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Super trawlers
A short passage about super trawlers with comprehension questions.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
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Tasmania entices winter tourists with �odd jobs� offer
The BBC published a news story about Tourism Tasmania�s campaign to entice winter tourists with an �odd jobs� offer. I�ve included a vocabulary and comprehension exercise as well as asking the student to write 50 words on the job they�d choose and why they chose it.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
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Downloads: 7
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The US Navy�s Largest Hospital Ship
Students will watch the YouTube video and use it to answer the multiple-choice questions and fill-the-gap sentences.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
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Downloads: 10
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Why Brisbane is Better than Sydney and Melbourne
Why Australian city Brisbane is better than Sydney and Melbourne. I found an article making this probably quite controversial and disputed argument! The original article had 25 reasons, but I cut it down to 12, to make the worksheet a bit more manageable. I think it�s fair to say Brisbane is generally given short shrift and that Sydney and Melbou...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
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Ukraine star Lesia Tsurenko�s powerful response after handshake drama
It�s expected that tennis players at tournaments will shake hands after the match. This player didn�t and this article goes briefly into why she and other Ukrainian players have not been shaking hands with their Russian/Belarusian opponents.
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Type:
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Life Partner
A news story from Breaking News English about a Japan tycoon who needs a �life partner� for his moon visit.
Includes questions to test comprehension and an answer key.
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-100
Type:
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More Proverbs
Fill the gaps using common English proverbs. Answers are provided.
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Type:
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No Phones Allowed at this Restaurant!
A worksheet with an article about a Sydney restaurant that gives customers who hand over their smartphones FREE WINE (yes you read that right!)
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type:
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Australian Gold Nuggets
A short article about five famous gold nuggets, with questions to test reading comprehension. Answers are provided.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type:
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The Route of Hispanic Flavours
Four restaurants in Florida are encouraging people to try traditional Hispanic food as part of Hispanic Heritage Month this year.
There�s a link in this worksheet to a First Coast News video report about the Route of Hispanic Flavours. Students have five questions to answer, to test their understanding of the story.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
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Downloads: 5
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