The Reading / Listening - Late-night Eating - Level 3

Many of us know that eating late is bad. A new study says that eating late at night could make us sick. Researchers say that eating a few hours before bed means there is a higher risk of obesity. The researchers are from Brigham and Women's Hospital, which is a teaching university linked to Harvard Medical School in the USA. The research team looked into why eating late increased the risk of gaining weight. It found that eating late increases hunger by as much as two times, so we eat more. When we eat earlier, we are less hungry, so we eat less food. Later eaters also eat unhealthier food, especially fast food. Finally, late eaters move around less before sleeping. This means they do not burn off calories.

The study was a small scale one. The researchers looked at the eating habits of five women and 11 men between the ages of 25 and 59. All of the participants had a high body mass index (BMI). They were all in the overweight or obesity BMI range. All of the people were in good health. They ate breakfast regularly and exercised a little. For two weeks before each test, the participants did not drink coffee or alcohol. They also did not smoke or take any medicine or drugs. They all had to keep a sleep diary so researchers knew their sleeping and waking times. Researcher Professor Kelly C. Allison said: "I think what the study is telling us is that it probably really is beneficial to stop eating late into the night."

Try the same news story at these easier levels:

    Late-night Eating - Level 0,  Late-night Eating - Level 1   or  Late-night Eating - Level 2

Sources
  • https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/why-might-eating-late-increase-weight-gain-risk#What-we-eat-is-crucial-to-health
  • https://www.salon.com/2022/10/09/fasting-and-late-dinners/
  • https://www.sciencealert.com/eating-late-can-change-how-you-burn-calories-and-store-fat-depressing-study-finds


Make sure you try all of the online activities for this reading and listening - There are dictations, multiple choice activities, drag and drop activities, sentence jumbles, which word activities, text reconstructions, spelling, gap fills and a whole lot more. Please enjoy :-)

Warm-ups

1. LATE-NIGHT EATING: Students walk around the class and talk to other students about late-night eating. Change partners often and share your findings.
2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, talk about these topics or words from the article. What will the article say about them? What can you say about these words and your life?
       eating / late night / bed / risk / obesity / gaining weight / hunger / fast food / calories
       study / researchers / habits / BMI / breakfast / test / alcohol / coffee / sleep / diary
Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently.
3. DINNER DEADLINE: Students A strongly believe there should be a deadline of 7 pm for eating dinner; Students B strongly believe otherwise. Change partners again and talk about your conversations.
4. OBESITY: How can these things help people with obesity? Do you think they work? Complete this table with your partner(s). Change partners often and share what you wrote.

 

How It Helps

Does It Work?

Education

 

 

Exercise

 

 

Smartphones

 

 

Diet

 

 

Sleep

 

 

Surgery

 

 
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5. EATING: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word "eating". Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories.
6. FOOD: Rank these with your partner. Put the worst food at the top. Change partners often and share your rankings.

  • Chocolate
  • Burgers
  • French fries
  • Pizza
  • Cream cake
  • Doughnuts
  • Potato chips
  • Hot dogs

 

Vocabulary

    Paragraph 1

      1. risk a. The energy value of food.
      2. obesity b. A situation where there is danger.
      3. linked c. Increasing the amount or rate of something, often weight or speed.
      4. increased d. The state of being really fat or overweight.
      5. gaining e. Became or make greater in size, amount, or degree.
      6. hunger f. A relationship or connection between two things or situations.
      7. calories g. An uncomfortable feeling because of having no food, and the strong desire to eat.

    Paragraph 2

      8. scale h. The relative size of something.
      9. habit i. Resulting in good things happening.
      10. participant j. The regular pattern of the things you do every day.
      11. index k. At similar breaks of time.
      12. range l. A person who takes part in something.
      13. regularly m. A number system that shows how big, cold, important, etc. something is.
      14. beneficial n. The area of difference between upper and lower limits.

 

Before reading / listening

1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if 1-8 below are true (T) or false (F).

