The Reading / Listening - Level 1

The Internet says 2014 will be the best year ever. We will all do better with our plans. We will do the things we forgot to do last year. It is the perfect year to exercise and get fit. It is also the time to eat healthier food. The Internet also found that we will help other people, especially people we do not know. Millions of people do not have enough food or clean water. Many children cannot go to school or get medicine. This year we will help these people more.

The Internet also hopes for happier news stories. People are tired of war, killing, bombs and bad leaders. We can change our lifestyle and do things to make our world and environment better. We can recycle more and use electricity less. We can also do voluntary work in our local community. Some of our biggest problems are because world leaders care more about their own power than their people. The Internet could help us to change these leaders.

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    Level 0 Level 2   or  Level 3

Sources
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The Activities

MATCHING

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.

2014 will

a.

to do last year

2.

We will all

b.

healthier food

3.

do the things we forgot

c.

of people

4.

exercise and

d.

people more

5.

eat

e.

get fit

6.

Millions

f.

medicine

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get

g.

be the best

8.

we will help these

h.

do better



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PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.

happier

a.

electricity less

2.

People are tired

b.

lifestyle

3.

change our

c.

problems

4.

make our world and

d.

of war

5.

recycle more and use

e.

work

6.

do voluntary

f.

news stories

7.

Some of our biggest

g.

their own power

8.

world leaders care more about

h.

environment better

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

The Internet says 2014 will be (1) ___________________. We will all do better with our plans. We will (2) ___________________ forgot to do last year. It is the perfect year to exercise and get fit. It is (3) ___________________ eat healthier food. The Internet also found that we will help other people, especially people (4) ___________________. Millions of people do not have enough (5) ___________________. Many children cannot go to school (6) ___________________. This year we will help these people more.

The Internet also hopes for (7) ___________________. People are tired of war, (8) ___________________ bad leaders. We can change our lifestyle and do things to make our world and environment better. We (9) ___________________ and use electricity less. We can (10) ___________________ work in our local community. Some of (11) ___________________ are because world leaders care more about their own power than their people. The Internet could (12) ___________________ these leaders.

PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE

TheInternetsays2014willbethebestyearever.Wewillalldobetterwithourplans
.Wewilldothethingsweforgottodolastyear.Itistheperfectyeartoexerciseandg
etfit.Itisalsothetimetoeathealthierfood.TheInternetalsofoundthatwewillhel
potherpeople,especiallypeoplewedonotknow.Millionsofpeopledonothaveen
oughfoodorcleanwater.Manychildrencannotgotoschoolorgetmedicine.Thisy
earwewillhelpthesepeoplemore.TheInternetalsohopesforhappiernewsstori
es.Peoplearetiredofwar,killing,bombsandbadleaders.Wecanchangeourlifes
tyleanddothingstomakeourworldandenvironmentbetter.Wecanrecyclemor
eanduseelectricityless.Wecanalsodovoluntaryworkinourlocalcommunity.S
omeofourbiggestproblemsarebecauseworldleaderscaremoreabouttheirown
powerthantheirpeople.TheInternetcouldhelpustochangetheseleaders.

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

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Student B: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

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WRITING

Write about 2014 for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner's paper.

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