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Level 3 Get a job riding a Harley-Davidson all summer 24th April, 2018

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Contents The Article 2 Discussion (Student-Created Qs) 15 Warm-Ups 3 Language Work (Cloze) 16 Vocabulary 4 Spelling 17 Before Reading / Listening 5 Put The Text Back Together 18 Gap Fill 6 Put The Words In The Right Order 19 Match The Sentences And Listen 7 Circle The Correct Word 20 Listening Gap Fill 8 Insert The Vowels (a, e, i, o, u) 21 Comprehension Questions 9 Punctuate The Text And Add Capitals 22 Multiple Choice - Quiz 10 Put A Slash ( / ) Where The Spaces Are 23 Role Play 11 Free Writing 24 After Reading / Listening 12 Academic Writing 25 Student Survey 13 Homework 26 Discussion (20 Questions) 14 Answers 27

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THE ARTICLE

From https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1804/180424-harley-davidson.html

There is a special job opening for eight people who love riding

motorbikes, enjoy long, hot summers, and like feeling the wind in their

hair. The position is a summer internship for the legendary motorcycle

maker Harley-Davidson. The company is looking for people to learn to

ride its bikes and then ride them across the USA all summer. It is offering

this job to celebrate the 115th anniversary of the founding of Harley-

Davidson. The successful candidates will get special training to ride a

Harley and must then share their experiences of their adventures of

riding around the USA on social media. The lucky riders must also attend

a number of events, including anniversary celebrations.

Harley-Davidson CEO Matt Levatich explained why his company wants

eight interns to ride motorcycles all summer. He said: "We're

continuously working to grow the sport of motorcycling. What better way

to engage future riders than to have a whole team of newly-trained

enthusiasts share personal stories as they immerse themselves in

motorcycle culture and community – all while gaining marketable career

skills. I'm looking forward to following their journeys, learning about their

experiences, and seeing them out on the road." To qualify, candidates

must show they are good storytellers, be able to use social media well,

and describe what freedom means in an essay, video or photo portfolio.

Sources: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/freedom-from-cubicles-and-coffee-runs-harley-davidson-unveils-the-ultimate-social-media-summer-internship-300633489.html http://fortune.com/2018/04/21/harley-davidson-internship-travel/ https://www.harley-davidson.com/us/en/about-us/careers/students-rotational-programs.html


WARM-UPS

1. MOTORBIKES: Students walk around the class and talk to other students about motorbikes. Change partners often and share your findings.

2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, talk about these topics or words from the article. What will the article say about them? What can you say about these words and your life?

special / job / motorbikes / hot summers / wind / legendary / anniversary / lucky / intern / summer / motorcycling / enthusiasts / career skills / candidates / storytellers

Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently.

3. INTERNSHIPS: Students A strongly believe internships are great; Students B strongly believe they are not great. Change partners again and talk about your conversations.

4. ADVENTURE: What adventures could you have with these things? Complete this table with your partner(s). Change partners often and share what you wrote. Who had the best adventure?

Where could you go? What could you do?

A motorbike

A computer

A backpack

A skateboard

A drone

A camera

5. SUMMER: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word "summer". Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories.

6. JOBS: Rank these with your partner. Put the best places to work for at the top. Change partners often and share your rankings.

• Harley-Davidson • a university • Hollywood • an expensive restaurant

• Apple Computer • your local city hall • in a jungle • NASA


VOCABULARY MATCHING

Paragraph 1

1. opening a. The position of a student or trainee who works in a company, sometimes without pay, for work experience.

2. internship b. Presenting something to someone to see if they want it or not.

3. legendary c. A person who applies for a job or is in an election.

4. offering d. Great enough to be very famous; very well known.

5. celebrate e. The date on which an important or sad event took place some time in the past.

6. anniversary f. An available job or position.

7. candidates g. Do something enjoyable for an important or happy day or event, usually, with other people.

Paragraph 2

8. continuously h. Join in with and do something.

9. engage i. A person who is very, very, very interested in a particular activity or subject.

10. enthusiasts j. Tell what someone or something is like (in many details).

11. immerse k. A long part of your working life doing the same or similar jobs.

12. career l. Get very, very, very interested in an activity or interest and spend a lot of time and energy on it.

13. journeys m. Non-stop.

14. describe n. The act of travelling from one place to another.


