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2/23/15
- What is the conflict in this article? (Truck is too heavy for a bridge)
- Why did the bridge collapse?
- What can be done to avoid this from happening in the future?
- What is a water pipe?
- Have you ever seen a bridge?
- Do you know anyone who is afraid of bridges?
- Have you ever driven or ridden in a truck?
- Do you prefer trucks or cars? Why?
- What are trucks used for?
- What is the difference between a car and a truck?
2/24/15
- What is “Auschwitz”? (Auschwitz)
- Who built “Auschwitz”?
- When was it built?
- What does the word “liberate” mean?
- Create a sentence using the word “liberate.”
- What is a “World Heritage Site”?
- Who visits the death camp today?
- How many tourists and survivors visit every year?
- What is a number that is less than a thousand?
- What is a number that is greater than a thousand?
- Would you visit Auschwitz?
2/25/15
- How did a baby board the bus alone? (Baby boards a bus alone)
- Where did this incident occur?
- What is another way to say “security camera”?
- What did the driver do when he/she noticed that the baby wasn’t with an adult?
- What is a passenger?
- What did the passengers do until the police arrived?
- How long did it take to find the baby’s parents?
- What would you do if you saw a baby alone on a bus?
- How can parents prevent incidents like this from occurring?
- How old is a toddler?
2/26/15
- What is the bed race? (Bed race in Thailand)
- What is the purpose of this event?
- Do you believe that people of different groups can be brought together during this event?
- Have you ever had two best friends who were very different from each other?
- What is an organizer?
- Have you ever organized an event?
- What is a spectator?
- Do you prefer to be the spectator or participant of events? Why?
- What is a costume?
- When do you usually wear costumes?
2/27/15
- What does a rhinoceros look like? (Rhino is born in Denmark)
- What do rhinos have that humans do not have?
- Where does this rhino live?
- What does the word “smoothly” mean?
- How much did the rhino weigh?
- What does “critically” mean?
- Aside from rhinos, what are some animals that are endangered?
- Why are rhinos endangered?
- Where do they sell the horns from rhinos?
- Are horns valuable?
2/16/15
- What did the farmer do with the cows? (Cow art)
- How does he herd the cows?
- Where is the farmer from?
- What are some words that have the same meaning as “huge”?
- What is a drone?
- Have you ever played a trombone?
- What are some adjectives that describe the farmer?
- What is skywriting?
- Have you ever seen skywriting?
- What is the most artistic idea that you’ve ever had?
2/17/15
- Where is this bridge located? (Truck is too heavy for a bridge)
- What happened to the bridge?
- Why did the bridge collapse?
- What is the bridge made out of?
- Why did the truck driver drive onto the bridge?
- What occurred as a result of the accident?
- What happens after the water pipe is damaged?
- Have you ever driven on a bridge?
- How do you feel about bridges?
- What is a detour?
2/9/15
- What is a comic book? (Comic book for blind children)
- Do you enjoy reading comic books?
- What is special about the comic book in this article?
- Who created this comic book?
- What is the comic book about?
- What is your opinion of this comic book?
- What will the writer do with the money he earns from the comic book?
- Have you ever donated to charity?
- What is sight?
- What are the five different senses?
- Do you believe that aliens exist? Why?
2/10/15
- How do the zookeepers cool off the hot animals? (Frozen food helps hot animals)
- What do you think about this method?
- How many animals are in the zoo in Rio de Janeiro?
- Where is this zoo located?
- What kind of effect does the cold food have on the animals?
- How do you cool yourself off during the summer?
- What do you usually eat or drink when it’s hot?
- What are some different ways that you can come up with to cool down?
- Do you use technology to cool down?
- Create a sentence using the word “refreshing”.
2/11/15
- How did this cat become a local celebrity? (Russian cat saves baby)
- What does “local celebrity” mean?
- Where does this cat live?
- What is an apartment block?
- What is a local resident?
- Have you ever lived in an apartment?
- Do you prefer to stay at a house or at an apartment? Why?
- What are some advantages of living in an apartment?
- What are some disadvantages of living in an apartment?
- Create a sentence using the word “abandon”.
2/12/15
- What happened to this elephant? (Accident of a baby elephant)
- How did the people help the elephant?
- What do you think would happen if the people hadn’t helped the elephant?
- What does “storage” mean?
- Where do you store your old belongings?
- What is a pit?
