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GOOGLE SEARCH:
Give students various phrases taken from the article. They have
to do a
“Google search” and ask other students for information related to the search phrase. The other
students are search engines.
THE PEOPLE / THINGS IN MY LIFE:
Students write down the people they know or
the
things with which they are familiar that are similar to those in the text (smokers, 80-year-olds,
televisions, etc). Students talk about and compare the character or attributes of each person or
thing.
MY HISTORY:
Students talk about the history of the subject of the article as it
relates to
their lives. If the article is about the dentist, students talk about the entire history of their dental
visits; if the story is about chocolate, their affiliation with chocolate, etc.
BOTH SIDES:
If there are two people or groups of people that are central to the
news story,
students pretend to play them. They are sitting next to each other at the bus stop. They must
talk together about the news item and the part they each play in it. Endangered gorillas might
want to have a discussion with poachers or children might want to confront their smoking parents.
PERCENT STATEMENTS:
In pairs / groups, students give a percentage to each of
these
statements to show how far they agree with them. (E.g. “I 80 per cent agree with the first one”;
“I only 10 per cent agree with the last one.” etc.)
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I would totally, totally love to be married for 80 years.
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Eighty different partners in 80 years would be nice.
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I would get sick to death of being with the same person for 80 years.
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Marriage sounds like / is too much hard work. Staying free and single is the way to go.
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I want a congratulatory card from the British Queen.
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After 80 years of marriage, there’s nothing new to discover. How boring.
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Staying married for 80 years means a match made in heaven.
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Love is the most important thing in the world.
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