1. NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS: Students walk around the class and talk to other students about New Year's resolutions. Change partners often and share your findings.
2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, talk about these topics or words from the article. What will the article say about them? What can you say about these words and your life?
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2016 / history / resolutions / lose weight / save money / adults / unrealistic / habits / list / survey / healthier lifestyle / family and friends / older people / age group |
Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently.
3. CHANGE: What do you want to change this year? Complete this table and share what you wrote with your partner(s). Change partners often.
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Health |
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Money |
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Friends |
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World |
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Food |
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4. 2016: Students A strongly believe 2016 will be better than 2015; Students B strongly believe it won't. Change partners again and talk about your conversations.
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5. PROMISES: Rank these with your partner. Put the hardest to keep at the top. Change partners often and share your rankings.
• save money
• quit a bad habit
• get fit
• be nice to everyone |
• lose weight
• volunteer
• recycle more
• study English more |
6. PROMISE: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word "promise". Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories.
1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).
a. |
The article says 2016 will be the best ever for New Year's resolutions. |
T / F |
b. |
The article says that 30% of all adults make New Year's resolutions. |
T / F |
c. |
Less than 10% of people stick to their New Year's resolutions. |
T / F |
d. |
The article says many people's resolutions are too unrealistic. |
T / F |
e. |
The top resolution in a U.S. study was to quit smoking. |
T / F |
f. |
The second most popular resolution was to be healthier. |
T / F |
g. |
Younger people make more resolutions than older people. |
T / F |
h. |
Older people make on average three New Year's resolutions. |
T / F |
2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.
1. |
stick to |
a. |
major |
2. |
beginning |
b. |
targets |
3. |
main |
c. |
keep |
4. |
willpower |
d. |
bracket |
5. |
habits |
e. |
start |
6. |
top |
f. |
common |
7. |
goals |
g. |
settled |
8. |
popular |
h. |
routines |
9. |
group |
i. |
highest |
10. |
decided |
j. |
strength |
3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)
1. |
go down in history |
a. |
to their resolutions |
2. |
lose |
b. |
lifestyle |
3. |
The main reason people do not stick |
c. |
to change |
4. |
many resolutions need a lot of |
d. |
on the list |
5. |
many habits are difficult |
e. |
weight |
6. |
Top of the list was to live |
f. |
as one of the best |
7. |
live a healthier |
g. |
with family |
8. |
Losing weight was third |
h. |
willpower |
9. |
spend more time |
i. |
of three resolutions |
10. |
the 18-34 age group made an average |
j. |
life to the fullest |
The year 2016 may go down in (1) ____________ as one of the best years for people to stick to their New Year's resolutions. These are the (2) ____________ people make to themselves at the beginning of the year to lose (3) ____________, save money, stop smoking, etc. Research shows that around half of all adults make New Year’s resolutions but (4) ____________ than 10 per cent of them keep to these promises. Many people make goals at the (5) ____________ of January but have given up by February. The (6) ____________ reason people do not stick to their resolutions is because they are too (7) ____________. People think it will be easy to change their behaviour, but many resolutions need a lot of willpower and many (8) ____________ are difficult to change.
