The Reading / Listening - Feeling Hangry - Level 5

The word "hanger" was first used in 1918. It's rarely used today, but it may be making a comeback and become used more frequently. The word is a portmanteau (combination) of the words "hungry" and "angry". It means to be bad tempered as a result of hunger. Its increased use is because of research that says "hanger" is a real feeling. Researchers say "hangriness" could be a genuine medical condition. Scientists looked at how hunger affects our daily emotions. A professor said the research showed a strong link between hunger and feelings of anger or low pleasure.

The researchers analysed data from 64 volunteers. Participants completed surveys on a smartphone app five times a day for 21 days. Researchers received real-time information on feelings at the time of hunger. The professor said there was a "meaningful" link between hunger and emotions. He said: "The experience of being hangry is real." He added: "We show, for the first time in a non-laboratory setting, that feeling hungry is associated with greater anger…and lower levels of pleasure." He said if people knew they were hangry, they could control their anger.

Try the same news story at these levels:

    Feeling Hangry - Level 4 or  Feeling Hangry - Level 6

Sources
  • https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/is-being-hangry-a-real-thing-heres-what-the-evidence-says
  • https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2022/07/07/hangry-research-angry-hungry/7825022001/
  • https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0269629


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Phrase Matching

Paragraph 1

  1. It's rarely
  2. it may be making
  3. The word is a
  4. It means to be bad
  5. as a result
  6. a genuine medical
  7. how hunger affects
  8. a strong link between
  1. portmanteau
  2. used today
  3. hunger and feelings
  4. of hunger
  5. our daily emotions
  6. tempered
  7. condition
  8. a comeback

Paragraph 2

  1. researchers analysed data
  2. Researchers received real-
  3. The experience of being
  4. in a non-
  5. feeling hungry is associated
  6. lower levels
  7. if people knew they
  8. they could control
  1. laboratory setting
  2. their anger
  3. from 64 volunteers
  4. were hangry
  5. time information
  6. with greater anger
  7. hangry is real
  8. of pleasure

Listening — Listen and fill in the gaps

The word "hanger" was (1) ___________________ 1918. It's rarely used today, but it may be (2) ___________________ and become used more frequently. The word is a portmanteau (combination) of the words "hungry" and "angry". It means to (3) ___________________ as a result of hunger. Its increased use is because of research that says "hanger" is a real feeling. Researchers say "hangriness" could (4) ___________________ medical condition. Scientists looked at how hunger affects (5) ___________________. A professor said the research showed a strong link between hunger and feelings of anger (6) ___________________.

The researchers (7) ___________________ 64 volunteers. Participants completed surveys on a smartphone app five times a day for 21 days. Researchers (8) ___________________ information on feelings at the time of hunger. The professor said there was (9) ___________________ between hunger and emotions. He said: "The experience of being hangry is real." He added: "We show, for the first time in a (10) ___________________, that feeling hungry is associated with greater anger...and (11) ___________________ pleasure." He said if people knew they were hangry, they could (12) ___________________.

Put a slash (/) where the spaces are

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ortmanteau(combination)ofthewords"hungry"and"angry".Itmeans
tobebadtemperedasaresultofhunger.Itsincreaseduseisbecauseofre
searchthatsays"hanger"isarealfeeling.Researcherssay"hangriness"
couldbeagenuinemedicalcondition.Scientistslookedathowhungeraff
ectsourdailyemotions.Aprofessorsaidtheresearchshowedastronglin
kbetweenhungerandfeelingsofangerorlowpleasure.Theresearchers
analyseddatafrom64volunteers.Participantscompletedsurveysonas
martphoneappfivetimesadayfor21days.Researchersreceivedreal-
timeinformationonfeelingsatthetimeofhunger.Theprofessorsaidthe
rewasa"meaningful"linkbetweenhungerandemotions.Hesaid:"Thee
xperienceofbeinghangryisreal."Headded:"Weshow,forthefirsttimei
nanon-laboratorysetting,thatfeelinghungryisassociatedwithgrea
teranger...andlowerlevelsofpleasure."Hesaidifpeopleknewtheywer
ehangry,theycouldcontroltheiranger.

Student survey

Write five GOOD questions about this topic in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper. When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

(Please look at page 12 of the PDF to see a photocopiable example of this activity.)

Discussion — Write your own questions

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Free writing

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Answers

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