Weekly Read

Welcome to Typhoon Club’s Weekly Read. Articles are uploaded every Friday and remain available for two weeks before being replaced. Each article includes a discussion question and a Vocabulary Box. A YouTube link complementing the article's content is included when possible.

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Week of 02/07

Malaria is a disease spread by mosquitos. According to the World Health Organisation, there were about 219 million reported cases of malaria around the world in 2017. In the same…

* Muslim Street

When you visit Xi’an, the capital city of Shaanxi Province in central China, you really must include a visit to the Terracotta Warriors. But once you have done that and…

Popcorn At The Cinema

No visit to the cinema is complete without popcorn. Choosing whether to buy a small, large or medium portion of this salted or sweet snack can be a big decision.…

Week of 01/31

Raining Cats and Fish

If it is pouring with rain outside and you happen to be speaking to a native English speaker, they may say something to you like, “Look! It’s raining cats and…

The Birth of Basketball

Basketball is a popular sport. According to recent figures, it has over 825 million fans worldwide. That’s not as many as soccer, which has a fan base of four billion!…

Discover the incredible journey of Aldi Novel Adilang, an 18-year-old Indonesian fisherman who found himself stranded at sea for 49 days on a small raft, surviving on raw fish and…