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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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Rio Tinto 46,000-year-old Aboriginal site to expand iron ore mine
This recent article tells the sad story of a sacred and important Aboriginal site being blasted by a mining company in Australia, after they were given government permission to do so. There are some questions to test comprehension and knowledge of vocabulary.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type:
Downloads: 13
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Volkswagen reveals plans for mobile electric car charging robot
An article about a new innovation from Volkswagen with questions to test comprehension and also understanding of selected words.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Type:
Downloads: 13
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Mago Pop
An article about the illusionist Mago Pop with questions to check vocabulary and comprehension.
Level: advanced
Age: 17-100
Type:
Downloads: 2
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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:
Downloads: 40
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Sports and Games
A list of sports/games words with missing letters, in alphabetical order.
Students need to fill in the missing letters.
British English.
Answers are included.
Level: elementary
Age: 4-100
Type:
Downloads: 7
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A robot breaks the finger of a 7-year-old
A chess-playing robot broke a boy�s finger during a match in Russia last week. This is an article about that, and the laws about robots that Australia currently has. There�s an exercise in finding words matching definitions and some questions to check comprehension.
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Type:
Downloads: 16
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Inca Kola
This is an article about the soft drink "Inca Kola", which was invented by an English migrant living in Peru. There�s a worksheet to test comprehension and vocabulary.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type:
Downloads: 13
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Geeky T-Shirt Day
Doctor Who�s Jodie Whittaker appears in a short video promoting Geeky T-Shirt Day, which raises money for Children�s Hospices Across Scotland.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type:
Downloads: 11
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Cobargo
This small town and it�s community was hit hard by the recent bushfires in Australia. This is a short article about some local businesses with some questions to check comprehension. Most of the vocabulary is at an intermediate level. I�ve provided definitions for 5 or 6 words that students may be unfamiliar with.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type:
Downloads: 4
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