BEFORE READING / LISTENING From https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1804/180424-harley-davidson.html

1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).

a. Harley-Davidson is looking for eight interns for the summer. T / F b. The Harley-Davidson company will soon be 150 years old. T / F c. People who apply for the job must already be able to ride a Harley. T / F d. Harley-Davidson said the interns will not be allowed to use social media. T / F e. Harley-Davidson's boss wants to make motorcycling more popular. T / F f. The boss wants the interns to get skills in marketing. T / F g. You must be good at telling stories to get the job. T / F h. You need to write about what freedom is to get the job. T / F

2. SYNONYM MATCH: (The words in bold are from the news article.)

1. opening 2. legendary 3. founding 4. candidates 5. celebration 6. explained 7. continuously 8. gaining 9. show 10. portfolio

a. constantly b. applicants c. selection d. opportunity e. getting f. famous g. demonstrate h. commemoration i. described j. setting up

3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)

1. a special job 2. feeling the wind 3. the legendary motorcycle 4. celebrate the 115th 5. attend a number 6. his company wants eight interns 7. grow the sport 8. immerse themselves 9. seeing them out 10. describe what freedom

a. in motorcycle culture b. maker c. anniversary d. to ride motorcycles e. on the road f. in their hair g. of events h. means i. opening for eight people j. of motorcycling


GAP FILL From https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1804/180424-harley-davidson.html

There is a special job (1) ____________ for eight people who love

riding motorbikes, enjoy long, hot summers, and like

(2) ____________ the wind in their hair. The position is a summer

internship for the legendary motorcycle (3) ____________ Harley-

Davidson. The company is looking for people to learn to ride its

bikes and then ride them across the USA all summer. It is offering

this job to (4) ____________ the 115th anniversary of the

(5) ____________ of Harley-Davidson. The successful candidates

will get special training to ride a Harley and must then

(6) ____________ their experiences of their adventures of riding

around the USA on social media. The (7) ____________ riders

must also attend a number of events, (8) ____________

anniversary celebrations.

founding

lucky

maker

including

opening

celebrate

share

feeling

Harley-Davidson CEO Matt Levatich (9) ____________ why his

company wants eight interns to ride motorcycles all summer. He

said: "We're continuously working to (10) ____________ the sport

of motorcycling. What better way to engage (11) ____________

riders than to have a whole team of newly-trained enthusiasts

share personal stories as they (12) ____________ themselves in

motorcycle culture and community – all while gaining marketable

(13) ____________ skills. I'm looking forward to following their

journeys, learning about their experiences, and seeing them out

on the road." To qualify, (14) ____________ must show they are

good (15) ____________, be able to use social media well, and

describe what (16) ____________ means in an essay, video or

photo portfolio.

storytellers

career

grow

freedom

explained

immerse

candidates

future


LISTENING – Guess the answers. Listen to check. From https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1804/180424-harley-davidson.html

1) There is a special job opening for eight people who ______ motorbikes a. love ridding b. love riding c. love ridging d. love ridden 2) enjoy long, hot summers, and like feeling the ______ hair a. windy their b. winded in their c. windy in their d. wind in their 3) offering this job to celebrate the 115th anniversary of the ______ Harley-Davidson a. founding of b. fondling of c. foundering of d. foundling of 4) share their experiences of their adventures of riding around the USA ______ media a. in social b. on socially c. in socially d. on social 5) The lucky riders must also attend a number ______ a. off events b. of e-vents c. off e-events d. of events 6) why his company wants eight interns to ride motorcycles ______ a. all summer b. whole summer c. the summer d. fall summer 7) He said: "We're continuously working to grow ______ motorcycling." a. the sports of b. the sport of c. the sporty of d. the sport off 8) learning about their experiences, and seeing them ______ road a. out in the b. out ton the c. out on the d. ought on the 9) show they are good storytellers, be able to use social ______ a. medium wells b. media well c. media wells d. me dear well 10) describe what freedom means in an essay, video or ______ a. photos ports folio b. photo pawed folio c. photon portfolio d. photo portfolio


LISTENING – Listen and fill in the gaps From https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1804/180424-harley-davidson.html

There is a special job (1) ___________________ people who love riding

motorbikes, enjoy long, hot summers, and like (2) ___________________ in

their hair. The position is a summer internship for the legendary motorcycle

maker Harley-Davidson. The company is looking for

(3) ___________________ to ride its bikes and then ride them across the

USA all summer. It is offering this job to celebrate the 115th anniversary of

the founding of Harley-Davidson. The successful candidates

(4) ___________________ training to ride a Harley and must then share

their experiences of their adventures (5) ___________________ the USA on

social media. The lucky riders must also (6) ___________________ of

events, including anniversary celebrations.

