Saturday, 27 November 2021

World’s vast networks of underground fungi to be mapped for first time

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Hotspots of mycorrhizal fungi are thought to be under threat, from agriculture, urbanisation, pollution, water scarcity and changes to the climate.


Read the article and answer the questions:

1. What function do fungi perform in relation to plants?

2. What is the length of underground fungal networks?

3. In which regions of the world can the fungal networks be found?


Sunday, 21 November 2021

Inside A Tech-Free School Where Tech Executives Send Their Kids

 


Share your personal opinion regarding this school. Would you like to study in one? If so, why?

Saturday, 13 November 2021

A Silicon Valley School That Doesn’t Compute



Read the article and answer the questions:

1) What do you know about Waldorf schools? How do they function?
2) How many of them are there in the US? 
3) Are these schools effective, according to the statistics?



Sunday, 7 November 2021

Frances Haugen: ‘I never wanted to be a whistleblower. But lives were in danger’

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Former Facebook employee Frances Haugen

Read the article and answer the questions:

1) What position did Frances Haugen occupy in Facebook?

2) What was the turning point for her to become a whistleblower?

3) What did she accuse Facebook of?

4) Where were her revelations published?

5) What changes were announced by Facebook?

6) What solution did Frances offer?

Angelina Jolie receives the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the 2013 Governors Awards

  Watch the interview and answer the question: What problem does Angelina raise in her acceptance speech?