How's that spelt?

 For speakers of languages that are highly phonetic (i.e. there is a very predictable relationship between what is written and how it is said) such as Spanish, Russian, German, Korean, and Hungarian, the idea of having spelling competitions (sometimes known as "spelling bees" - don't ask me why!) may seem odd, but any familiarity with the huge disconnect between how you write words in English and how you say them will give insight into how useful such contests might be as part of the process getting a proper command of the language. 

The three forms of the verb "spell" are  spell     spelt/spelled     spelt/spelled  , both forms being used in the UK, and "spelled' being the standard in the US.

As a noun "spelt' refers to a grain like wheat, the consumption of which as a wheat substitute, e.g. as flour to make bread is spreading rapidly as it has many health benefits.

Read about some of them here:

Health Benefits of Spelt

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Snapshot of challenges in Vojvodina and Danube-Balkan agriculture.

A contact in the farming scene in Vojvodina provided the following insights.

Price per kilogram of corn is in the mid teens of RSD per kilo, having moved from the mid-thirties a couple of years ago. A level of 13 or 14 RSD means that production takes place at a loss.

Export of grain from the region is currently being held back by a lack of ships at the Romanian port Constanta.

In Vojvodina, a multi-ethnic part of Serbia, farmers with only Serbian passports see themselves at a disadvantage to those who also have either Hungarian or Slovakian passports, because the latter receive additional support from the governments of Hungary and Slovakia. The differences in income are substantial and mean that those with dual nationality are able to buy much better equipment and more land.  

A similar situation exists in Romania but the contrast is less extreme as local support is stronger. However, there as in Bulgaria, a lot of agricultural land is being bought up principally by foreigners from western Europe. Only those with degrees in agriculture can buy farmland in Germany, for example, whereas in Balkan countries, no such restrictions exist.

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Vocabulary 1: Experience, Cheer up

Experience (noun)

1.  Uncountable: knowledge or skill from doing, seeing, or feeling things

You can't get this job if you don't have a lot of experience in this field of work.

2.  Countable: something that happens to you that affects how you feel:

Our trip to Tamil Nadu was an amazing experience.

Two significant experiences changed his life for ever.

Cheer up  (phrasal verb)

1. Intransitive. To become less miserable

He cheered up when he heard the good news.

Cheer up! Things can only get better.

2. Transitive: to make someone less miserable.

They cheered us up by playing upbeat music.

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