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Meet TIME's First-Ever Kid of the Year. The UN Secretary-General speaks on the state of the planet. On 2 December at Columbia University, the UN Secretary-General delivered a landmark speech on the state of the planet, setting the stage for dramatically scaled-up ambition on climate change over the coming year.

The UN Secretary-General speaks on the state of the planet

See excerpts below, or download or watch the speech. More information here The state of the planet is broken Humanity is waging war on nature. Nature always strikes back – and it is already doing so with growing force and fury. The fallout of the assault on our planet is impeding our efforts to eliminate poverty and imperiling food security. And it is making our work for peace even more difficult, as the disruptions drive instability, displacement and conflict. Make peace with nature Nature needs a bailout. The trillions of dollars needed for COVID recovery is money that we are borrowing from future generations.

We cannot use those resources to lock in policies that burden them with a mountain of debt on a broken planet. It is time to flick the “green switch”. Solidarity is humanity. Edpuzzle -steg för steg hur du gör filmer interaktiva med frågor och kommentarer – Fröken Jingfors. När jag använder film för att flippa min undervisning vill jag veta vad min elever har lärt sig, vilka slutsatser och reflektioner de gör, om de har några frågor och om de verkligen har sett filmen.

Edpuzzle -steg för steg hur du gör filmer interaktiva med frågor och kommentarer – Fröken Jingfors

Jag vill kunna planera nästa lektion efter deras förkunskaper och frågor och ge dem personlig återkoppling. Med Edpuzzle kan man göra allt detta och mycket mer! Jag kan lägga till muntliga och skriftliga förklaringar och frågor (öppna eller flervalsfrågor) till filmer jag har hittat på YouTube eller filmer jag har gjort själv. När eleverna tittar på filmen kommer filmen att pausas vid varje fråga och de skriver in sitt svar direkt på skärmen och sedan fortsätter filmen. EdCast. Outlook - From homeless kid to hero of Africa's biggest slum - BBC Sounds. BBC Learning English - 6 Minute English / Side hustles.

BBC Learning English - The English We Speak / To pull the wool over someone's eyes. Dark Side of the Moon. Payless fools social media influencers with a fake luxury store. (by Amy Lieu, Fox News) – Payless, the affordably priced shoe company, revealed an advertising campaign Wednesday (Nov. 28) that attempted to show the quality of its shoes by fooling fashion-savvy influencers at a fake posh store in Los Angeles. The company took over a former Armani store and renamed it “Palessi.” They created a sleek website and an Instagram account. The fake store held a grand opening and invited social media fashion influencers to walk on a red carpet. Once inside, champaign was served, according to Palessi’s Instagram profile. Unbeknownst to the partygoers, the brightly lit store was stocked with $19.99 pumps and $39.99 boots, AdWeek reported.

“They’re elegant, sophisticated,” one partygoer said. [About 80 influencers attended over two nights, according to Payless. When it was revealed that the shoes were actually Payless shoes, partygoers were shocked. “Are you serious?! Amy Lieu is a news editor and reporter for Fox News. Questions. A sophisticated first novel introduces readers to death row. Listen Story audio Aug 1, 2013 37min 9sec Elizabeth L.

A sophisticated first novel introduces readers to death row

Silver's debut novel introduces readers to Noa P. Singleton, a woman on death row for murder. The mother of her victim, a lawyer, helped put her there — but now she's had a change of heart. The older woman will help Noa avoid execution, she says, if Noa will explain what led her to commit the murder. Silver is well prepared to write legal thrillers, having one degree in creative writing and another in law. Education resources for schools teachers and students - ABC Education. Listening comprehension exercises esl - audio stories - podcast. BBC World Service - The Why Factor - Available now. Listening. Listening Lessons Dogs, Dogs, Dogs - Idioms and phrases using the word 'Dog'.

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Get the phone! - A listening exercise. Listen to the phone conversation and then answer the questions. The Connected Classroom - News. Kids need the news presented to them in a manner that they can understand with the background that they may not have learned yet.

The Connected Classroom - News

Here are some sites that gives the kids the news that they need to know. CNN Student News CNN has a site devoted to kids news. You can even watch today's edition of Student News online if you miss it on TV. Each story is presented with clear information and also includes discussion topics for classrooms. KidsPost From the Washington Post, a news site just for kids. New York Times Learning Connections The New York Times Learning Network is a free service for students in grades 6-12, their teachers, and parents. Daily News for Kids, Students & Teachers. Skip's ESL BITS - English Language Learning - ESL Listening Stories, Songs, Audiobooks. By Kieran Donaghy. School Radio - Primary teaching resources: Audio and sound clips for KS1 and KS2 primary curriculum.

Radio Diaries Radio Diaries - People documenting their lives on NPR. Breaking News English. Breaking News English Home | Help This Site The 1,000 Ideas &Activities e-Book Sean's 9 Other Free Materials Websites Listen to the 20 Questions.

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Put the words below in the correct order to make the questions. 1. you you headline did when the What think read? Back to the screen time lesson. MY e-BOOK See a sample This useful resource has hundreds of ideas, activity templates, reproducible activities for … ESOL Courses - Free English Lessons Online. Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab - For English Students.