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US scientist recommends adding salt to make perfect cup of tea
A US scientist outrages the British with advice about tea � and the American embassy stirs it up.
I�ve written a worksheet to accompany this article to test knowledge of vocabulary and comprehension.
Level: advanced
Age: 13-100
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Downloads: 8
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Night Shift
"In the dead of night, six work sites are alive with the toil of Kiwis who keep the lights on." This worksheet has an exercise relating to vocabulary and another to test comprehension of the article.
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Type:
Downloads: 11
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Can We Break the Plastic Wave?
Things are not looking so great. The amount of plastic ending up in the ocean is going up not down. This worksheet has a vocabulary exercise and a comprehension exercise centred around an article summarising the recent study by the University of Oxford, the University of Leeds, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and Common Seas.
Level: advanced
Age: 15-100
Type:
Downloads: 31
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Eagle vs Drone
A recent news article about a bald eagle which destroyed a government drone recently. The authorities couldn�t find the remains of the drone. I�m pretty sure the eagle won!
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type:
Downloads: 17
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An electric car that can do 750 miles per charge?!
A news article about a new super-efficient electric car concept, the Vision EQXX, which will apparently be capable of more than 750 miles of range on a single charge. Let�s see if this becomes reality, and if so, when!
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Type:
Downloads: 21
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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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Human rights activist �forced to flee DRC� over child cobalt mining lawsuit
This worksheet references an article from the Guardian about an activist who helped with a lawsuit against tech companies alleging child exploitation in cobalt mining.
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Type:
Downloads: 27
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Has COVID made us cruel?
A recent article from an Australian newspaper about kindness during the COVID pandemic.
Level: advanced
Age: 15-100
Type:
Downloads: 18
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Animal welfare: our good intentions usually fall short. Here are 4 ways to shop responsibly
An article about concerns about animal welfare by Australian shoppers.
Level: advanced
Age: 10-100
Type:
Downloads: 19
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Indonesian activist asks Australia to stop sending their waste to Indonesia
An excerpt from a recent Australian news article.
Some definitions are provided for more difficult words.
There are questions to test reading comprehension.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type:
Downloads: 11
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