  1. The article says we all know that eating late at night is bad for us.     T / F
  2. Eating before bedtime could increase the risk of obesity.     T / F
  3. We are three times hungrier late at night.     T / F
  4. People who eat late at night move around less.     T / F
  5. Researchers did tests on 60 people aged between 25 and 59.     T / F
  6. All of the people in the research were average weight or slim.     T / F
  7. Some of the participants smoked and drank alcohol.     T / F
  8. A professor advised people to think about not eating late at night.     T / F

2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.

  1. sick
  2. risk
  3. linked
  4. gaining
  5. especially
  6. habits
  7. drink
  8. diary
  9. probably
  10. beneficial
  1. routines
  2. consume
  3. putting on
  4. likely
  5. chance
  6. useful
  7. particularly
  8. ill
  9. journal
  10. connected

3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)

  1. there is a higher
  2. eating late increased the risk
  3. increases hunger by as much as
  4. When we eat earlier,
  5. This means they do not burn
  6. The study was a small
  7. researchers looked at the eating
  8. a high body mass
  9. the participants did not
  10. it probably really is beneficial
  1. two times
  2. index
  3. off calories
  4. habits of five women
  5. scale one
  6. drink coffee
  7. risk of obesity
  8. to stop
  9. of gaining weight
  10. we are less hungry

Gap fill

Put these words into the spaces in the paragraph below.
linked
hungry
calories
know
times
few
risk
fast

Many of us (1) _____________________ that eating late is bad. A new study says that eating late at night could make us sick. Researchers say that eating a (2) _____________________ hours before bed means there is a higher risk of obesity. The researchers are from Brigham and Women's Hospital, which is a teaching university (3) _____________________ to Harvard Medical School in the USA. The research team looked into why eating late increased the (4) _____________________ of gaining weight. It found that eating late increases hunger by as much as two (5) _____________________, so we eat more. When we eat earlier, we are less (6) _____________________, so we eat less food. Later eaters also eat unhealthier food, especially (7) _____________________ food. Finally, late eaters move around less before sleeping. This means they do not burn off (8) _____________________.

Put these words into the spaces in the paragraph below.
index
test
habits
beneficial
range
diary
one
smoke

The study was a small scale (9) _____________________. The researchers looked at the eating (10) _____________________ of five women and 11 men between the ages of 25 and 59. All of the participants had a high body mass (11) _____________________ (BMI). They were all in the overweight or obesity BMI (12) _____________________. All of the people were in good health. They ate breakfast regularly and exercised a little. For two weeks before each (13) _____________________, the participants did not drink coffee or alcohol. They also did not (14) _____________________ or take any medicine or drugs. They all had to keep a sleep (15) _____________________ so researchers knew their sleeping and waking times. Researcher Professor Kelly C. Allison said: "I think what the study is telling us is that it probably really is (16) _____________________ to stop eating late into the night."

Listening — Guess the answers. Listen to check.

1) eating a few hours before bed means there is a higher ______
     a.  risk of O.B city
     b.  risk of obese city
     c.  risk of obese
     d.  risk of obesity
2)  The research team looked into why eating late increased the risk ______
     a.  of gain in weight
     b.  of gaining wait
     c.  of gaining weight
     d.  of gaining waif
3) It found that eating late increases hunger by as much ______
     a.  as tomb times
     b.  as toot times
     c.  as too time
     d.  as two times
4) Later eaters also eat unhealthier food, ______
     a.  especially fast food
     b.  especially past food
     c.  especially last food
     d.  especially haste food
5) This means they do not ______
     a.  burnt off calories
     b.  burns off calories
     c.  burn off calories
     d.  burr off calories

