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READ
Homelessness is a terrible thing. It really shouldn’t exist today. A country should be ashamed if anyone is homeless. Governments are so rich today, yet they have no money to provide basic needs for their citizens. This is rubbish. Think how much money governments waste on fancy cars and other unnecessary things. It’s a crime. Even in rich countries, there are thousands of homeless. The government tries to sweep them under the carpet. They want to pretend the problem doesn’t exist. The world’s richest countries spend billions of dollars on weapons, but can’t make sure people have a roof over their head. This is disgusting. All world leaders should be ashamed of themselves. I feel so sorry for the homeless.
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THE ACTIVITIES
LISTENING GAP FILL
Homelessness is _______________________. It really shouldn’t exist today. A country should be ashamed _______________________ homeless. Governments are so rich today, yet they have no money to provide _______________________ their citizens. This is rubbish. Think how much money governments _______________________ fancy cars and other unnecessary things. It’s a crime. Even in rich countries, there are _______________________ homeless. The government tries to sweep them _______________________. They want to pretend the problem _______________________. The world’s richest countries spend billions of dollars on weapons, but can’t _______________________ people have _______________________ their head. This is disgusting. All world leaders should be ashamed of themselves. I _______________________ for the homeless.
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 homelessness. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE:Write a magazine article about homelessness. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
4. HOMELESSNESS POSTERMake a poster about homelessness. Show it to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your posters.
5. MY HOMELESSNESS LESSON:Make your own English lesson on homelessness. 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 homelessness. Share your findings with the class.
ANSWERS
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