Ed Sheeran takes a year's break from social media

Ed Sheeran takes a year's break from social media (16th December, 2015)

The Reading / Listening - Level 0

Sheeran has been touring the world giving concerts since August 2014. He now wants to relax and see the world. He will also have an operation on his ear. He has good news for his fans. He has finished his third album. He said it is the best so far. He thanked his fans and said he would be back next autumn.

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Sources

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-35086793
http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/6806070/ed-sheeran-social-media-break-instagram-twitter
http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/celebrity/ed-sheeran-to-take-a-year-off-social-media-stop-seeing-life-through-a-screen-20151213-glmnfc.html

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MATCHING

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.	He is fed	a.	life
2.	He has over 20	b.	while
3.	he often	c.	up with it
4.	personal	d.	through a screen
5.	he wants	e.	million followers
6.	I'm taking a	f.	posts
7.	for a	g.	break
8.	seeing the world	h.	a rest

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PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.	touring the	a.	news
2.	giving	b.	to relax
3.	He now wants	c.	so far
4.	have an operation	d.	world
5.	good	e.	album
6.	He has finished his third	f.	concerts
7.	the best	g.	next autumn
8.	he would be back	h.	on his ear

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

Singer Ed Sheeran is (1) ___________________ from social media. He is (2) ___________________ it. He has over 20 million followers on social media and he (3) ___________________ about his personal life. Now he (4) ___________________. He wrote: "I'm taking a break from…all social media (5) ___________________." He added: "I find myself seeing the world through a screen (6) ___________________ eyes."

Sheeran (7) ___________________ the world giving concerts since August 2014. (8) ___________________ to relax and see the world. He (9) ___________________ an operation on his ear. He has (10) ___________________ his fans. He has finished his third album. He said it is (11) ___________________ far. He thanked his fans and said he (12) ___________________ next autumn.

PUT A SLASH ( / ) WHERE THE SPACES ARE

SingerEdSheeranistakingabreakfromsocialmedia.Heisfedupwithit.
Hehasover20millionfollowersonsocialmediaandheoftenpostsabouth
ispersonallife.Nowhewantsarest.Hewrote:"I'mtakingabreakfrom…a
llsocialmediaforawhile."Headded:"Ifindmyselfseeingtheworldthrou
ghascreenandnotmyeyes."Sheeranhasbeentouringtheworldgivingc
oncertssinceAugust2014.Henowwantstorelaxandseetheworld.Hewi
llalsohaveanoperationonhisear.Hehasgoodnewsforhisfans.Hehasfin
ishedhisthirdalbum.Hesaiditisthebestsofar.Hethankedhisfansandsa
idhewouldbebacknextautumn.

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

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

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

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

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

WRITING

Write about social media for 10 minutes. Read and talk about your partner’s paper.

_____________________________________________________________________________

Answers

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