The Reading / Listening - Cold Weather Exercise - Level 3

Everybody knows that exercise is essential to keep us healthy. It lowers the risk of heart disease, and helps us to maintain a healthy weight. It also reduces stress and makes us happier. Doctors say that exercising in cold weather is even better for us. Going for a jog or even a swim when it's chilly or freezing outside has extra benefits for our physical and mental health. The reason for this is that the cold gives our heart a more energetic workout. Dr Angela Pepdjonovic, from the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, explained why. She said: "Your heart has to work a little bit harder to pump blood around your body…in the cold. This can help to boost your endurance over time."

Dr Pepdjonovic said cold-weather workouts can help the body burn calories at a faster rate. She said: "As your body is required to work harder to maintain its core temperature, you actually increase your calorie burn by exercising in the cold." Physical activity in cold temperatures can boost our metabolism, which helps us lose weight. In the cold, our metabolism slows down, so we can preserve fat and keep warm. Another benefit is that being in natural light helps to reduce our stress. This is especially so for people who suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder (S.A.D.). This is a type of depression caused by the shorter, darker days of winter. It is more common in people who live far from the equator.

Try the same news story at these easier levels:

    Cold Weather Exercise - Level 0,  Cold Weather Exercise - Level 1   or  Cold Weather Exercise - Level 2

Sources
  • https://www.huffpost.com/entry/exercising-outside-winter-benefits_l_65cd27f2e4b0dd11b911a795
  • https://www.msn.com/en-ca/health/other/why-end-of-winter-is-the-perfect-time-to-start-a-fitness-journey-expert-tips/ar-BB1iBuDT
  • https://www.healthday.com/health-news/exercise-and-fitness/cold-weather-running-may-be-even-healthier


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. COLD WEATHER EXERCISE: Students walk around the class and talk to other students about cold weather exercise. 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?
       everybody / exercise / heart disease / weight / stress / cold weather / jog / blood /
       workouts / calories / temperature / metabolism / benefit / natural light / the equator
Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently.
3. THE COLD: Students A strongly believe that the cold is good for us; Students B strongly believe it isn't. Change partners again and talk about your conversations.
4. EXERCISE: What do you think of these forms of exercise? How good are they for us? Complete this table with your partner(s). Change partners often and share what you wrote.

 

What I Think

How Good They Are

Jogging

 

 

Swimming

 

 

Weight training

 

 

Cycling

 

 

Dancing

 

 

Walking

 

 
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5. RISK: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word "risk". Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories.
6. COLD WEATHER: Rank these with your partner. Put the best things to do in the cold weather at the top. Change partners often and share your rankings.

  • Go jogging
  • Sleep
  • Go hiking
  • Go shopping
  • Watch a movie
  • Study English
  • Do hobbies
  • Insulate your home

 

Vocabulary

    Paragraph 1

      1. essential a. Something good that happens as a result of something else.
      2. risk  (noun) b. To keep something (or keep doing something) the way it is now.
      3. maintain c. A chance of something bad happening.
      4. chilly d. The ability to continue doing something for a long time without getting tired.
      5. benefit  (noun) e. Very important; something you cannot live or be without.
      6. boost  (verb) f. A little cold.
      7. endurance g. To increase something quickly; make something much better.

    Paragraph 2

      8. workout h. How fast or slow something happens.
      9. rate  (noun) i. The process in your body that turns food into energy.
      10. core j. The imaginary line around the middle of the Earth.
      11. temperature k. The central or most important part of something.
      12. metabolism l. A feeling of sadness that lasts for a long time.
      13. depression m. How hot or cold something is.
      14. equator n. A period of exercise that you do to stay healthy.

 

Before reading / listening

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

  1. The article says most of us know that exercise is good for our health.     T / F
  2. A doctor said going for a swim in cold weather is bad for us.     T / F
  3. Exercising in cold weather is good for our mental health.     T / F
  4. Exercising in cold weather can boost our endurance.     T / F
  5. Cold weather means we burn calories at a slower rate.     T / F
  6. Boosting our metabolism makes us put on weight.     T / F
  7. The article said being in natural light makes us less stressed.     T / F
  8. More people with S.A.D. live near the equator.     T / F

