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Water fights with elephants

People in Thailand celebrated the first day of their New Year. Local people and tourists painted drawings on
elephants and then they started water fights. People sprayed water on elephants and elephants sprayed
water on people. Some people enjoyed the celebration very much.
During the three day celebration, people also visit the temples and pour water on Buddha statues. This
celebration comes at an ideal time because in April it is the hottest month in Thailand. Temperatures can be
higher than 40C. So it is very nice to be cooled in such a cool way.

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Physical Fitness
The body is an amazing object; the more you ask of it, the more it can do. If you are inactive most of the
time, your body will quickly become tired when it should be active. But if you are active many times each
day or week, your body will get used to the hard work and it will become easier to do. Children who want to
play active games with their friends should exercise regularly so they have the energy to play as long as
they want.
Many young people want to be physically active because it helps them look and feel good. Activity burns
more calories than just sitting , so it is important for keeping a healthy weight . Exercise also makes your
muscles and bones stronger and keeps your body in a good condition .
Physical activity also helps people stay healthy. Exercise strengthens the immune system , and helps the
body fight off illness . Daily exercise also helps people sleep better. Active students dont complain about
being tired. They have a good nights sleep and have the energy to work hard and have fun every day.

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The Silk Road Ancient Trading Route Between Europe and Asia
The Silk Road is a name given to the many trade routes that connected Europe and the Mediterranean with the
Asian world. The route is over 6,500 km long and got its name because the early Chinese traded silk along it.
Although silk was the main trading item there were many other goods that travelled along the Silk Road between
Eastern Asia and Europe. In the course of time, medicine, perfumes, spices and livestock found their way
between continents.
The Chinese learned to make silk thousands of years ago. For a long time they were the only ones who knew
how to make this precious material. Only the emperor, his family and his highest advisers were allowed to wear
clothes made of silk. For a long time the Chinese guarded this secret very carefully.
The ancient Romans were the first Europeans who became aware of this wonderful material. Trading started,
often with Indians as middlemen who traded silk with the Chinese in exchange for gold and silver which they got
from the Romans.
Travelling along the route was dangerous. The hot desert, high mountains and sandstorms made travelling a
rough business. Most of the goods along the Silk Road were carried by caravans. Traders sometimes brought
goods from one destination on the Silk Road to another, from where the goods would be transported by
someone else. Over the centuries people settled along the ancient route and many cities emerged. Later on
there were fewer hardships to overcome, but by no means was it easy.
Religion, languages and diseases also spread along the Silk Road. Buddhism, which originated in India, spread
to China along this route. European traders probably brought the plague from Asia to Europe along the ancient
road.
In the early Middle Ages traffic along the route decreased because of the decline of the Roman Empire. Trading
along the Silk Road and became stronger again between the 13th and 14th centuries, when the Mongols
controlled central Asia. During the Age of Exploration the Silk Road lost its importance because new sea routes
to Asia were discovered.

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celebrate
first
local
tourist
paint
drawing
elephant

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fight
spray
enjoy
celebration
during
also
visit
temple
statue
ideal
because
hot
temperature
high
so
nice
cool
such

kutlamak
ilk,birinci
yerel,blgesel
turist
boyamak
izim,plan
fil
o zaman,yleyse,ondan
sonra
kavga,dv
pskrtmek,fkrmak
holanmak
kutlama,len
srasnda,esnasnda
-de, -da,ayrca
ziyaret etmek,gezmek
tapnak
heykel
uygun, ideal
-d iin, nk
scak, ac
scaklk,s
yksek,ok,fazla
bu yzden
iyi,ho,nazik
soutmak,serinletmek
byle, bu tr

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way

yol,yntem

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connect

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body

beden,gvde,ceset

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over

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amazing

artc

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trade

object
the more ... the
more
inactive
quickly
become
tired
when
active
if
get used to
easy

nesne,cisim,eya

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silk

ticaret yapmak,takas
etmek
ipek

ne kadar ... o kadar

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although

-e ramen

hareketsiz
hzlca,abuk abuk
olmak
yorgun,bitkin
-d zaman
hareketli
eer, -se/sa
almaki alkn olmak
kolay

