The Reading / Listening - Level 0

Writing text messages and walking is dangerous. It is more dangerous than driving and texting. More people get injured while walking than driving. Walking in a straight line is not easy. We can forget how to walk properly. Dangerous things can happen. We bump into people or cars. We fall over things in the street.

There are a few reasons why texting and walking is dangerous. People cannot see when they look at their keyboard. Their minds are somewhere else - they are not thinking about walking safely. Thousands of people get hurt. Some have bad head injuries. When a car hits someone, the head gets injured.

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Sources
  • http://hothardware.com/News/Texting-And-Walking-Is-Hazardous-To-Your-Health-Too-But-You-Knew-That/
  • http://wtop.com/256/3574525/Texting-walking-more-risky-than-distracted-driving


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The Activities

MATCHING

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.

Writing text

a.

to walk properly

2.

It is more dangerous

b.

injured while walking

3.

More people get

c.

messages

4.

Walking in a straight

d.

into people

5.

We can forget how

e.

line is not easy

6.

Dangerous things

f.

over things in the street

7.

bump

g.

than driving and texting

8.

fall

h.

can happen


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PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.

There are a few reasons

a.

not thinking

2.

People cannot see when they

b.

else

3.

Their minds are somewhere

c.

head injuries

4.

they are

d.

look at their keyboard

5.

walking

e.

hits someone

6.

people get

f.

safely

7.

Some have bad

g.

hurt

8.

When a car

h.

why

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

Writing text (1) ___________________ is dangerous. It is more dangerous than (2) ___________________. More people get (3) ___________________ than driving. Walking (4) ___________________ is not easy. We can forget how to walk properly. Dangerous (5) ___________________. We bump into people or cars. We (6) ___________________ in the street.

There (7) ___________________ why texting and walking is dangerous. People cannot see (8) ___________________ their keyboard. Their minds (9) ___________________ - they are not thinking (10) ___________________. Thousands of people get hurt. Some have (11) ___________________. When a car hits someone, the (12) ___________________.

PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE

Writingtextmessagesandwalkingisdangerous.Itismoredangerou
sthandrivingandtexting.Morepeoplegetinjuredwhilewalkingthan
driving.Walkinginastraightlineisnoteasy.Wecanforgethowtowalk
properly.Dangerousthingscanhappen.Webumpintopeopleorcars
.Wefalloverthingsinthestreet.Thereareafewreasonswhytextinga
ndwalkingisdangerous.Peoplecannotseewhentheylookattheirke
yboard.Theirmindsaresomewhereelse-theyarenotthinkingabout
walkingsafely.Thousandsofpeoplegethurt.Somehavebadheadinj
uries.Whenacarhitssomeone,theheadgetsinjured.

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

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