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

  1. essential
  2. lowers
  3. chilly
  4. workout
  5. endurance
  6. burn
  7. boost
  8. preserve
  9. type
  10. far
  1. increase
  2. cold
  3. exercise session
  4. kind
  5. use up
  6. necessary
  7. stamina
  8. a long way
  9. reduces
  10. conserve

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

  1. exercise is essential
  2. It lowers the
  3. when it's chilly
  4. work a little bit harder to pump
  5. This can help to boost your
  6. increase your calorie burn by
  7. we can preserve fat and keep
  8. being in natural light helps
  9. depression caused by the shorter,
  10. more common in people who
  1. or freezing outside
  2. exercising in the cold
  3. endurance over time
  4. risk of heart disease
  5. to reduce our stress
  6. live far from the equator
  7. darker days of winter
  8. to keep us healthy
  9. warm
  10. blood around your body

Gap fill

Put these words into the spaces in the paragraph below.
reduces
chilly
essential
endurance
workout
jog
maintain
pump

Everybody knows that exercise is (1) _____________________ to keep us healthy. It lowers the risk of heart disease, and helps us to (2) _____________________ a healthy weight. It also (3) _____________________ stress and makes us happier. Doctors say that exercising in cold weather is even better for us. Going for a (4) _____________________ or even a swim when it's (5) _____________________ or freezing outside has extra benefits for our physical and mental health. The reason for this is that the cold gives our heart a more energetic (6) _____________________. Dr Angela Pepdjonovic, from the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, explained why. She said: "Your heart has to work a little bit harder to (7) _____________________ blood around your body…in the cold. This can help to boost your (8) _____________________ over time."

Put these words into the spaces in the paragraph below.
light
core
fat
burn
equator
suffer
boost
benefit

Dr Pepdjonovic said cold-weather workouts can help the body (9) _____________________ calories at a faster rate. She said: "As your body is required to work harder, to maintain its (10) _____________________ temperature, you actually increase your calorie burn by exercising in the cold." Physical activity in cold temperatures can (11) _____________________ our metabolism, which helps us lose weight. In the cold, our metabolism slows down, so we can preserve (12) _____________________ and keep warm. Another (13) _____________________ is that being in natural (14) _____________________ helps to reduce our stress. This is especially so for people who (15) _____________________ from Seasonal Affective Disorder (S.A.D.). This is a type of depression caused by the shorter, darker days of winter. It is more common in people who live far from the (16) _____________________.

Listening — Guess the answers. Listen to check.

1) Everybody knows that exercise is essential to ______
     a.  keeps us healthy
     b.  keep use healthy
     c.  keep us healthy
     d.  keep us health
2)  Doctors say that exercising in cold weather is even ______
     a.  better for us
     b.  goodly for us
     c.  well for us
     d.  bettering for us
3)  Going for a jog or even a swim when it's ______
     a.  chilli or freezing
     b.  chilled or freezing
     c.  chilling or freezing
     d.  chilly or freezing
4)  The reason for this is that the cold gives our heart a ______
     a.  more energy work cut
     b.  more energy hectic workout
     c.  more energetic workout
     d.  more energetic work cut
5)  Your heart has to work a little bit harder ______
     a.  to pump bloods
     b.  to pump bloody
     c.  to pump bloodied
     d.  to pump blood

6)  As your body is required to work harder, to maintain ______
     a.  its care temperature
     b.  its core temperature
     c.  its chore temperature
     d.  its corps temperature
7)  Physical activity in cold temperatures can ______
     a.  beast our metabolism
     b.  best our metabolism
     c.  boast our metabolism
     d.  boost our metabolism
8)  Another benefit is that being in natural light helps to ______
     a.  induce our stress
     b.  reduce our stress
     c.  deduce our stress
     d.  read use our stress
9)  This is a type of depression caused by the shorter, darker ______
     a.  days of winter
     b.  days off winter
     c.  day soft winter
     d.  daze of winter
10)  It is more common in people who live far ______
     a.  from an equator
     b.  from the equator
     c.  from thee equation
     d.  from the equation

Listening — Listen and fill in the gaps

Everybody knows that exercise is (1) ____________________ us healthy. It lowers the risk of heart disease, and helps us (2) ____________________ healthy weight. It also reduces stress and makes us happier. Doctors say that exercising in cold weather is even better for us. Going for a jog or even a swim when it's (3) ____________________ outside has extra benefits for our physical and mental health. The reason for this is that the cold gives our heart a (4) ____________________. Dr Angela Pepdjonovic, from the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, explained why. She said: "Your heart has to work a little bit (5) ____________________ blood around your body…in the cold. This can help to boost your (6) ____________________."

