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BRAZIL

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1. What problem do World Cup Stadiums in Brazil have?2. How did Arena do Pan-tanal solve it?

1. What is the flatware that will substitute plastic flatware made of?2. What is one of the biggest problems caused by disposable plastic objects?

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WORLD CUP STADIUMS CALL FOR HELP

Three of the 12 stadi-ums that were built for

the 2014 World Cup are hav-ing trouble paying their bills because of the low number of games hosted. With no ticket sales at the box office and with only three matches scheduled for 2017, Mané Garrincha Stadi-um (Federal District) had to rent

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its space out for the show of the American band Guns N’Roses and for two govern-ment offices. Even so, the stadium still has to pay R$ 500 thousand a month for maintenance and staff. Arena da Amazô-nia has the same problem, just like Arena do Pantanal, which will now be conver- ted to a school-stadium. There, students from seventh grade through high school will have classes and practice sports every-day. To help the stadiums, one solu-tion would be to sell them to companies that can manage them. This may happen to Maracanã, Arena das Dunas (Rio Grande do Norte state) and Fonte Nova.

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WORLDBANNED PLASTIC Level

70% of people are happier when they travel than when they buy things like clothes, jewelry, and accessories. Also, of the 17 thousand people interviewed by the website Booking.com in 17 different countries, 48% prefer to travel instead of remodeling their home.

QUESTIONS1. What makes people happier, travelling or buying? 2. How many people were interviewed for this survey?

Source:Booking.com

that decompose naturally. Indian Narayana Peesapaty decided to do his part and has created edible flatware. Made with three types of flour and no preservatives, the flatware is good for three years and comes in eight flavors: sugar, cinnamon with ginger, cumin, ginger with garlic, celery, ginger with mint, carrot with beets, and pepper. France has also banned the sale of disposable products.

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The capital of India, New Delhi, has banned the

use of plastic cups, plates, and flatware. The goal is to lower the amount of trash produced in India, which, according to specialists, is one of the countries that generate the most plastic pollution. Companies will have until 2020 to manufacture products that have at least 50% plant origin and are biodegradable, that is, products

PLASTIC IN OCEANS

Scientists conducted research which showed that, in 2010, eight million tons of plastic were disposed of in oceans.

China, Indonesia, and Vietnam are some of the countries among the world’s 10 biggest marine polluters.

Plastic is often mistaken for food by marine animals. It is estimated that 700 species have been harmed by ingesting plastic.

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DADS WHO PLAY WITH BARBIES

Playing with dolls is not just for girls anymore. That is what the new Barbie

TV ad released in January shows. In the commercial, dads are having fun with their daughters and even mimic girl voices when playing with Barbie dolls. After making dolls with different professional outfits and styles to encourage girls to be whoever they want to be, the makers of Barbie now want to encourage

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1. What changes are Barbie makers proposing? 2. Have you heard of female em-powerment before? How else could Barbie support it?

WHAT DO PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD DO?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics has published a new report on the habits

of the American population. The Bureau is a section of the United States Department of Labor that researches, gathers, and publishes information on work conditions, prices, unemployment, and the productivity of Americans. The figures gathered by the BLS are often used by newspapers, because they are some of the most important indicators of the American economy. Every year, the BLS publishes reports which reflect people’s lifestyles. Check out how we live today:

dads to spend more time with their daughters. The new ad shows that playing is important to free the imagination, and that fathers contribute plenty to their daughters’ social and emotional development by playing with them. Barbie has been very criticized for selling a doll with an unrealistic body. Its makers want to foster female empowerment.

Fashion Sleepwear

Every year, fashion designers create new styles of clothes, which become trendy and hip. In 2017, designs based on men’s pajamas are back in style. Inspired by the comfort and lightness of silk pajama pants and tops, famous brands took several styles to the runways. Dolce & Gabanna, Stella McCartney, Louis Vuitton, Lanvin, Emilio Pucci, and Salvatore Ferragamo were some of the brands that invested in the idea. Singer Rihanna is one of those who has adopted the trend.

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1. What kind of pajamas do you prefer to sleep in?2. When choosing your sleepwear, what is most important?