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promises
beginning
history
unrealistic
fewer
habits
weight
main
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Researchers in the USA asked people about their resolutions for 2016. Top of the (9) ____________ was to live life to the fullest. Nearly half (45.7%) of those who took the (10) ____________ said they planned to set this as one of their goals for 2016. The second most popular resolution was to live a (11) ____________ lifestyle, with two in five (41.1%) saying this would be one of their (12) ____________. Losing weight was third on the list (39.6% of people) and (13) ____________ to spend more (14) ____________ with family and friends (33.2%) was fourth. The survey found that young people are making more resolutions than older people. Those in the 18-34 age (15) ____________ made an average of three resolutions for 2016, while older people (16) ____________ on just two. |
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healthier
list
wanting
decided
survey
group
aims
time |
1) |
The year 2016 may go ______ |
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a. down in historical
b. down in histories
c. down in history
d. down in historian |
2) |
These are the promises people make to themselves at the beginning of the ______ |
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a. year to lose weight
b. year to lost weight
c. year to loss weight
d. year to loose weight |
3) |
half of all adults make New Year’s resolutions but fewer than 10 per cent of them keep ______ |
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a. to these promises
b. to them promises
c. to those promises
d. to this promises |
4) |
The main reason people do not stick to their resolutions is because they ______ |
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a. are two unrealistic
b. are too unrealistic
c. are to unrealistic
d. are thru unrealistic |
5) |
many resolutions need a lot of willpower and many habits are ______ |
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a. difficult to challenge
b. difficult to change
c. difficult to chance
d. difficult to charge |
6) |
The second most popular resolution was to live a ______ |
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a. healthy a lifestyle
b. healthier life's tile
c. healthier lifestyle
d. healthy a life's tile |
7) |
two in five (41.1%) saying this would be one ______ |
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a. of their aims
b. of their realms
c. of their arms
d. of their alms |
8) |
wanting to spend more time with family and ______ |
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a. friends (33.2%) is fourth
b. friends (33.2%) was fourth
c. friends (33.2%) was forth
d. friends (33.2%) is forth |
9) |
The survey found that young people are making more resolutions ______ |
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a. than olden people
b. than oldest people
c. than old are people
d. than older people |
10) |
the 18-34 age group made an average of three resolutions for 2016, while older people ______ |
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a. decided on just two
b. decided in just two
c. decide it on just two
d. decide it in just two |
The year 2016 may go down in history (1) ___________________ best years for people to stick to their New Year's resolutions. These are the promises people make to themselves (2) ___________________ of the year to lose weight, save money, stop smoking, etc. Research shows (3) ___________________ of all adults make New Year’s resolutions but fewer than 10 per cent of them keep (4) ___________________. Many people make goals at the beginning of January but have given up by February. The main reason people (5) ___________________ their resolutions is because they are too unrealistic. People think it will be easy to change their behaviour, but many resolutions need (6) ___________________ and many habits are difficult to change.
Researchers in the USA asked people (7) ___________________ for 2016. Top of the list was to (8) ___________________ fullest. Nearly half (45.7%) of those who took the survey said they planned to set this as one of their goals for 2016. The second most popular resolution (9) ___________________ lifestyle, with two in five (41.1%) saying this would be one of their aims. Losing weight was (10) ___________________ (39.6% of people) and wanting to spend more time with family and friends (33.2%) was fourth. The (11) ___________________ young people are making more resolutions than older people. Those in the 18-34 age group made an average of three resolutions for 2016, while older (12) ___________________ just two.
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How many promises are mentioned at the beginning of the article? |
2. |
How many adults make New Year's resolutions? |
3. |
What percentage of adults stick to their resolutions? |
4. |
What is the biggest reason for people not sticking to resolutions? |
5. |
What do many resolutions need a lot of? |
6. |
What resolution was top of a list for 2016? |
7. |
What was the second most popular resolution? |
8. |
What percentage of people wanted to lose weight? |
9. |
What age group was mentioned as being young? |
10. |
On average, how many resolutions did older people make? |
1. |
How many promises are mentioned at the beginning of the article? |
6. |
What resolution was top of a list for 2016? |
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a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
d) 6 |
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a) studying English
b) saving money
c) losing weight
d) living life to the fullest |
2. |
How many adults make New Year's resolutions? |
7. |
What was the second most popular resolution? |
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a) two-thirds
b) three-quarters
c) around half
d) three-fifths |
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a) stopping smoking
b) traveling
c) a healthier lifestyle
d) exercising |
3. |
What percentage of adults stick to their resolutions? |
8. |
What percentage of people wanted to lose weight? |
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a) just over 10%
b) around 10%
c) exactly 10%
d) fewer than 10% |
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a) 36.9%
b) 39.6%
c) 63.9%
d) 69.3% |
4. |
What is the biggest reason for people not sticking to resolutions? |
9. |
What age group was mentioned as being young? |
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a) losing weight is difficult
b) they are too unrealistic
c) they are too easy
d) other people |
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a) 16-28
b) 18-24
c) 18-34
d) 24-34 |
5. |
What do many resolutions need a lot of? |
10. |
On average, how many resolutions did older people make? |
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a) willpower
b) time
c) patience
d) older people |
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a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4 |
Role A – Lose weight
You think the most difficult resolution is to lose weight. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why their things aren't so difficult. Also, tell the others which is the easiest of these (and why): save money, be nice to everyone or get fit. |
Role B – Save money
You think the most difficult resolution is to save money. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why their things aren't so difficult. Also, tell the others which is the easiest of these (and why): lose weight, be nice to everyone or get fit. |
Role C – Be nice to everyone
You think the most difficult resolution is to be nice to everyone. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why their things aren't so difficult. Also, tell the others which is the easiest of these (and why): save money, lose weight or get fit. |
Role D – Get fit
You think the most difficult resolution is to get fit. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why their things aren't so difficult. Also, tell the others which is the easiest of these (and why): save money, be nice to everyone or lose weight. |
1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionary / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words 'new' and 'year'.
