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READ
Do you ever think about or worry about the number of calories you eat and drink every day. It’s not really something I thought about when I was younger. But now I have to think about my calorie intake. I’m putting on weight and so need to be more careful with what I eat. This is difficult because all of the yummiest food has the most calories. I’ve found an answer to this problem. If I do lots of exercise, I can eat what I want and not have to worry about calories. I burn off 500 calories when I jog for an hour. This means I can have a pizza and dessert and not feel guilty. I wish there was more information about calories in restaurants. It would make it easier for me to know what to eat and what to avoid.
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THE ACTIVITIES
LISTENING GAP FILL
Do you ever think about ______________________ the number ______________________ eat and drink every day. It’s not really something I ______________________ when I was younger. But now I have to think about my ______________________ . I’m putting on weight and so need to be more careful ______________________ eat. This is difficult because all of the yummiest food has the most calories. I’ve found an ______________________ problem. If I do lots of exercise, I can eat what I want and not have to ______________________ calories. I ______________________ 500 calories when I jog for an hour. This means I can have a pizza and dessert and ______________________ . I wish there was more information about calories in restaurants. It would make it easier for me to know what to eat and ______________________ .
CORRECT THE SPELLING
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UNJUMBLE THE WORDS
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DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.
2. INTERNET INFO: Search the Internet and find more information about calories. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE:Write a magazine article about calories. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
4. CALORIES POSTERMake a poster about calories. Show it to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your posters.
5. MY CALORIES LESSON:Make your own English lesson on calories. Make sure there is a good mix of things to do. Find some good online activities. Teach the class / another group when you have finished.
6. ONLINE SHARING:Use your blog, wiki, Facebook page, MySpace page, Twitter stream, Del-icio-us / StumbleUpon account, or any other social media tool to get opinions on calories. Share your findings with the class.
ANSWERS
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