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Slower dance music only for South Korea gyms (15th July, 2021)

The Reading / Listening - Dance Music - Level 3

Gyms and fitness clubs in and around South Korea's capital Seoul now have a limit on what kind of music they can play. The government has set a maximum speed on the tunes allowed. This is to limit the spread of Covid-19. There are the beginnings of a new coronavirus wave in South Korea. The new measures are to stop people breathing too quickly or splashing sweat on each other. Health officials have told gyms not to play music with a tempo higher than 120 beats per minute (bpm). The songs Bad Romance by Lady Gaga and Le Freak by the group Chic fall just under the limit at 119 bpm. K-pop fans will be relieved to know they can work out to BTS. The BTS hit Dynamite is around 115 bpm.

South Korea's Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum warned the nation that the country had reached "maximum crisis level". President Moon Jae-in said he felt sorry for business owners affected by the rules. He said: "I can't help but feel very sorry to once again ask the citizens for a little more patience." Many gym owners are unhappy with the new rules. One said: "My biggest question is whether playing classical music or songs by BTS has been proved to have any impact on spreading the virus." He asked: "Many people use their own earphones...these days, so how do you control their playlists?" Another new rule is that treadmills will be limited to a maximum speed of 6kph.

Try the same news story at these easier levels:

Dance Music - Level 0, Dance Music - Level 1 or Dance Music - Level 2

Sources

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-57798520
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/12/no-gangnam-style-south-korea-covid-rules-enforce-slower-music-gyms
http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20210712000804

Make sure you try all of the online activities for this reading and listening - There are dictations, multiple choice activities, drag and drop activities, sentence jumbles, which word activities, text reconstructions, spelling, gap fills and a whole lot more. Please enjoy :-)

Warm-ups

1. DANCE MUSIC: Students walk around the class and talk to other students about dance music. 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?
gym / fitness / capital / limit / maximum speed / breathing / tempo / work out /
crisis / feel sorry for / business owners / citizens / patience / songs / earphones
Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently.
3. OUTSIDE: Students A strongly believe all exercise should be outside until the pandemic is over; Students B strongly believe that isn't necessary. Change partners again and talk about your conversations.
4. FITNESS CLUBS: What are the good and bad things about these things in fitness clubs? Complete this table with your partner(s). Change partners often and share what you wrote.

	Good Things	Bad Things
Weights
Exercise bike
Showers
Other users
Aerobics
Swimming pool

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5. GYM: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word "gym". Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories.
6. MUSIC: Rank these with your partner. Put the best at the top. Change partners often and share your rankings.

Techno
Opera
Hip-hop
Folk
Rock
Jazz
Blues
Reggae

Vocabulary

Paragraph 1

1.	fitness	a.	The water that comes out of our body when it is hot, when we exercise, or when we have a fever.
2.	capital	b.	A point or level beyond which something does not go over.
3.	limit	c.	The most important city or town of a country or region - usually where the government is.
4.	wave	d.	To do physical exercise.
5.	sweat	e.	Being physically fit and healthy.
6.	relieved	f.	A sudden increase of something, or an increase in an emotion.
7.	work out	g.	No longer feeling worried.

Paragraph 2

8.	warned	h.	Influenced or touched by something.
9.	maximum	i.	The effect or influence of one person, thing, or action, on another.
10.	crisis	j.	A person who is a legal member of a country.
11.	affected	k.	The highest level of amount allowed.
12.	citizen	l.	An exercise machine that you can run or walk on.
13.	impact	m.	Tell someone about possible danger, problems, or other bad things that might happen.
14.	treadmill	n.	A time of great difficulty, trouble, or danger.

Before reading / listening

1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if 1-8 below are true (T) or false (F).

