Noisy neighbours biggest problem

The Reading / Listening - Level 0

The biggest problems were loud voices, loud music and loud TVs. Drugs were also a problem. One-third of people talked to the neighbour about a problem. The problem got worse if the neighbour did not say sorry or change. The researchers said young people stay silent about their problems. They should keep a diary.

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Sources

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/29211402
http://www.which.co.uk/news/2014/09/one-in-four-people-have-nuisance-neighbours--376963/?cmp=RSS-GNS_376963
http://money.aol.co.uk/2014/09/15/1-in-4-have-nuisance-neighbours/

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MATCHING

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.	Over	a.	felt angry
2.	British people have problems	b.	stressed
3.	Researchers asked	c.	not know how
4.	Half the people	d.	over 2,000 adults
5.	Nearly half felt	e.	and advice
6.	Almost 10% were afraid	f.	27%
7.	Most people did	g.	with their neighbours
8.	get help	h.	of their neighbours

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PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.	The biggest	a.	to the neighbour
2.	loud	b.	worse
3.	Drugs were	c.	problems
4.	One-third of people talked	d.	a diary
5.	The problem got	e.	voices
6.	say	f.	about their problems
7.	young people stay silent	g.	sorry
8.	They should keep	h.	also a problem

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

Are your (1) ___________________? Over 27% of British people have (2) ___________________ neighbours. Researchers asked over (3) ___________________ about their neighbours. Half the people (4) ___________________. Nearly half felt stressed. Almost 10% (5) ___________________ their neighbours. Most people did not know how to get (6) ___________________.

The biggest problems (7) ___________________, loud music and loud TVs. Drugs were (8) ___________________. One-third of (9) ___________________ the neighbour about a problem. The problem (10) ___________________ the neighbour did not say (11) ___________________. The researchers said young people stay silent about their problems. They should (12) ___________________.

PUT A SLASH ( / ) WHERE THE SPACES ARE

Areyourneighboursstressful?Over27%ofBritishpeoplehaveproblemswit
htheirneighbours.Researchersaskedover2,000adultsabouttheirneighbo
urs.Halfthepeoplefeltangry.Nearlyhalffeltstressed.Almost10%wereafrai
doftheirneighbours.Mostpeopledidnotknowhowtogethelpandadvice.The
biggestproblemswereloudvoices,loudmusicandloudTVs.Drugswerealso
aproblem.One-thirdofpeopletalkedtotheneighbouraboutaproblem.Thep
roblemgotworseiftheneighbourdidnotsaysorryorchange.Theresearcher
ssaidyoungpeoplestaysilentabouttheirproblems.Theyshouldkeepadiary
.

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

WRITING

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

_____________________________________________________________________________

Answers

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