Dr Pepdjonovic said cold-weather workouts can help the body (7) ____________________ a faster rate. She said: "As your body is required to work harder, to (8) ____________________ temperature, you actually increase your calorie burn by exercising in the cold." Physical activity in cold temperatures can boost our metabolism, which helps (9) ____________________. In the cold, our metabolism slows down, so we (10) ____________________ and keep warm. Another benefit is that being in natural light helps to reduce our stress. This is especially so for people (11) ____________________ Seasonal Affective Disorder (S.A.D.). This is a type of depression caused by the shorter, darker days of winter. It is more common in people who live far (12) ____________________.

Comprehension questions

  1. What is exercise essential for?
  2. What does exercising outside in the cold benefit?
  3. What kind of workout does exercising in the cold give us?
  4. What does your heart pump around your body?
  5. What can exercising in the cold boost over time?
  6. What does the body work hard to maintain?
  7. What does increasing our metabolism help us to lose?
  8. What does the article say helps to reduce our stress?
  9. What causes Seasonal Affective Disorder?
  10. What do many S.A.D. sufferers live a long way from?

Multiple choice quiz

1)  What is exercise essential for?
a) calories
b) keeping us healthy
c) friendship
d) keeping warm
2)  What does exercising outside in the cold benefit?
a) sportswear companies
b) our feet
c) our physical and mental health
d) towns and cities
3)  What kind of workout does exercising in the cold give us?
a) a special workout
b) a nice workout
c) a cold one
d) an energetic workout
4)  What does your heart pump around your body?
a) air
b) blood
c) platelets
d) metabolism
5)  What can exercising in the cold boost over time?
a) our endurance
b) red blood cells
c) our muscles
d) heat

6)  What does the body work hard to maintain?
a) its core temperature
b) its shape
c) its energy
d) its correct height
7)  What does increasing our metabolism help us to lose?
a) our worries
b) our mind
c) metabolism
d) weight
8)  What does the article say helps to reduce our stress?
a) studying
b) food
c) natural light
d) English
9)  What causes Seasonal Affective Disorder?
a) seasons
b) fast food
c) getting up early in the morning
d) shorter, darker days
10)  What do many S.A.D. sufferers live a long way from?
a) the tropics
b) the equator
c) the North Pole
d) the Greenwich meridian

Role play

Role  A – Go Jogging
You think going jogging is the best thing to do in the cold weather. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their activities. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these (and why): sleeping, shopping or studying English.

Role  B – Sleep
You think sleeping is the best thing to do in the cold weather. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their activities. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these (and why): jogging, shopping or studying English.

Role  C – Go Shopping
You think going shopping is the best thing to do in the cold weather. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their activities. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these (and why): sleeping, jogging or studying English.

Role  D – Study English
You think studying English is the best thing to do in the cold weather. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their activities. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these (and why): sleeping, shopping or jogging.

After reading / listening

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

'exercise'

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  • ________________
  • ________________
  • ________________
  • ________________
  • ________________
  • ________________
  • ________________

    • and 'calories'.

  • ________________
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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:

    • essential
    • risk
    • jog
    • reason
    • energetic
    • pump
    • rate
    • core
    • slows
    • fat
    • suffer
    • days

    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 - Cold Weather Exercise

    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 'exercise'?
    3. How much exercise do you get?
    4. How essential is exercise to keep us healthy?
    5. What does exercise do to stress?
    6. Do you prefer exercising in winter or summer?
    7. What do you think of swimming in cold weather?
    8. What do you do to look after your heart?
    9. How often do you think about calories?
    10. How can you boost your endurance?

    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 'calories'?
    3. What do you think about what you read?
    4. What kinds of exercise would you like to do?
    5. How does exercise make you feel?
    6. Is it better to control calories by exercising or dieting?
    7. What do you know about the metabolism?
    8. What do you think of shorter, darker days?
    9. Would you prefer to live close to or far from the equator?
    10. What questions would you like to ask the doctor?