6)  The study was a small scale one. The researchers looked at ______
     a.  the eating habits
     b.  the eating rabbits
     c.  the eating cabbage
     d.  the eating hazards
7) All of the participants had a high ______
     a.  body mass index
     b.  body mast index
     c.  body amass index
     d.  body mace index
8) They also did not smoke or take any ______
     a.  medicine or drugs
     b.  medicinal or drugs
     c.  medicinal drugs
     d.  medic seen or drugs
9)  They all had to keep a sleep diary so researchers knew their sleeping ______
     a.  and awaking times
     b.  and waking times
     c.  and awaken times
     d.  and wake in times
10)  I think what the study is telling us is that it probably ______
     a.  really is beneficiary
     b.  really is benefits all
     c.  really is beneficial
     d.  really is beneficially

Listening — Listen and fill in the gaps

Many (1) ____________________ that eating late is bad. A new study says that eating late at night could make us sick. Researchers say that eating a few hours before bed means there is a (2) ____________________ obesity. The researchers are from Brigham and Women's Hospital, (3) ____________________ teaching university linked to Harvard Medical School in the USA. The research team looked into why eating late increased the risk of gaining weight. It found that eating late increases (4) ____________________ much as two times, so we eat more. When we eat earlier, we are less hungry, so we eat less food. Later (5) ____________________ unhealthier food, especially fast food. Finally, late eaters move around less before sleeping. This means they do not (6) ____________________.

The study was a (7) ____________________. The researchers looked at the eating habits of five women and 11 men between the ages of 25 and 59. All of the participants (8) ____________________ body mass index (BMI). They were all in the overweight or obesity BMI range. All of the people (9) ____________________ health. They ate breakfast regularly and exercised a little. For two weeks before each test, the participants did not drink coffee or alcohol. They also did not smoke (10) ____________________ medicine or drugs. They all had to (11) ____________________ diary so researchers knew their sleeping and waking times. Researcher Professor Kelly C. Allison said: "I think what the study is telling us is that it probably really (12) ____________________ stop eating late into the night."

Comprehension questions

  1. Who knows that eating late at night is bad for us?
  2. What school is Brigham and Women's Hospital linked to?
  3. How much hungrier are people late at night?
  4. What kind of food do people eat late at night?
  5. What is it difficult to burn off late at night?
  6. How big was the study?
  7. How old were the participants?
  8. How often did the participants eat breakfast?
  9. What kind of diary did the participants have to keep?
  10. What did a professor say it was beneficial to do?

Multiple choice quiz

1) Who knows that eating late at night is bad for us?
a) healthier people
b) obese people
c) everyone
d) most of us
2) What school is Brigham and Women's Hospital linked to?
a) MIT
b) Harvard Medical School
c) London School of Economics
d) high school
3) How much hungrier are people late at night?
a) a little
b) a lot
c) two times hungrier
d) 10 times hungrier
4) What kind of food do people eat late at night?
a) unhealthy food (or fast food)
b) cakes
c) pizza and hot dogs
d) cereal
5) What is it difficult to burn off late at night?
a) sweat
b) sleep
c) calories
d) fat

6) How big was the study?
a) huge
b) a small one
c) the biggest ever
d) medium sized
7) How old were the participants?
a) between 26 and 59 years old
b) between 25 and 58 years old
c) between 24 and 57 years old
d) between 25 and 59 years old
8) How often did the participants eat breakfast?
a) regularly
b) occasionally
c) once in a blue moon
d) every now and then
9) What kind of diary did the participants have to keep?
a) a secret diary
b) a daily diary
c) a sleep diary
d) a dietary diary
10) What did a professor say it was beneficial to do?
a) eat salad for lunch
b) stop eating late at night
c) sleep before 9 pm
d) exercise in the afternoon

Role play

Role  A – Chocolate
You think chocolate is the worst food. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their food. Also, tell the others which is the least bad of these (and why): French fries, doughnuts or potato chips.

Role  B – French Fries
You think French fries are the worst food. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their food. Also, tell the others which is the least bad of these (and why): chocolate, doughnuts or potato chips.

Role  C – Doughnuts (Donuts)
You think doughnuts are the worst food. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their food. Also, tell the others which is the least bad of these (and why): French fries, chocolate or potato chips.

