All B1 articles
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LessonHigh tech, high yields? The Kenyan farmers deploying AI to increase productivity
Farmers in Kenya are using artificial intelligence to get advice to help them improve their crops.
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LessonBusiness New Lessons: What sport can teach us about business
Read about what social scientists have learned from studying sport and real-life (and business) applications.
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Lesson‘A shell of the place it used to be’: the importance of libraries – and their fragile future
Are libraries in danger of becoming extinct?
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Lesson‘It made him an A-lister’: John Ford’s breakthrough film The Iron Horse at 100
Read about the film career of film director John Ford on the centenary of his silent classic, The Iron Horse.
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LessonBusiness News: Remote Work—Drawing the line between home and office
What are the biggest challenges of separating work and domestic responsibilities when working from home?
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LessonSummer sun in Finland? Åland isles try to attract tourists to cooler climate
Is Finland the best-kept secret of summer holiday spots?
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LessonWhy scientific support for alcohol’s health benefits is fading
Are there real benefits to having a glass of wine with dinner?
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LessonBusiness News: Keeping up with your inbox – the evolution of the email signoff
Has the email signoff become too standardized?
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LessonI’m constantly told to worry about my child’s screen time – but I’m more concerned about my own
Should adults be more worried about their screen times than their children’s?
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LessonAcross Turkey by train: riding the Mesopotamia Express
Go on a journey on one of the new tourist trains linking the Turkish capital with the country’s east.
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Teaching toolInteractive Flashcards: Let’s Go Shopping!
Introduce your students to the vocabulary they need to go shopping with this set of Interactive Flashcards.
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LessonHow coconuts are starting to fuel parts of Papua New Guinea
Can coconuts be the key to a new way of powering our vehicles?
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LessonBusiness News Lessons: Behind the curtain: corporate DEI
How has diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) impacted companies and the decisions they make?
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LessonNo grassroots but lots of scaffold: a peek inside New York’s cricket scene
Can one of the most popular sports in the world find its way into the American sports landscape?
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LessonBusiness News Lessons: One step forward, two steps back: the dance between automation and tradition
Are self-checkouts the future of shopping?
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LessonI’ve eaten pizza every day for six years
Is there a food or meal you could eat every day without getting tired of it?
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LessonWhen it was game over, it was difficult to accept’: Robert Pires on finding life after football
How do professional footballers cope with retirement and life after football?
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LessonDead satellites are filling space with trash. That could affect Earth’s magnetic field
Do you know what happens to satellites when they stop working?
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LessonBusiness News Lessons: The Me-myself-and-I file: why teams are sharing personal user manuals
Read about the trend of using a Manual of Me to boost and improve teamwork and collaboration.
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LessonA ‘heathenish liquor’? A cure for cancer? The history of coffee is full of surprises
Explore the fascinating history of this beloved beverage over the years.