    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)

    Everybody knows that exercise is (1) ____ to keep us healthy. It lowers the risk of heart disease, and helps us to maintain a healthy weight. It also reduces stress and (2) ____ us happier. Doctors say that exercising in cold weather is even better for us. Going for a jog or even a swim when it's (3) ____ or freezing outside has extra benefits for our physical and mental health. The reason for this is that the cold gives our heart a more (4) ____ workout. Dr Angela Pepdjonovic, from the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, explained why. She said: "Your heart has to work a little bit harder to (5) ____ blood around your body…in the cold. This can help to boost your endurance (6) ____ time."

    Dr Pepdjonovic said cold-weather workouts can help the body (7) ____ calories at a faster rate. She said: "As your body is required to work harder to maintain its (8) ____ temperature, you actually increase your calorie burn by exercising in the cold." Physical activity in cold temperatures can boost our metabolism, which helps us (9) ____ weight. In the cold, our metabolism slows down, so we can preserve fat and keep warm. Another benefit is that (10) ____ in natural light helps to reduce our stress. This is especially so for people who suffer (11) ____ Seasonal Affective Disorder (S.A.D.). This is a type of depression caused by the shorter, darker days of winter. It is more common in people who live (12) ____ from the equator.

    Which of these words go in the above text?

    (a)     essence     (b)     essential     (c)     essay     (d)     essences    
    (a)     takes     (b)     makes     (c)     bakes     (d)     fakes    
    (a)     chilling     (b)     chilled     (c)     chilli     (d)     chilly    
    (a)     energy     (b)     energetic     (c)     emergency     (d)     emerging    
    (a)     pulp     (b)     dump     (c)     dupe     (d)     pump    
    (a)     for     (b)     in     (c)     over     (d)     on    
    (a)     burn     (b)     fire     (c)     heat     (d)     cook    
    (a)     sore     (b)     pore     (c)     core     (d)     more    
    (a)     fail     (b)     forget     (c)     mislay     (d)     lose    
    (a)     being     (b)     beam     (c)     been     (d)     be    
    (a)     from     (b)     of     (c)     at     (d)     on    
    (a)     far     (b)     of     (c)     at     (d)     by

    Spelling

    Paragraph 1

    1. exercise is stesnaeil
    2. tanmiina a healthy weight
    3. a swim when it's illchy
    4. extra stnebife
    5. our alyhipcs and mental health
    6. boost your naerenucd over time

    Paragraph 2

    1. help the body burn cleoairs
    2. core eemprrtutae
    3. boost our abiemstlmo
    4. ueredc our stress
    5. This is a type of snoripeesd
    6. people who live far from the qteoura

    Put the text back together

    (...)  a healthy weight. It also reduces stress and makes us happier. Doctors say that exercising in cold weather is even
    (...)  better for us. Going for a jog or even a swim when it's chilly or freezing outside has extra benefits for our physical
    (...)  Dr Pepdjonovic said cold-weather workouts can help the body burn calories at a faster rate. She said: "As your body is
    (...)  metabolism, which helps us lose weight. In the cold, our metabolism slows
    (...)  stress. This is especially so for people who suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder (S.A.D.). This is a type of
    (...)  workout. Dr Angela Pepdjonovic, from the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, explained
    (...)  exercising in the cold." Physical activity in cold temperatures can boost our
    (...)  down, so we can preserve fat and keep warm. Another benefit is that being in natural light helps to reduce our
    (...)  your body…in the cold. This can help to boost your endurance over time."
    (  1  )  Everybody knows that exercise is essential to keep us healthy. It lowers the risk of heart disease, and helps us to maintain
    (...)  depression caused by the shorter, darker days of winter. It is more common in people who live far from the equator.
    (...)  required to work harder, to maintain its core temperature, you actually increase your calorie burn by
    (...)  and mental health. The reason for this is that the cold gives our heart a more energetic
    (...)  why. She said: "Your heart has to work a little bit harder to pump blood around

    Put the words in the right order

    1. us   Exercise   essential   healthy   .   to   is   keep
    2. disease   .   the   of   It   lowers   heart   risk
    3. for   weather   cold   Exercising   us   .   better   is   in
    4. The   energetic   workout   .   cold   an   heart   our   gives
    5. to   a   pump   bit   Work   harder   little   blood   .
    6. burns   body   a   calories   at   The   rate   .   faster
    7. to   Your   is   harder   .   body   work   required
    8. boost   metabolism   .   cold   can   our   in   Activity   temperatures
    9. caused   by   of   type   darker   depression   A   days   .
    10. from   the   far   who   People   equator   .   live

    Circle the correct word (20 pairs)

    Everybody knows that exercise is essential to keep us health / healthy. It lowers the risk / risky of heart disease, and helps us to maintain a healthy weight. It also reduces stress and makes / takes us happier. Doctors say that exercising in cold weather is even better for them / us. Going for a jog or even / ever a swim when it's chilly / chill or freezing outside has extra benefits for our physical and mental health. The reason from / for this is that the cold gives our heart a more energetic workout. Dr Angela Pepdjonovic, from the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, explained what / why. She said: "Your heart has to work a little bit harder to / for pump blood around your body…in the cold. This can help to boast / boost your endurance over time."