Role  D – Potato Chips (Crisps)
You think potato chips are the worst food. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their food. Also, tell the others which is the least bad of these (and why): French fries, doughnuts or chocolate.

After reading / listening

1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionary / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words...

'eat'

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    • and 'night'.

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    • • Share your findings with your partners.

    • Make questions using the words you found.

    • Ask your partner / group your questions.

    2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.

    •Share your questions with other classmates / groups. •Ask your partner / group your questions.

    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:

    • many
    • before
    • linked
    • times
    • fast
    • burn
    • small
    • 59
    • little
    • drink
    • keep
    • probably

    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.

    (Please look at page 12 of the PDF to see a photocopiable example of this activity.)

    Discussion - Late-night Eating

    STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

    1. What did you think when you read the headline?
    2. What images are in your mind when you hear the word 'eat'?
    3. What do you think of eating late at night?
    4. What is the best time to have dinner?
    5. Are your meal times always regular?
    6. What's the healthiest thing to eat at night?
    7. What's wrong with eating before sleeping?
    8. How can people stop becoming obese?
    9. What do you think of fast food?
    10. Why do people eat late at night?

    STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

    1. Did you like reading this article? Why/not?
    2. What do you think of when you hear the word 'sick'?
    3. What do you think about what you read?
    4. What do you know about the BMI?
    5. Do you ever have problems with your weight?
    6. Do you have good sleeping habits?
    7. What advice do you have for people who eat late?
    8. What do you think of never eating after 6 pm?
    9. Do you have a favourite late-night snack?
    10. What questions would you like to ask the researchers?

    Discussion — Write your own questions

    STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

    (a) ________________

    (b) ________________

    (c) ________________

    (d) ________________

    (e) ________________

    STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

    (f) ________________

    (g) ________________

    (h) ________________

    (i) ________________

    (j) ________________

    Language — Cloze (Gap-fill)

    Many of us know (1) ____ eating late is bad. A new study says that eating late at night could make us sick. Researchers say that eating a (2) ____ hours before bed means there is a higher risk of obesity. The researchers are from Brigham and Women's Hospital, which is a teaching university linked (3) ____ Harvard Medical School in the USA. The research team looked into why eating late increased the risk of (4) ____ weight. It found that eating late increases hunger by as much as two (5) ____, so we eat more. When we eat earlier, we are less hungry, so we eat less food. Later eaters also eat unhealthier food, especially fast food. Finally, late eaters move around less before sleeping. This means they do not burn (6) ____ calories.

    The study was a small scale (7) ____. The researchers looked at the eating habits of five women and 11 men between the ages of 25 and 59. All of the participants had a high body mass (8) ____ (BMI). They were all in the overweight or obesity BMI range. All of the people were in good health. They ate breakfast (9) ____ and exercised a little. For two weeks before each test, the participants did not drink coffee (10) ____ alcohol. They also did not smoke or take any medicine or drugs. They all had to keep a sleep (11) ____ so researchers knew their sleeping and waking times. Researcher Professor Kelly C. Allison said: "I think what the study is telling us is that it probably really is beneficial to stop eating late (12) ____ the night."

    Which of these words go in the above text?

    1. (a)     what     (b)     this     (c)     that     (d)     them    
    2. (a)     few     (b)     several     (c)     some     (d)     many    
    3. (a)     to     (b)     in     (c)     on     (d)     of    
    4. (a)     gaining     (b)     grinning     (c)     grainy     (d)     groaning    
    5. (a)     pluses     (b)     times     (c)     multiplies     (d)     divides    
    6. (a)     under     (b)     on     (c)     over     (d)     off    
    7. (a)     once     (b)     only     (c)     one     (d)     ones    
    8. (a)     imbalance     (b)     illness     (c)     inner     (d)     index    
    9. (a)     regularly     (b)     regular     (c)     regulars     (d)     regulate    
    10. (a)     with     (b)     or     (c)     in     (d)     nor    
    11. (a)     day     (b)     diary     (c)     dairy     (d)     daily    
    12. (a)     onto     (b)     unto     (c)     into     (d)     as to

