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var eh0001 = '<p   class="puh">POP-UPS</p>';
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var et0001 = '<p   class="put">Pop-ups help you with definitions, pronunciations, grammar, explanations, examples, and interesting related facts.</p><p class="put">You do <span class=\'txe\'>not</span> need to click the <span class=\'pop\'>coloured</span> words. Just hold your mouse over them, and <span class=\'txe\'>keep it still</span>.</p><p class="put">If your local internet connection is slow, the pop-up might not appear immediately.<br />If the pop-up covers the <span class=\'pop\'>coloured</span> words and it flashes on and off, move the page down a few lines and try again.</p>';

var eh0002 = '<p   class="puh">EDWARD ELGAR: 1857-1934</p>';
var ei0002 = '<img class="pui" src="'+el11.src+'" alt="Edward Elgar" />';
var et0002 = '<p   class="put">Elgar was self-taught, and began his career by teaching and writing music for local performances.</p><p class="put">Inspired by the surrounding countryside, and supported by his wife, he was eventually recognised as one of the leading Late Romantic composers.</p>';

var eh0003 = '<p   class="puh">CHANGING THE VOLUME</p>';
var ei0003 = '<img class="pui" src="'+tv11.src+'" alt="Taskbar Volume" />';
var et0003 = '<p   class="put">Click the speaker icon on the taskbar to see the pop-up playback volume control. To change the volume, move the marker up or down, with your mouse. To close the pop-up, click anywhere outside it.</p><p class="put">Double-click the icon to see <span class=\'txh\'>all</span> the volume controls. Make sure they\'re not off, or set very low.</p><p class="put">Does your taskbar show the correct time and date? If not, reset them in Control Panel.</p>';

var eh0004 = '<p   class="puh">MEANING: <span class=\'qot\'>UNIQUE</span></p>';
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var et0004 = '<p   class="put"><span class=\'qot\'>Unique</span> means: no identical others. Things are unique, or not unique. They can\'t be <span class=\'txh\'>nearly</span> unique, <span class=\'txh\'>almost</span> unique, or <span class=\'txh\'>very</span> unique.</p><p class="put">Spoken: <span class=\'pro\'>you</span> <span class=\'pro\'>nee</span>d pi<span class=\'pro\'>ck</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Emphasis: un<span class=\'pro\'>i</span>que.</p>';

var eh0005 = '<p   class="puh">MEANING: <span class=\'qot\'>STRATEGY</span></p>';
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var et0005 = '<p   class="put"><span class=\'qot\'>Strategy</span> means: a long-term plan for success, usually in politics or business.</p><p class="put">For example: The company strategy is to deliver internet services to schools.</p><p class="put">Spoken: <span class=\'pro\'>str</span>ong <span class=\'pro\'>at</span> th<span class=\'pro\'>e</span> <span class=\'pro\'>jee</span>p&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Emphasis: str<span class=\'pro\'>at</span>egy.</p>';

var eh0006 = '<p   class="puh">MEANING: <span class=\'qot\'>SOCIAL LIFE</span></p>';
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var et0006 = '<p   class="put"><span class=\'qot\'>Social life</span> means: time spent with your family and friends away from work. For example: at home, in a cafe, or at a party.</p><p class="put">Spoken: <span class=\'pro\'>so</span> <span class=\'pro\'>sh</span>all f<span class=\'pro\'>ull</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Emphasis: <span class=\'pro\'>so</span>cial.</p>';

var eh0007 = '<p   class="puh">MEANING: <span class=\'qot\'>SKILL</span></p>';
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var et0007 = '<p   class="put"><span class=\'qot\'>Skill</span> means: something that you do well, and the result of a natural ability, practice, learning, or training. For example: typing, cooking, and drawing are skills.</p>';

var eh0008 = '<p   class="puh">PRONUNCIATION: <span class=\'qot\'>BUSINESS</span></p>';
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var et0008 = '<p   class="put">Spoken: <span class=\'pro\'>bizniss</span>, not <span class=\'pro\'>biz i niss</span>.</p>';

var eh0009 = '<p   class="puh">MEANING: <span class=\'qot\'>THE INTERNET</span></p>';
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var et0009 = '<p   class="put">The internet is important for information, communication, business, education, and entertainment.</p><p class="put">Businesses are changing their expensive office locations and traditional paper systems for a cyberspace identity, providing their information, sales, and support as flexible 24 7 52 net services.</p><p class="put">English is the international business language, and most internet pages are written in English.</p>';

var eh0010 = '<p   class="puh">INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND CONTRACTS</p>';
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var et0010 = '<p   class="put">An engineering company in Gothenburg makes medical equipment. Although successful in Sweden, it also gets enquiries from clinics and hospitals all round the world.</p><p class="put">Most phone calls and meetings are in English; designs are discussed in English; contracts are written in English; and English is spoken at medical conferences.</p><p class="put">To compete and succeed in other countries, people in the company need to read, write, and speak English.</p>';

var eh0011 = '<p   class="puh">EDWARD ELGAR: 1857-1934</p>';
var ei0011 = '<img class="pui" src="'+el11.src+'" alt="Edward Elgar" />';
var et0011 = '<p   class="put">Elgar was self-taught, and began his career by teaching and writing music for local performances.</p><p class="put">Inspired by the surrounding countryside, and supported by his wife, he was eventually recognised as one of the leading Late Romantic composers.</p><p class="put">Each of the Enigma Variations represents a close friend. This one, Nimrod, is about A J Jaeger.</p>';

var eh0012 = '<p   class="puh">OXFORD: ENGLAND</p>';
var ei0012 = '<img class="pul" src="'+ox91.src+'" alt="Oxford" />';
var et0012 = '<p   class="put">Oxford is on the river Thames, and surrounded by fields, woods, streams, and villages.</p><p class="put">It grew up around colleges, some dating from the 12th century, which now make up the university.</p><p class="put">Oxford successfully combines the old and the new, and is a memorable place for a holiday.</p>';

