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January 2023
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Online lesson schedule for January
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Week 1 (1/2-1/8) Chatterbox - What habit do you want to start this month?
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Week 1 (1/2-1/8) Weekly Task - World record gathering of people with same name
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Week 2 (1/9-1/15) Chatterbox - Do you have any bad habits?
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Week 2 (1/9-1/15) Weekly Task - Anti-cheating exam hats used in Philippines college
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Week 3 (1/16-2/22) Chatterbox - Do you get enough sleep?
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Week 3 (1/16-1/22) Weekly Task - Eating late at night might be making us sick
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Week 4 (1/23-1/29) Chatterbox - Do you think it is possible to change a habit?
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Week 4 (1/23-1/29) Weekly Task - Women, girls and students protesting in Iran
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Feedback and Q&A
February 2023
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Online lesson schedule for February
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Week 1 (1/30-2/5) Chatterbox - How do you make sure you do your new habits?
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Week 1 (1/30-2/5) Weekly Task - Britain's King Charles to miss climate summit
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Week 2 (2/6-2/12) Chatterbox - What good habits do you most admire?
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Week 2 (2/6-2/12) Weekly Task - Soccer star waits in line for 13 hours to pay respects to Queen Elizabeth
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Week 3 (2/13-2/19) Chatterbox - Do you enjoy exercise?
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Week 3 (2/13-2/19) Weekly Task - UN says 50 million are in 'modern slavery'
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Week 4 (2/20-2/26) Chatterbox - What kind of exercise do you prefer?
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Week 4 (2/20-2/26) Weekly Task - Ultra-processed food linked to cancer risk
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Feedback and Q&A
March 2023
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Week 1 (2/27-3/5) Chatterbox - Do you play any sport?
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Online lesson schedule for March
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Week 1 (2/27-3/5) Weekly Task - Space travel changes astronauts' DNA
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Week 2 (3/6-3/12) Chatterbox - How often do you go back to your parents' house?
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Week 2 (3/6-3/12) Weekly Task - Dogs cry for joy after reuniting with their owners
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Week 3 (3/13-3/19) Chatterbox - How would you describe your home?
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Week 3 (3/13-3/19) Weekly Task - Big rise in rates of depression among students
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Week 4 (3/20-3/26) Chatterbox - Do you feel comfortable at your parents' home?
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Week 4 (3/20-3/26) Weekly Task - Why thinking makes us feel tired
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Feedback and Q&A
April 2023
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Online lesson schedule for April
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Week 1 (3/27-4/2) Chatterbox - Do you have a lot of decorations in your home?
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Week 1 (3/27-4/2) Weekly Task - Mosquitoes bite some people more than others
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Week 2 (4/3-4/9) Chatterbox - What do you like most about your home?
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Week 2 (4/3-4/9) Weekly Task - Eiffel Tower full of rust and in need of repair
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Week 3 (4/10-4/16) Chatterbox - Is there a hobby you would like to start soon?
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Week 3 (4/10-4/16) Weekly Task - Australia's 'shocking' decline in environment
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Week 4 (4/17-4/23) Chatterbox - What kinds of hobbies do you like?
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Week 4 (4/17-4/23) Weekly Task - Letter posted in 1916 delivered 107 years late
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Feedback and Q&A
May 2023
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Online lesson schedule for May
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Week 1 (4/24-4/30) Chatterbox - Do you spend most of your free time indoors or outdoors?
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Week 1 (4/25-4/30) Weekly Task - Car fumes can change the brain in 2 hours
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Week 2 (5/8-5/14) Chatterbox - Are your current hobbies different to the ones you had as a child?
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Week 2 (5/8-5/14) Weekly Task - Scientists know more about how we forget
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Week 3 (5/15-5/21) Chatterbox - What inspires you to create art?
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Week 3 (5/15-5/21) Weekly Task - Italy's government may punish the use of English
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Week 4 (5/22-5/28) Chatterbox - What kind of art would you like to try?
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Week 4 (5/22-5/28) Weekly Task - Scientists say plants 'scream' when stressed
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Feedback and Q&A
June 2023
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Online lesson schedule for June
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Week 1 (5/29-6/4) Chatterbox - Do you think creating art is good for your mental health?
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Week 1 (5/29-6/4) Weekly Task - Climate change extends allergy season
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Week 2 (6/5-6/11) Chatterbox - Do you think it's a good idea to unplug sometimes?
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Week 2 (6/5-6/11) Weekly Task - Frozen food is Japan's 'dish of the year'
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Week 3 (6/12-6/18) Chatterbox - Do you have a smartphone? Do you feel like you can't live without it?
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Week 3 (6/12-6/18) Weekly Task - Half of world population will be overweight by 2035
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Week 4 (6/19-6/25) Chatterbox - How often do you unplug?
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Week 4 (6/19-6/25) Weekly Task - British supermarkets ration fruit and vegetables
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Feedback and Q&A
July 2023
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Online lesson schedule for July
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Week 1 (6/26-7/2) Chatterbox - Have you ever tried an unplugged day?