    Spelling

    Paragraph 1

    1. a higher risk of besioty
    2. eating late ciaersned the risk
    3. gaining eiwhgt
    4. we are less uhgnry
    5. eat lheunhtaier food
    6. they do not burn off aocirles

    Paragraph 2

    1. The study was a small sacle one
    2. All of the crtpaapinits
    3. a high body mass dniex
    4. They ate breakfast eglrrauly
    5. dmcieine or drugs
    6. neifbceail to stop eating late

    Put the text back together

    (...)  food. Finally, late eaters move around less before sleeping. This means they do not burn off calories.
    (...)  The study was a small scale one. The researchers looked at the eating habits of five women and 11 men
    (...)  increases hunger by as much as two times, so we eat more. When we eat earlier, we are less
    (...)  hungry, so we eat less food. Later eaters also eat unhealthier food, especially fast
    (  1  ) Many of us know that eating late is bad. A new study says that eating late at night could make us sick. Researchers
    (...)  say that eating a few hours before bed means there is a higher risk of obesity. The researchers are
    (...)  what the study is telling us is that it probably really is beneficial to stop eating late into the night."
    (...)  regularly and exercised a little. For two weeks before each test, the participants did not drink coffee or alcohol. They also
    (...)  overweight or obesity BMI range. All of the people were in good health. They ate breakfast
    (...)  between the ages of 25 and 59. All of the participants had a high body mass index (BMI). They were all in the
    (...)  team looked into why eating late increased the risk of gaining weight. It found that eating late
    (...)  so researchers knew their sleeping and waking times. Researcher Professor Kelly C. Allison said: "I think
    (...)  did not smoke or take any medicine or drugs. They all had to keep a sleep diary
    (...)  from Brigham and Women's Hospital, which is a teaching university linked to Harvard Medical School in the USA. The research

    Put the words in the right order

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    2. eat   earlier,   less   hungry   .   When   we   we   are
    3. food,   eat   also   like   Later   eaters   unhealthier   fast   food   .
    4. late   move   Finally,   less   around   eaters   before   sleeping   .
    5. do   they   This   not   means   off   burn   calories   .
    6. at   Researchers   eating   the   looked   habits   of   women   .
    7. of   the   people   were   in   All   good   health   .
    8. participants   drink   not   did   coffee   The   or   alcohol   .
    9. all   to   They   a   keep   had   sleep   diary   .
    10. eating   stop   Beneficial   late   to   the   into   night  

    Circle the correct word (20 pairs)

    Many of us know that eating lately / late is bad. A new study says that eating late at night could make us sick. Researchers say that eating a few hours before bed means there is a higher risky / risk of obesity. The researchers are from Brigham and Women's Hospital, which is a taught / teaching university linked to Harvard Medical School in the USA. The research team looked into why / what eating late increased the risk of gaining / gain weight. It found that eating late increases hunger by that / as much as two times, so we eat more / many. When we eat earlier, we are less hungry / hunger, so we eat less food. Later eaters also eat unhealthier food, especially fast / faster food. Finally, late eaters move around less before sleeping. This means they do not burn on / off calories.

    The study was a small scale once / one. The researchers looked at the eating habits / habitual of five women and 11 men between the ages of 25 and 59. All of the participants had a high body mass / massive index (BMI). They were all in the overweight or obesity BMI range. All of them / the people were in good health. They ate breakfast regularly / regular and exercised a little. For two weeks before each / all test, the participants did not drink coffee or alcohol. They also did not smooch / smoke or take any medicine or drugs. They all had to keep a sleepy / sleep diary so researchers knew their sleeping and waking times. Researcher Professor Kelly C. Allison said: "I think what the study is telling us is what / that it probably really is beneficial to stop eating late into / onto the night."

    Talk about the connection between each pair of words in italics, and why the correct word is correct. Look up the definition of new words.

