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The Thredbo Landslide
The Thredbo disaster is known as one of the deadliest landslides in Australia�s history. Students watch the video about it and then answer some questions, testing their comprehension and knowledge of vocabulary.
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
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Downloads: 13
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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
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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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The areas in the UK with one Airbnb for every four homes
This is an extract from a Guardian article about the popularity and some possible problems with the popularity of Airbnb, the online marketplace for arranging or offering lodging. With the article extract is a worksheet to test house-related vocabulary.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
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Downloads: 11
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Blowhole Energy
Technology that harnesses wave energy through a �blowhole� is being tested at a remote Tasmanian island. This is a recent news article about that, with a worksheet to test vocabulary and comprehension.
Level: advanced
Age: 15-100
Type:
Downloads: 7
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Australian Open 2024
Here are profiles of some of the players playing at the Australian Open year. This can be used to teach and review nationalities, countries and comparatives or to review sport vocabulary.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
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Downloads: 5
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The Simpsons - An Interview with John Swartzelder
Reclusive Simpsons writer John Swartzwelder has given his first interview since leaving the show 18 years ago. I�ve provided vocabulary and comprehension exercises to accompany the article.
Level: advanced
Age: 15-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 12
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Idioms in Songs
I�ve found ten songs with different idioms in the lyrics. Students have to guess the most appropriate idiom to complete the lyrics. Clipart is from clker.com
Level: advanced
Age: 18-100
Type:
Downloads: 15
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Koala Carer
This worksheet is based on a Behind the News video about a girl who cares for koalas.
Level: elementary
Age: 7-100
Type:
Downloads: 4
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Student Climate Strikes in Australia
On the 25th of September thousands of school students across Australia took part in protests. They did this because they are worried about the future; they want politicians to take real and immediate action toward renewables, rather than fossil fuels. The movement is called School Strike 4 Climate Australia (SS4C) but it�s part of a global moveme...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
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Downloads: 17
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