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Vocabulary: ✔️toddler - young child, aged between 2 and 4 years old, who is learning to walk ✔️tantrum - noisy, uncontrolled outburst of anger ✔️out loud - in a way that other people can hear ✔️self-talk - the messages that you tell yourself, and the way in which you tell them; your inner voice ✔️(be) down on yourself - feel disappointed and self-critical about yourself ✔️negative cycle - a pattern of repeating the same negative thoughts over and over again

❓❓❓ Which of the following statements is true? a) Toddlers are attracted to shapes that resemble the human body. b) Toddlers are more active than at any other time in their lives. c) Toddlers can grow up to 3 centimetres during sleep time. Listen to the programme to hear the answer.

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Useful vocabulary: ✔️ to be very fond of something or someone - to love something or someone in a gentle way and to think of them as special and very dear to you ✔️ the creeps - a very unpleasant and sometimes frightening feeling ✔️ hand-made - something that's made without the use of machines so that each piece is different ✔️ source - a place where something, here cocoa beans, come from ✔️ organic - something that has been grown or raised on soil where chemicals to control pests, for example, haven't been used for a certain number of years ✔️ too indulgent - something that you enjoy so much that you eat or take much more of it than is good for you, you over indulge ✔️ husk - the dry outer covering or shell of some fruits and seed

❓❓❓ When is International Literacy Day? Is it: a) the 8th of March b) the 8th of June or c) the 8th of September? Listen to the programme to hear the answer. Vocabulary: ✔️illiterate - unable to read or write ✔️numeracy - the ability to understand basic maths, count, add up etc. ✔️signature - your name written in your own characteristic handwriting style, usually to show that something has been written or agreed by you ✔️cheat - trick or deceive someone in order to take their money or valuables ✔️take (something) for granted - assume that (something) is true without checking up or finding out about it ✔️thick - (informal) stupid, unintelligent

Vocabulary influencer someone who is paid by a company to promote its brand on social media, encouraging other people to buy their products dos and don’ts rules about how people should and should not behave in a certain situation crack a joke tell a joke took off suddenly started to be successful or popular intrigued very interested in someone, often because of an unusual or unexpected quality a given some detail or fact that is considered as true or real

An influencer - a new kind of job from the internet era. In this programme, you'll hear from two beauty influencers from different parts of the world, and find out how they are trying to change attitudes towards female beauty. Listen to an interesting conversation and learn some extra vocabulary. This week's question YouTube make-up tutorials are very modern, but make-up has been around for a long time. So, when was lipstick first used? a) around 3000 years ago by the ancient Celts b) around 4000 years ago by the ancient Egyptians c) around 5000 years ago by the ancient Sumerians Listen to the programme to find out the answer.

❓❓❓ How many trees were needed to build the HMS Victory, Nelson’s famous ship at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805? a) 4,000 trees? b) 5,000 trees? or, c) 6,000 trees? Listen to the programme to hear the answer Vocabulary: ✔️forest bathing - being in nature and immersing your senses in the experience for its physical and mental health benefits ✔️timber - trees that are grown so the wood can be used for building houses ✔️compelling - so strong and convincing that it makes you believe or accept it ✔️intelligently - in a way showing intelligence and skill, or the ability to learn ✔️hemp - family of plants, some of which are used to make rope and strong cloth ✔️skyscraper - very tall modern building, usually in a city