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LessonBusiness News Lessons: Can reducing public holidays inject the much-needed extra cash into the economy?
Read about the economic cost of days off and whether it is beneficial for state budgets to reduce them.
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Lesson‘It made my day more meaningful’: the Japanese gen Zers attempting a two-hour limit on smartphone use
Read about the rule that a Japanese town put in place to restrict smartphone usage and the effect that it had on people.
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LessonFinancial trouble in the Notting Hill Carnival food festival paradise
Read about the Notting Hill Carnival and how it’s become more costly and complicated for the vendors.
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LessonDoes a song conjure painful memories? Try to rehabilitate it, say scientists
Read about the effects that music has on memory and how people can change the negative associations they have with particular songs.
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LessonBusiness News Lessons: Women’s jobs more at risk due to lower use of AI
Read about how women are less likely to use AI, which makes them more at risk for job loss.
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LessonBusiness News Lessons: Let's be honest about today’s lay-offs
Read about the current work culture and how people are being fired during the increasing wave of lay-offs.
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Lesson‘Smellmaxxing’ and ‘frag heads’: how the gen Z perfume boom came up roses for indie brands
Read about how younger generations are creating new ways to wear perfumes.
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LessonBusiness News Lessons: Looking to be found: companies try to be part of our new AI search habits
Explore why there is an increase of popularity of AI searches and how ad agencies are helping their clients adapt to this new trend.
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LessonUK and Spain strike ‘historic’ deal over Gibraltar’s future and borders
Read about the new agreement between the UK and Spain on the territory of Gibraltar.
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LessonBusiness News Lessons: The rise of storage spaces
Read about why consumers prefer to rent storage units despite the digitalisation of many goods.
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LessonBusiness News Lessons: Increased use of influencers in advertising
Learn why big companies are using social media influencers more and more to market their products.
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LessonBusiness News Lessons: Brain Overload: How Multitasking Hijacks Your Focus and Increases Anxiety
Learn why multitasking is not an effective solution to work pressure.
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LessonAustralian women are doing 50% more housework than men. It’s creating ‘volcanic levels of resentment’
Read about how women in Australia do the majority of unpaid domestic work and the possible ways to address the problem.
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LessonBusiness News Lessons: Fewer people = lower living standards
What is the impact of declining birth rates on the world’s most prosperous economies?
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LessonBusiness News Lessons: Legal aid for businesses using AI
Read about how law firms are adding departments that help companies with issues caused by their use of AI.
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LessonBusiness News Lessons: Humans vs. self-driving cars?
Read about some problems associated with automated vehicles and an author’s opinion of self-driving cars at the current level of technology.
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LessonAustralia is connected to the world by cables no thicker than a garden hose – and at risk from sharks, accidents and sabotage
Explore how much the internet in Australia relies on underwater cables and how vulnerable they are.
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LessonSome people with ADHD succeed in periods of stress, new study shows
Read about how people with ADHD perform best under stress.
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LessonBusiness News Lessons: Gimme some green
Why is there a need to reshape markets, and not just companies, in the effort to go greener?
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ArticleVocabulary Builders: Getting into a love of phrasal verbs
Practise with your students some of the most common phrasal verbs with come, get, and put. Now with Interactive Worksheets!