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Eleven Eleven: The Two Minutes When the World Stops

On Wednesday, November 11, at eleven o'clock in the morning, something quiet happens across the English-speaking world.

On 11 November at 11 a.m., four countries fall silent for two minutes to remember the fallen.

• Wednesday, November 11: Two Minutes That Stop a Country

  On Wednesday 11 November, Britain falls silent for two minutes at 11 a.m., and shoppers mark Singles' Day.

• Scrooge Comes to Town — Ebenezer

  On Friday 13 November, a dark new Scrooge with Johnny Depp reaches cinemas, beside a heist comedy.

• One Sunday Is Not Enough

  On Sunday 15 November, the NFL comes to Munich, the ATP Finals open in Turin, and England play Spain in Madrid.

• Pudsey and the 26 Challenge

  On Friday 13 November, Britain turns yellow for Children in Need, with Pudsey Bear and 26 challenges.

• After November 3: Why the Results Take Time

  Americans voted on Tuesday 3 November, and this page explains why counting the results takes days.

• Phrases of the Week

  The language pages collect the week's golden sentences and grammar, from 'eleven' to the headline present.

2. Life
3. Culture
4. Sport
5. Youth
6. Deep Read
7. Language in Hand
8. Exercises

Deutsch

Länderspielpause: Kampf ums Viertelfinale, die NFL in München

Diese Woche spielt die Bundesliga nicht: Es ist Länderspielpause.

Germany meet Serbia in Belgrade on Friday and the Netherlands in Berlin, with the NFL in Munich.

• Ein Mittwoch, zwei Feste: Karneval am Morgen, Laternen am Abend

  On Wednesday 11 November, Cologne opens carnival at 11.11 a.m., and children carry lanterns for St Martin in the evening.

• St. Martin: Ein Mantel, eine Laterne, eine Gans

  St Martin, a Roman soldier who shared his cloak, is remembered on 11 November with lanterns, songs and roast goose.

• Zwei Ballspiele, eine Woche: Nations League und NFL

  On Friday, Germany play Serbia in an empty stadium in Belgrade, and on Sunday the NFL comes to Munich.

• Laternen basteln, Lieder singen: Die Woche der Kinder

  On Monday 9 November, children are back at school after the autumn holidays, crafting lanterns for St Martin.

• Stille am Sonntag: Was bedeutet der Volkstrauertag?

  On Sunday 15 November, Germany marks Volkstrauertag, a quiet day of remembrance, and debates the electricity tax.

• Sätze der Woche & Fehlerklinik

  The language pages teach telling the time, comparisons and giving opinions, with the week's sentences.

2. Leben
3. Kultur
4. Sport
5. Jugend
6. Vertiefung
7. Sprache
8. Übungen

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Français

Le Sénat débat, la France se souvient, Dieppe fait la fête

Lundi 9 novembre, le Sénat ouvre la discussion sur le budget de la Sécurité sociale pour 2027.

On Monday the Senate takes up the budget, and on Wednesday France marks the Armistice.

• Mercredi 11 novembre : la semaine coupée en deux

  On Wednesday 11 November, a public holiday cuts the week in two, with remembrance ceremonies in the morning.

• Le 11 novembre : se souvenir, puis faire la fête

  On 11 November France remembers the Armistice, then on Saturday Dieppe celebrates its herring and scallop fair.

• Le Masters est fini, Turin commence

  The Paris Masters ended on 8 November without Sinner, and on Sunday the ATP Finals begin in Turin.

• Paris Photo : deux cents ans de photographie

  From Thursday 12 November, Paris Photo fills the Grand Palais for the 200th birthday of photography.

• Au Sénat, cette semaine : le budget de la Sécu

  This week the Senate examines the 2027 social security budget, after the Assembly rejected its revenue part.

• Les phrases de la semaine

  The language pages teach the near future and the past tense, with the week's eight golden sentences.

2. Vie quotidienne
3. Culture
4. Sport
5. Jeunesse & Musique
6. Politique
7. Langue en main
8. Exercices

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Español

Del 11-N a la campaña: España vota en 20 días

España entra en su semana más intensa antes de las elecciones. El miércoles 11 hay huelga general y el viernes 13, a las 00:00, empieza la campaña electoral.

twenty days to the 29 November general election.

• El miércoles 11: huelga general de 24 horas

  On Wednesday 11 November, a 24-hour general strike stops Spain, called by the unions under the slogan on wages, housing and prices.

