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Australian Gold Nuggets
A short article about five famous gold nuggets, with questions to test reading comprehension. Answers are provided.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
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Downloads: 13
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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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Dr. Elsie Inglis
After studying at the Edinburgh School of Medicine for Women Elsie Inglis founded her own medical college, then later a maternity hospital for the poor of Edinburgh. She tried to set up a women�s medical unit to operate for the Allies during the First World War � and was told by the War Office �My good lady, go home and sit still.� Fortunately Elsi...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
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Downloads: 13
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Can We Break the Plastic Wave?
Things are not looking so great. The amount of plastic ending up in the ocean is going up not down. This worksheet has a vocabulary exercise and a comprehension exercise centred around an article summarising the recent study by the University of Oxford, the University of Leeds, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and Common Seas.
Level: advanced
Age: 15-100
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Downloads: 31
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Fox Hunting Debate
I found an article from Devon Live with arguments by a hunter and by an ex hunt saboteur about the issue of fox hunting. This could be used in a classroom debate.
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
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Downloads: 11
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Rocky Mountain Treasure
Forrest Fenn is a millionaire who hid a treasure chest in the Rocky Mountains.
�It was under a canopy of stars in the lush, forested vegetation of the Rocky Mountains and had not moved from the spot where I hid it more than 10 years ago,� Fenn said in a statement on his that still did not reveal the exact location.
This worksheet has an arti...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
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Downloads: 19
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Surviving in Marseille
This worksheet is based on an article about "life after lockdown in resilient Marseille". How are the local restaurants and shops surviving? Answers are included!
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type:
Downloads: 20
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Top Six Unusual Exotic Fruits from Brazil You�ve Never Heard Of
If you�re from Brazil, it�s very possible you�ve heard of these fruits before! They are maracuja do mato, jaboticaba, cupuacu, abiu, caju and seriguela.
Students watch a video on YouTube and then complete the questions in this worksheet. The first question requires them to match the fruits with their attributes. In the second, they need to...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7
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Locked down with lizards and partridges
An article from The Guardian called "Lizards, vines, papayas: working solo in the Eden Project during lockdown" about a woman who is working alone to look after a giant artificial rainforest at The Eden Project in England.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type:
Downloads: 16
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Jobs
This is an activity where students must unscramble the ten jobs/occupations provided.
The answers are included.
Level: intermediate
Age: 7-100
Type:
Downloads: 3
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