var eh0013 = '<p   class="puh">SPOKEN WORDS</p>';
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var et0013 = '<p   class="put">To hear the <span class=\'say\'>coloured</span> words spoken, you do <span class=\'txe\'>not</span> need to click the words. Just hold your mouse over them, and <span class=\'txe\'>keep it still</span>.</p><p class="put">If you can\'t hear anything, make sure that the volume is not off, or set very low. Double-click the speaker icon in the taskbar to see all the volume controls.</p><p class="put">Audio, video, and interactive effects, can only work when the page has <span class=\'txe\'>completely downloaded</span>.</p>';

var eh0014 = '<p   class="puh">KEW GARDENS: ENGLAND</p>';
var ei0014 = '<img class="pul" src="'+kg11.src+'" alt="Oxford" />';
var et0014 = '<p   class="put">Kew Gardens includes tropical gardens, desert gardens, woodland gardens, water gardens, and glasshouses.</p><p class="put">One glasshouse shows how plants developed over 3500 million years.</p><p class="put">It\'s also a research centre, caring for the largest plant collection in the world.</p>';

var eh0015 = '<p   class="puh">SIMILAR WORDS: BUY, BY, AND BYE</p>';
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var et0015 = '<p   class="put">The word <span class=\'qot\'>buy</span> is a form of the verb <span class=\'txh\'>to buy</span>. All the forms are: buy, buys, buying, bought. There is no word spelled <span class=\'qot\'>buyed</span>.</p><p class="put">Do not confuse it with the preposition <span class=\'qot\'>by</span>, as in: Meet me by the cinema.<br />Do not confuse it with <span class=\'qot\'>bye</span>, the short form of <span class=\'qot\'>goodbye</span>, as in: Say bye to your mum for me.</p><p class="put">All three words, <span class=\'qot\'>buy</span>, <span class=\'qot\'>by</span>, and <span class=\'qot\'>bye</span>, sound the same.</p>';

var eh0016 = '<p   class="puh">SIMILAR WORDS: LICENCE AND LICENSE</p>';
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var et0016 = '<p   class="put">The noun is spelled <span class=\'qot\'>licence</span>. A <span class=\'qot\'>licence</span> is <span class=\'txh\'>a document that gives permission</span>, as in: My new driving licence allows me to drive a bus.</p><p class="put">The verb is spelled <span class=\'qot\'>license</span>, as in: Our company licenses timetable management software to schools.</p><p class="put">Both words, <span class=\'qot\'>licence</span> and <span class=\'qot\'>license</span>, sound the same.</p>';

var eh0017 = '<p   class="puh">MEANING: CHEAPEST</p>';
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var et0017 = '<p   class="put">The adjective <span class=\'qot\'>cheap</span> has three forms: cheap, cheaper, and cheapest.</p><p class="put"><span class=\'qot\'>Cheap</span> means <span class=\'txh\'>does not cost much</span>. <span class=\'qot\'>Cheaper</span> means being <span class=\'emp\'>more</span> cheap. <span class=\'qot\'>Cheapest</span> means being the <span class=\'emp\'>most</span> cheap.</p><p class="put">Most adjectives have three forms, but some just have one. For example: important, more important, and most important. There are no words spelled <span class=\'qot\'>importanter</span> and <span class=\'qot\'>importantest</span>.</p>';

var eh0018 = '<p   class="puh">CREDIT AND DEBIT CARDS</p>';
var ei0018 = '<img class="pul" src="'+ba11.src+'" alt="Oxford" />';
var et0018 = '<p   class="put">Cards issued by Barclays Bank: in common use in the UK.</p><p class="put">A credit card allows you to pay for something now and pay the card issuer later.</p><p class="put">A debit card takes the money from your bank straight away.</p>';

var eh0019 = '<p   class="puh">HYPHENS</p>';
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var et0019 = '<p   class="put">Words are sometimes joined with a <span class=\'txh\'>hyphen</span> to make a new word. For example: ex-president, pop-ups, real-life.</p><p class="put">The word <span class=\'qot\'>email</span> is short for <span class=\'txh\'>electronic mail</span>. When emails were new, the word was usually written as <span class=\'qot\'>e-mail</span>.</p><p class="put">However, in often-used words with clear meanings, the hyphen-less forms gradually become the usual forms. So, <span class=\'qot\'>e-mail</span> is now written as <span class=\'qot\'>email</span>.</p>';

var eh0020 = '<p   class="puh">CONTACT LEARNING ENGLISH</p>';
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var et0020 = '<p   class="put">You can contact Learning English:</p><p class="put">Cherry Heaven<br />14 West Street<br />Corfe Castle<br />BH20 5HD<br />England</p><p class="put">+44 1929 477137</p><p class="put">learningenglish@cherryheaven.co.uk</p><p class="put">If you telephone, remember that the time here is <span class=\'txe\'>London</span> time, sometimes called GMT.<br />At mid-day in England, it is later in eastern countries and earlier in western countries.</p>';

var eh0021 = '<p   class="puh">KENSINGTON: ENGLAND</p>';
var ei0021 = '<img class="pul" src="'+ka11.src+'" alt="Oxford" />';
var et0021 = '<p   class="put">Kensington is in West London, near Chelsea, Notting Hill, Hyde Park, and Knightsbridge.</p><p class="put">The Royal Albert Hall is home to the BBC Prom Concerts, the world\'s biggest musical festival.</p><p class="put">For more culture, there\'s the V+A, the world\'s greatest museum of art and design, the Natural History Museum, the Science Museum, and the Commonwealth Institute.</p>';