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Issue 252, Dated 25th June, 2015 Newsademic.com British English edition Activities

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Clues1. __________ was ordered to follow the Prussians2. The battle finally ended Europes __________ wars3. Napoleon crowned himself __________ of France4. Napoleon ordered his best soldiers, the __________ Guard, to attack5. Thousands of people visited the __________ battlefield, in Belgium6. Wellington became a general during the __________ War7. Wellington decided to __________ from Quatre-Bras8. That night there was a very heavy __________9. In 1813 Wellington defeated a French army at the Battle of __________, in Spain10. In 1812 Napoleon invaded __________

Waterloo remembered (Page 1)

Instructions: Read the article Waterloo remembered. Fill in the boxes with the correct answers to find the mystery word.

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Mass stranding (Page 7)

Instructions: Read the article Mass stranding. Tick either true or false for the following statements.

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1. The crabs never go down to the seabed. 2. Tuna crabs either drift in the ocean or uses ocean currents. 3. Rays, sea lions and sea turtles also feed on the crabs. 4. In the Atlantic Ocean there is a warm water event called an El Nio. 5. The small creatures are normally found farther to the north. 6. The blue whale is the worlds largest animal. 7. Tuna crabs do not live near the seashore. 8. The Baja California Peninsula is part of the USA. 9. The crabs feed on plankton. 10. Tuna crabs swim backwards.

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Mystery phrase

Key wordsMICROPHONES COMPANIONSDEVELOPED BUSINESSHUMANOID ANNOUNCEDHOUSEHOLD EXPRESSIONSLANGUAGE RESTAURANTSPOPULATION CUSTOMERS

Pepper robot (Page 11)

Instructions: Read the article Pepper robot. 1. Find the key words in the wordsearch below. Words can go in any direction. 2. Take the first 33 unused letters, starting at the top left-hand corner of the box. 3. Put these letters into the squares at the bottom of the page to discover the mystery phrase.

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USA Volcanic activity

Permian mass extinction Mexico

The Earth Mauritius

Dodo 370 million years ago

Asteroid or comets Great Dying

Mammals 66 million years ago

First land animals 4.6 billion years

Dinosaurs Birds

Sixth mass extinction? (Page 3)

Instructions: Read the article Sixth mass extinction?. Draw a line to connect the correct links. The first is done for you.

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1. I am the capital city of the UK.

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2. I make the new scooters.

3. We take five hours to recharge.

4. In recent years, there has been a lot of me in Paris.

5. Now there are 70 of us in Paris.

6. I am the mayor of Paris.

7. There 2,500 of us in Paris.

8. I am stored under the seat.

Electric vehicles in Paris (Page 4)

Instructions: Read the article Electric vehicles in Paris. Answer questions 1-8. The first is done for you.

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World Map (Page 13)

Instructions: Listed below are 12 countries. Eliminate from the list those countries that appear on the map of the world. You will be left with one country that is not named on the map. That is the answer.

Missing Country =

Japan France Austria

Lebanon Georgia Venezuela

Mauritius Turkey Denmark

Mexico Mauritius Belgium

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Philae awakes (Page 14)

Instructions: Read the article Philae awakes. Fill in the boxes with the correct answers to find the mystery word.

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Clues1. 67P is a __________, or short-period, comet2. Before its __________ with the comet, Rosetta travelled more than six billion

kilometres3. The lander __________ several times4. ESA ( __________ Space Agency)5. When Philae landed its __________ did not work6. Philae landed in the __________7. The comets __________ is very weak8. Rosetta has large solar __________9. Comets date back to the __________ of the Solar System10. Comets are like time __________