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Blowing Bubbles instead of Fighting"
A novel attempt by the authorities to counteract the effects of raised alcohol consumption during the "festive period"(between Christmas and New Year)in a city in the nort-west of England.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7
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Provocation of the feline kind!
Guide dogs have to resist tempation when they are working. This text describes part of the training the dogs are put through including "cat provocation". I�ve included comprehension questions and some language element exercises (preposition focus; synonyms and phrase matching)
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 15
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Afternoon tea. A great British constitution.
An information sheet about a grat British tradition, its origins and what the tradition looks like today in a top class hotel and in an ordinary household. A recipe for scones has been included as well as some comprehension questions on the text.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 88
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The text message that saved a life!
A newspaper article describing a remarkable feat.A doctor,in Africa, seeks expert advice from a UK colleague via text message. He then performed a major operation to save a boy�s life. Inspirational! Comprehension questions and language elements have been included.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 50
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Boomerangs come back, don�t they?
A bird has spent her whole life returning to her original owner, againa and again, travelling vast distances. Now, at 15, she�s allowed to stay! A newspaper text about a homing pigeon with language exercises and comprehension questions.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 12
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The rubber ducks are on the move!
An accident involving a cargo ship losing its load of chidren�s toys 15 years ago has proved invaluable to science. I�ve added comprehension questions and a language exercise.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 29
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Planet travel
A decrition of the planets has been given and an example advertisement for a holiday on the moon. The task is to choose a planet and try to make it "inviting", playing down the extreme facts. Idioms (give) should be use to make the text of the advertisement flow.
Level: advanced
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 23
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Families are still eating together, but later
A survey shows that the act of sitting together around a table to eat and communicate is still important to most families. A text with comprehension questions and synonyms.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 9
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Busy families are eating later
This text shows the results of a recent survey. While eating together as a family is still important, this happens later because of the commitments children and parents have in the early evening. I�ve added comprehension questions and a synonym match.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 22
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Inventions
Inventions are normally good, but can this be the shape of things to come? A reading text with comprehension questions and some questions beyond the text to discuss orally.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 43
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