- Share your findings with your partners.
- Make questions using the words you found.
- Ask your partner / group your questions.
2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.
- Share your questions with other classmates / groups.
- Ask your partner / group your questions.
3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise. Check your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. Were they new, interesting, worth learning…?
4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings.
5. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall how they were used in the text:
- down
- lose
- half
- goals
- main
- habits
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- top
- set
- second
- spend
- found
- average
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Write five GOOD questions about New Year's resolutions in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.
When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.
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- Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.
- Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
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What did you think when you read the headline? |
2) |
What springs to mind when you hear the year '2016'? |
3) |
How was 2015 for you? |
4) |
What New Year's resolutions do you have for 2016? |
5) |
Will 2016 be a good year for you? Why? |
6) |
What do you do to celebrate the beginning of a new year? |
7) |
What would you like to start or stop doing this year? |
8) |
What will happen in your life in 2016? |
9) |
Are you optimistic or pessimistic about 2016? |
10) |
Are New Year's resolutions useful? |
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STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
11) |
Did you like reading this article? Why/not? |
12) |
Why don't people keep their New Year's resolutions? |
13) |
What were the best and worst things about 2015? |
14) |
What do you like about the beginning of a new year? |
15) |
How important is the new year in your culture? |
16) |
What can you do to live life to the fullest? |
17) |
What is your biggest hope for 2016? |
18) |
What will happen in the world in 2016? |
19) |
Why do young people make more resolutions than old people? |
20) |
What questions would you like to ask the researchers? |
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B) |
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STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A) |
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The year 2016 may go (1) ____ in history as one of the best years for people to stick to their New Year's resolutions. These are the promises people make to (2) ____ at the beginning of the year to lose weight, save money, stop smoking, etc. Research (3) ____ that around half of all adults make New Year’s resolutions but fewer than 10 per cent of them keep (4) ____ these promises. Many people make goals at the beginning of January but have given up by February. The (5) ____ reason people do not stick to their resolutions is because they are too unrealistic. People think it will be easy to change their behaviour, but many resolutions need a lot of (6) ____ and many habits are difficult to change.
Researchers in the USA asked people about their resolutions for 2016. Top of the list was to live life to the (7) ____. Nearly half (45.7%) of those who took the survey said they planned to (8) ____ this as one of their goals for 2016. The second most popular resolution was to live a healthier lifestyle, with two (9) ____ five (41.1%) saying this would be one of their aims. Losing weight was third on the list (39.6% of people) and (10) ____ to spend more time with family and friends (33.2%) was fourth. The survey found that young people are (11) ____ more resolutions than older people. Those in the 18-34 age group made an average of three resolutions for 2016, while older people decided (12) ____ just two.
Put the correct words from the table below in the above article.
