Tim Bowen

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  High tech, high yields? The Kenyan farmers deploying AI to increase productivity

  Farmers in Kenya are using artificial intelligence to get advice to help them improve their crops.

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  ‘It made him an A-lister’: John Ford’s breakthrough film The Iron Horse at 100

  Read about the film career of film director John Ford on the centenary of his silent classic, The Iron Horse.

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  Why scientific support for alcohol’s health benefits is fading

  Are there real benefits to having a glass of wine with dinner?

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  Across Turkey by train: riding the Mesopotamia Express

  Go on a journey on one of the new tourist trains linking the Turkish capital with the country’s east.

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  No grassroots but lots of scaffold: a peek inside New York’s cricket scene

  Can one of the most popular sports in the world find its way into the American sports landscape?

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  When it was game over, it was difficult to accept’: Robert Pires on finding life after football

  How do professional footballers cope with retirement and life after football?

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  A ‘heathenish liquor’? A cure for cancer? The history of coffee is full of surprises

  Explore the fascinating history of this beloved beverage over the years.

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  Language for… visiting the doctor

  In this lesson, students will learn the necessary vocabulary for visiting the doctor.

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  Elementary news lesson: Astronomers discover 'earth-like planet'

  October 2016: The planet – Proxima b – orbits the star nearest to our own, and may have the conditions needed for life to develop.

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  Elementary news lesson: UK votes to leave the EU

  August 2016: On Thursday 23rd June 2016, the people of the United Kingdom voted in a national referendum to leave the European Union.

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  Theme-based expressions: weather

  Despite being snowed under Tim Bowen still finds time to share some weather related idioms with you.

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  Words from other languages: Italian

  You will quickly become a maestro of the English language with Tim Bowen’s guide to Italian words in English.

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  Your English: Idioms: kill

  Kill some time with Tim Bowen by swotting up on these killer idioms.

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  Your English: Phrasal verbs: get (6)

  Don’t let phrasal verbs get to you. Tim Bowen is here to help you get through this tricky batch.

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  Your English: Phrasal verbs: get (5)

  Tim Bowen is here to help you get out of studying phrasal verbs with his latest round-up.

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  Your English: Idioms: jump

  Jump the queue and improve your English with this latest set of idioms from Tim Bowen.

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  Words from other languages: Scandinavian languages

  Tim Bowen makes sure you don’t go berserk with his handy guide to words from Scandinavian languages.

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  Theme-based expressions: music

  It’s time to make a song and dance about Your English with these musically themed expressions.

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  Your English: Phrasal verbs: get (4)

  Don’t let phrasal verbs get you down, as Tim Bowen is here to help with his latest Your English round-up.

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  Words from other languages: Hindustani

  Become an English language pundit with these useful English words which originate from Hindustani.

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