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US scientist recommends adding salt to make perfect cup of tea
A US scientist outrages the British with advice about tea � and the American embassy stirs it up.
I�ve written a worksheet to accompany this article to test knowledge of vocabulary and comprehension.
Level: advanced
Age: 13-100
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Downloads: 8
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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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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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The Big Apple
The big things of Australia are a loosely related set of large structures, mostly just for tourism. The Big Apple is one of these.
This is a short article, with true/false questions and definition-matching to test comprehension and perhaps expand vocabulary.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type:
Downloads: 22
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National Trust ditches plastic for paper in it�s membership cards
A news item about one of the steps that the UK�s National Trust are taking to reduce their use of plastic.
The worksheet includes comprehension questions and answers.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Type:
Downloads: 11
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Dunwich: The British town lost to the sea
Here�s a BBC article and accompanying worksheet about a rediscovered medieval English town that was found under the sea.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type:
Downloads: 20
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Wellington Web Quest
I have based this web quest around WellingtonNZ�s "Top 10 Wellington must-dos". In the first part, students must look up addresses and entry prices for attractions like the zoo, the museum and the cable car. If that was too easy, the second part requires more digging to find the answers :) If your students like to travel (or dreaming about it, he...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
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Downloads: 11
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Meet the people who haven�t bought clothes for a decade (Part 2)
Another except from an article in The Guardian�s fashion section about readers who haven�t bought clothes for a decade.This one is about a dressmaking teacher.
Level: advanced
Age: 13-100
Type:
Downloads: 13
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Alpine Dingoes
This worksheet is based on a recent news article about two sibling dingo cubs that were rescued in Australia. They are purebred alpine dingoes, a species which many people believed were no longer living in the wild.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type:
Downloads: 14
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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
Type:
Downloads: 13
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