- Have you ever walked on a slippery surface?
- Change the adjective “slippery” into a verb.
- Do you consider yourself to be a clumsy person? Why?
- Do you know anyone who is clumsy?
2/13/15
- Which animal do you see on the image for this article? (Baby orangutan is saved)
- What happened to the baby orangutan?
- Who found and saved the baby orangutan?
- What is expert care?
- Do you think that the baby orangutan will return to his home in the forest? Why?
- Create a sentence using the word “either”.
- What does the word “develop” mean?
- What can you do to help your bones grow?
- What is a vet?
- Do you have a pet?
2/2/15
- Who helped the policeman? (Teenager saves a policeman)
- Why was the teenager in a police station?
- What does “collapse” mean?
- Why do you think the policeman collapsed?
- What did the teenager do when the policeman collapsed?
- Did the policeman survive?
- What is another word for survive?
- What does “recognize” mean?
- What is the difference between the spelling of the words “recognize” and “recognise”?
2/3/15
- How do you play tennis? (Special tennis in Sydney)
- How do Federer and Hewitt play tennis?
- What is a warm-up?
- What kind of warm-ups do you do daily?
- How was the new Fast4 Tennis promoted?
- What are some ways to promote a product?
- Have you ever promoted a product or event?
- Who is the Fast4 Tennis ideal for?
- Why is Fast4 Tennis great for busy people?
- What does “simplify” mean?
2/4/15
- What is Harbin? (Harbin Ice Festival)
- Where is it located?
- Where do people celebrate these kinds of festivals?
- What is the biggest attraction at this festival?
- What happens to the ice at night?
- What is something that you can light up?
- What is another attraction at this festival?
- Would you ride the snow slide despite the long wait?
- What is the biggest attraction at Everland?
2/5/15
- What is Iceland? (Fire meets ice in Iceland)
- What is a volcano?
- What is lava?
- What does “erupt” mean?
- Have you ever seen a volcano erupt?
- What would you do if you were near a volcano that erupted?
- When did Iceland have another eruption this large?
- What is an earthquake?
- Have you ever experienced an earthquake?
- What happens after an earthquake?
2/6/15
- What happened the person who was in a traffic accident? (Successful operation in China)
- How long was the operation?
- What would happen to the patient if he didn’t undergo the operation?
- How did they fix the patient’s spinal cord?
- Create a sentence using the word “undergo” or “underwent”.
- What is the ER?
- Do you know anyone who has ever had an operation?
- Have you ever thought about becoming a doctor?
- Do you know anyone who is a doctor?
1/26/15
- Where is bullfighting popular? (Protest against bullfighting)
- What is your opinion of bullfighting?
- Does everyone like bullfighting?
- Who protested against bullfighting?
- Why are people protesting against bullfighting?
- What is another word for “brave”?
- What is a dare?
- Have you ever protested against something?
- Have you ever seen a protest?
- If you had to protest against something, what would it be?
1/27/15
- Who is James Bond? (James Bond in Austria)
- Have you heard of him before?
- What is he filming?
- When did they begin filming?
- Where was James Bond seen?
- How did the skiers react when they found out that part of the ski resort was closed due to the filming?
- What is a resort?
- Have you ever been to a resort?
- If you could go to any resort, where and when would it be? Why?
1/28/15
- What is the conflict in this article? (Complicated landing in England)
- Why did the plane have trouble landing?
- What does the word “wave” mean in the sentence “a wave of travel problems”?
- What is another definition of wave?
- What are two adjectives that describe the pilots?
- Have you ever thought about becoming a pilot?
- Do you know anyone who is or wants to become a pilot?
- Have you ever heard of Amelia Earhart?
- What is your general opinion of pilots?
1/29/15
- Where is this robot? (Ice cream robot in China)
- What does the robot do?
- How many different types of ice cream does the robot serve?
- Have you ever seen a robot in real life?
- Have you ever thought about making a robot?
- If you could build a robot, what kind of robot would you build?
- Do you think that we will see more robots in the future? Why?
- Do you have vending machines at school/work?
- Create a sentence using the word “accurate”.
- When is it important to be accurate?
1/30/15
- What is marijuana? (Marijuana in the USA)
- Where did they legalize the recreational use of marijuana?
- How much money did the sales of the drug reach?
- How does the legalization of marijuana help the economy?
- Do you think that the legalization of marijuana is a good idea or a bad idea? Why?