    Insert the vowels (a, e, i, o, u)

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    Punctuate the text and add capitals

    many of us know that eating late is bad a new study says that eating late at night could make us sick researchers say that eating a few hours before bed means there is a higher risk of obesity the researchers are from brigham and womens hospital which is a teaching university linked to harvard medical school in the usa the research team looked into why eating late increased the risk of gaining weight it found that eating late increases hunger by as much as two times so we eat more when we eat earlier we are less hungry so we eat less food later eaters also eat unhealthier food especially fast food finally late eaters move around less before sleeping this means they do not burn off calories

    the study was a small scale one the researchers looked at the eating habits of five women and 11 men between the ages of 25 and 59 all of the participants had a high body mass index bmi they were all in the overweight or obesity bmi range all of the people were in good health they ate breakfast regularly and exercised a little for two weeks before each test the participants did not drink coffee or alcohol they also did not smoke or take any medicine or drugs they all had to keep a sleep diary so researchers knew their sleeping and waking times researcher professor kelly c allison said i think what the study is telling us is that it probably really is beneficial to stop eating late into the night

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    nightcouldmakeussick.Researcherssaythateatingafewhoursbeforeb
    edmeansthereisahigherriskofobesity.TheresearchersarefromBrigh
    amandWomen'sHospital,whichisateachinguniversitylinkedtoHarvar
    dMedicalSchoolintheUSA.Theresearchteamlookedintowhyeatinglat
    eincreasedtheriskofgainingweight.Itfoundthateatinglateincreasesh
    ungerbyasmuchastwotimes,soweeatmore.Whenweeatearlier,wear
    elesshungry,soweeatlessfood.Latereatersalsoeatunhealthierfood,e
    speciallyfastfood.Finally,lateeatersmovearoundlessbeforesleeping.
    Thismeanstheydonotburnoffcalories.Thestudywasasmallscaleone.T
    heresearcherslookedattheeatinghabitsoffivewomenand11menbetw
    eentheagesof25and59.Alloftheparticipantshadahighbodymassinde
    x(BMI).TheywereallintheoverweightorobesityBMIrange.Allofthepeo
    plewereingoodhealth.Theyatebreakfastregularlyandexercisedalittle
    .Fortwoweeksbeforeeachtest,theparticipantsdidnotdrinkcoffeeoralc
    ohol.Theyalsodidnotsmokeortakeanymedicineordrugs.Theyallhadt
    okeepasleepdiarysoresearchersknewtheirsleepingandwakingtimes.
    ResearcherProfessorKellyC.Allisonsaid:"Ithinkwhatthestudyistellin
    gusisthatitprobablyreallyisbeneficialtostopeatinglateintothenight."

    Free writing

    Write about eating late at night for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner’s paper.

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    Academic writing

    No one should eat after 8 pm.  Discuss.

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    Homework

    1. 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 this news story. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
    3. LATE-NIGHT EATING: Make a poster about late-night eating. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things?
    4. EARLY-CLOSING RESTAURANTS: Write a magazine article about restaurants closing earlier so people are healthier. Include imaginary interviews with people who are for and against this.
    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. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about the next stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
    6. LETTER: Write a letter to an expert on late-night eating. Ask him/her three questions about it. Give him/her three of your ideas on how we can all eat earlier. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions.

    A Few Additional Activities for Students

    Ask your students what they have read, seen or heard about this news in their own language. Students are likely to / may have have encountered this news in their L1 and therefore bring a background knowledge to the classroom.

    Get students to role play different characters from this news story.

    Ask students to keep track of this news and revisit it to discuss in your next class.

    Ask students to male predictions of how this news might develop in the next few days or weeks, and then revisit and discuss in a future class.

    Ask students to write a follow-up story to this news.

    Students role play a journalist and someone who witnessed or was a part of this news. Perhaps they could make a video of the interview.

    Ask students to keep a news journal in English and add this story to their thoughts.

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