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READING & COMPREHENSION: This Reading Focuses on the History of The Great Crash of 1929 & The Great Depression that followed - It Includes True - False - Not given statements, General Questions & Discussion - Aim: Student will be able to Read the Text, Find Factual Information, Answer the Questions & have a Discussion - Have Fun Teaching & Learning -

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THE GREAT CRASH OF 1929  -  BLACK TUESDAY 


This is an easy reading passage (A2–B1 level) about tariffs, what they are, and how countries have used them in the past. The text includes examples like the U.S.-China trade war, the Great Depression, and modern uses of tariffs. It is followed by comprehension questions to check understanding and discussion questions to get students speaking and sharing opinions.

Suitable for high school students, young adults, or anyone learning English with an interest in real-world topics and global issues.

Created for EFL/ESL learners. Works well as reading practice, speaking warm-up, or even for pair work and projects.

Target language includes vocabulary related to economics, politics, and trade (e.g., tariff, import, local business, trade war, free trade). The worksheet focuses on reading, speaking, and vocabulary skills.

Estimated time: 30–45 minutes.

What Are Tariffs and How Have They Been Used in the Past

A dog is one of the most popular pets that people keep all over the world. The overwhelming majority of them tend to give dogs all they can. Keepers want their dogs to have totally comfortable lives, so they buy comfortable clothes, great toys, and the best rated dog food for their pets. Why does it happen exactly that way?



According to the research data available in different sources online, more and more families and lonely people decide to have dogs nowadays. What is the deal? How can you explain that? Maybe, people just feel better together with their beloved pets? That seems to be true. However, there are other reasons for a person to get a dog and, of course, keep it. Here below, you can find the best and most important reasons to have a dog nearby.



Before we proceed, though, it is important to note that the particular breed of a dog does not matter much here. You can choose the breed according to your preferences and criteria and still be confident that the factors below apply.



Walking with a Dog is Cool



Regular walking down the streets familiar to you can become much more exciting when your beloved dog is walking beside you. In addition, your wellbeing and physical shape receive a significant boost.



Why so? That is simple. Dog keepers just have to spend 30 minutes outside twice a day. That is the time when you exercise and breathe fresh air every day. A dog owner is forced to make walking their routine, so the new routine element improves their health a lot.



Dogs Help People Make Friends



Think about that. Many people decide to get and keep a dog due to the same simple reason: they are lonely. The point is, their loneliness is not acceptable for them, so such dog owners want to meet new people and make friends. Is it a problem?



It is not if you have a dog! As it was already mentioned, you need to walk with your dog in the evening without excuses. So, simply go to a local park in the evening together, and it will not be a challenge for you to make new contacts there.



Your Dog is Surely Your Friend



That is another reason for people to keep their pets with love and get top rated dog foods for them. People and even families can feel lonely not only when they feel it difficult to make new connections. The lack of trust is a completely different factor preventing them from having a friend or two.



When speaking of a dog, you can always be sure that its happy face when it sees you is entirely sincere. Your dog is absolutely satisfied to have such a good and kind keeper. 



Humans are social creatures who need love. Your dog’s love can add a lot of positivity to your regular days. It will make you smile much more frequently than you used to do before getting a pet! 



A Dog is an Effective and Free Antidepressant



You can relax and have fun easily while playing with your dog. At least, your routine responsibilities and activities will get out of your mind during that pet play session. That is extremely useful, especially regarding the crazy tempo of modern reality that does not allow people to relax at all.



Additionally, a dog can be your antidepressant or at least an effective mental healthcare assistant. Psychotherapists working with people who suffer from depression recommend their patients to spend more time with pets, such as cats or dogs. It is proven by science that playing with their beloved animals can increase the level of the “happiness hormone” (serotonin) in human blood. Why shouldn’t you use that effect to make your life brighter?



A Dog Cultivates Responsibility



Families deciding to get a dog frequently assume that their kids will become more responsible if there will be a pet in their house. However, that is only one part of the truth.



The other one is that the dog can cultivate responsibility not only in children. Adults become more self-confident and responsible when they own a dog, too. The point is, you can’t avoid caring about your dog, and that fact alone adds you a lot of mental and spiritual discipline.



To Conclude



If you are thinking about getting a dog for yourself or your children, you’ll have to take a bunch of connected responsibilities. However, a pet will give you a lot in return: friendship, love, faith, and the reason to go in for self-improvement.



Do you still have doubts?



Come on. Just go and get that dog already!



P.S. Don’t forget to visit toprateddogfoods.com to find out more about high-quality food for your pet. It deserves the best you can give!