- What factors have a negative effect on the economy?
- If you could make anything legal, what would it be? Why?
- What is a recreational activity?
- What are some examples of recreational activities?
- Which recreational activities do you take part in?
1/19/15
- What is this article about? (Dangerous driver in Britain)
- Why is this driver dangerous?
- What would you do if you found out that this driver was in your city?
- What does “overtake” mean?
- Create a sentence using the word “swerve”.
- What did this driver do after almost crashing into the lorry?
- What consequences does this driver have to face?
- Do you believe that the consequences are too severe?
- What would you do if you accidentally crashed into something while driving?
- What does “unpaid work” mean?
1/20/15
- Where were these tigers born?
- Do you think that it’s right to keep wild animals in captivity? Why?
- How did the mother of the tigers become healthier after giving birth?
- What do you call a young animal?
- What is another word for “adorable”?
- Have you ever seen a tiger?
- What kinds of tigers have you seen?
- Do you think that it’s important to take in nutrients? Why?
- Do you take vitamins? If so, how often do you take them?
- What kinds of food contains nutrients?
1/21/15
- What kind of festival is this? (Ice fishing festival)
- How often does this festival occur?
- How many people went to the lake to buy fish?
- What does the fish symbolize?
- How much does the first fish cost?
- Why is the first fish so expensive?
- Would you buy this fish? Why?
- Do you know anyone who would buy this fish?
- How did fishermen catch these fish?
- Have you ever been to a festival?
1/22/15
- What happened to this factory? (Fireworks factory explodes)
- Where is this factory located?
- Who filmed the fireworks?
- What happened to the camera man?
- What occurred as a result of the explosion?
- What is another word for “blaze”?
- Create a sentence using “set off”.
- What would you do if you were near the factory when it exploded?
- What is your opinion on fireworks?
- Do you think that fireworks are dangerous? Why?
- What can the factory workers do to prevent another explosion?
1/23/15
- What is an emu? (Emu on a highway)
- What does this animal look like?
- Have you ever seen this animal?
- How did the people feel when they saw the emu?
- What did cars do when they saw the emu on the highway?
- How do you think they were able to capture the emu?
- What would you do if you saw an emu on a highway?
- What does “outskirts” mean?
- Do you wish that the people were not able to capture the emu? Why?
- What do you think would happen if the people were not able to capture the emu?
1/12/15
- What kind of festival is this? (Fighting festival in Peru)
- Who participates in the fighting festival?
- Why was this festival created?
- Does everyone have to wear masks at this festival?
- Why do you think they wear masks?
- How often does this festival occur?
- Do you think that this festival should occur more often or less often?
- Do you think that this festival is a good idea? Why?
- How can fighting resolve conflict?
- What is a dispute?
1/13/15
- What kind of person is the 81-year-old Chinese woman? (Granny tries skydiving)
- What did she have to do in order to skydive?
- Do you think that it’s a good idea or bad idea that a person must pass health checks before skydiving?
- What are some new things that this woman has experienced while visiting her son?
- How did the woman find skydiving lessons?
- What are three words that describe this woman?
- What is an “offer”?
- Have you ever been offered an opportunity to go somewhere or experience something new?
- Do you consider yourself an adventurous person? Why?
- Would you ever try skydiving?
- Do you know anyone who has tried skydiving?
1/14/15
- Have you ever seen a waterfall? (Frozen waterfall in China)
- What do you think about this waterfall?
- Describe this waterfall in three words.
- What will happen to the waterfall if it gets even colder?
- What is the difference between the words “cold” and “cool”?
- Create a sentence using the word “flock”.
- What is an icicle?
- Have you ever seen an icicle?
- Are icicles dangerous? Why?
1/15/15
- Where do these kangaroos live? (Little kangaroos)
- What happens to baby kangaroos when they lose their mothers to traffic accidents?
- What is a volunteer?
- Have you ever been a volunteer somewhere?
- What do the volunteers that help the baby kangaroos do for schools and markets?
- Do you think that it is a good idea or bad idea to take a kangaroo to a university class?
- What is an orphan?
- What are some ways that you can relieve stress?
- What is your favorite way to relieve stress?
- Do you believe that it is important to relieve stress? Why?
1/16/15
- What is a barbershop? (Crazy barbershop in Tokyo)
- Have you ever heard of this barbershop?
- What does this barbershop offer?
