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The Future of Space Travel
SpaceX marks a new age of private companies involved in space travel. Imagine spacelines competing to take individuals to space, the same way airlines compete for domestic travel today. This CBS news story has a video link, but the transcript can also function as an article. There are reading comprehension questions and critical thinking question...
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-17
Type: article
Downloads: 24
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Debate topic: SHOULD CELEBRITIES FROM BE EXEMPT FROM NATIONAL SERVICE?
In South Korea Shin Dong-Hyun, a hip-hop artist better known as MC Dong, pulled out his own healthy teeth in an effort to fail the physical exam. Should celebrities be exempt from service due to their contributions in promoting South Korea?
The printout has links to news sites and blogs with pictures of Korean celebrities in the service and your s...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: article
Downloads: 9
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Debate topic: Should South Korea be expanding nuclear power?
This debate topic is also geared towards a news and debate class in South Korea. Almost half of S. Korea�s power is nuclear.
While other countries freaked out from the Japan disaster, S. Korea is building more plants and downplaying problems at existing plants.
I try to pick ageless debate topics using current events so I hope this one works fo...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: article
Downloads: 6
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Debate topic: Is corporal punishment effective
This debate topic is on corporal punishment
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Type: article
Downloads: 16
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Facebook’s botched IPO
This includes a video link to a PBS story however the transcript can be used as an article. There are a series of comprehension questions and critical thinking questions at the end. Obviously you�ll want to remove the answers when you print this for your students.
Level: advanced
Age: 10-17
Type: article
Downloads: 19
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The Queen�s Birthday
This contains a video link, transcript that could be used as an article and questions for the students to answer.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 20
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Bullied
A summary of a bullying case in which the victim made over a million dollars after a video of the incident was leaked on the internet.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: article
Downloads: 45
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Debate topic: Should South Korea use drone technology?
This debate topic is geared towards South Korea as it looks to utilize drone technology.
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Type: article
Downloads: 4
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Debate topic on female only subway cars
This topic is geared towards Seoul Korea but you can see from the news links within it that it could be used in any major city.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type: article
Downloads: 11
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Digital Classrooms
South Korea classrooms will be all digital by 2015. No more books!
This video link has a great news report. The transcript can also be used as an article if you don�t have access to the web.
Obviously, remove the answers to the summary questions before giving it to students.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: article
Downloads: 47
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