The Reasons to Have a Dog

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Adjectives to describe feelings, emotions

Adjectives to describe personality and character

Adjectives: Gradable / Non-gradable adjectives

Articles: Definite or indefinite article (a, an or the)

BE + infinitive structures (e.g. he was to become famous)

Clauses of contrast (e.g.  although, while)

Clauses of purpose (e.g. in order to, so that, so as to)

Clauses of reason (e.g. because, because of, due to, as, since)

Cleft sentences (e.g. It's Joey we're looking for)

Comparison: Comparative adjectives and structures

Comparison: Superlative adjectives and structures

Conditional 2 (second conditional) - would

Conditionals: Conditional phrases (e.g. unless, provided that, as long as)

Conjunctions (aka connectives, e.g. and, but, or, so, then)

Contractions (shortened forms, e.g. don't, aren't, etc.)

Determiners (words that can come before nouns)

Formal and informal English (politeness or colloquial language)

Future perfect continuous (progressive) tense

Future perfect simple and continuous (progressive) tense

Future phrases (e.g. be about to, bound to, likely to, due to, set to + INF)

Homonyms (two words with the same pronunciation - homophones and homographs)

It as preparatory subject (e.g. it's raining, it's nice of you to)

Linking verbs (aka copulas, e.g. I am a student)

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Nouns: Collective nouns (team, class, family, committee)

Nouns: Proper nouns (names of people, cities, companies)

Oxymorons (phrases with words of contradictory meaning, e.g. living dead)

Participles: Past participle (e.g. HAVING DONE)

Participles: Present participle (e.g. DOING)

Parts of Speech (aka word classes, e.g. nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs)

Past perfect continuous (progressive) tense

Phonetics (pronunciation, IPA, phonetic symbols)

Plural nouns: regular plurals with S ending

Prefixes (e.g. A, UN, IM, DIS, MIS, EN, etc. )

Prepositions vs adverbs (e.g. before me, saw him before.)

Prepositions: Double prepositions (e.g. out of)

Prepositions: Participle prepositions (e.g. pending, concerning)

Prepositions: Phrase prepositions (e.g. by means of)

Present perfect continuous (progressive) tense

Present perfect simple or present continuous tense

Present simple tense: S for third person singular verbs

Present simple vs continuous (progressive) tense

Pronouns: EACH OTHER, ONE ANOTHER (reciprocal pronouns)

Pronouns: Possessive pronouns (e.g. my, mine)

Pronouns: Reflexive pronouns (e.g. myself, yourself))

Pronouns: SOMEBODY, ANYBODY, EVERYBODY, NO ONE, NOTHING, etc.

Pronouns: THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE (demonstratives)

Pronouns: YOU and THEY to talk about people in general

Quantifiers (e.g. some, many, much, any, few, little)

Questions: WH questions (open-ended questions)

Reported speech: reported questions (indirect questions)

There is / there are / there was / there were / there will be, etc.

Verbs: Transitive or intransitive verbs (words that can or cannot stand with objects)

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Pictionary (picture dictionary) or picture matching

Writing an opinion essay (persuasive essay)

Learners who are Pre-A1 have just begun learning English and will first learn how to:<ul><li>Say the letters in the alphabet and numbers</li><li>Say hello, talk about names and age</li><li>Name the colors and dates, express likes and dislikes</li></ul>

Absolute beginners who have begun to learn the letters and numbers

Learners taking the A1 Elementary exam should be able to:<ul><li>Introduce themselves and ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, things he/she has, people he/she knows.</li><li>Communicate using very basic phrases as long as the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: common adjectives & adverbs of frequency, going to, how much/how many, imperatives, I'd like, 's – possessive, common prepositions of place and time, present simple & continuous, there is/are</li></ul>

A very basic tourist level, which is enough for buying food and a bus ticket

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A tourist who can do basic conversations about the past, present and future

Learners taking the B1 Intermediate exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand points regarding family, work, school or leisure-related topics.</li><li>Deal with most travel situations in areas where the language is spoken.</li><li>Create simple texts on topics of personal interest.</li><li>Describe experiences, events, dreams, and ambitions, as well as opinions or plans in brief.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: question tags, intensifiers: too/enough, future tenses, past tenses, modals, conditionals, wh-questions in the past</li></ul>

Learners who can deal with both familiar and routine situations, in friendly and work contexts

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The level where you can be a tour guide for your foreign friends and talk about a lot of topics, even abstract ones, with ease and fluency

Learners taking the C1 Advanced exam should be able to: Express ideas fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions. Use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes. Understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts. Produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, using linking phrases (=words that connect ideas between sentences). Main grammar points to know: inversion, mixed conditionals, modals in the past, all passive forms, phrasal verbs (all patterns), wish/if only for regrets

Learners who can smoothly communicate in every walk of life, read long texts and write well

Learners taking the C2 Proficient exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand almost everything read or heard with ease.</li><li>Summarize information from a variety of sources into a coherent presentation.</li><li>Express themselves using precise meaning in complex scenarios.</li><li>Can express him/herself spontaneously, very fluently and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning even in the most complex situations</li></ul>

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