- Would you get a haircut at this barbershop? Why?
- Why do people get haircuts at this barbershop?
- Why do some people get fired from their jobs for having certain hairstyles?
- What was the last drastic change in your life?
- Do you think that change is good or bad? Why?
- What are some creative ways to cheer someone up?
- When was the last time that you cheered someone up?
1/5/15
- Who is “the tractor girl”? (Great Journey in a tractor)
- What is a tractor?
- Why are tractors useful?
- What is a target date?
- Where has the tractor girl traveled to?
- What is your opinion of the tractor girl?
- Do you find this article motivating?
- What motivates you the most?
- How do motivate your friends and family?
- What do you do to keep your motivation?
- Can motivation influence competitive behavior?
1/6/15
- Is it common for pandas to give birth to three baby pandas? (Little pandas meet their mother)
- Who took care of the three baby pandas?
- What is a keeper?
- What are some things that a keeper does?
- What does “cuddle” mean?
- Create a sentence using the word “cuddle”.
- Have you ever seen a panda in real life?
- When was the last time you went to a zoo?
- How often do you visit the zoo?
- Which animals do you think are cute?
- What can people learn from animals?
1/7/15
- How old is this film? (Old Walt Disney movie is found)
- What is the name of the movie?
- How long is this film?
- How long do you think movies should be?
- Do you prefer watching movies that are short or long? Why?
- What is the last movie that you watched?
- What is your favorite movie?
- Are there any kinds of movies that you dislike?
- What do you think about Disney movies?
- Is there a movie that you could watch over and over again?
- What is a movie trailer?
- Are movie trailers common at the cinema in your country?
1/8/15
- Who is Abbas Karimi? (Boy with no arms can swim)
- Where is he from?
- What is this boy’s goal?
- What is another way to say the last sentence “The next Paralympics takes place in Brazil in 2016?”
- What does “disabled” mean?
- What are some types of disabilities?
- Have you ever known anyone who had a disability?
- Have you read or heard of any other stories about people with disabilities?
- Does this article inspire you?
- What would you do if you met Abbas Karimi?
1/9/15
- What is this article about? (Young dog can walk again)
- What is the puppy’s name?
- Why did the puppy suffer?
- What is a shelter?
- How many people want to adopt this puppy?
- Have you ever found a lost or injured animal?
- Are there many stray dogs and cats in your city?
- Do you have any pets?
- What do/would you do to keep them healthy?
- What are the advantages of having a pet?
- What are the disadvantages of having a pet?
12/29/14
- What is a Batmobile? (Homemade 1963 Batmobile)
- What do you think about the Batmobile?
- How did the fan make the Batmobile?
- What does “customized” mean?
- Have you ever customized anything?
- Have you ever been to an auction?
- Do you enjoy reading comics?
- Have you played any video games based on comic books?
- What can you learn from comics?
- Do you think that the story is more important than the pictures?
- Why are comics so popular?
- Are comic books better than regular books?
- If you could have one superpower, what would it be? Why?
12/30/14
- What did this cat do? (Cat eats food for 1,000 dollars)
- What is another way to say the title “Cat eats food for 1,000 dollars”?
- What are some examples of seafood?
- Do you like seafood?
- Have you ever tried squid?
- Are there many seafood restaurants in your city?
- Create a sentence using “sanitary rules”.
- What does “ginger” mean?
- What does “blonde” mean?
- What does “brunette” mean?
- What does “redhead” mean?
- What does “albino” mean?
12/31/14
- What is this article about? (Great Barrier Reef)
- What is a phenomenon?
- Why did this phenomenon occur?
- What is a tourist?
- Create a sentence using “tourist”.
- When does coral spawning usually occur?
- Where did this phenomenon occur?
- Have you ever seen any living creatures in the ocean?
- What are some living creatures that live in the ocean?
- When was the last time that you went to the beach?
- Do you prefer a calm sea or do you prefer big waves?
12/22/14
- What kind of race is held in Ecuador? (Children’s race in Ecuador)
- How old is this tradition?
- Where is the race being held?
- What is the age range for this race?
- Do you think that this race is dangerous? Why?
- What do the kids do to protect themselves during the race?
- What is a cart?
- Where do the kids get their carts?
- Have you ever made a cart?
- Do you use a helmet and pads when you do certain sports?
- Have you ever been injured from playing a sport?
- How long is a decade?
- How long is a century?
