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MUNICH
To get inspired with the spirit, mood and flair of Munich, take a walk along Bayerstrasse from the railway station. You'll soon reach Karlplatz, known by locals as Stachus Square after a beer hall that once stood on this spot. Much of the history of Munich, which means "home of the monks", has unfolded on this square, which was laid out by order of the Bavarian ruler Karl Theodor in the late 18th century. The atmosphere of Stachus is embodied in the luxurious building richly decorated with statues which soars over the square: this is the Justice Palace, designed by the architect Friedrich von Thiersch with a combination of renaissance and baroque elements. While you're wandering around the square, keep your eyes peeled for the city's most famous symbol, a young monk affectionately known as "the child of Munich", who is featured on the coat of arms.
The medieva vaulted Karlstor gate off Karlsplatz will take you into Munich's main shopp'ng area, an 800-metre pedestrian street crammed with boutiques and renta centres, flanked by beer halls and restaurants where you can rest your wear, egs after some bargain hunting. The massive Einkaufcenter, one of the Europe's biggest malls containing shops for all tastes, rises up on your right and Viktualienmarkt - the food market - is at the other end of the road, with its tempting sta is piled high with juicy fruit and vegetables. Don't miss the elegant Michaeliskrche, a former Jesuit church containing the sarcophagus of the legendar. Bavarian King Ludwig II, who is famed for his legacy of astonishingly beautifu: castles and palaces built during his reign.
This area is also the locatioaof the massive Augustiner Brulu, Munich's oldest brewer, anich was set up by monks nearly 700 years ago. There's a network of Ajgustiner 3rau beer halls around Munich nowadays, so don't leave without same 'ng this smooth, thirst-quenching Bavarian nectar based on original recipes. 5e su"e to taste Bavarian cuisine, too, which includes veal chops with mushroom sauce and Knodel (dumplings). You can round off your meal with irreslst c e Kaiserschmarrn, a type of pancake served with fruit compote and va"' a sauce .vhose name is translated literally as "the emperor's mishmash".
A young monk is also known as ...the child of Munich
What place is known by locals as Stachus Square?Karlplatz
Who was buried in Jesuit church?King Ludwig II
What is the length of the shopping area?an 800-metre pedestrian street
What is the name of one of Europe's biggest malls containing shops for all tastes .Einkaufcenter
When was the oldest brewery set up?nearly 700 years ago
What is the King Ludwig II famous for?Beautiful castles and palaces
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NEW STUDY DISPUTES IDEA OF A BOY CRISIS IN U.S. SCHOOLS
I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Education Report. As we discussed last week, there have been a lot of reports that boys are in trouble in American education. Some people say efforts to improve education for girls, especially in math and science, have resulted in a crisis for boys. That belief has led to what a new report calls a growth industry of experts advising how to make schools more «boy friendly.» Yet that report, released this week, suggests that the truth is far different from what people might think. It says American boys in most cases are doing better than eve[. «But girls have just improved their performance on some measures even faster,» it says. As a result, girls have narrowed or closed differences with boys in some areas and moved farther ahead of them in others. The report is by Sara Mead at Education Sector, an independent research group launched in January in Washington. She bases her arguments on tests used since the early nineteen seventies for a national measure of educational progress. The report does agree that some groups of boys are in trouble. It says this is true especially of Hispanics and blacks and those from poor families. But it says closing racial and economic differences would help them more than reducing differences between boys and girls. Another concern is the large number of boys being identified with learning and emotional disabilities. Also, the report says policymakers now recognize the need to reform public high schools. Such changes should help boys as well as girls. But the report questions what it calls «simplistic» proposals to fix problems for boys in American schools. One example given is expanding single-sex schooling. In nineteen ninety-eight, only a few public schools offered any kind of single-sex learning environment. Today, there are more than two hundred. The majority normally teach boys and girls together but offer some single-sex classes. Findings on the success of the idea have differed. The Education Sector report calls for more study into the differences between boys and girls and into the culture of schools. It says the research will help teachers and parents better understand why gains for boys are not rising as fast as for girls. But the report also advises the public not to worry too much, and to be careful not to harm the gains that girls have made. This VOA Special English Education Report was written by Nancy Steinbach. Transcripts and audio can be downloaded at voaspecialenglish.com. I'm Steve Ember.
Choose the correct answer:What do policymakers think about education in America, according to the report?They recognize the need to reform public high schools
How many single-sex schools are there today, according to the report by Sara Mead?More than two hundred
The report released this week says that...American boys in most cases are doing better than ever
What does Sara Mead base her arguments on?On tests used since the early nineteen seventies for a national measure of educational progress
What does The Education Sector report call for?More study into the differences between boys and girls and into the culture of schools
What groups of boys are especially in trouble, according to the report made by Sara Mead?Hispanics, blacks and boys from poor families
Where has the belief that boys are in trouble in American education led to?A growth industry of experts advising how to make schools more "boy friendly"
Where was an independent research group launched?In Washington
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MARTIN LUTHER KING
Martin Luther King, Jr., is well known for his work in civil rights and for his many famous speeches, among them his moving "I Have A Dream" speech. But fewer people know much about King's childhood. Martin Luther King, as he was called, was born in 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia, at the home of his maternal grandfather. Martin Luther King's grandfather, the Reverend A.D. Williams, purchased their home on Auburn Avenue in 1909, twenty years before Martin Luther King was born. The Reverend Williams, an eloquent speaker, played an important role in the community since so many people's lives centered around the church. He allowed his church and his home to be used as a meeting place for a number of organizations dedicated to the education and social advancement of blacks. Martin Luther King grew up in this atmosphere, with his home being used as a community gathering place, and was no doubt influenced by it.
Martin Luther King's childhood was not especially eventful. His father was a minister and his mother was a musician. He was the second of three children, and he attended all-black schools in a black neighbourhood. The neighbourhood was not poor, however. Auburn Avenue wasthe mainarterythrough a prosperous neighbourhood that had come to symbolize achievement for Atlanta's black people. It was an area of banks, insurance companies, builders, jewelers, tailors, doctors, lawyers, and other black-owned or black-operated businesses and services. Even in the face of Atlanta's segregation, the district thrived. Dr. King never forgot the community spirit he had known as a child, nor did he forget the racial prejudice that was a seemingly insurmountable barrier that kept black Atlanta from mingling with whites.
Auburn Avenue was the main:Artery
Birthplace of Martin Luther King, Jr.isAtlanta
Choose the correct answer:Martin Luther's mother's profession was:A musician
Martin Luther King, Jr., is well known for his speech:I have a dream
Martin Luther King's grandfather purchased their home on:Auburn Avenue
Martin Luther was the second of:Three children
What was insurmountable barrier for all blacks?Racial Prejudice
Who played an important role in the community?Martin Luther's grandfather
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