• San Martín: la capa, las castañas y el veranillo

  On 11 November, St Martin's Day brings chestnuts and new wine to Spanish villages, with the legend of the cloak.

• Praga el jueves, Inglaterra el domingo

  Spain close their Nations League group with Czechia in Prague on Thursday 12 and England in Madrid on Sunday 15, both at 20:45.

• Votar desde casa: el voto por correo

  Postal voting for 29 November can be requested until Thursday 19 November, at a post office or online.

• La vivienda decide la campaña

  Housing worries 86.9% of Spaniards, and 91.4% want more public housing, according to the CIS housing barometer published on 8 October.

• Frases de la semana

  Eight sentences from this issue, quoted word for word, from the general strike to the cloak of St Martin.

2. Vida
3. Cultura
4. Deporte
5. Juventud
6. A fondo
7. Lengua
8. Ejercicios

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Italiano

San Martino porta il vino nuovo: l'Italia assaggia l'autunno

Mercoledì 11 novembre è San Martino: secondo il proverbio, «a San Martino ogni mosto diventa vino».

St Martin's Day on 11 November brings new wine, chestnuts and three mild autumn days to Italy.

• San Martino in casa e in cantina: vino nuovo, castagne, oca

  St Martin's Day is felt at the table in Italy, with roast chestnuts, new wine tasted in the cellars and roast goose in many homes.

• Due feste dolci: il torrone a Cremona, il cioccolato a Perugia

  Cremona hosts the torrone festival on 14 and 15 November, while Eurochocolate opens in Perugia on 13 November for its 32nd edition.

• Due notti azzurre: Francia a San Siro, Belgio a Bruxelles

  Italy play France at San Siro on Thursday 12 November and Belgium in Brussels on Sunday 15, both at 20.45 in the Nations League.

• I giovani leggono: libri a Cuneo, cinema a Milano, calcio in festa

  From 11 to 15 November, Cuneo hosts Scrittorincittà with more than 100 authors, while Milan hosts film and football festivals.

• La manovra, spiegata piano: 26 miliardi, il Parlamento decide

  The budget bill is worth about 26 billion euros, but Parliament has not voted yet: the text can still change before the end of the year.

• Frasi della settimana

  Eight phrases from this issue, quoted word for word, from St Martin's proverb to the two Azzurri nights.

2. Vita
3. Cultura
4. Sport
5. Giovani
6. Approfondimento
7. Lingua
8. Valutazione

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Português

Dois domingos, um feriado: o Brasil faz o segundo dia do Enem

Domingo, 15 de novembro, é o segundo dia do Enem 2026 — e é também o feriado da Proclamação da República.

On 15 November, over five million students sit the Enem's second day, on the Republic holiday.

• 15 de novembro: prova e feriado no mesmo domingo

  On Sunday 15 November, the Enem's second day and the Republic holiday fall on the same day, with gates closing at 13h in Brasília time.

• Proclamação da República: 137 anos de Brasil

  On 15 November 1889, Marshal Deodoro da Fonseca ended the monarchy and Brazil became a republic, 137 years ago.

• As voltas decidem os finalistas da Copa

  The Copa do Brasil finalists are decided this weekend: Atlético-MG host Grêmio on Saturday 7 and Vasco host Palmeiras on Sunday 8.

• A última semana: revisar Natureza e Matemática

  In the last week before the exam, students revise a little each day, sleep well the night before and arrive early on Sunday 15.

• O segundo domingo explicado: 90 questões, 300 minutos

  The second day of the Enem has 90 questions in 300 minutes, from 13h30 to 18h30, after gates open at 12h and close at 13h.

• Frases da semana

  Eight phrases from this issue, quoted word for word, from the Enem timetable to the Proclamation of the Republic.

2. Vida
3. Cultura
4. Esporte
5. Jovens
6. Aprofundamento
7. Língua
8. Avaliação

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Nederlands

Sinterklaas komt eraan: eerst Grave, dan Amsterdam

Op maandag 9 november begint het Sinterklaasjournaal op televisie. Elke dag om 18:00 uur volgen kinderen op NPO Zapp hoe Sinterklaas en zijn Pieten zich voorbereiden op de reis naar Nederland.

Sinterklaas arrives in Grave on 14 November and in Amsterdam on 15 November.

• Sint-Maarten: lichtjes in het donker

  On Wednesday 11 November children carry lanterns and sing door to door in the Netherlands, above all in Utrecht, the city of Saint Martin.

• Het Sinterklaasjournaal begint: aftellen naar Grave

  On Monday 9 November the Sinterklaas news starts at 18:00 on NPO Zapp, and Sinterklaas arrives in Grave on Saturday 14 November.

