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A7 The French-speaking countries
There are more than 7000 languages in the world. The biggest number of people speak English, or Chinese or Hindi or Arabic English is a world language, but French is also a world language. Some people are native speakers – they were born with a language, they learned...
A4 From Cocoa to Chocolate
Her parents and grandparents were cocoa farmers. Like all the neighbours in the small village where they lived, not far from Gagnoa. Mariam grew up playing in the cocoa plantation. But she only tasted chocolate a few years ago, as an adult. She still remembers her...
A1 African giraffes are in danger of extinction
They are tall with long necks, elegant and graceful. When they want to eat, they pick leaves from high in the trees and when they run, it looks like they are running in slow motion. I once saw them walking towards the Kennedy Bridge in Niamey to drink the water from...
A6 Importance of refrigeration
Food waste is a big problem in Africa. Farmers in Africa harvest food but 50% goes bad before they can sell it. Why? Because there is no electricity and no refrigeration. Refrigeration helps to keep food fresh. Millions of people in Africa are hungry. If we can find a...
A3 Fishing in Senegal
Fatima has just got a job. A job! She dreamed of getting a job for a long time. She should be happy, shouldn’t she? Fatima lives in a fishing village not far from Dakar. She was born and lived there all her life. Her father was a fisherman. Her grandfather was a...
A5 The English Language
People speak English in many different countries. The English language started in England, which is now a part of the UK. The English-speaking people came from Europe, from places in modern Germany. English started in England about 500 AD – about 1500 years ago. It’s...
A2 Film is growing in Africa
If you go to a cinema in Europe or the US, it’s very unlikely you will see a film from Africa. There are films made in Africa. There are many documentaries about African wildlife that you can see on television. Africa is an exotic location for film makers – even part...
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B9 CAFFEINE – A Stimulant for our body
You are drinking lots of cola at a party, when it suddenly hits. You are full of energy, you jump around, and you talk too fast. Later you can’t fall asleep and the next day you’re tired and feel awful. Does that sound familiar? Most children already have a lot...
B6 Web 3.0
You have decided to see a movie and get some Mexican food afterwards. You boot up your PC, open a web browser, head to Google to search for theatre, movie and restaurant information. You want to read descriptions of films playing in the cinemas near you and want to...
B3 Aircraft carriers – Airports in the sea
Aircraft carriers are the world's largest ships the most important ships of a country's navy. The United States has the largest fleet of aircraft carriers, a total of 11. The United Kingdom and Italy have two- France, Russia, Spain, India, Brazil and Thailand have one...
B8 Plastic found in bottled water
A new test, conducted by scientists from the State University of New York, shows that bottled water has microplastic particles in them. 250 bottles of water from nine different countries were examined. More than 90% contained tiny pieces of plastic. Sometimes...
B5 Silicon Valley – America’s High Tech centre
Silicon Valley is located in the southern part of the San Francisco Bay area. It originally got its name from the large number of companies that produced silicon chips. Today it is a general name for the high-tech industry of Northern California. The beginning of...
B2 Africa turns air into water
Drought is a big problem in many parts of Africa. In The Sahel region water is difficult to find. Why? Because of climate change. There is less rain and rivers and lakes are dryer. Many people are drinking dirty water. The water is full of bacteria. People, especially...
B7 The Manhattan Project – America’s nuclear bomb
The Manhattan Project was the code name of a government program to develop an atomic bomb during World War II. Although over 100,000 scientists and engineers worked on the project throughout the USA, the main work was done at the Los Alamos laboratory in the New...
B4 Air Force One – A special plane for the US president
Air Force One is a symbol of the United States Presidency. Each time the President travels overseas or across the country he does so in his high-tech jet. It is his own flying office and serves as a commando bunker in times of war and when the United States is at...
B1 Africa is losing the climate change race
At the Davos Economic Forum in Switzerland in 2019, the famous English naturalist, Sir David Attenborough warned political and business leaders that the world’s greatest problem is climate change. He said the world was changing very fast as industry develops. However,...