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Report reveals �massive plastic pollution footprint� of drinks firms
An article from The Guardian about how much four global drinks firms contribute to plastic pollution in six developing countries each year.
Level: advanced
Age: 13-100
Type:
Downloads: 27
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Blowhole Energy
Technology that harnesses wave energy through a �blowhole� is being tested at a remote Tasmanian island. This is a recent news article about that, with a worksheet to test vocabulary and comprehension.
Level: advanced
Age: 15-100
Type:
Downloads: 7
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Superyacht Owner and Scientist Developing a Covid-19 Home Test Kit
A short article about a biotech entrepreneur developing a rapid Covid-19 home test kit with questions to test reading comprehension.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type:
Downloads: 15
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No Mullets Allowed
This is a recent news story about a young man who wasn�t allowed to enter an Australian bar because of his hairstyle. It�s fairly easy, as long as you know or can guess a few words of Australian slang :)
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Type:
Downloads: 5
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Idioms in Songs
I�ve found ten songs with different idioms in the lyrics. Students have to guess the most appropriate idiom to complete the lyrics. Clipart is from clker.com
Level: advanced
Age: 18-100
Type:
Downloads: 15
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The �Shark� at the University
This worksheet is based on a slightly sensationalised news story about a missing satellite tracking device at a campus of an Australian University.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type:
Downloads: 10
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Indian ballet prodigy in London
The worksheet centres around a recent news article about an Indian dancer Kamal Singh who got a place at the English National Ballet school in London, with the help of two Bollywood stars. There are two exercises provided. One to test vocabulary and another to test comprehension.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: reading
Downloads: 20
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What would sustainable tourism really mean for New Zealand?
This worksheet has an extract from an article about sustainable tourism in New Zealand and two exercises to test vocabulary and comprehension.
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type:
Downloads: 15
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Cash for the winner, the loser for dinner
This worksheet is based around a recent article about cockfighting in East Timor / Timor Leste.
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Type:
Downloads: 9
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A robot breaks the finger of a 7-year-old
A chess-playing robot broke a boy�s finger during a match in Russia last week. This is an article about that, and the laws about robots that Australia currently has. There�s an exercise in finding words matching definitions and some questions to check comprehension.
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Type:
Downloads: 16
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