Chapecoense: History of a tragedy and a miracle

 Who are Brazil's Chapecoense Football Club?

Who are Chapecoense? A profile of the Brazilian football team aboard crashed aircraft in Colombia (Daily Telegraph)

Tribute of FC Barcelona and Real Madrid in El Clásico to Chapecoense:

Here are some articles to read about the incredible history of this modest Brazilian team:

• Tragedy strikes Chapecoense, serial overachievers dubbed a ‘Brazilian Leicester’ (The Guardian)

• Chapecoense plane crash: The victims, the survivors and those left behind (BBC News)

• Surviving Chapecoense player Neto expected to play football again (The Daily Telegraph)

Not long ago we were talking about fears and phobias, here's a listening exercise to do about an irrational fear >>>  Animal phobia (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

LINGOHACK  >>>

Episode 161130 / 30 November 2016   >>>  Expressions presented: mourning, cathartic release, prognosis & advance.

English with Lucy >>>> 

Modal Verbs

English at university: Reboot! (episode 12)

 

Terrorism, wars, intolerance?? REPLY: TOLERANCE, FREEDOM, RIGHT TO EXPRESS YOUR OPINIONS.......

Read the quotation and think about what Voltaire really meant when he said: "I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it."

The cry of defiance in Paris

      

Pro-Palestine protest in Paris

JE SUIS CHARLIE, as it all happened: Charlie hebdo attack, according to the BBC

When sad news all over the world are constantly disturbing our peaceful lives, just remember what John Lennon thought about the issue:

Terrorism in Paris: Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris
The New York Times:

Police Hunt for Suspects in Paris Attack as Nation Mourns

We should be enjoying our summer holidays, but terrible news around the world never stop menacing our peace:

• Israeli–Palestinian conflict  >> Read about the issue , a brief history in The Guardian, IDF's Gaza assault in The Guardian. Meanwhile, Muslims are celebrating Ramadan (Islam and Listening exercise: Eid Mubarak!)

• Ukraine crisis: article in The Telegraph and A Malaysian Airlines flight has crashed in war-torn Ukraine due to missile attack 

And what about about other plane crashes troubling us?

• Wreckage, remains from Air Algérie flight AH5017 found in Mali – official

• Plane crash in Taiwan 

 Crosswords on: RELIGION & AIR TRAVEL