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Rescuers Battle Himalayan Floods

That's News to Me

Low Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

In this lesson featuring modified content from Reuters, students read about rescue efforts following catastrophic flash floods at the Nepal–China border. This lesson includes photos, vocabulary, comprehension and discussion questions, and a speaking task.

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Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
environment
flood

Vocabulary

collapse
debris
desperately
bury
identification
decay
DNA
unstable