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Rail workers have gone on strike in France as nationwide protests continue over the government's plans to reform labour laws. President Hollande says he won't back down as a jogo de paciencia online bitter stand-off with unions continues.

The world's largest railway tunnel opens in Switzerland on Wednesday after nearly two decades of construction. The Gotthard base tunnel, 57 kilometres long, will carry high-speed trains through jogo de paciencia online the heart of the Alps.

The annual running of the Tetbury Wool Sack Races: Competitors have to climb Gumstool Hill carrying a sack of wool. The men are lifting 27 kilos – the women carry 16 kilos. They run 220 metres up the hill. Tetbury was once a jogo de paciencia online thriving wool town, hence this - a way of showing one's strength.

Transcrição para o português

Ferroviários entraramjogo de paciencia onlinegreve na Françajogo de paciencia onlineprotestos nacionais contra planos do governojogo de paciencia onlinereformar leis trabalhistas. O presidente François Hollande disse que não recuaria; o impasse com os sindicatos continua.

O maior túnel ferroviário foi inaugurado na Su[iça na quarta-feira após quase duas décadasjogo de paciencia onlineconstrução. O Túneljogo de paciencia onlineBasejogo de paciencia onlineSão Gotardo,jogo de paciencia online57 quilômetrosjogo de paciencia onlineextensão, levará trensjogo de paciencia onlinealta velocidade pelo coração dos Alpes.

A corrida anualjogo de paciencia onlineSacojogo de paciencia onlineLãjogo de paciencia onlineTetbury: os competidores tem que subir o monte Gumstool com um saco cheiojogo de paciencia onlinelã. Os homens carregam 27 kg – as mulheres levam 16 kg. Eles percorrem uma distânciajogo de paciencia online220 m ladeira acima. Tetbury abrigava, no passado, uma próspera produçãojogo de paciencia onlinelã, daí a tradicional corrida – uma formajogo de paciencia onlinemostrar a forçajogo de paciencia onlinecada indivíduo.

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angry or unhappy situation where two groups of people cannot agree

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Exercise:

Use one of the words or phrases from Lingohack to complete each of these sentences. Note that you may have to change the form of a word or phrase to complete the sentence correctly.

bitter standoff / the heart of / thriving

1. Having everybody at the meeting meant we could get to _________ the problem and do something about it.

2. We lived in a ________ village until they closed the school and post office.

3. Alleged tax corruption by the president has caused a _________ between the government and the business community.

Answers:

1. Having everybody at the meeting meant we could get to the heart of the problem and do something about it.

2. We lived in a thriving village until they closed the school and post office.

3. Alleged tax corruption by the president has caused a bitter stand-off between the government and the business community.