AFP World News Report 8

This video-based course featuring the latest world news develops integrated skills of listening, reading, speaking, and critical thinking. Topics cover a wide spectrum, including energyefficient housing of the future, brain-stimulation technology for rehabilitation, AI-powered gadgets, wildlife conservation, and restoring cultural heritage. With AFP’s up-to-date news footage linked to passages of about 280 words, the course reinforces both listening and reading skills. Additional exercises impart the skill of interpreting visual information such as charts and graphs. Each unit progresses from topic comprehension to tasks oriented toward output and problem solving, changing students from passive observers to active participants in the classroom. As a new feature, each unit incorporates a variety of output activities. Teacher’s materials include two review tests. Fully compatible with Linguaporta.

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Contents

Lesson 1 Energy-Efficient House　

Lesson 2 Ex-Racehorses Provide Comfort to Children in Need　

Lesson 3 Relief and Despair: Repeal of Logging Ban Divides Kenya　

Lesson 4 Bauhaus Design Turns 100　

Lesson 5 How Single-Use Plastic Still Rules the World　

Lesson 6 Save Koalas from Chlamydia　

Lesson 7 Notre-Dame Cathedral: Risen from the Ashes　

Lesson 8 Sweden Grapples with Poverty　

Lesson 9 Chinese Youths Trade City Rat Race for Pottery

Lesson 10 Philippine Jeepneys Face Uncertain Future　

Lesson 11 From Screen to Reality: South Korea K-Drama Tourism Boom　

Lesson 12 NASA Mars Exploration and Europa Mission

Lesson 13 Britain’s Iconic Red Phone Boxes Find New Lease of Life　

Lesson 14 Brain Stimulation Can Help Injured People Walk 

Lesson 15 London Businesses Turn to Two Wheels　

Lesson 16 Gadgets with a Touch of AI Unveiled Ahead of Las Vegas Tech Show

(Total 16 Units)