Here are some interesting articles that are complementary to the topics discussed in TED Text-book. I collected them from blogs, online magazines, newspapers and academic journals. So the language used in the articles is either semi-formal or academic. The articles can also be used for debate and response paper purposes.

Personality Types
1. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/working-around-personality-clashes/

Will Robots Replace Us?

1. http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffreydorfman/2016/05/15/robots-may-take-some-jobs-but-we-will-create-new-ones/#b339eac76782
2. https://www.wired.com/insights/2015/01/will-machines-replace-us-or-work-with-us/


Renewable Energy Sources
1. http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/smart-energy-solutions/increase-renewables/barriers-to-renewable-energy.html#.V_7_UNw69Qo
2. http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/our-energy-choices/renewable-energy/public-benefits-of-renewable.html#.V_7_qdw69Q

Culture

1. http://www.dimensionsofculture.com/2010/11/culture-and-family-dynamics/
2. http://immigrants1900.weebly.com/living-conditions.html
3. http://ndla.no/en/node/89615?fag=71082

Education
1. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matthew-lynch-edd/k-12-technology-benefits_b_3820538.html

Inequality in Societies
1. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/24/chinese-women-equality-laws-land-housing
2. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/10/inequality-in-india-oxfam-explainer/ (published last week)
3. http://www.global-economic-symposium.org/knowledgebase/the-global-society/overcoming-inequality-through-education/proposals/overcoming-inequality-through-education

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39ce8WA6mSM

A video that gives complementary information related to the text in Pathways 2A p5 or p6 (depending on the edition you have). I also wrote down questions about the video that serve for "listening for details".



The Secret to a Long Life

1) How many hours a day does Tusne Ganaha work?


2) Write down two unheard of diseases in Okinawa ?


3) What is professor Willcox's area of expertise?


4) Write down four factors that keep Okinawans healthy.