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Female Empowerment:term used to strengthen women, promoting gender equality and encouraging female participation in society.

1. What are the BLS reports about? 2. Think about your life. Which activities from this list are part of your day?

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WHAT ARE 7 BILLION

PEOPLE DOING?

THOSE WHO LIVE TO\

78 YEARS SPEND:

Over 400 million are entrepreneurs

430 million are unem-ployed

577 million are over 64 years old

800 million work in manufacturing

1.4 billion work in ag-riculture

1.7 billion work in ser-vices

1.9 billion are too young to work (0-15 year olds)

9 years watching TV, playing games and on social networks

10.5 years working 28.3 years, that is, 1/3 of their life sleeping 6 years doing chores like sweeping the floor, washing plates, taking care of the house People spend 9 years having fun

4 years eating and drinking 3.5 years studying 2.5 years taking care of physi-ological needs (peeing and pooing) 2.5 years shopping 1.5 years caring for a baby

1.3 years in transportation

Source:Cia.gov, Census.gov, Gemconsortium.org

Source: The World Bank

SPORTS

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WOMEN’S SOCCER IN THE LIBERTADORES CUP

The Brazilian Football Confedera-tion (CBF) wants the main Brazil-

ian clubs to support women’s soccer. CBF’s new rules say that soccer clubs in Brazil can only participate in the Liberta-dores Cup if they have a women’s team in the national championship. This will start

TECHNOLOGY SPACE TRASH Level

Up until 1956, the Earth’s atmosphere was clean

and only meteors and small space rocks rotated around it. However, since 1957, when Sput-

nik 1, the first artificial satellite by former Soviet Union, was launched, mankind started to dispose of parts in space, thus producing space trash. The rocket that took Sputnik to space marked the beginning of a big accu-mulation of trash. Check out the sta-tus of our planet today. In 2012, more than 500 thousand objects over 1 cm in size had already been identified by the North American Space Surveil-

lance Network. The International Space Station (ISS) has a protection barrier to prevent catastrophic colli-sions such as the one that took place in 2014, when the astronauts had to seek shelter in the Soyuz capsule, because of the high risk of collisions. Scientists and engineers are coming up with solutions to clean up trash such as space fishing nets and laser telescopes.

1. Who is planning to clean up the atmosphere and how do they plan to do this?2. What could be one of the consequences of having trash in space?

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ROBOTS IN THE CLASSROOM LevelClassrooms are be-coming increasingly

more high-tech. Interactive blackboards, portable com-puters, and online classes are flourishing, but are students learning different things or are they learning the same thing on different devices? In a world where artificial intel-ligence and robots threaten to take away jobs from humans, some kids are already learn-ing new skills from robots. At BETT, the largest education event in the world, which took place in London this year, sev-eral experiences were shared,

such as that of a group of stu-dents from London Design and Engineering who go to school with two human-like robots, the Softbanks. Another group made a trip to a snowy location with 11 NAO robots whom they taught how to ski. The school has a partnership with several industry spon-sors, including University of East London, Thames Water, and Fujitsu, which supply the school with the robots which provide students with new learning experiences. In 2017, over 60 thousand schools in the USA started a new project

to teach coding through drone lessons. The fourth grade stu-dents at Towne Meadow El-ementary School, in Indiana, for example, enjoy testing drone flights in the class-room. In other schools, there

QUESTIONS1. What are the technological advances in education?2. How do you use technology in your life?

are classes where students use headsets instead of books - en-tering virtual reality to learn about the French Revolution or interacting with a solar system hologram to learn about space. According to Lenovo’s global education specialist, Sam Mor-ris, this way of learning offers major benefits. Some teachers are still hesitant to adopt this

new way of teaching, but fig-ures show that students who attend these classes have good results and learn quickly.

Source: Source: BBC

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in 2019. Today, only eight of the 20 teams in the A league of the 2017 Brazilian champi-onship have women’s teams. Marco Aurélio Cunha is the director of CBF’s women’s soc-cer. He says that to set up a women’s soccer team, all you need is 5% of the funds avail-able to men’s teams

1. What will change for soccer clubs in Brazil in 2019? 2. Do you know any Brazilian women who play soccer?

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