• Oranje: twee wedstrijden, één doel

  On Friday 13 November at 20:45 the Netherlands play Greece at home in Amsterdam, tied on 8 points at the top of their Nations League group.

• Robinson op zondag — en de schoen staat klaar

  Every Sunday at 20:00 on RTL 4, nineteen candidates spend 34 days on an uninhabited island in Malaysia in Expeditie Robinson.

• Sint-Maarten of Halloween: moet je kiezen?

  In 2025, 26 percent of Dutch people celebrated Halloween, against 21 percent a year earlier, but the surveys are not comparable.

• Zinnen van de week

  Eight sentences from this issue, quoted word for word, from Sinterklaas's arrival to the lanterns of Saint Martin.

2. Sint-Maarten
3. Sinterklaas
4. Oranje
5. Robinson op zondag
6. Halloween
7. Zinnen van de week
8. Toets

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Русский

Обычная неделя: пять рабочих дней

Эта неделя в России — обычная. В понедельник, 9 ноября, люди идут на работу и в школу. Никаких праздников посреди недели: пять рабочих дней подряд, а потом выходные.

Russia has an ordinary week: five working days in a row, from Monday 9 November.

• 10 ноября: День полиции

  On Tuesday 10 November Russia marks Police Day, a working professional holiday from 1962, and Wednesday 11 November is Economists' Day.

• Кино в середине ноября

  In mid-November the film Lilya opens on 12 November, Ebenezer retells Dickens with Johnny Depp, and Nashville streams on 13 November.

• 14-й тур: итоги неизвестны

  Round 14 of the Russian league was played on 6–8 November, but its results were unknown at press time, and round 15 comes on 20 November.

• 11 ноября: день покупок и посылок

  On Wednesday 11 November the 11.11 sale peaks on Ozon, with over 600,000 sellers, 16 percent more than last year.

• Обычная неделя: как её прожить

  The week of 9–15 November is ordinary: five working days and then the weekend, with no holidays in between.

• Фразы недели

  Eight sentences from this issue, quoted word for word, from the ordinary week to the parcels of the sale.

2. Жизнь
3. Культура
4. Спорт
5. Молодёжь
6. Разбор
7. Язык
8. Тест

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日本語

七五三の週と、読書週間の終わり

読書週間は、9日（月よう日）で終わります。10月27日（火よう日）に始まりました。今年のスローガンは『静かだけど、冒険中。』でした。

Reading Week ends on Monday 9 November, and Sunday 15 November is the heart of Shichi-Go-San.

• ポッキーの日と千歳飴

  On Wednesday 11 November, Pocky and Pretz Day marks the thin sweets shaped like the number 1, a day Glico set in 1999.

• 七五三と酉の市

  On 15 November children aged 3, 5 and 7 visit shrines in kimono for Shichi-Go-San, and the second Tori-no-ichi falls on 19 November.

• 日本シリーズ4連勝

  SoftBank beat DeNA in four straight games from 24 to 28 October to take the Japan Series, with Masaki Tomoya named MVP.

• 11月11日の分かち合い

  On 11 November friends share Pocky with each other, and an Ikoyo survey finds 74 percent of Shichi-Go-San families take studio photos.

• 紅葉の見頃は南へ

  Weathernews forecast on 29 October: Mount Takao peaks around 13 November, Miyajima around 21 November, Arashiyama around 23 November.

• 今週のフレーズ

  Eight phrases from this issue, quoted word for word, from Reading Week to the leaf season moving south.

2. 生活
3. 文化
4. スポーツ
5. 若者・エンタメ
6. 深読み
7. ことば
8. テストと答え

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한국어

김장 한창, 수능 D-7 — 11월 11일은 세 가지 이름의 날

11월 9일 월요일부터 15일 일요일까지, 이번 주는 김장이 한창인 주간이에요. 배추 값은 내렸는데 새우젓 값은 올랐어요. 장을 볼 때는 가격을 하나하나 확인하는 것이 좋아요.

Kimchi season is in full swing, the CSAT is a week away, and 11 November has three names.

• 김장이 한창이에요 — 장을 볼 때 가격부터 보세요

  On 16 October a head of cabbage cost 5,557 won, down 10.3 percent on last year, while salted shrimp rose 32.5 percent to 20,269 won a kilo.

• 단풍은 아직, 11월 11일은 세 가지 이름

  The Wolchulsan maple peak is forecast for 9 November and Naejangsan for 11 November, the day of Pepero, Farmers' and Garaetteok Days.