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main
item
goods
travel
medicine
perfume
spice
livestock
continent

ana,asl,temel
madde,para
mal,eya
seyahat etmek
ila,tp
parfm
baharat,eni
iftlik hayvanlar
kta

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play

oynamak,almak

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learn

renmek,haber almak

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arkada,dost
altrma yapmak
dzenli olarak,sk sk
-d srece
gen
fiziki olarak

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friend
exercise
regularly
as long as
young
physically

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only
precious
material
emperor
family
adviser

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help

yardm etmek,yarar olmak

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allow

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look

bakmak,grnmek

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wear

bir tek, yalnzca

deerli
malzeme, madde
imparator,hkmdar
aile, soy
danman
izin vermek,olanak
tanmak
giymek,ypranmak

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feel

hissetmek,duymak

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guard

korumak, nbet tutmak

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good

iyi,gzel,uygun

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secret

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burn
more
just
important
healthy
weight
muscle

yanmak,yakmak
daha
sadece,henz,tam
nemli, gerekli
salkl,gl
arlk,yk
kas,g

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bone

kemik

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strong
condition
physical
stay
strengthen
immune system
fight off
illness
daily
sleep
complain
work
hard
fun
everyday
give
trade
route

gl,salam,demli
durum,koul, hastalk
fiziki,bedensel
kalmak,harcamak
glendirmek
baklk sistemi
mcadele etmek
hastalk
gnlk
uyumak
ikayet etmek
almak,ilemek
glkle,iddetle
zevk,elence
her gn
vermek,sunmak
ticaret,i
yol,yntem
balant
kurmak,ilikilendirmek

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stnde, ile
ilgili,boyunca

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carefully
ancient
aware
wonderful
start
often
in exchange for
gold
silver
dangerous
desert
mountain
sandstorm
rough
business
carry
trader
sometimes
destination
transport
century
settle
emerge
later on
few
hardship

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overcome

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by no means
religion
language
disease
spread
originate
probably
plague
decrease
because of
decline
again
control
lose
importance
new
discover

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dikkatlice
eski
farknda
ahane, ok gzel
balamak,altrmak
sk sk,genellikle
-e karlnda
altn
gm
tehlikeli
l
da
kum frtnas
przl,sert, yaklak
i,iletme
tamak
tccar
bazen,ara sra
var yeri
tamak,nakletmek
yzyl,asr
yerlemek
ortaya kmak
daha sonra
birka,az
glk
yenmek,stesinden
gelmek
hibir ekilde
din,inan
dil, lisan
hastalk,rahatszlk
yaymak,dalmak
balamak
muhtemelen
salgn hastalk
azalmak,azaltmak
-den dolay
d,azalma
tekrar, yeniden
kontrol etmek,denetlemek
kaybetmek
nem
yeni
kefetmek, bulmak

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carefully
ancient
aware
wonderful
start
often
in exchange for
gold
silver
dangerous
desert
mountain
sandstorm
rough
business
carry
trader
sometimes
destination
transport
century
settle
emerge
later on
few
hardship

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overcome

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by no means
religion
language
disease
spread
originate
probably
plague
decrease
because of
decline
again
control
lose
importance
new
discover

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dikkatlice
eski
farknda
ahane, ok gzel
balamak,altrmak
sk sk,genellikle
-e karlnda
altn
gm
tehlikeli
l
da
kum frtnas
przl,sert, yaklak
i,iletme
tamak
tccar
bazen,ara sra
var yeri
tamak,nakletmek
yzyl,asr
yerlemek
ortaya kmak
daha sonra
birka,az
glk
yenmek,stesinden
gelmek
hibir ekilde
din,inan
dil, lisan
hastalk,rahatszlk
yaymak,dalmak
balamak
muhtemelen
salgn hastalk
azalmak,azaltmak
-den dolay
d,azalma
tekrar, yeniden
kontrol etmek,denetlemek
kaybetmek
nem
yeni
kefetmek, bulmak

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