12/23/14
- What is the Apple-1? (Apple-1 on sale)
- What is an auction?
- What does “fetch” mean?
- What is another way that you can say the sentence “People expect it to fetch more than half a million dollars?”
- What was the original price for the Apple-1?
- How much do you think that the Apple-1 should be worth?
- Would you buy this product? Why?
- What are two adjectives from the article?
- Create a sentence using the word “incredibly”.
- What is a milestone?
- Do you agree that the Apple-1 was a historic milestone? Why?
12/24/14
- What is the topic of this article?
- What is a chip?
- Who created this chip?
- How many books are written in the chip?
- What is the difference between the New Testament and the Old Testament?
- What does the company plan on doing with the chip?
- Do you celebrate Christmas?
- What do you usually do for Christmas?
- What is Christmas Eve?
- Do you decorate the outside of your house for Christmas?
- What does your Christmas tree look like?
- What do you usually eat when it’s Christmas?
- What is your favorite Christmas movie?
12/15/14
- What happened to the two-year-old boy? (Boy sleepwalks into the woods)
- Have you ever walked or talked in your sleep?
- Do you know anyone who has walked or talked in their sleep?
- Why do you think that people walk or talk in their sleep?
- What was the boy wearing when he sleepwalked into the woods?
- What is a full recovery?
- What is a coma?
- If you were in the boy’s situation, do you think that you would survive? How?
- Which sentence is grammatically correct?
a. The stray cat wandered in a warehouse.
b. The stray cat wandered into a warehouse.
- Create a sentence using the word “wander”.
12/16/14
- What is “The Color Run”? (The Color Run)
- How many people participated in this event?
- What are the downsides of this run?
- What’s another word for “downside”?
- What are the benefits of this run?
- What is the purpose of this event?
- Would you participate in this event? Why?
- What colors do you see in the image?
- Do you believe that each color has a different meaning?
12/17/14
- How long did it take to make this cake? (Giant Christmas cake)
- What is another way to say “3.5 weeks”?
- Which ingredients did the bakers use?
- Where is Dresden located?
- What is Dresden famous for?
- What is a horse-drawn carriage?
- Have you ever been to a fair?
- What kinds of things can you find at a fair?
- Have you ever baked a cake?
- What is your favorite type of cake?
12/18/14
- Who is Edward Snowden? (Edward Snowden)
- Who did he work for?
- What kind of job did he have?
- What is the difference between “organisation” and “organization”?
- What kind of crime did he commit?
- What did he do after he left the USA?
- Do you believe that Edward Snowden is a hero? Why?
- Would you watch the film or read the comic book series about him?
- Do you think that it is right to spy on someone? Why?
- Create a sentence using “property”.
12/19/14
- What is the theme of this article? (Roller coaster in a house)
- How is this roller coaster different from other roller coasters?
- Would you ride this roller coaster?
- What is a potential buyer?
- What does a carriage consist of?
- Create a sentence using the word “entire”.
- What is advertisement?
- What are some examples of advertisement?
- Which advertisement do you see the most?
- Do you think that there are too many advertisements?
12/8/14
- What happened to the car? (Car falls into a sinkhole)
- How did the car fall into the sinkhole?
- What happened to the driver and the passenger?
- What would you have done if you were in this car?
- Where do you think the car is today?
- Have you ever been in a similar accident?
- How can you avoid car accidents?
- Create a sentence using the word “collapse”.
- Create a sentence using the word “affected”.
12/9/14
- Who is this article about? (Polar bear triplets in Holland)
- What are triplets?
- Where were these polar bears born?
- What is their den made out of?
- What does “rare” mean?
- What is something that you rarely see every day?
- What do the people from the park do when they see the polar bears?
- Why do you think that some polar bears don’t make it through their first winter?
- What is a cub?
12/10/14
- What is this article about? (Say hello to a new doll)
- What is the name of this doll?
- How is this doll different from others?
- What is a motto?
- Which motto do you hear the most?
- Do you agree with the company’s motto “it’s time to get real and show that average is beautiful”?
- What is crowdsourcing?
- What is cellulite?
- Do you know any who has freckles?
- Have you ever owned any dolls or action figures?
12/11/14
- What is happening to the sheep in this article? (Sheep under the Eiffel Tower)
- What is protecting the wolves?
- How do the farmers feel about the situation?
- How did they protest?
- Have you ever seen a protest in real life or on television?
