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Up to 500 British children go to hospital every week because of bad teeth. Fruit juice and soda make their teeth bad. Over 25,000 children had teeth removed last year. Some children had all their milk teeth removed. Soda and fruit juices also make children too fat.

A children's dentist said many children have painful teeth. Their teeth become bad, so the dentist must pull them out. Many children have many bad teeth. They need an operation. The doctor gives them an injection. Children should drink more water and less fruit juice and soda.

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Sources
  • http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2690441/500-children-suffering-tooth-decay-hospitalised-WEEK-sugary-drinks-fruit-juice-toll.html#ixzz37Pd41WL0
  • http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/most-child-hospital-stays-for-teeth-30427382.html
  • http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/jul/13/teeth-problems-children-hospital-decay-extractions


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The Activities

MATCHING

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.

Up to

a.

teeth bad

2.

British

b.

hospital every week

3.

go to

c.

children too fat

4.

Fruit juice

d.

had teeth removed

5.

make their

e.

500

6.

Over 25,000 children

f.

children

7.

Some children had all their milk

g.

and soda

8.

fruit juices also make

h.

teeth removed


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PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.

A children's

a.

an operation

2.

painful

b.

drink more

3.

the dentist must

c.

many bad teeth

4.

Many children have

d.

teeth

5.

They need

e.

an injection

6.

The doctor gives them

f.

dentist

7.

Children should

g.

and soda

8.

less fruit juice

h.

pull them out

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

(1) ___________________ British children go to hospital every week (2) ___________________ teeth. Fruit juice and soda make their teeth bad. (3) ___________________ children had teeth (4) ___________________. Some children had all (5) ___________________ removed. Soda and fruit juices also make (6) ___________________.

A children's (7) ___________________ children have painful teeth. Their (8) ___________________, so the dentist must (9) ___________________. Many children have many bad teeth. They (10) ___________________. The doctor gives (11) ___________________. Children should drink more water and less (12) ___________________.

PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE

Upto500Britishchildrengotohospitaleveryweekbecauseofbadteet
h.Fruitjuiceandsodamaketheirteethbad.Over25,000childrenhad
teethremovedlastyear.Somechildrenhadalltheirmilkteethremov
ed.Sodaandfruitjuicesalsomakechildrentoofat.Achildren'sdentist
saidmanychildrenhavepainfulteeth.Theirteethbecomebad,sothe
dentistmustpullthemout.Manychildrenhavemanybadteeth.They
needanoperation.Thedoctorgivesthemaninjection.Childrenshoul
ddrinkmorewaterandlessfruitjuiceandsoda.

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

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

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

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WRITING

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

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