Harley-Davidson CEO Matt Levatich (7) ___________________ company

wants eight interns to ride motorcycles all summer. He said: "We're

continuously (8) ___________________ the sport of motorcycling. What

better way to engage future riders than to have (9) ___________________

of newly-trained enthusiasts share personal stories as they immerse

themselves in motorcycle (10) ___________________ – all while gaining

marketable career skills. I'm looking forward to following their journeys,

learning about their experiences, and seeing (11) ___________________

the road." To qualify, candidates must show they are good storytellers, be

able to use social media well, and describe (12) ___________________ in an

essay, video or photo portfolio.


COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS From https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1804/180424-harley-davidson.html

1. How many interns is Harley-Davidson looking for?

2. What might people like to feel in their hair?

3. How old will the Harley-Davidson company be this year?

4. What must successful candidates share on social media?

5. What must the lucky candidates attend a number of?

6. What does Harley-Davidson's CEO want to grow?

7. What will the interns immerse themselves besides communities?

8. What marketable skills will the interns pick up?

9. What must candidates show they are good at?

10. What word must job applicants describe?


MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ From https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1804/180424-harley-davidson.html

1) How many interns is Harley-Davidson looking for? a) 8 b) 7 c) 9 d) 6

2) What might people like to feel in their hair? a) a helmet b) their fingers c) the wind d) the sun

3) How old will the Harley-Davidson company be this year? a) 105 b) 115 c) 150 d) 145

4) What must successful candidates share on social media? a) names b) e-mail addresses c) jokes d) experiences

5) What must the lucky candidates attend a number of? a) events b) meetings c) exhibitions d) interviews

6) What does Harley-Davidson's CEO want to grow? a) rice b) flowers c) tomatoes d) the sport of motorcycling

7) What will the interns immerse themselves besides communities? a) a bath b) motorcycle culture c) water d) oil

8) What marketable skills will the interns pick up? a) motorbike maintenance b) coding c) selling d) career skills

9) What must candidates show they are good at? a) fixing engines b) wet-weather riding c) storytelling d) tricks

10) What word must job applicants describe? a) photo b) freedom c) motorcycle d) journey


ROLE PLAY From https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1804/180424-harley-davidson.html

Role A – Harley-Davidson

You think Harley-Davidson is the best place to work. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their places. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these places (and why): your local city hall, Hollywood or a jungle.

Role B – Your Local City Hall

You think your local city hall is the best place to work. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their places. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these places (and why): Harley-Davidson, Hollywood or a jungle.

Role C – Hollywood

You think Hollywood is the best place to work. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their places. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these places (and why): your local city hall, Harley-Davidson or a jungle.

Role D – A Jungle

You think a jungle is the best place to work. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their places. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these places (and why): your local city hall, Hollywood or Harley-Davidson.


AFTER READING / LISTENING From https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1804/180424-harley-davidson.html

1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionary / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words 'summer' and 'job'.

summer job

• Share your findings with your partners. • Make questions using the words you found. • Ask your partner / group your questions.

2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.

• Share your questions with other classmates / groups. • Ask your partner / group your questions.

3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise. Check your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. Were they new, interesting, worth learning…?

4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings.

5. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall how they were used in the text:

• opening • hair • 115 • training • adventures • number

• why • grow • better • culture • road • freedom


MOTORBIKES SURVEY From https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1804/180424-harley-davidson.html

Write five GOOD questions about motorbikes in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper. When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

STUDENT 1

_____________

STUDENT 2

_____________

STUDENT 3

_____________

Q.1.

Q.2.

Q.3.

Q.4.

Q.5.

• Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.

• Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.


