This is a podcast which picks up a few interesting things that have appeared in the news in recent weeks. In this episode we have stories from world news, and the environment.

In our first story, we learn about the situation regarding the population and the falling birthrate in Japan. You read more about it here:

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2019/12/99520f842b44-japan-sees-record-low-number-of-babies-born-in-2019.html

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2019/10/cf30f5d6ea06-japan-early-childhood-staff-feel-least-valued-among-8-nations-oecd.html

In our story on the environment, we see that Scotland has set a record high temperature. You can learn more about this here:

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/dec/29/remarkable-high-as-scottish-temperature-record-is-broken

Worksheet Answers:

1. D 2. B