- What are some examples of protests?
- What is a lamb?
- What is another word for “unleash”?
- Create a sentence using “unleash”.
- When might you need permission to do something?
- What is a curfew?
- Do you have a curfew?
12/12/14
- Where does this bus operate? (Bio-bus runs on poo)
- What is strange about this bus?
- How many people can fit inside of this bus?
- Have you ever seen a two-story bus?
- Do you ride the bus often?
- Which form of transportation do you use the most?
- What does environmentally friendly mean?
- Do you use any environmentally friendly products?
- Create a sentence using infinitely.
12/1/14
- What is this article about? (Satellite photos of flight MH17)
- What proof do the Russians have regarding the airplane?
- What is a broadcast?
- Who influences you the most?
- Have you ever been influenced by your friends?
- Can music influence you?
- Who do you admire the most?
- How do they influence you?
- What is a bad influence?
12/2/14
- What does “driverless” mean? (Race of self-driving cars)
- How long did this contest last?
- Who competed in the contest?
- What is the hardest part of the race?
- What is an example of a category?
- Have you ever been on a train?
- Do you prefer to travel by train or by bus? Why?
- What is an expressway?
12/3/14
- Where is this festival located? (Disney characters in ice)
- What is a sculpture?
- Have you ever created a sculpture?
- How many sculptures were created for the festival?
- What will happen once the exhibition closes?
- What is another word for exhibition?
- Do you know the names of any Disney characters?
- Which one is your favorite character? Why?
- Have you ever been to Disney World?
12/4/14
- What is footgolf? (Say hello to footgolf)
- How do you play footgolf?
- When did footgolf first appear?
- Where was the first footgolf tournament held?
- Who won the first tournament?
- Do you believe that footgolf will become a professional sport?
- What does “increasingly” mean?
- What is a tournament?
- Have you ever seen a tournament?
- What are darts?
12/5/14
- How did the people film London’s famous landmarks?
- Do you think that attaching the camera onto an eagle’s back is a good idea or a bad idea? Why?
- What are some other ways that the people can film famous landmarks?
- Which landmarks did the eagle fly around?
- What is the Red List?
- What are endangered species?
- What could you do to help endangered species?
- What is one animal that is extinct?
11/24/14
- Who is this article about? (Needle in a haystack)
- Where is the artist from?
- What is unique about this artist?
- Who put the needle in the haystack?
- Do you know anyone who has ever tried to find a needle in a haystack?
- What is the strangest game that you have ever played?
- What is an exhibition?
- Have you ever been to an exhibition?
- Create a sentence using the word “performance”.
11/25/14
- Who broke the world record in this article? (Line dancing record)
- How many people participated in the line dance?
- What is another way to say “elsewhere”?
- Have you ever heard of the Guinness World Record?
- Do you know anyone who has broken a record?
- If you could break any world record, what would it be?
- What does “can-can” mean?
- Create a sentence using the word “smash”.
11/26/14
- What is this article about? (Old tomb in Greece)
- What is a tomb?
- Who found the tomb?
- When was the tomb built?
- Have you ever heard of Alexander the Great?
- Why did people use a lot of marble on the tomb?
- What was used as decoration for the tomb?
- Do you like history?
- What is your favorite story from history?
11/17/14
- What is special about this deer? (Deer with a vampire’s teeth)
- Where was the animal found?
- Why are these animals endangered?
- What is “habitat”?
- What is the difference between “they’re” and “their”?
- What is another way to say “Deer with a vampire’s teeth”?
- What is a vampire?
- Do you like to watch movies about vampires?
11/18/14
- What does “story” mean in this article? (One World Trade Center)
- How many stories does the One World Trade Center have?
- How many stories does your house have?
- What does the publishing company own?
- Have you ever heard of The New Yorker or Vanity Fair magazines?
- How much did it cost to create this building?
- What does “occupy” mean?
- Create a sentence using “delay”.
11/19/14
- What is this article about? (Man stands on a dead whale)
- Why do you think that the man climbed on top of the dead whale?
- What are two adjectives that describe the man?
- Are you afraid of sharks?
- What are some of your fears?
- Who are the authorities?
- What are some things that authorities do?
- Do you know anyone who has been fined?
11/20/14
- What makes this mirror scary? (Scary mirror)
- What is a prank?
- Have you ever pulled a prank on someone?
- What is a werewolf?