MOTORBIKES DISCUSSION STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

1. What did you think when you read the headline?

2. What images are in your mind when you hear the word 'motorbike'?

3. What do you know about Harley-Davidson?

4. Why does Harley-Davidson have a cool image?

5. Do you enjoy feeling the wind in your hair?

6. Would you like to apply for this internship?

7. What do you think of internships?

8. Why is Harley-Davidson doing this?

9. Where would you go if you won this internship?

10. Are motorcycles the best form of transport?

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----------------------------------------------------------------------------- MOTORBIKES DISCUSSION STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

11. Did you like reading this article? Why/not?

12. What do you think of when you hear the word 'job'?

13. What do you think about what you read?

14. What do you think about motorbikes?

15. How much would you enjoy riding a motorcycle around the USA?

16. What is "motorcycle culture"?

17. What career skills might the interns learn?

18. How good a storyteller are you?

19. How would you describe the word "freedom"?

20. What questions would you like to ask the Harley-Davidson boss?


DISCUSSION (Write your own questions) STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

1. ________________________________________________________

2. ________________________________________________________

3. ________________________________________________________

4. ________________________________________________________

5. ________________________________________________________

6. ________________________________________________________

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DISCUSSION (Write your own questions) STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

1. ________________________________________________________

2. ________________________________________________________

3. ________________________________________________________

4. ________________________________________________________

5. ________________________________________________________

6. ________________________________________________________


LANGUAGE - CLOZE From https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1804/180424-harley-davidson.html

There is a special job (1) ____ for eight people who love riding motorbikes, enjoy long, hot summers, and like feeling the wind in their (2) ____. The position is a summer internship for the legendary motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson. The company is (3) ____ for people to learn to ride its bikes and then ride them across the USA all summer. It is offering this job to celebrate the 115th anniversary of the (4) ____ of Harley-Davidson. The successful candidates will get special training to ride a Harley and must then (5) ____ their experiences of their adventures of riding around the USA on social media. The lucky riders must also attend (6) ____ number of events, including anniversary celebrations.

Harley-Davidson CEO Matt Levatich explained (7) ____ his company wants eight interns to ride motorcycles all summer. He said: "We're continuously working to (8) ____ the sport of motorcycling. What better way to engage future riders than to have a (9) ____ team of newly-trained enthusiasts share personal stories as they immerse themselves in motorcycle (10) ____ and community – all while gaining marketable career skills. I'm looking forward to following their journeys, learning about their experiences, and seeing them (11) ____ on the road." To qualify, candidates must show they are good storytellers, be able to use social media (12) ____, and describe what freedom means in an essay, video or photo portfolio.

Put the correct words from the table below in the above article. 1. (a) closing (b) opening (c) entering (d) changing

2. (a) hairy (b) hair (c) hairs (d) hairline

3. (a) looks (b) looked (c) looker (d) looking

4. (a) discovery (b) founding (c) location (d) invention

5. (a) shear (b) share (c) shave (d) shore

6. (a) this (b) the (c) a (d) that

7. (a) which (b) what (c) why (d) who

8. (a) growth (b) grown (c) grow (d) growing

9. (a) hole (b) while (c) holy (d) whole

10. (a) mature (b) nurture (c) vulture (d) culture

11. (a) out (b) outer (c) outing (d) outs

12. (a) good (b) nice (c) well (d) lot


SPELLING From https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1804/180424-harley-davidson.html

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PUT THE TEXT BACK TOGETHER From https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1804/180424-harley-davidson.html

Number these lines in the correct order.

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( ) also attend a number of events, including anniversary celebrations.

( ) of their adventures of riding around the USA on social media. The lucky riders must

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( ) skills. I'm looking forward to following their journeys, learning about their experiences, and seeing them out

( ) able to use social media well, and describe what freedom means in an essay, video or photo portfolio.

( ) stories as they immerse themselves in motorcycle culture and community – all while gaining marketable career

( ) candidates will get special training to ride a Harley and must then share their experiences

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( ) motorcycles all summer. He said: "We're continuously working to grow the sport of motorcycling. What better

( 1 ) There is a special job opening for eight people who love riding motorbikes, enjoy long, hot summers, and like feeling the

( ) Harley-Davidson CEO Matt Levatich explained why his company wants eight interns to ride

( ) summer. It is offering this job to celebrate the 115th anniversary of the founding of Harley-Davidson. The successful

( ) maker Harley-Davidson. The company is looking for people to learn to ride its bikes and then ride them across the USA all


PUT THE WORDS IN THE RIGHT ORDER From https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1804/180424-harley-davidson.html

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CIRCLE THE CORRECT WORD (20 PAIRS) From https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1804/180424-harley-davidson.html

There is a special job opens / opening for eight people who love riding

motorbikes, enjoy long, hot summers, and like feeling the windy / wind in

their hair. The position is a summer internship for the legendary / legend

motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson. The company is looked / looking for

people to learn to ride its bikes and then ride that / them across the USA all

summer. It is offering / offered this job to celebrate the 115th anniversary of

the founding for / of Harley-Davidson. The successful candidates will get

special training to / on ride a Harley and must then share their experiences

of their adventures of riding around the USA on / in social media. The lucky

riders must also attend a number / numbers of events, including anniversary

celebrations.

