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READ
I hate alcohol. I really don’t understand how or why people drink it. The smell of alcohol on people’s breath is disgusting. It’s expensive and it gives you a bad headache. I drank when I was much younger, but I haven’t touched a drop for years. I hated hangovers so I decided to stop drinking altogether. I have a much better time without alcohol. people say they need to drink to relax. They drink and just act and look stupid. Their face goes red and they can’t walk in a straight line. Alcohol is also the most damaging drug in society. That’s what I think, anyway. Alcohol causes many illnesses, traffic accidents, fights and domestic violence. If you banned alcohol, people would be healthier, richer and have a better family life.
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THE ACTIVITIES
LISTENING GAP FILL
I hate alcohol. I really don’t understand ______________________ people drink it. The smell of alcohol on ______________________ is disgusting. It’s expensive and it gives you a bad headache. I drank when ______________________ younger, but I haven’t touched a drop for years. I ______________________ so I decided to stop drinking altogether. I have a much better time without alcohol. People ______________________ to drink to relax. They drink and just act and ______________________ . Their face ______________________ they can’t walk in a straight line. Alcohol is also the most damaging ______________________ society. That’s what I think, anyway. Alcohol causes many illnesses, traffic accidents, fights and ______________________ . If you banned alcohol, people would be healthier, richer and have a ______________________ life.
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 alcohol. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE:Write a magazine article about alcohol. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
4. ALCOHOL POSTERMake a poster about alcohol. Show it to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your posters.
5. MY ALCOHOL LESSON:Make your own English lesson on alcohol. 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 alcohol. Share your findings with the class.
ANSWERS
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