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Big freeze - Medium

The whole of Europe is freezing. Find out how to talk about the bitterly cold conditions in this week's exercise.

"Without that jacket, I would have died, for sure." Photo: Jan Stuermann

"I was hitchhiking through Nashville, Tennessee, during this terrible blizzard. After freezing for a couple of hours, I gave up on living. No one was going to help me. Right when I closed my eyes, this guy came up and asked, 'Are you cold, boy?'" — Read the rest of the story.

It never rains but it pours

There is no point packing a bikini for your summer holiday in Scotland, writes Dagmar Taylor — but there are good reasons to go there.

Reality or reality TV?

Mike Pilewski compares what's been on TV and concludes: "Real life is far more interesting than fiction."

YouTube's teenage theologians

Religion is a big part of life in the American South. So were the recent tornadoes God's fault? Mike Pilewski looks at the theological debate caused by a YouTube video.

Tornado stories

Two dozen tornadoes hit North Carolina last weekend. Mike Pilewski shares his own personal tornado story.

American Life: When in doubt, read your almanac

The Old Farmer's Almanac proves that information for farmers doesn't have to be boring, as we learn in this week's podcast.

Piles of snow in Amherst, Massachusetts. Photo: Jan Stuermann

Snow, snow and more snow

Last week, on 6-7 March, the city of Burlington, Vermont, experienced the third heaviest snowfall it had ever recorded. Other places in New England, such as Amherst, Massachusetts (photo), have also seen no end to snow this winter.

A little help from Oprah

Tourists have been staying away from Queensland because of the recent flooding. Now the state and federal governments, as well as Tourism Australia, are hoping that one person can bring them back. That person is Oprah Winfrey.

Describing the weather - Medium

We hope you're not experiencing severe weather conditions. How would you describe the weather where you live? Good or bad? Hot or cold? Do you know any other adjectives for describing weather? Practise your weather adjectives here.

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