Harley-Davidson CEO Matt Levatich explained what / why his company

wants eight interns to ride / ridden motorcycles all summer. He said: "We're

continuously / continues working to grow the sport off / of motorcycling.

What better way to engage future riders than to have a hole / whole team of

newly-trained enthusiasts share personal / personally stories as they

immerse / immense themselves in motorcycle culture and community – all

while gaining marketable career skills. I'm looking forward to following their

journeys, learning about them / their experiences, and seeing them out on

the road." To qualify, candidates must show they are well / good

storytellers, be able to use social media well, and description / describe what

freedom means in an essay, video or photo portfolio.

Talk about the connection between each pair of words in italics, and why the correct word is correct.


INSERT THE VOWELS (a, e, i, o, u) From https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1804/180424-harley-davidson.html

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PUNCTUATE THE TEXT AND ADD CAPITALS From https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1804/180424-harley-davidson.html

there is a special job opening for eight people who love riding motorbikes,

enjoy long, hot summers, and like feeling the wind in their hair. the position

is a summer internship for the legendary motorcycle maker harley-davidson.

the company is looking for people to learn to ride its bikes and then ride

them across the usa all summer. it is offering this job to celebrate the 115th

anniversary of the founding of harley-davidson. the successful candidates

will get special training to ride a harley and must then share their

experiences of their adventures of riding around the usa on social media. the

lucky riders must also attend a number of events, including anniversary

celebrations.

harley-davidson ceo matt levatich explained why his company wants eight

interns to ride motorcycles all summer. he said: "we're continuously working

to grow the sport of motorcycling. what better way to engage future riders

than to have a whole team of newly-trained enthusiasts share personal

stories as they immerse themselves in motorcycle culture and community –

all while gaining marketable career skills. i'm looking forward to following

their journeys, learning about their experiences, and seeing them out on the

road." to qualify, candidates must show they are good storytellers, be able

to use social media well, and describe what freedom means in an essay,

video or photo portfolio.


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HOMEWORK

1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.

2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find out more about this news story. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.

3. HARLEY-DAVIDSON: Make a poster about Harley-Davidson. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things?

4. MOTORCYCLES: Write a magazine article about motorcycles. Include imaginary interviews with people who are for and against them.

Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Write down any new words and expressions you hear from your partner(s).

5. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about the next stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.

6. LETTER: Write a letter to an expert on motorcycles. Ask him/her three questions about them. Give him/her three of your ideas on them. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions.


ANSWERS

VOCABULARY (p.4)

1. f 2. a 3. d 4. b 5. g 6. e 7. c

8. m 9. h 10. i 11. l 12. k 13. n 14. j

TRUE / FALSE (p.5) a T b F c F d F e T f F g T h T

SYNONYM MATCH (p.5) 1. opening 2. legendary 3. founding 4. candidates 5. celebration 6. explained 7. continuously 8. gaining 9. show 10. portfolio

a. opportunity b. famous c. setting up d. applicants e. commemoration f. described g. constantly h. getting i. demonstrate j. selection

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS (p.9) WORDS IN THE RIGHT ORDER (p.20)

1. Eight 1. There is a special job for eight people. 2. The wind 2. The company is looking for people to learn. 3. 115 years old 3. The successful candidates will get special

training. 4. Their experiences (and stories,

photos, etc.) 4. Their adventures of riding around the USA.

5. Events 5. Riders must also attend a number of events. 6. The sport of motorcycling 6. His company wants eight interns to ride

motorcycles? 7. Motorcycle culture 7. Working to grow the sport of motorcycling. 8. Career skills 8. I'm looking forward to following their journeys. 9. Storytelling 9. Candidates must show they are good storytellers. 10. Freedom 10. Describe what freedom means in an essay.

MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ (p.10)

1. a 2. c 3. b 4. d 5. a 6. d 7. b 8. d 9. c 10. b

ALL OTHER EXERCISES Please check for yourself by looking at the Article on page 2. (It's good for your English ;-)

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