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Right to Repair Laws
There�s debate going on in several countries about laws to allow consumers and repair shops to be able to fix devices and not only the manufacturer. Here�s an excerpt from a recent article about this, with some vocabulary and comprehension questions.
Level: advanced
Age: 12-100
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Downloads: 25
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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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Magicians less prone to mental disorders than other artists
The BBC published an article with the results of a study comparing the likelihood of mental health disorders for different types of artists. The worksheet has vocabulary and comprehension exercises to accompany the article.
Level: advanced
Age: 13-100
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Downloads: 3
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Australia�s Gold Coast
Hayley Andersen and her boyfriend Kyle Hunter are travel bloggers who are based in Australia�s Gold Coast. In this video, they visit and talk about some of their favourite places to visit there. The worksheet has some multiple-choice questions to test comprehension.
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Type:
Downloads: 11
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Dealing with Ocean Plastic in South America
A startup is recycling tonnes of discarded fishing nets throughout Chile. Is this a template for tackling the global plastic waste problem?
This is an article titled "Ocean plastic was choking Chile�s shores. Now it�s in Patagonia�s hats" from The Guardian last month.
There are some questions to test vocabulary and reading comprehensions. An...
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Type:
Downloads: 30
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Rocky Mountain Treasure
Forrest Fenn is a millionaire who hid a treasure chest in the Rocky Mountains.
�It was under a canopy of stars in the lush, forested vegetation of the Rocky Mountains and had not moved from the spot where I hid it more than 10 years ago,� Fenn said in a statement on his that still did not reveal the exact location.
This worksheet has an arti...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type:
Downloads: 18
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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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J.J. Watt�s New Quarantine Hobby
A worksheet based on this CNBC article:
NFL star J.J. Watt discovered this new hobby while self-quarantining (Hint: Bill Gates is also a fan of the activity)
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 16
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Lonely - Joel Corry
This should hopefully be a quick and fun �fill the gap� activity, possibly useful as a warmer.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Type:
Downloads: 8
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For most Victorian students, term two begins at home due to coronavirus restrictions.
This is based on an ABC article about Victorian schools. Students have been told to stay home if they can, which means schools still need to be open, to some level.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type:
Downloads: 7
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