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THE ARTICLELife near fast food restaurants unhealthyNew research in the USA says it is unhealthy to live in areas with lots of fast food restaurants. A study by the University of Michigan said people who live within walking distance of fast food restaurants have a 13 per cent higher chance of having a stroke. Lead researcher Dr. Lewis Morgenstern and his team analyzed the social status of the 1,247 people who had strokes in an area of Texas over a three-year period. The area was home to 262 fast food restaurants. The team compared the stroke victims’ social status with how close they lived to the restaurants. He concluded there was a strong relationship between the distance someone lived to fast food restaurants and their chances of having a stroke.
A stroke is similar to a heart attack, except it attacks the brain. Strokes are among the biggest killers in the USA. Many are the result of unhealthy eating. A diet that has a large amount of fast food and other junk food increases the chances of having a stroke. Dr. Morgenstern’s research found that there could be up to 33 different fast food restaurants in an area. This puts people living nearby more at risk of a stroke. Dr. Morgenstern said he didn’t know whether it was the actual fast food that increased the risk of stroke. He said fast food restaurants are more common in poorer neighbourhoods where people are less educated and generally have unhealthier and more stressful lifestyles.
WARM-UPS1. FAST FOOD: Walk around the class and talk to other students about fast food. Change partners often. After you finish, sit with your partner(s) and share your findings. 2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, decide which of these topics or words from the article are most interesting and which are most boring.
Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently. 3. NEARBY DANGERS: With your partner(s), talk about the dangers of living near these things. Complete the table. Change partners and share what you wrote.
4. RESTAURANTS: Students A strongly believe all fast food restaurants should be banned; Students B strongly believe there’s nothing wrong with them. Change partners again and talk about your conversations. 5. FOOD: In pairs / groups, talk about the following kinds of food. Give each a score from 10 (I love this and could it every day) to 1 (I wouldn’t eat this if you paid me).
6. UNHEALTHY: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word ‘unhealthy’. Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories. BEFORE READING / LISTENING1. TRUE / FALSE: Look at the article’s headline and guess whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F):
2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article:
3. PHRASE MATCH: Match the following phrases from the article (sometimes more than one. combination is possible):
WHILE READING / LISTENINGGAP FILL: Put the words into the gaps in the text.
LISTENING: Listen and fill in the spaces.New research in the USA says it is unhealthy _______________ with lots of fast food restaurants. A study by the University of Michigan said people _______________ walking distance of fast food restaurants have a 13 per cent higher chance of having a stroke. Lead researcher Dr. Lewis Morgenstern and his team analyzed _________________ the 1,247 people who had strokes in an area of Texas over a three-year period. The _________________ 262 fast food restaurants. The team compared the stroke victims’ social status with how close _______________ restaurants. He concluded there was a strong relationship between the distance someone lived to fast food restaurants and _______________ having a stroke. A stroke is similar to a heart attack, _______________ the brain. Strokes are among the biggest killers in the USA. Many are the result of unhealthy eating. A _______________ large amount of fast food and other junk food increases the chances of having a stroke. Dr. Morgenstern’s research found that there _______________ 33 different fast food restaurants in an area. This puts people living nearby more at risk of a stroke. Dr. Morgenstern said he didn’t know whether it was _______________ food that increased the risk of stroke. He said fast food restaurants are more _________________ neighbourhoods where people are less educated and generally have unhealthier _________________ lifestyles. AFTER READING / LISTENING1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionaries / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words ‘fast’ and ‘food’.
2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.
3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise. Check your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. Were they new, interesting, worth learning…? 4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings. 5. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall how they were used in the text:
STUDENT FAST FOOD SURVEYWrite five GOOD questions about fast food 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.
FAST FOOD DISCUSSIONSTUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
LANGUAGENew research in the USA says it is unhealthy to live in (1) ____ with lots of fast food restaurants. A study by the University of Michigan said people who live (2) ____ walking distance of fast food restaurants have a 13 per cent higher chance of having a stroke. Lead researcher Dr. Lewis Morgenstern and his team analyzed the (3) ____ status of the 1,247 people who had strokes in an area of Texas (4) ____ a three-year period. The area was home to 262 fast food restaurants. The team compared the stroke (5) ____ social status with how close they lived to the restaurants. He concluded there was a (6) ____ relationship between the distance someone lived to fast food restaurants and their chances of having a stroke. A stroke is similar (7) ____ a heart attack, except it attacks the brain. Strokes are among the biggest killers in the USA. Many are the result (8) ____ unhealthy eating. A (9) ____ that has a large amount of fast food and other junk food increases the chances of having a stroke. Dr. Morgenstern’s research found that there could be (10) ____ to 33 different fast food restaurants in an area. This puts people living nearby more at risk of a stroke. Dr. Morgenstern said he didn’t know (11) ____ it was the actual fast food that increased the risk of stroke. He said fast food restaurants are more common in poorer neighbourhoods where people are less (12) ____ and generally have unhealthier and more stressful lifestyles. Put the correct words from the table below in the above article.
WRITING:Write about fast food for 10 minutes. Correct your partner’s paper. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ HOMEWORK1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word. 2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find out more about fast food restaurants. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson. 3. NUTRITION: Make a poster about the nutritional value of different kinds of fast food. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things? 4. FAST FOOD LIFE: Write a magazine article about a fast food life. Include imaginary interviews with someone who loves fast food and eats it every day, and someone who hates it and never eats it. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Write down any new words and expressions you hear from your partner(s). 5. LETTER: Write a letter to Dr. Lewis Morgenstern. Ask him three questions about his research. Ask him for three pieces of advice about fast food and healthy eating. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions. ANSWERSTRUE / FALSE:
SYNONYM MATCH:
PHRASE MATCH:
GAP FILL: Life near fast food restaurants unhealthyNew research in the USA says it is unhealthy to live in areas with lots of fast food restaurants. A study by the University of Michigan said people who live within walking distance of fast food restaurants have a 13 per cent higher chance of having a stroke. Lead researcher Dr. Lewis Morgenstern and his team analyzed the social status of the 1,247 people who had strokes in an area of Texas over a three-year period. The area was home to 262 fast food restaurants. The team compared the stroke victims’ social status with how close they lived to the restaurants. He concluded there was a strong relationship between the distance someone lived to fast food restaurants and their chances of having a stroke. A stroke is similar to a heart attack, except it attacks the brain. Strokes are among the biggest killers in the USA. Many are the result of unhealthy eating. A diet that has a large amount of fast food and other junk food increases the chances of having a stroke. Dr. Morgenstern’s research found that there could be up to 33 different fast food restaurants in an area. This puts people living nearby more at risk of a stroke. Dr. Morgenstern said he didn’t know whether it was the actual fast food that increased the risk of stroke. He said fast food restaurants are more common in poorer neighbourhoods where people are less educated and generally have unhealthier and more stressful lifestyles. LANGUAGE WORK
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