Bridge May-June 2026

CONTENTS

4 HISTORY / ANNIVERSARY
250 Years of the Declaration of Independence

6 NATURE / PERSONALITY
David Attenborough Turns 100

8 SPORT
The FIFA World Cup 2026

10 FILM / PSYCHOLOGY
The Story of a Tourette’s Activist

12 FILM / INTERVIEW
In Conversation with Director Dužan Duong

14 NEWS
Cooliosities

16 MATURITA
Listening

17 PUZZLES, LANGUAGE
The Puzzler, Fun Word Stories

18 SERIES: ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES
Postcards From Around the World

20 TRAVEL / STORY
Surviving Belize

21 QUIZ
Quick Icons Quiz

22 LANGUAGE
Idioms Across the Atlantic

24 FOOD
The Changing Cuisine of the British Isles

26 MUSIC
Olivia Dean

27 DON’T MISS
Fill Your Calendar

28 SERIES: AI
How Green Is Artificial Intelligence?

29 LITERATURE
The Romcom, Shakespeare-Style

30 LITERATURE / COMIC
William Shakespeare: Much Ado About Nothing

32 COMPETITION
Reaching Out Winners, Band Name Winners

34 B2 LANGUAGE PRACTICE
Use of English: How to Get to 10,000 Steps on Holiday

35 C1 LANGUAGE PRACTICE
Reading: Four American Protests

EXTRA ARTICLE ONLINE

CAREERS / INTERVIEW
Nursing in the US