PARAGRAPH ONE:
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children are safer today than they |
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crime |
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the Child Well- |
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level in decades |
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It measures the quality |
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third since 1975 |
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down by a |
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Being Index |
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Suicide rates |
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educated |
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violent |
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of life |
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at their lowest |
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among teens |
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better |
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were 20 years ago |
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PARAGRAPH TWO:
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The report highlighted some |
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was in 1995 |
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Child health has |
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dangers |
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A major cause of this |
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their health |
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Teenagers are spending |
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worsened |
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protect kids from physical |
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is obesity |
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harm |
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poverty |
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Child |
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negatives |
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about the same as it |
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longer indoors |
A report says American children are safer today (1) ___________________ 20 years ago. The study is from the Child (2) ___________________, which has been made since 1975. It measures the (3) ___________________ among US children. The best figure is that child death rates have gone down by a third since 1975. (4) ___________________ among teens have fallen and fewer children experience (5) ___________________. Teen births are at their lowest level in decades. Children (6) ___________________ educated today.
The report highlighted (7) ___________________. Child health has worsened. A major (8) ___________________ obesity. Teenagers are spending longer indoors (9) ___________________. This may protect kids from physical dangers outdoors (10) ___________________ health. Child poverty still affects millions of children. This (11) ___________________ in the past 20 years. About 20 per cent of children lived in poverty in 2013. This is about the (12) ___________________ 1995.
Write five GOOD questions about childhood 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.
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- Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.
- Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.
Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).
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Student B: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).
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