- Do you like to watch movies about werewolves?
- What were the reactions of some of the people who saw the mirror?
- What is technology?
- What are some examples of technology?
11/21/14
- What is the title of this article? (Solar-powered cars in Chile)
- How are these cars different from other cars?
- Where did the cars race?
- How long will the race take?
- What is a passerby?
- What is one adjective that you see in the article?
- Have you ever ridden a bicycle?
- How did you learn how to ride a bike?
- Do you ride your bicycle to school?
11/10/14
- What is the title of this article? (Pope talks about the Big Bang Theory)
- What is the article about?
- What does the word “compatible” mean?
- What did Pope Francis say is compatible with the Big Bang Theory?
- What is creationism?
- What is “chaos”?
- What are some religions of the world?
- Do you have a religion?
- How do you practice your religion?
- What is the main religion in South Korea?
- Why do you think that religion is important in our lives?
11/11/14
- What is the article about? (Special skate park in London)
- What is a skate park?
- Have you ever been to a skate park?
- Do you know anyone who likes to skate?
- What forms of skating are there?
- Where is the skate park located?
- How old is the skate park?
- What does the word “protection” mean in the second sentence?
- What is the difference between the word “organisation” and the word “organization”?
- What is heritage?
- Have you ever received an award?
- What is “recognition”?
11/12/14
- What is the topic of this article? (Musical keyboard for cats)
- Do you like cats? Why?
- What did the team of vets, scientists, and sound artists create for cats?
- Who can enjoy the music from the keyboard?
- What is the name of the campaign that designed the keyboard?
- Have you ever played a keyboard?
- Do you like listening to piano music?
- What is “frequency”?
- What is “censorship”?
- Create a sentence using the word “convert”?
11/13/14
- Who is Pablo Picasso? (Museum of Pablo Picasso)
- When was he born?
- Where was he born?
- Where did he live?
- How old was he when he died?
- How many of his paintings are in the museum?
- Where is the museum located?
- What is a mansion?
- Have you ever seen a mansion?
- What does “renovation” mean?
- What is an exhibition space?
11/14/14
- What is a volcano? (Lava in Hawaii)
- Have you ever seen a volcano?
- Where is this volcano located?
- What happened to the volcano?
- How fast was the lava moving?
- What can a volcano destroy?
- What is a village?
- Which direction does most of the lava travel?
- Do you know anyone who lives in a village?
- Create a sentence using the word “flow”.
- Create a sentence using the word “path”.
- Create a sentence using the word “evacuate”.
11/3/14
- What is the article about? (Pony at a police station)
- Where did this incident occur?
- What did the officer do?
- Did the pony leave the police building?
- Have you ever seen a pony?
- If you could be an animal, what would you choose to be? Why?
- What are some things that you don’t see every day?
- What does “pay attention” mean?
- When is it important to pay attention?
11/4/14
- What is the title of the article? (Goldfish beauty contest)
- What is a contest?
- Where was this contest held?
- Who can take part in this contest?
- How many goldfish competed for the title of Miss Goldfish?
- How did the judges choose the winner?
- Create a sentence using the word “grade”.
- What is a “feature”?
- What was your general impression of this article?
- Have you ever taken part in a contest?
11/5/14
- Who was stuck in a cable car? (Stuck cable car)
- Where did this incident take place?
- How old is a toddler?
- How high was the cable car?
- What caused the cable car to become stuck?
- Were there any casualties?
- Who rescued the family that was stuck in the cable car?
- What does the word “abseil” mean?
- Have you ever blamed someone for something that they didn’t do?
- Have you ever been blamed for something that you didn’t do?
11/6/14
- Who is this article about? (Lying man from Wales)
- What crime did the man commit?
- What did the man do in order to avoid going to court?
- What is quadriplegia?
- How did the South Wales Police find out that he didn’t have quadriplegia?
- In the end, did the man admit his crimes?
- Why do people wear neck braces?
- Do you know anyone who has worn a neck brace?
- What is another word for “charge”?
11/7/14
- What is the title of the article? (Dancing after midnight in Japan)
- What is a law?
- Who has the power to change laws?
- Which law is going to be changed in Japan?
- What are the restrictions?
- What is a permit?
- Why does the government want to use brighter lighting?
- What does “prevent” mean?
- When is midnight?
- Have you ever been awake during midnight?
- If you could change any law, what would it be? Why?