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ReachBot and the Caves of Mars
This worksheet is based around a CNN article from 2 weeks ago, about a robot that is being developed to search for life in Martian caves.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
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Downloads: 10
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Who Invented the Bicycle?
Was the inventor from France? Germany? Scotland? A short reading about some of the people that are acknowledged as having invented the bicycle. There are ten questions, to test reading comprehension, with answers.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type:
Downloads: 33
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Locked down with lizards and partridges
An article from The Guardian called "Lizards, vines, papayas: working solo in the Eden Project during lockdown" about a woman who is working alone to look after a giant artificial rainforest at The Eden Project in England.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type:
Downloads: 16
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Mindfulness with the Roulettes
The Roulettes are the Royal Australian Air Force�s aerobatic display team. This worksheet is to accompany a YouTube video about how mindfulness can help the pilots, with 4 questions to test their understanding and some definitions to help them.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type:
Downloads: 9
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Inca Kola
This is an article about the soft drink "Inca Kola", which was invented by an English migrant living in Peru. There�s a worksheet to test comprehension and vocabulary.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type:
Downloads: 13
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The Big Apple
The big things of Australia are a loosely related set of large structures, mostly just for tourism. The Big Apple is one of these.
This is a short article, with true/false questions and definition-matching to test comprehension and perhaps expand vocabulary.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type:
Downloads: 22
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Coronavirus risks a return of the throwaway culture
Is it okay that we all turn into slobs again and fill the streets and oceans with plastic, if it�ll help us survive the pandemic? Does using more plastic even help? An excerpt from an interesting and recent article, with a few questions to test reading comprehension. Answers are included!
Level: advanced
Age: 12-100
Type:
Downloads: 22
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The city of blades
Learn about the ancient city of swords, knives, razor blades and scissors! Answers are included. Please let me know if you�ve any suggestions for improvements.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type:
Downloads: 16
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Van Life
This worksheet is based on a recent news story "As offices shut down for Covid, workers bought vans and hit the road � and some don�t want to return".
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type:
Downloads: 11
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The Story of Holden - Part 2
The story continues with this worksheet covering the period from 1960 to 1970. There are two short exercises to test reading comprehension. Again, I used one of the worksheet templates kindly provided by PhilipR; thank you Philip!
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type:
Downloads: 18
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