Gyms have a music speed limit in Seoul, but fitness clubs do not. T / F
Music companies set the limit of the speed of songs allowed in gyms. T / F
The limit on music speed is to stop people splashing sweat on others. T / F
All BTS songs are now too fast to be played in gyms in Seoul. T / F
S. Korea's prime minister said his country was a maximum crisis level. T / F
S. Korea's president said he felt sorry for users of gyms. T / F
A gym owner questioned whether fast music caused Covid-19 to spread. T / F
There is also a 6kph limit on the speed of treadmills in gyms. T / F

2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.

limit
maximum
beginnings
measures
hit
nation
crisis
affected
patience
limited

actions
chart-topper
restricted
start
tolerance
ceiling
impacted
emergency
top
country

3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)

The government has set a maximum
stop people breathing too
a tempo higher than
K-pop fans will
The BTS hit Dynamite is
the country had reached maximum crisis
he felt sorry
ask the citizens for a little more
have any impact on spreading
people use their own earphones

level
these days
around 115 bpm
speed
patience
120 beats per minute
the virus
be relieved
for business owners
quickly

Gap fill

Put these words into the spaces in the paragraph below.

wave
beats
fitness
work
limit
just
spread
splashing

Gyms and (1) _____________________ clubs in and around South Korea's capital Seoul now have a (2) _____________________ on what kind of music they can play. The government has set a maximum speed on the tunes allowed. This is to limit the (3) _____________________ of Covid-19. There are the beginnings of a new coronavirus (4) _____________________ in South Korea. The new measures are to stop people breathing too quickly or (5) _____________________ sweat on each other. Health officials have told gyms not to play music with a tempo higher than 120 (6) _____________________ per minute (bpm). The songs Bad Romance by Lady Gaga and Le Freak by the group Chic fall (7) _____________________ under the limit at 119 bpm. K-pop fans will be relieved to know they can (8) _____________________ out to BTS. The BTS hit Dynamite is around 115 bpm.

Put these words into the spaces in the paragraph below.

owners
rule
nation
patience
crisis
control
sorry
impact

South Korea's Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum warned the (9) _____________________ that the country had reached "maximum (10) _____________________ level". President Moon Jae-in said he felt sorry for business (11) _____________________ affected by the rules. He said: "I can't help but feel very (12) _____________________ to once again ask the citizens for a little more (13) _____________________." Many gym owners are unhappy with the new rules. One said: "My biggest question is whether playing classical music or songs by BTS has been proved to have any (14) _____________________ on spreading the virus." He asked: "Many people use their own earphones...these days, so how do you (15) _____________________ their playlists?" Another new (16) _____________________ is that treadmills will be limited to a maximum speed of 6kph.

Listening — Guess the answers. Listen to check.

1) Gyms and fitness clubs in and around South Korea's ______
     a. cap it all Seoul
     b. cape tall Seoul
     c. capital Seoul
     d. cap pivotal Seoul
2) The government has set a maximum speed on ______
     a. the dunes allowed
     b. the tunes allowed
     c. the churns allowed
     d. the choose allowed
3) There are the beginnings of a new coronavirus ______ Korea
     a. waving South
     b. wavy South
     c. way vine South
     d. wave in South
4) Bad Romance by Lady Gaga and Le Freak by the group Chic fall just ______
     a. under a limit
     b. under the limit
     c. under thee limit
     d. under them limit
5) K-pop fans will be relieved to know they can ______ BTS
     a. workout to
     b. work out too
     c. workout two
     d. work out to

6) warned the nation that the country had reached "______"
     a. max minimum crisis level
     b. maxi mum crisis level
     c. maxim umm crisis level
     d. maximum crisis level
7) President Moon Jae-in said he felt sorry for business owners affected ______
     a. by the rules
     b. by the roots
     c. by the routes
     d. by the reels
8) whether playing classical music or songs by BTS has been proved to ______
     a. have many impact
     b. have a knee impact
     c. have any impact
     d. have very impact
9) Many people use their own earphones...______
     a. those days
     b. this days
     c. thesis days
     d. these days
10) Another new rule is that treadmills will be limited to ______
     a. a maximum speedy
     b. a maximum speed
     c. a maximum speedo
   d. a maximum speeder

Listening — Listen and fill in the gaps

Gyms and (1) ____________________ and around South Korea's capital Seoul now have (2) ____________________ what kind of music they can play. The government has set a maximum speed on (3) ____________________. This is to limit the spread of Covid-19. There are the beginnings of a new coronavirus wave in South Korea. The new measures are to stop people (4) ____________________ or splashing sweat on each other. Health officials have told gyms not to play music (5) ____________________ higher than 120 beats per minute (bpm). The songs Bad Romance by Lady Gaga and Le Freak by the group Chic fall just under the limit at 119 bpm. K-pop fans will be relieved to know they can (6) ____________________ BTS. The BTS hit Dynamite is around 115 bpm.

