Heavy metal headbanging can damage brain

The Reading / Listening - Level 0

The man had headaches after a concert. He had a brain scan. His brain was bleeding. Doctors made a hole in his brain. The blood came out. His headaches disappeared. A doctor said this would not happen at a classical concert. He said people should dance, and that: "Rock 'n' roll will never die. Heavy metal fans should rock on."

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Sources

http://gulfnews.com/arts-entertainment/celebrity/hollywood/heavy-metal-can-be-hazardous-to-your-brain-doctors-1.1355980
http://www.nhs.uk/news/2014/07July/Pages/Headbanging-could-damage-your-Motorhead.aspx
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/279105.php

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MATCHING

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.	Doctors said headbanging could	a.	before
2.	Heavy metal fans	b.	heads quickly
3.	People shake their	c.	many years
4.	This could hurt	d.	like headbanging
5.	A heavy metal fan had	e.	very risky
6.	headbanging for	f.	be bad for you
7.	He had no head injuries	g.	brain damage
8.	headbanging wasn't	h.	the brain

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PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.	The man had headaches	a.	bleeding
2.	He had a brain	b.	should dance
3.	His brain was	c.	out
4.	Doctors made a hole	d.	after a concert
5.	The blood came	e.	at a classical concert
6.	this would not happen	f.	scan
7.	He said people	g.	never die
8.	Rock 'n' roll will	h.	in his brain

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

Doctors said headbanging (1) ___________________ you. Heavy metal fans like headbanging. People (2) ___________________ quickly. This (3) ___________________ brain. A heavy metal fan had (4) ___________________ headbanging for many years. He had (5) ___________________ before. Doctors said headbanging (6) ___________________.

The man had headaches (7) ___________________. He had a brain scan. His (8) ___________________. Doctors made a hole in his brain. The (9) ___________________. His headaches disappeared. A doctor (10) ___________________ happen at a classical concert. He said (11) ___________________, and that: "Rock 'n' roll will never die. Heavy (12) ___________________ rock on."

PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE

Doctorssaidheadbangingcouldbebadforyou.Heavymetalfanslikeheadban
ging.Peopleshaketheirheadsquickly.Thiscouldhurtthebrain.Aheavymetalf
anhadbraindamageafterheadbangingformanyyears.Hehadnoheadinjuries
before.Doctorssaidheadbangingwasn'tveryrisky.Themanhadheadachesaf
teraconcert.Hehadabrainscan.Hisbrainwasbleeding.Doctorsmadeaholein
hisbrain.Thebloodcameout.Hisheadachesdisappeared.Adoctorsaidthiswo
uldnothappenataclassicalconcert.Hesaidpeopleshoulddance,andthat:"Ro
ck'n'rollwillneverdie.Heavymetalfansshouldrockon."

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

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

a)	________________________________________________________
b)	________________________________________________________
c)	________________________________________________________
d)	________________________________________________________
e)	________________________________________________________
f)	________________________________________________________

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

a)	________________________________________________________
b)	________________________________________________________
c)	________________________________________________________
d)	________________________________________________________
e)	________________________________________________________
f)	________________________________________________________

WRITING

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

_____________________________________________________________________________

Answers

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