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Indian ballet prodigy in London
The worksheet centres around a recent news article about an Indian dancer Kamal Singh who got a place at the English National Ballet school in London, with the help of two Bollywood stars. There are two exercises provided. One to test vocabulary and another to test comprehension.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: reading
Downloads: 20
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Ukraine star Lesia Tsurenko�s powerful response after handshake drama
It�s expected that tennis players at tournaments will shake hands after the match. This player didn�t and this article goes briefly into why she and other Ukrainian players have not been shaking hands with their Russian/Belarusian opponents.
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Type:
Downloads: 5
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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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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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No Mullets Allowed
This is a recent news story about a young man who wasn�t allowed to enter an Australian bar because of his hairstyle. It�s fairly easy, as long as you know or can guess a few words of Australian slang :)
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Type:
Downloads: 5
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Tongue Twisters - Numbers 1 to 12
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type:
Downloads: 14
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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
Type:
Downloads: 7
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The incredible journey of the Bogong moth
Bogong moths migrate up to a thousand kilometres to find a cool summer home in Australia�s southern alps, where they are a crucial source of food for the local wildlife. Why they outnumber most moths is not known.
Lund University has a short video about some research they�ve done about the moth. This worksheet is written to accompany the vid...
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Type:
Downloads: 10
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An electric car that can do 750 miles per charge?!
A news article about a new super-efficient electric car concept, the Vision EQXX, which will apparently be capable of more than 750 miles of range on a single charge. Let�s see if this becomes reality, and if so, when!
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Type:
Downloads: 21
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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
Type:
Downloads: 11
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