South Korea's Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum (7) ____________________ that the country had reached "maximum crisis level". President Moon Jae-in said he felt sorry for business owners (8) ____________________ rules. He said: "I can't help but feel very sorry to once again ask the citizens for a (9) ____________________." Many gym owners are unhappy with the new rules. One said: "My biggest question (10) ____________________ classical music or songs by BTS has been proved to have any impact on spreading the virus." He asked: "Many people use their own earphones... (11) ____________________ how do you control their playlists?" Another new rule is that treadmills will be (12) ____________________ maximum speed of 6kph.

Comprehension questions

Where in South Korea are gyms not allowed to play fast music?
What are the measures designed to stop people doing too quickly?
What is the fastest speed at which gyms can play songs?
How does the article say fans of the group BTS will feel?
How fast is the BTS hit song "Dynamite"?
Who did South Korea's president feel sorry for?
Who is unhappy with the new rules?
What did a gym owner suggest might not spread the virus?
What do many people use in gyms these days?
What is there a new limit of 6kph for?

Multiple choice quiz

1) Where in South Korea are gyms not allowed to play fast music?
a) villages
b) near hospitals
c) in and around Seoul
d) near airports
2) What are the measures designed to stop people doing too quickly?
a) breathing
b) talking
c) press-ups
d) sit-ups
3) What is the fastest speed at which gyms can play songs?
a) 115bpm
b) 120bpm
c) 125bpm
d) 130bpm
4) How does the article say fans of the group BTS will feel?
a) angry
b) happy
c) bored
d) relieved
5) How fast is the BTS hit song "Dynamite"?
a) 121bpm
b) 118bpm
c) 115bpm
d) 111bpm

6) Who did South Korea's president feel sorry for?
a) gym users
b) gym owners
c) BTS
d) the prime minister
7) Who is unhappy with the new rules?
a) the prime minister
b) BTS
c) the president
d) many gym owners
8) What did a gym owner suggest might not spread the virus?
a) weigh machines
b) classical music
c) swimming pools
d) chatting
9) What do many people use in gyms these days?
a) rowing machines
b) their own earphones
c) drugs
d) bathroom scales
10) What is there a new limit of 6kph for?
a) treadmills
b) talking
c) swimming
d) driving

Role play

Role A – Techno
You think techno is the best music. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their genres of music. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these (and why): hip-hop, reggae or opera.

Role B – Hip-hop
You think hip-hop is the best music. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their genres of music. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these (and why): techno, reggae or opera.

Role C – Reggae
You think reggae is the best music. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their genres of music. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these (and why): hip-hop, techno or opera.

Role D – Opera
You think opera is the best music. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their genres of music. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these (and why): hip-hop, reggae or techno.

After reading / listening

1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionary / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words...

'dance'

________________

________________

________________

________________

________________

________________

________________

________________

and 'music'.
________________

________________

________________

________________

________________

________________

________________

________________

• 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:

fitness

set

wave

breathing

tempo

work

nation

sorry

patience

unhappy

these

6

Student survey

Write five GOOD questions about this topic 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.

(Please look at page 12 of the PDF to see a photocopiable example of this activity.)

Discussion - Dance Music

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

What did you think when you read the headline?
What images are in your mind when you hear the word 'dance'?
How much do you like dancing?
What do you think of gyms and fitness clubs?
What music do you like to dance to?
What do you think of the new rules in the gyms?
How is the coronavirus situation in your country?
Do you like uptempo or slow tempo songs?
What do you know about K-pop?
What is your favourite kind of music?

STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

Did you like reading this article? Why/not?
What do you think of when you hear the word 'music'?
What do you think about what you read?
How sorry do you feel for business owners?
How much patience do you have?
Do you think slower songs will slow the spread of Covid-19?
What kinds of earphones do you like?
What do you like to do in a gym?
What can you do to limit the spread of coronavirus?
What questions would you like to ask a coronavirus expert?

Discussion — Write your own questions

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

(a) ________________

(b) ________________

(c) ________________

(d) ________________

(e) ________________

STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

(f) ________________

(g) ________________

(h) ________________

(i) ________________

(j) ________________

Language — Cloze (Gap-fill)

Gyms and fitness clubs in (1) ____ around South Korea's capital Seoul now have a limit on what kind of music they can play. The government has (2) ____ a maximum speed on the tunes allowed. This is to limit the spread of Covid-19. There are the beginnings of a new coronavirus (3) ____ in South Korea. The new measures are to stop people breathing too quickly or splashing (4) ____ on each other. Health officials have told gyms not to play music (5) ____ a tempo higher than 120 beats per minute (bpm). The songs Bad Romance by Lady Gaga and Le Freak by the group Chic fall just under the limit at 119 bpm. K-pop fans will be relieved to know they can work (6) ____ to BTS. The BTS hit Dynamite is around 115 bpm.

South Korea's Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum warned the nation that the country had reached "maximum (7) ____ level". President Moon Jae-in said he felt sorry for business owners affected (8) ____ the rules. He said: "I can't help but feel very sorry to once again ask the citizens for a little more patience." Many gym owners are unhappy with the new rules. One said: "My biggest question is (9) ____ playing classical music or songs by BTS has been (10) ____ to have any impact on spreading the virus." He asked: "Many people use their (11) ____ earphones...these days, so how do you control their playlists?" Another new rule is that treadmills will be limited (12) ____ a maximum speed of 6kph.

Which of these words go in the above text?

(a) of (b) to (c) and (d) about
(a) set (b) bet (c) let (d) get
(a) shake (b) wave (c) pass (d) hold
(a) swathe (b) swat (c) sweet (d) sweat
(a) include (b) by (c) with (d) in
(a) on (b) out (c) up (d) in
(a) crisis (b) cries (c) crass (d) cross
(a) of (b) on (c) at (d) by
(a) what (b) which (c) whether (d) whenever
(a) sighed (b) signed (c) evidence (d) proved
(a) down (b) own (c) gown (d) mown
(a) to (b) of (c) as (d) in

Spelling

Paragraph 1

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set a iammuxm speed
the tunes dlaoewl
The new rasseemu
Health flifcaiso
K-pop fans will be leieedrv

Paragraph 2

sscrii level
a little more tineaecp
acisallcs music
any tpicma on spreading the virus
people use their own aoprheens
treadmills will be lmiiedt

Put the text back together

(...) with the new rules. One said: "My biggest question is whether playing classical music or songs by BTS has
(...) by Lady Gaga and Le Freak by the group Chic fall just under the limit at 119 bpm. K-pop fans will be
(...) use their own earphones...these days, so how do you control their playlists?" Another new
(...) rule is that treadmills will be limited to a maximum speed of 6kph.
(...) limit the spread of Covid-19. There are the beginnings of a new coronavirus wave in South Korea. The new
(...) to play music with a tempo higher than 120 beats per minute (bpm). The songs Bad Romance
(...) South Korea's Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum warned the nation that the country had reached "maximum crisis
(...) level". President Moon Jae-in said he felt sorry for business owners affected by the rules. He said: "I can't help but feel
(...) relieved to know they can work out to BTS. The BTS hit Dynamite is around 115 bpm.
(...) very sorry to once again ask the citizens for a little more patience." Many gym owners are unhappy
( 1 ) Gyms and fitness clubs in and around South Korea's capital Seoul now have a limit on what kind
(...) of music they can play. The government has set a maximum speed on the tunes allowed. This is to
(...) been proved to have any impact on spreading the virus." He asked: "Many people
(...) measures are to stop people breathing too quickly or splashing sweat on each other. Health officials have told gyms not

