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# Non-Fiction Wider Reading Volumes 3 and 4

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Click on the button above to download the third and fourth volumes of short non-fiction articles to use as the basis for wider reading and discussion. Comprehension questions are included for each. 

Vol 3 articles ⤵️

1. *China’s kung fu robots are a wake-up call for the West* (Telegraph)
2. *Humans are the only primates with a chin* (New Scientist)
3. *Haruki Murakami Interviews Harry Styles* (Runners World)
4. *The only real way to catch a liar* (BBC Science)
5. *Your dog might be eavesdropping* (BBC Science)

Vol 4 articles ⤵️

1. *The New Jobs Being Created by AI* (Wallstreet Journal)
2. *Getting Everyone Into Ultras* (Runners World)
3. *Marmalade will not have to be renamed* (The Standard)
4. *Scientists Have Made a French Fry Breakthrough* (New Scientist)
5. *Are we evolving to be more stupid?* (New Scientist)

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You can access volume 1️⃣ by clicking [here](https://www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/non-fiction-wider-reading-volume-1)

You can access volume 2️⃣ by clicking [here](https://www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/non-fiction-wider-reading-volume-2)

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