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Joe Paterno didn't call the police

What happened was so shocking that no one could do the right thing. Mike Pilewski on the Penn State University scandal.

Spotlight 12/2011

EASY READING
Improve your English

ROMANTIC IRELAND
Holiday in a castle

HISTORY: Walt Disney

Spotlight Audio 12/2011

This month on Spotlight Audio: Travel to romantic Ireland. Practise similar sounds you might confuse. Dialogues at a Christmas market. Better reading in English. And much more.

Possibly the oldest athlete with a sponsor.

Running for his life - Easy

Find out about 100-year-old marathon runner Fauja Singh and practise your prepositions in our latest grammar exercise.

How is a sports score of 2-0 usually said?

Two-nil, two-nought or two-null?

Lali Outhoummountry of the Bay Bombers. Photo: Jan Stuermann

Lali Outhoummountry of the Bay Bombers circles the track during a game of roller derby. This sport, popular 50 years ago, is undergoing a revival in the US. "Roller" is clear: the players wear roller skates. But where does the word "derby" come from, and how is it pronounced?

Jone Samuelsen has done something he will probably never do again.

The future's ahead - Medium

In our latest exercise, find out what Norwegian football player Jone Samuelsen thinks he'll never do again. Then practise using the will future for predictions.

Wet Walliams - Medium

Find out what a British comedian was doing in the Thames River. Then practise some wet and watery vocabulary.

The tennis court. Illustration: Bernhard Förth

Anyone for tennis? - Medium

Where do you play tennis, and what do you play it with? Learn the most important tennis vocabulary in our latest exercise.

"If you try hard, you can really keep going," says Nancy Liu.

Every day until you fall asleep

This is Nancy Liu of San Francisco, California. She's 62 years old. Her teacher tells her to practise every day. "If you try hard, you can really keep going," she says. What do you think she's learning?