Would you volunteer to help move a castle? That's the subject of today's news story out of Japan.

We'll also be studying prepositions of movement and position.

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In today's episode, how climate change is affecting the world's biggest whales.

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Today we have a DOUBLE news story: firstly about Dolly Parton's passing, and secondly, some very British drama up a Welsh mountain.

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In today's news, a lottery winner narrowly avoids disaster!

And in the grammar section, we'll take a look at the past perfect simple tense.

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In today's news, an usual dessert topping could lead to prison for one restauranteur...

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In today's news, we find out how Japanese office workers are staying cooler in the midst of a heatwave.

We also look at how to use plural nouns.

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In today's news, a nightmare situation for anyone scared of flying...

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