UNIAGRARIA ENGLISH level IV

The sun is shining and Ben Southall is looking out over the clear sea from his huge £2.5 million house on an idyllic island. It may not look like it, but Ben is hard at work. His job, he says, is, 'to make people jealous'! Just a few months ago, Ben couldn't even imagine being in this beautiful place.

Things changed for Ben when the Australian state of Queensland advertised a job for someone to look after Hamilton Island in the Great Barrier Reef. They knew it sounded like the best job in the world, but they were surprised when over 35,000 people applied for the job.

Your skills are in your hands

Look at your hands and you will learn a lot about your skills, say scientists at Cambridge University in England. They have scientific evidence about the link between talents and the length of fingers particularly the ring finger and the index finger.

Lightning Bolt¡¡

Usain Bolt is the world's fastest man. He first came to the public's attention at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, where he won three gold medals. The most amazing of these was for the 100-metre race, which he ran in just 9.69 seconds - even though his shoelaces were undone and even though, while he was getting to the finish line, he was slowing down and already celebrating his victory. During that race, he reached a top speed of 43.9 kmph. So, we ask, how does the man whose nickname is 'Lightning Bolt', run so fast and just what does it feel like?

Garden of freedom

My favourite place

Nelson Mandela was in prision in South Africa for twenty - seven years. During that time, and after he was freed, he became a massive influence in Africa, and all over the world. His influence was not only political.