tower of strength**

Meaning
The phrase a tower of strength describes someone who is strong, reliable, trustworthy, dependable and good in a crisis.

Example sentence
My husband was a tower of strength when I had that operation - he really looked after me well.

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Extra vocabulary

a baddie
a bad character in a story, film or play

a battle
a ​fight between ​armed ​forces

to stick with someone through thick and thin
to support a friend or partner through difficult experiences as well as good ones

to have someone’s back
to be prepared and ready to support or defend someone

to stand by someone
to support someone

my rock
describes a person who is supportive and helps you when times are difficult

to count on someone
to depend on someone

to be there for someone
to be available to provide support and comfort for someone

a pillar
a large post that helps to hold something up

#6_minute_English
Are we different online than we are in real life?
Sophie and Neil discuss their views on social networks, and why we often use different identities for different social media – Neil reckons he’s cooler on Twitter! 👇👇

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This week's question

How many social media accounts does the average person have? Is it…

a) 3?

b) 5?

c) 8?

#6_minute_English

**Vocabulary**

get something
understand

psyche
mind

wordsmith
someone who is skilled with words

handle
name

street
urban culture

blooper
embarrassing mistake

laughing stock
look very silly when you're trying to be serious

tribe
social (or ethnic) group

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#Shakespeare_Speaks
**The worst crime of all**
Queen Elizabeth I ruled England from 1558 until her death in 1603. She was a powerful and frightening queen, who often imprisoned her enemies or sentenced them to death. Treason, the most serious of all crimes, received a particularly horrible punishment (we'll spare you the details)!