1. |
(a) |
down |
(b) |
across |
(c) |
up |
(d) |
along |
2. |
(a) |
another |
(b) |
others |
(c) |
themselves |
(d) |
self |
3. |
(a) |
makes |
(b) |
sees |
(c) |
shows |
(d) |
tests |
4. |
(a) |
by |
(b) |
of |
(c) |
as |
(d) |
to |
5. |
(a) |
main |
(b) |
mine |
(c) |
mane |
(d) |
mean |
6. |
(a) |
powerful |
(b) |
willpower |
(c) |
powered |
(d) |
powder |
7. |
(a) |
furthest |
(b) |
farthest |
(c) |
fillets |
(d) |
fullest |
8. |
(a) |
bet |
(b) |
set |
(c) |
get |
(d) |
let |
9. |
(a) |
at |
(b) |
by |
(c) |
in |
(d) |
to |
10. |
(a) |
wants |
(b) |
want |
(c) |
wanted |
(d) |
wanting |
11. |
(a) |
makes |
(b) |
made |
(c) |
make |
(d) |
making |
12. |
(a) |
of |
(b) |
on |
(c) |
at |
(d) |
to |
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Number these lines in the correct order.
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goals for 2016. The second most popular resolution was to live a healthier lifestyle, with two in five |
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fewer than 10 per cent of them keep to these promises. Many people make goals at the beginning of January but have given |
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up by February. The main reason people do not stick to their resolutions is because they are too |
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average of three resolutions for 2016, while older people decided on just two. |
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fullest. Nearly half (45.7%) of those who took the survey said they planned to set this as one of their |
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making more resolutions than older people. Those in the 18-34 age group made an |
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to spend more time with family and friends (33.2%) was fourth. The survey found that young people are |
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resolutions. These are the promises people make to themselves at the beginning of the year to lose weight, save |
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(41.1%) saying this would be one of their aims. Losing weight was third on the list (39.6% of people) and wanting |
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unrealistic. People think it will be easy to change their behaviour, but many resolutions need |
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a lot of willpower and many habits are difficult to change. |
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Researchers in the USA asked people about their resolutions for 2016. Top of the list was to live life to the |
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The year 2016 may go down in history as one of the best years for people to stick to their New Year's |
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The year 2016 may go down / up in history as one of the best years for people to stuck / stick to their New Year's resolutions. These are the promises people make for / to themselves at the beginning of the year to lose weight, save / saving money, stop smoking, etc. Research shows that around half of all / every adults make New Year’s resolutions but fewer than 10 per cent of them keep to them / these promises. Many people make goals at the begins / beginning of January but have given up by February. The main reason people do not stick to / two their resolutions is because they are too unrealistic. People think it will be easy to chance / change their behaviour, but many resolutions need a lot / lots of willpower and many habits are difficult to change.
Researchers in the USA asked people about their resolutions for 2016. Top of the list / last was to live life to the fullest / fuller. Nearly half (45.7%) of those who took the survey said they planned to sit / set this as one of their goals for 2016. The second most popular / popularity resolution was to live a healthier lifestyle, with two on / in five (41.1%) saying this would be one of their aims. Losing / Lost weight was third on the list (39.6% of people) and wanting to spend / spending more time with family and friends (33.2%) was fourth. The survey found that young people are made / making more resolutions than older / olden people. Those in the 18-34 age group made an average of three resolutions for 2016, while older people decided in / on just two.
Talk about the connection between each pair of words in italics, and why the correct word is correct.