    Dr Pepdjonovic said cold-weather workouts can help the body burning / burn calories at a faster rate. She said: "Was / As your body is required to work harder, to maintain its core / care temperature, you actually increase your calorie burn by exercising in / on the cold." Physical activity in cold temperatures can boost their / our metabolism, which helps us lose weight. In the cold, our metabolism shows / slows down, so we can preserve fat and keep warm. Another beneficial / benefit is that being in natural light helps to reduce our stress. This is especially so / that for people who suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder (S.A.D.). This is a type of depress / depression caused by the shorter, darker days of winter. It is more common on / in people who live far from the equator.

     

    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

    everybody knows that exercise is essential to keep us healthy it lowers the risk of heart disease and helps us to maintain a healthy weight it also reduces stress and makes us happier doctors say that exercising in cold weather is even better for us going for a jog or even a swim when its chilly or freezing outside has extra benefits for our physical and mental health the reason for this is that the cold gives our heart a more energetic workout dr angela pepdjonovic from the hospital for special surgery in new york explained why she said your heart has to work a little bit harder to pump blood around your body in the cold this can help to boost your endurance over time

    dr pepdjonovic said coldweather workouts can help the body burn calories at a faster rate she said as your body is required to work harder to maintain its core temperature you actually increase your calorie burn by exercising in the cold physical activity in cold temperatures can boost our metabolism which helps us lose weight in the cold our metabolism slows down so we can preserve fat and keep warm another benefit is that being in natural light helps to reduce our stress this is especially so for people who suffer from seasonal affective disorder sad this is a type of depression caused by the shorter darker days of winter it is more common in people who live far from the equator

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    Everybodyknowsthatexerciseisessentialtokeepushealthy.Itlowerst
    heriskofheartdisease,andhelpsustomaintainahealthyweight.Italsor
    educesstressandmakesushappier.Doctorssaythatexercisingincoldw
    eatherisevenbetterforus.Goingforajogorevenaswimwhenit'schillyor
    freezingoutsidehasextrabenefitsforourphysicalandmentalhealth.Th
    ereasonforthisisthatthecoldgivesourheartamoreenergeticworkout.
    DrAngelaPepdjonovic,fromtheHospitalforSpecialSurgeryinNewYork
    ,explainedwhy.Shesaid:"Yourhearthastoworkalittlebithardertopum
    pbloodaroundyourbody…inthecold.Thiscanhelptoboostyourenduran
    ceovertime."DrPepdjonovicsaidcold-weatherworkoutscanhelptheb
    odyburncaloriesatafasterrate.Shesaid:"Asyourbodyisrequiredtowor
    kharder,tomaintainitscoretemperature,youactuallyincreaseyourcal
    orieburnbyexercisinginthecold."Physicalactivityincoldtemperatures
    canboostourmetabolism,whichhelpsusloseweight.Inthecold,ourme
    tabolismslowsdown,sowecanpreservefatandkeepwarm.Anotherben
    efitisthatbeinginnaturallighthelpstoreduceourstress.Thisisespeciall
    ysoforpeoplewhosufferfromSeasonalAffectiveDisorder(S.A.D.).This
    isatypeofdepressioncausedbytheshorter,darkerdaysofwinter.Itism
    orecommoninpeoplewholivefarfromtheequator.

    Free writing

    Write about cold weather exercise for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner’s paper.

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    Academic writing

    We should all exercise in the cold weather.  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. COLD-WEATHER EXERCISE: Make a poster about cold-weather exercise. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things?
    4. COLD JOGGING: Write a magazine article about requiring people to . jog in the cold every morning. 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 cold-weather exercise. Ask him/her three questions about it. Give him/her three of your opinions of exercising in the cold. 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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