The Reading / Listening - Level 0

The Internet says 2014 will be the best. We will do well this year. We will do the things we didn't do last year, for example exercise and eat healthier food. We will help more people this year, including people we do not know. Millions of people do not have enough food or clean water. Children cannot go to school or get medicine.

There will be happier news stories. We want fewer stories about wars. We can do things to make our world better. We can recycle more and use electricity less. We can do voluntary work. Some of our big problems are because our leaders care more about their power than their people. The Internet could help us change this.

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Sources
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The Activities

MATCHING

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.

2014 will be

a.

didn't do last year

2.

We will do well

b.

not know

3.

do the things we

c.

people this year

4.

exercise and

d.

or get medicine

5.

We will help more

e.

the best

6.

people we do

f.

eat healthier food

7.

Millions

g.

this year

8.

Children cannot go to school

h.

of people


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PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.

happier

a.

big problems

2.

We want fewer stories

b.

our world better

3.

do things to make

c.

about their power

4.

recycle more and use

d.

work

5.

do voluntary

e.

news stories

6.

Some of our

f.

electricity less

7.

leaders care more

g.

change this

8.

The Internet could help us

h.

about wars

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

The Internet says 2014 (1) ___________________. We will do well this year. We will (2) ___________________ we didn't do last year, (3) ___________________ and eat healthier food. We will help more people this year, (4) ___________________ we do not know. (5) ___________________ do not have enough food or clean water. Children cannot go to school (6) ___________________.

There will be (7) ___________________. We want fewer stories about wars. We can do things (8) ___________________ world better. We (9) ___________________ and use electricity less. We can (10) ___________________. Some of our big problems are because our leaders (11) ___________________ their power than their people. The Internet could (12) ___________________.

PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE

TheInternetsays2014willbethebest.Wewilldowellthisyear.Wewill
dothethingswedidn'tdolastyear,forexampleexerciseandeathealt
hierfood.Wewillhelpmorepeoplethisyear,includingpeoplewedono
tknow.Millionsofpeopledonothaveenoughfoodorcleanwater.Chil
drencannotgotoschoolorgetmedicine.Therewillbehappiernewsst
ories.Wewantfewerstoriesaboutwars.Wecandothingstomakeour
worldbetter.Wecanrecyclemoreanduseelectricityless.Wecandov
oluntarywork.Someofourbigproblemsarebecauseourleaderscare
moreabouttheirpowerthantheirpeople.TheInternetcouldhelpusc
hangethis.

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

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

a)

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b)

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c)

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d)

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e)

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f)

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

a)

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b)

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c)

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d)

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e)

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f)

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WRITING

Write about 2014 for 10 minutes. Read and talk about your partner's paper.

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Answers

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