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  Study this words and expressions  Recognize, sign language , probably deaf community , even if, language dates back to, especially , communicate Learning sign language  A  We can all 1 ________ sign language when we see it. The 2 _____ _______uses this combination of hand, eye, and body movements together with facial expressions all over the world. But there are many things about sign language that are surprising, and this starts with its earliest history! B  Experts believe that sign language 3 ____ _____ ____ before humans began to use spoken language. Juan Pablo de Bonet, a Spanish priest who believed in education for the deaf, published the first book of 4 _____ _____ in 1620. But sign language doesn't belong only to the deaf community. Parents often learn to use a simple form of sign language with their babies, because signing is an easier form of communication. It's a part of your everyday life, too, 5 _____ ______ you don't realize it. Do you raise y...

  Study this words and expressions  The geography of Australia  Mountain ranges, huge, possible, multicultural, 2,228 m, Aboriginal population Highest mountain, isolated, nearly, 18th, Incredibly, venomous, punishment However, 11,800, platypuses, 19th, incredibly , uncertain, However, 50,000, flora and fauna The geography of Australia  Australia is a place of contrasts. It's the smallest continent in the world, and the sixth-largest country. The island of Australia has a lot of beautiful trees and plants, and 1. ______ _______ including Australia's 2.______ ______, Mount Kosciuszko, at 3. ______. 4. ________, about one third of the country is desert, with 5. _________ hot temperatures and very little vegetation. Australia is 6. _______. To drive from Sydney on the east coast to Perth on the west coast takes about 40 hours without stopping! The island is very 7. ________, too. Between Brisbane on the Australian east coast, and the city of Santiago in Chile, there is ...