Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, died at age 96 on September 8th, 2022. She died peacefully at her Scottish estate, where she had spent much of the summer. She reigned for 70 years.
Queen Elizabeth II has died

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Culture
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Pre-Intermediate: A2+Intermediate: B1Upper-Intermediate: B2Advanced: C1
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2-3 student pagesAudio
Teaching time 90-120 mins
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DiscussionListeningMatchingMultiple-choiceReadingSentence completionTrue or false
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