Put the words in the right order

Seoul . in and South Korea's Clubs around capital
the music . of kind limit on a Have
are the beginnings wave . There new of a
are Measures to people quickly . stop breathing too
per than 120 A beats higher minute . tempo
level . crisis maximum The had country reached
he business felt sorry said owners . He for
little Ask more a patience . the for citizens
these their Many use days . people earphones own
be speed . maximum limited Treadmills will to a

Circle the correct word (20 pairs)

Gyms and fitness clubs in and abound / around South Korea's capital Seoul now have a limit / limited on what kind of music they can play. The government has set a maximum speedy / speed on the tunes allowed. This is to limit a / the spread of Covid-19. There are the begins / beginnings of a new coronavirus wave in South Korea. The new measures are to stop people breathing / breath too quickly or splashing sweat on each / one other. Health officials have told gyms not to play music with a tempo higher than 120 beats per / for minute (bpm). The songs Bad Romance by Lady Gaga and Le Freak by the group Chic falls / fall just under the limit at 119 bpm. K-pop fans will be relieved to know they can work out / in to BTS. The BTS hit Dynamite is around 115 bpm.

South Korea's Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum warmed / warned the nation that the country had reached / reaches "maximum crisis level". President Moon Jae-in said he felt sorry / apologise for business owners affected by the rules. He said: "I can't help but / so feel very sorry to once again ask the citizens for a little more patients / patience." Many gym owners are unhappy with the new rules. One say / said: "My biggest question is whether playing classical music / musically or songs by BTS has been proved to have any impact on / as spreading the virus." He asked: "Many people use their own earphones...these / them days, so how do you control their playlists?" Another new rule is that treadmills will be limited on / to a maximum speed of 6kph.

Talk about the connection between each pair of words in italics, and why the correct word is correct.

Insert the vowels (a, e, i, o, u)

Gyms _nd f_tn_ss cl_bs _n _nd _r__nd S__th K_r__'s c_p_t_l S___l n_w h_v_ _ l_m_t _n wh_t k_nd _f m_s_c th_y c_n pl_y. Th_ g_v_rnm_nt h_s s_t _ m_x_m_m sp__d _n th_ t_n_s _ll_w_d. Th_s _s t_ l_m_t th_ spr__d _f C_v_d-19. Th_r_ _r_ th_ b_g_nn_ngs _f _ n_w c_r_n_v_r_s w_v_ _n S__th K_r__. Th_ n_w m__s_r_s _r_ t_ st_p p__pl_ br__th_ng t__ q__ckly _r spl_sh_ng sw__t _n __ch _th_r. H__lth _ff_c__ls h_v_ t_ld gyms n_t t_ pl_y m_s_c w_th _ t_mp_ h_gh_r th_n 120 b__ts p_r m_n_t_(bpm). Th_ s_ngs B_d R_m_nc_ by L_dy G_g_ _nd L_ Fr__k by th_ gr__p Ch_c f_ll j_st _nd_r th_ l_m_t _t 119 bpm. K-p_p f_ns w_ll b_ r_l__v_d t_ kn_w th_y c_n w_rk __t t_ BTS. Th_ BTS h_t Dyn_m_t_ _s _r__nd 115 bpm.

S__th K_r__'s Pr_m_ M_n_st_r K_m B__-ky_m w_rn_d th_ n_t__n th_t th_ c__ntry h_d r__ch_d "m_x_m_m cr_s_s l_v_l". Pr_s_d_nt M__n J__-_n s__d h_ f_lt s_rry f_r b_s_n_ss _wn_rs _ff_ct_d by th_ r_l_s. H_ s__d: "_ c_n't h_lp b_t f__l v_ry s_rry t_ _nc_ _g__n _sk th_ c_t_z_ns f_r _ l_ttl_ m_r_ p_t__nc_." M_ny gym _wn_rs _r_ _nh_ppy w_th th_ n_w r_l_s. _n_ s__d: "My b_gg_st q__st__n _s wh_th_r pl_y_ng cl_ss_c_l m_s_c _r s_ngs by BTS h_s b__n pr_v_d t_ h_v_ _ny _mp_ct _n spr__d_ng th_ v_r_s." H_ _sk_d: "M_ny p__pl_ _s_ th__r _wn __rph_n_s...th_s_ d_ys, s_ h_w d_ y__ c_ntr_l th__r pl_yl_sts?" _n_th_r n_w r_l_ _s th_t tr__dm_lls w_ll b_ l_m_t_d t_ _ m_x_m_m sp__d _f 6kph.

