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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
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Japan Developing Wooden Satellites
A worksheet based on a BBC news article about plans to build wooden satellites.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type:
Downloads: 10
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I think you have a meteorite in your bed
A Canadian lady was woken one night recently when a meteroid crashed through her ceiling and landed on her bed.
This worksheet is based around the news article about this.
Level: elementary
Age: 13-100
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Downloads: 14
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Brazilian Pilot Survives Plane Crash
This worksheet is based on a recent news story about a Brazilian pilot who survived 38 days (or 36?) after being forced to make an emergency landing in the Amazon jungle.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
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Downloads: 26
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Restoration of Edinburgh�s London Road clock
This reading is based on an article about the recently restored pillar clock in Edinburgh. There�s a vocabulary and a comprehension exercise, with answers.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
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Downloads: 14
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Star�s Unexpected Mid-flight Act Shocks
This worksheet is based around an article about Lewis Capaldi doing an impromptu performance on a flight from London to Los Angeles.
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
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Downloads: 9
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The burkini raises debate in Egypt
I�ve taken an extract from a recent news article about a woman who was berated by other Muslim women for wearing a burkini at the swimming pool of a resort in Egypt. As is usual with my worksheets, I�ve included a vocabulary exercise and a comprehension exercise. I hope this is useful to someone!
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
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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
Type:
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The dark side of being a content creator
An article to read about being a content creator, with accompanying worksheet.
Level: advanced
Age: 13-100
Type:
Downloads: 1
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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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