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In the News, June 24th, 2021

University English Podcast

Release Date: 06/24/2021

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University English Podcast

This is a podcast which picks up a few interesting things that have appeared in the news in recent weeks.

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This is a podcast which picks up a few interesting things that have appeared in the news in recent weeks. This week we have stories in health, the animal kingdom and history.

In our first story on health, we learn that dogs may be a great help to us during the corona virus pandemic. You can read more about it here:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/24/faster-than-pcr-test-dogs-detect-covid-coronavirus-london-bmj

 

In our second story on the animal kingdom, we discover how sharks find their way around in the ocean, and you can read more by following this link:

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/may/17/sharks-earth-magnetic-field-gps-guidance-system

 

In our final story on history, we hear how microbes have helped to clean some of Michelangelo’s most beautiful statues. Read about it here:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/30/arts/bacteria-cleaning-michelangelo-medici-restoration.html?searchResultPosition=1

 

Worksheet Answers:

  1. C 2. A 3. D

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