Punctuate the text and add capitals

gyms and fitness clubs in and around south koreas capital seoul now have a limit on what kind of music they can play the government has set a maximum speed on the tunes allowed this is to limit the spread of covid19 there are the beginnings of a new coronavirus wave in south korea the new measures are to stop people breathing too quickly or splashing sweat on each other health officials have told gyms not to play music with a tempo higher than 120 beats per minute the songs bad romance by lady gaga and le freak by the group chic fall just under the limit at 119 bpm kpop fans will be relieved to know they can work out to bts the bts hit dynamite is around 115 bpm

south koreas prime minister kim bookyum warned the nation that the country had reached maximum crisis level president moon jaein said he felt sorry for business owners affected by the rules he said i cant help but feel very sorry to once again ask the citizens for a little more patience many gym owners are unhappy with the new rules one said my biggest question is whether playing classical music or songs by bts has been proved to have any impact on spreading the virus he asked many people use their own earphonesthese days so how do you control their playlists another new rule is that treadmills will be limited to a maximum speed of 6kph

Put a slash (/) where the spaces are

GymsandfitnessclubsinandaroundSouthKorea'scapitalSeoulnowha
vealimitonwhatkindofmusictheycanplay.Thegovernmenthassetam
aximumspeedonthetunesallowed.ThisistolimitthespreadofCovid-
19.TherearethebeginningsofanewcoronaviruswaveinSouthKorea.T
henewmeasuresaretostoppeoplebreathingtooquicklyorsplashingsw
eatoneachother.Healthofficialshavetoldgymsnottoplaymusicwithat
empohigherthan120beatsperminute(bpm).ThesongsBadRomance
byLadyGagaandLeFreakbythegroupChicfalljustunderthelimitat119
bpm.K-popfanswillberelievedtoknowtheycanworkouttoBTS.TheB
TShitDynamiteisaround115bpm.SouthKorea'sPrimeMinisterKimBo
o-kyumwarnedthenationthatthecountryhadreached"maximumcris
islevel".PresidentMoonJae-insaidhefeltsorryforbusinessownersaffe
ctedbytherules.Hesaid:"Ican'thelpbutfeelverysorrytoonceagainask
thecitizensforalittlemorepatience."Manygymownersareunhappywit
hthenewrules.Onesaid:"Mybiggestquestioniswhetherplayingclassic
almusicorsongsbyBTShasbeenprovedtohaveanyimpactonspreading
thevirus."Heasked:"Manypeopleusetheirownearphones...theseday
s,sohowdoyoucontroltheirplaylists?"Anothernewruleisthattreadmill
swillbelimitedtoamaximumspeedof6kph.

Free writing

Write about dance music for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner’s paper.

_____________________________________________________________________________

Academic writing

All exercise should be outside until the pandemic is over. Discuss.

_____________________________________________________________________________

Homework

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 this news story. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. DANCE MUSIC: Make a poster about dance music. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things?
4. OUTSIDE EXERCISE: Write a magazine article about all exercise being outside until the end of the pandemic. Include imaginary interviews with people who are for and against this.
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 dance music. Ask him/her three questions about it. Give him/her three of your opinions on it. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions.

A Few Additional Activities for Students

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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Post-reading / Post-listening
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Using opinions
Plans
Language
Using lists
Using quotes
Task-based activities
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Using the central characters in the article
Using themes from the news
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Answers

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