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News Reading and Discussion (Intermediate/ Advanced)

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Let's read some interesting and informative news to gain more vocabulary about a certain topic and practice your reading, comprehension and discussion skills.

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Check out our featured news today! You can choose any topic you      find interesting. 

* Our news list is sometimes not updated. You can ask the teacher for other available articles.

      CATEGORY                         NEWS TITLE

* Culture and Entertainment       1. Visiting Unhappy Places: What Is Dark                                                       Tourism? 
                                                 2. Our Names May Affect How We Look

                                                   as  Adults                                       
                                                3. Song Lyrics Becoming Simpler and                                                                   Angrier, Says Study
                                                 4. More Is More: How Maximalism Makes                                                             Homes Happy
                                          
 
 
* Science and Technology      1. Early Human 'Hobbits' Were Shorter than                                                   We Thought
                                             2. The SIFT Method: How to Investigate                                                       Fake News  
                                       3. The Advantages of Being an Introvert
                                           4. 
 Online Meetings May Affect Creativity,                                                       Study  Finds                                                                                            5. The Air Filtering Tower That Could Clean                                                        City Air                                                                                             6. Floating Houses: The Answer to Rising Sea                                                   Levels? 
 
*  Economy and Business     1. Out of Office: Why Workers Are Having                                                   Walking Meetings 
                                           2. How Mindfulness Can Beat Your                                                                 'Technostress'
                                           3. Most American Have Lied to Get a                                                            Job
                                           4.  Succeed at Work by Developing Your                                                         'Soft Skills'
 
 
* Health                     1. Watching Too Much TV May Increase Dementia                                          Risk                         
                                2. 
Why Volunteering Can Be So Good for Our                                                  Health
                                 3. Understanding Toxic Positivity and Healthy                                                      Optimism
                                 4. Procrastination Bad for Health and Money,                                                   Survey Says   
                                  5. More Americans Prefer the Web or AI for                                                                               
            
* International Related News 1. Banksy's Latest Animal Mural Appears at                                                   London Zoo
                                          2.  Japan Plans to Replace Cedars to Combat                                               Hay Fever 
                                         3.  'It's Not Disneyland': The Fight for Machu                                                 Picchu
                                        4. What Questions Do People Google About                                                      Japan?
                                        5. Where to Find the World's Best Street Food

                   

* Language and Education 1. English Proficiency Improving in Japan's                                                  Schools
                                   2. - Four Minutes of Small Talk Enough to                                                      Form Impressions
                                   3. Sports Phrases You'll Hear in the Business                                                     World                                                                                                     4. Checking In: A Guide to Hotel Vocabulary
                                  5. 
UK University Offers Course in 'Magic'
                                  6. 
Students Who Read Paper Books Score                                                      Better on Tests

 A PDF file of the chosen news will be sent to the student at the start of the lesson.

Everyday News material covers a wide range of topics based on what category the student wants.  This lesson is good for pre-intermediate,  intermediate students, high intermediate, pre-advanced and above. 

 
This lesson has 4 sections.
 
1. Vocabulary Part (with meaning and example sentence)
2. News Article 
3. Comprehension Questions (3 Questions about the news)
4. Discussion Questions (10 Questions related to the news article)
 
The Discussion section is the most important part where the student can practice speaking spontaneously, answer follow up questions and share one's ideas and opinions well.
 
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