• 삼성이 올라갔어요 — 한국시리즈는 kt wiz와 삼성

  Samsung beat KIA 3–2 in the playoffs, and the Korean Series against kt wiz opens on 3 November in Suwon.

• 수능까지 일주일 — 마지막 정리, 온 나라의 응원

  The CSAT falls on Thursday 19 November, with 551,864 candidates at 1,312 test sites and a preliminary assembly on 18 November.

• 예보와 발표를 읽는 법 — 날짜, 기준, 결과를 나누세요

  Read forecasts by separating date, criterion and result: the foliage forecast counts 50% of leaves, the observation about 80 percent.

• 실수 병원

  The error clinic fixes four slips: a doubled particle, the past of 듣다, spacing after dates, and 에서 for the place of study.

2. 김장 가격과 겨울 준비
3. 단풍과 11월 11일의 세 이름
4. 플레이오프 결과와 한국시리즈
5. 수능 D-7 주간과 빼빼로데이
6. 예보와 발표를 읽는 법
7. 김장과 날짜의 말
8. 시험과 답

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简体中文

双11到了，包裹也要到了

今年的双11，现货从10月12日就开始卖了。京东10月12日晚上8点开始卖现货，淘宝和天猫10月20日晚上8点现货开售，现货一直卖到11月13日。11月10日星期二晚上8点，高潮场开始。

Double 11 is here, parcels arrive in three waves, and the S16 final is on Sunday at 3 a.m.

• 双11那一周:买、等、收包裹

  Spot sales began 12 October, peak sale 8 p.m. 10 November, parcels in three waves: 20–21 Oct, 31 Oct, 11 Nov.

• 11月9日,先学会保护自己

  9 Nov is the 35th National Fire Day, and Shenzhen Reading Month runs from 1 Nov, with a culture night on 14 Nov.

• S16:瑞士轮打完,八强出炉

  Swiss stage ended 1 Nov, three Chinese teams in quarter-finals 4–7 Nov; final 3 a.m. Beijing time, 15 Nov, New York.

• 老电影回来了,你去看吗?

  The 1998 film The Legend of 1900 returns on Friday 13 November in a 4K restoration, rated 9.3 by more than 1.9 million people on Douban.

• 包裹的高峰,为什么分三波?

  Parcel peak comes in three waves as the sale has three stages: first wave 2.5× a normal day, big peak about 3–4×.

• 易错诊所

  The error clinic fixes 地 and 得, the order of number, measure word and noun, and dates written big to small.

2. 双11那一周
3. 消防日:先学会保护自己
4. S16瑞士轮八强出炉
5. 老电影重映与读书月
6. 包裹深读高峰为什么分三波
7. 词语精讲
8. 测验与答案

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繁體中文

雙11來了！旅展落幕，購物車先列好

2026 ITF 台灣國際旅展，週一（11月9日）在台北南港展覽館一館落幕。旅展四天，一次看完123個國家及城市，1,600個攤位，從機票、飯店、餐券，到郵輪、南極行程，一次看完。

The travel fair closed Monday with 123 countries and 1,600 booths; Double 11 falls Wednesday.

• 北台灣濕涼到雙11，外套隨身帶

  Northeast monsoon keeps northern Taiwan wet and cool to 11 November, lows below 20°, and Double 11 buys can be returned in 7 days.

• 金馬影展：一年一度的大電影課

  The Golden Horse festival runs 6–22 November with 587 entries, awards on 22 November; the steel sculpture festival also closes then.

• 下週日，封王遊行天母出發！

  The Dragons' parade sets off Sunday 22 November at 2 p.m. from Tianmu Stadium to Taipei Dome; fans' festival 21–22 November.

• 銅鑼灣嘉年華：免費入場，兩天都好玩

  Arts in the Park fills Victoria Park in Causeway Bay on 14–15 November, free entry, with a night parade at 8.30 p.m. on 14 November.

• 雙11深讀：折扣大，不等於便宜

  A big discount is not the same as cheap: check the spending threshold, coupon quota, and instant discount or later points.

• 易錯診所

  The error clinic fixes three slips: the fair opened on 6 November, the awards are on 22 November, and 5,000 minus 800 is 4,200.

2. 東北季風泡湯雙11退貨
3. 金馬影展、鋼雕倒數
4. 封王遊行預告+運動集點
5. 藝趣嘉年華演唱會抽機票
6. 雙11深讀+讀圖表
7. 語言聚焦
8. 測驗與答案

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