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President Trump has sacked the head of the FBI, James Comey.

If you are sacked, it means you've been 'removed from your job'. But how do we pronounce the word sacked? Watch the video and find out, then test yourself in this quiz: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/...

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Alice can't stay the same size for more than a few minutes! When she's big, she cries a pool of tears. What will happen to her when she gets smaller again?

Language challenge: While you listen to the audio, see how many examples of present and past simple passives you can spot.

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Vocabulary:

curious
if you describe things as curious you mean they are strange; if you describe a person as curious, it means they're interested in everything

ceiling
the top part of a room

tears
the water that comes from your eyes when you cry

fan
an object made of material or paper that you move up and down, or from side to side to make cold air

shrinking (verb: shrink)
getting smaller

escape
to get away from a difficult or dangerous situation or place