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The year 2016 may go down in history as one of the best years for people to stick to their New Year's resolutions These are the promises people make to themselves at the beginning of the year to lose weight save money stop smoking etc Research shows that around half of all adults make New Year’s resolutions but fewer than 10 per cent of them keep to these promises Many people make goals at the beginning of January but have given up by February The main reason people do not stick to their resolutions is because they are too unrealistic People think it will be easy to change their behaviour but many resolutions need a lot of willpower and many habits are difficult to change
Researchers in the USA asked people about their resolutions for 2016 Top of the list was to live life to the fullest Nearly half (457%) of those who took the survey said they planned to set this as one of their goals for 2016 The second most popular resolution was to live a healthier lifestyle with two in five (411%) saying this would be one of their aims Losing weight was third on the list (396% of people) and wanting to spend more time with family and friends (332%) was fourth The survey found that young people are making more resolutions than older people Those in the 18-34 age group made an average of three resolutions for 2016 while older people decided on just two
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sticktotheirNewYear'sresolutions.Thesearethepromisespeoplemak
etothemselvesatthebeginningoftheyeartoloseweight,savemoney,st
opsmoking,etc.ResearchshowsthataroundhalfofalladultsmakeNew
Year’sresolutionsbutfewerthan10percentofthemkeeptothesepromis
es.ManypeoplemakegoalsatthebeginningofJanuarybuthavegivenup
byFebruary.Themainreasonpeopledonotsticktotheirresolutionsisbe
causetheyaretoounrealistic.Peoplethinkitwillbeeasytochangetheirb
ehaviour,butmanyresolutionsneedalotofwillpowerandmanyhabitsar
edifficulttochange.ResearchersintheUSAaskedpeopleabouttheirres
olutionsfor2016.Topofthelistwastolivelifetothefullest.Nearlyhalf(45
.7%)ofthosewhotookthesurveysaidtheyplannedtosetthisasoneofth
eirgoalsfor2016.Thesecondmostpopularresolutionwastoliveahealth
ierlifestyle,withtwoinfive(41.1%)sayingthiswouldbeoneoftheiraims
.Losingweightwasthirdonthelist(39.6%ofpeople)andwantingtospen
dmoretimewithfamilyandfriends(33.2%)wasfourth.Thesurveyfoun
dthatyoungpeoplearemakingmoreresolutionsthanolderpeople.Thos
einthe18-34agegroupmadeanaverageofthreeresolutionsfor201
6,whileolderpeopledecidedonjusttwo.
Write about New Year's resolutions for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner’s paper.
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The year 2016 will be a great year. Discuss.
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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: Search the Internet and find out more about New Year's resolutions. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS: Make a poster about New Year's resolutions. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things?
4. 2016: Write a magazine article about 2016. Include imaginary interviews with people who think it will be a good year and with people who think it will be not so good.
Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Write down any new words and expressions you hear from your partner(s).
5. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about the next stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
6. LETTER: Write a letter to an expert on New Year's resolutions. Ask him/her three questions about New Year's resolutions. Give him/her three of your resolutions and why you chose them. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions.
Ask your students what they have read, seen or heard about this news in their own language. Students are likely to / may have have encountered this news in their L1 and therefore bring a background knowledge to the classroom.
Get students to role play different characters from this news story.
Ask students to keep track of this news and revisit it to discuss in your next class.
Ask students to male predictions of how this news might develop in the next few days or weeks, and then revisit and discuss in a future class.
Ask students to write a follow-up story to this news.
Students role play a journalist and someone who witnessed or was a part of this news. Perhaps they could make a video of the interview.
Ask students to keep a news journal in English and add this story to their thoughts.
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TRUE / FALSE (p.4)
a |
F |
b |
F |
c |
T |
d |
T |
e |
F |
f |
T |
g |
T |
h |
F |
SYNONYM MATCH (p.4)
1. |
stick to |
a. |
keep |
2 |
beginning |
b. |
start |
3. |
main |
c. |
major |
4. |
willpower |
d. |
strength |
5. |
habits |
e. |
routines |
6. |
top |
f. |
highest |
7. |
goals |
g. |
targets |
8. |
popular |
h. |
common |
9. |
group |
i. |
bracket |
10. |
decided |
j. |
settled |
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS (p.8)
1. |
Three |
2. |
Around half |
3. |
Fewer than 10% |
4. |
They are too unrealistic |
5. |
Willpower |
6. |
Living life to the fullest |
7. |
A healthier lifestyle |
8. |
39.6% |
9. |
18-34 |
10. |
Two |
MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ (p.9)
1. |
a |
2. |
c |
3. |
d |
4. |
b |
5. |
a |
6. |
d |
7. |
c |
8. |
b |
9. |
c |
10. |
b |
ALL OTHER EXERCISES
Please check for yourself by looking at the Article on page 2.
(It's good for your English ;-)
