B2 Readings

⟾ How the recycling symbol was created

⟾ How Hubert de Givenchy Brought Diversity to the Runway

⟾ Going to a theme park

⟾ John F. Kennedy

⟾ First Groundhog Day

⟾ Quiet, please: rock gig in progress

⟾ Martin Luther King Jr.

⟾ Making a Splash

⟾ Christmas Stockings

⟾ The Christmas Tree

⟾ Rhythm of Life

⟾ Explore the villages around Hartbridge

⟾ Walking of Waves

⟾ What's the real history of Black Friday?

⟾ Alfred Hitchcock

⟾ Jack-o'-Lanterns

⟾ History of Doughnuts

⟾ Which airport?

⟾ "The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown

⟾ How I felt conquering Everest

⟾ American Civil War

⟾ Rangitoto by Alastair Jamieson

⟾ Bill Gates

⟾ Sons of Anarchy

⟾ Boston Tea Party

⟾ Following a Dream

⟾ Colour me healthy

⟾ Three theories about sleep

⟾ Mars

⟾ The importance of maths skills

⟾ Time Travel

⟾ The three Rs of environment

⟾ Science in fiction

⟾ Lost

⟾ Give me a BigMac!

⟾ The most important British people

⟾ The Godfather

⟾ George Washington

⟾ Exploring the world by sea

⟾Holidays in a tree house

⟾ The effects of stress

⟾ Alexandria's library

⟾ Shopping for clothes

⟾ House of Lords

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