Online dining latest craze in South Korea

The Reading / Listening - Level 1

Many lonely Koreans watch the online diners. They live alone and have no one to eat with. More and more people are living alone in S. Korea. In 2030, 32.7 per cent of Koreans will live alone. Ms Park says she is helping society. She said: "It is comforting for people who eat alone." She feels great when people write to her. They thank her for helping them with their eating problems. She likes her online community and talking about food.

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Sources

http://www.reuters.com/video/2014/01/26/watch-me-eat-an-online-craze-in-south-ko?videoId=276590552&videoChannel=4

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The Activities

MATCHING

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.	Watching people eat online is	a.	watch them
2.	Thousands of people	b.	say they like her
3.	thousands of	c.	but now it's her job
4.	She eats online for	d.	month from her show
5.	At first, it was a hobby,	e.	the new craze
6.	People click a link to	f.	three hours a day
7.	she gets 9 U.S. cents	g.	followers
8.	She gets over $9,000 a	h.	per click

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PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.	have no one	a.	about food
2.	More and more	b.	Koreans will live alone
3.	In 2030, 32.7 per cent of	c.	problems
4.	She feels great when	d.	to eat with
5.	They thank her for	e.	community
6.	eating	f.	people write to her
7.	She likes her online	g.	helping them
8.	talking	h.	people are living alone

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

Watching people eat online (1) ___________________ in South Korea. It (2) ___________________. Over 3,500 people have eating shows. (3) ___________________ watch them. One famous Internet diner, Ms Park, has thousands of followers. They (4) ___________________ day. She eats online for three hours a day. At first, it was a hobby, (5) ___________________. People click a link to say they like her and she gets 9 U.S. cents per click. She gets over $9,000 a month (6) ___________________.

(7) ___________________ watch the online diners. (8) ___________________ have no one to eat with. More and more people (9) ___________________ in S. Korea. In 2030, 32.7 per cent of Koreans will live alone. Ms Park says she is helping society. She said: "(10) ___________________ for people who eat alone." She feels great when people write to her. They thank her (11) ___________________ their eating problems. She likes her (12) ___________________ talking about food.

PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE

WatchingpeopleeatonlineisthenewcrazeinSouthKorea.Itisverypopular.O
ver3,500peoplehaveeatingshows.Thousandsofpeoplewatchthem.Onefa
mousInternetdiner,MsPark,hasthousandsoffollowers.Theywatchhereate
veryday.Sheeatsonlineforthreehoursaday.Atfirst,itwasahobby,butnowit's
herjob.Peopleclickalinktosaytheylikeherandshegets9U.S.centsperclick.S
hegetsover$9,000amonthfromhershow.ManylonelyKoreanswatchtheonli
nediners.Theylivealoneandhavenoonetoeatwith.Moreandmorepeopleare
livingaloneinS.Korea.In2030,32.7percentofKoreanswilllivealone.MsPark
sayssheishelpingsociety.Shesaid:"Itiscomfortingforpeoplewhoeatalone."
Shefeelsgreatwhenpeoplewritetoher.Theythankherforhelpingthemwithth
eireatingproblems.Shelikesheronlinecommunityandtalkingaboutfood.

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

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

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

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

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

WRITING

Write about eating for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner's paper.

_____________________________________________________________________________

Answers

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