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Week 1 (6/26-7/2) Weekly Task - Pranksters target Japan's sushi restaurants
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Week 2 (7/3-7/9) Chatterbox - What's your best hack for using your phone less?
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Week 2 (7/3-7/9) Weekly Task - 99-year-old man raises $25 million for health service
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Week 3 (7/10-7/16) Chatterbox - What kind of music do you like?
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Week 3 (7/10-7/16) Weekly Task - Drinking water often helps us to live longer
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Week 4 (7/17-7/23) Chatterbox - Do you feel happy when you listen to music?
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Week 4 (7/17-7/23) Weekly Task - Dog theft on the rise worldwide
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Feedback and Q&A
August 2023
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Online lesson schedule for August
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Week 1 (7/24-7/30) Chatterbox - Do you think music is important?
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Week 1 (7/24-7/30) Weekly Task - 23 million men married before they were 15
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Week 2 (7/31-8/6) Chatterbox - Do you listen to music while you work?
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Week 2 (7/31-8/6) Weekly Task - Woman to catch up with men's pay in 200 years
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Week 3 (8/14-8/20) Chatterbox - Have you ever tried a virtual travel tour?
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Week 3 (8/14-8/20) Weekly Task - Cheaper rail tickets for Germany's women
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Week 4 (8/21-8/27) Chatterbox - What's the best thing about virtual travel?
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Week 4 (8/21-8/27) Weekly Task - ChatGPT-4 may be useful for medical diagnoses
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Feedback and Q&A
September 2023
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Online lesson schedule for September
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Week 1 (8/28-9/3) Chatterbox - Could you stop traveling and only go on virtual travel tours?
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Week 1 (8/28-9/3) Weekly Task - Athlete spends 500 days in underground cave
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Week 2 (9/4-9/10) Chatterbox - What's your favorite food?
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Week 2 (9/4-9/10) Weekly Task - UAE astronaut sends Ramadan greetings from space
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Week 3 (9/18-9/24) Chatterbox - What is your favorite dish to cook?
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Week 3 (9/18-9/24) Weekly Task - 2,000 near-threatened white rhinos to be auctioned
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Week 4 (9/25-10/1) Chatterbox - How often do you eat out?
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Week 4 (9/25-10/1) Weekly Task - Internet use could lower risk of dementia
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Feedback and Q&A
October 2023
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Online lesson schedule for October
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Week 1 (10/2-10/8) Chatterbox - What are the benefits of forgiving someone?
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Week 1 (10/2-10/8) Weekly Task - Pope says Italians should have babies, not pets
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Week 2 (10/9-10/15) Chatterbox - Is there someone in your life that you need to forgive?
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Week 2 (10/9-10/15) Weekly Task - New York City sinking four millimetres a year
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Week 3 (10/16-10/22) Chatterbox - Have you ever done something that needed forgiveness from someone else?
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Week 3 (10/16-10/22) Weekly Task - Canada to put health warnings on individual cigarettes
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Week 4 (10/23-10/29) Chatterbox - Are you able to forgive yourself when you make a mistake?
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Week 4 (10/23-10/29) Weekly Task - Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk to fight in a cage
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Feedback and Q&A
November 2023
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Online lesson schedule for November
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Week 1 (10/30-11/5) Chatterbox - Do you use mistakes to help you grow?
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Week 1 (10/30-11/5) Weekly Task - Four children survive in Amazon jungle for 40 days
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Week 2 (11/6-11/12) Chatterbox - Have you found your lifework?
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Week 2 (11/6-11/12) Weekly Task - Groundwater pumping by humans has tilted Earth's axis
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Week 3 (11/13-11/19) Chatterbox - What did you love doing as a child?
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Week 3 (11/13-11/19) Weekly Task - Microscopic handbag sells for $63,000
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Week 4 (11/20-11/26) Chatterbox - What are you passionate about?
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Week 4 (11/20-11/26) Weekly Task - France to pay people to repair their clothes
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Feedback and Q&A
December 2023
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Online lesson schedule for December
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Week 1 (11/27-12/3) Chatterbox - What do you truly enjoy doing?
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Week 1 (11/27-12/3) Weekly Task - UK politician orders removal of cartoons for child asylum seekers
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Week 2 (12/4-12/10) Chatterbox - Do you believe in Santa Claus?🎅🏻
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Week 2 (12/4-12/10) Weekly Task - AI could create thousands of jobs in gaming
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Week 3 (12/11-12/17) Chatterbox - What is your favorite Christmas song?
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Week 3 (12/11-12/17) Weekly Task - 8,000-year-old ancestor of English found
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Week 4 (12/18-12/24) Chatterbox - What is the coolest gift you have ever received?
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Week 4 (12/18-12/24) Weekly Task - EU warns X over Israel-Hamas disinformation
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Feedback and Q&A
