The Reading / Listening - Feeling Hangry - Level 4

The rarely-used word "hanger" was first used in 1918. The word is a combination of the words "hungry" and "angry". It means to be bad tempered because of hunger. It's making a comeback because of research that says "hanger" is a real feeling. "Hangriness" could be a real medical condition. Scientists looked at how hunger affects our daily feelings. A professor said there was a strong link between hunger and feelings of anger or low pleasure.

The researchers analysed surveys from 64 volunteers. Participants used a smartphone app to log their feelings five times a day for 21 days. Researchers got real-time information on feelings at the time of hunger. The professor said there was a strong link between hunger and emotions. He said: "Feeling hungry is associated with greater anger…and lower levels of pleasure." He added that if people know they are hangry, they could control their anger.

Try the same news story at these levels:

    Feeling Hangry - Level 5 or  Feeling Hangry - Level 6

Sources
  • https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/is-being-hangry-a-real-thing-heres-what-the-evidence-says
  • https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2022/07/07/hangry-research-angry-hungry/7825022001/
  • https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0269629


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Phrase Matching

Paragraph 1

  1. The rarely-
  2. bad tempered because
  3. It's making
  4. hanger" is a real
  5. a real medical
  6. hunger affects our
  7. a strong link between
  8. feelings of anger
  1. daily feelings
  2. a comeback
  3. or low pleasure
  4. used word "hanger"
  5. hunger and feelings
  6. feeling
  7. condition
  8. of hunger

Paragraph 2

  1. used a smartphone app to
  2. researchers got real-
  3. feelings at the time of
  4. a strong
  5. Feeling hungry is associated
  6. lower levels
  7. if people know they
  8. they could control
  1. of pleasure
  2. hunger
  3. their anger
  4. time information
  5. link
  6. are hangry
  7. log their feelings
  8. with greater anger

Listening — Listen and fill in the gaps

The rarely-used word "hanger" (1) ___________________ in 1918. The word is (2) ___________________ the words "hungry" and "angry". It means to (3) ___________________ because of hunger. It's making a comeback because of research that says "hanger" is a real feeling. "Hangriness" could be a (4) ___________________. Scientists looked at how hunger affects (5) ___________________. A professor said there was a strong link between hunger and feelings of anger (6) ___________________.

The researchers (7) ___________________ 64 volunteers. Participants used a smartphone (8) ___________________ their feelings five times a day for 21 days. Researchers (9) ___________________ information on feelings at the time of hunger. The professor said there was (10) ___________________ between hunger and emotions. He said: "Feeling hungry is associated with greater anger...and (11) ___________________ pleasure." He added that if people know they are hangry, they could (12) ___________________.

Put a slash (/) where the spaces are

Therarely-usedword"hanger"wasfirstusedin1918.Thewordisacombi
nationofthewords"hungry"and"angry".Itmeanstobebadtemperedb
ecauseofhunger.It'smakingacomebackbecauseofresearchthatsays"
hanger"isarealfeeling."Hangriness"couldbearealmedicalcondition.S
cientistslookedathowhungeraffectsourdailyfeelings.Aprofessorsaidt
herewasastronglinkbetweenhungerandfeelingsofangerorlowpleasu
re.Theresearchersanalysedsurveysfrom64volunteers.Participantsu
sedasmartphoneapptologtheirfeelingsfivetimesadayfor21days.Res
earchersgotreal-timeinformationonfeelingsatthetimeofhunger.Th
eprofessorsaidtherewasastronglinkbetweenhungerandemotions.H
esaid:"Feelinghungryisassociatedwithgreateranger...andlowerlevel
sofpleasure."Headdedthatifpeopleknowtheyarehangry,theycouldco
ntroltheiranger.

Student survey

Write five GOOD questions about this topic 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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Discussion — Write your own questions

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Free writing

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