Pre, while and post-reading activities

1. READING COMPREHENSION Activities upon the text : We just can’t stop. 1 Susana Ugarte Oteiza [email protected]

2. PRE-READING ACTIVITIES - Display in the screen or write on the board the two key words related to the topic to arise their interest . 1-Work in pairs to comment their ideas or guesses about the meaning of the words and write them down . ( Speaking and writing ) Share them with the rest of the class . ( Speaking ) 2-Show them some photographs to describe and check more deeply their ideas about the topic . 3-Vocabulary: The topic is related to things that are known to them . They will be able to guess some and at least to write several . 2

3. COLAHOLIC SHOPAHOLIC PRE-READING ACTIVITIES - TRY TO GET THEIR ATTENTION. 3

4. 2-Try to guess the meaning of these words . 1- Have you heard them before ? PRE-READING ACTIVITIES 1- SPEAKING, WRITING, LISTENING. CHECK THEIR PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE TOPIC. 4 WORK WITH YOUR PARTNER

5. What can you see in these photographs ? PRE-READING ACTIVITIES 2 - SPEAKING, CHECK PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE-5

6. In groups of 4 people , write the related words that you think will appear in the text . Let’s see how many words you can find !! ACTIVITY: PRE-READING ACTIVITIES 3 SPEAKING, WRITING, LISTENING-6

7. WHILE-READING ACTIVITIES 1-True/False questions quoting the evidence : read the questions first and then read the text once trying to find the answers ( Scanning ) 2-Vocabulary: Work on some words that might be new. Try to infere the meaning from the context . Practice pronunciation . 3-Grammar game : Expressing habits . Adverbs of frequency . WHILE READING ACTIVITIES- 7

8. Questions about the text : True / False, quoting the evidence Jenny began to be a shoppaholic when she finished university . She can’t buy something everyday because sometimes she can’t go out . She sometimes feels guilty when she buys things she doesn’t use. Her dad thinks that she doesn’t have enough trousers . Tracey started drinking cola during exams to stay awake . She sometimes wakes up at night just to drink cola. She wants to stop drinking cola because she knows it is not good for her health . WHILE-READING ACTIVITIES 1 – READING, WRITING-8

9. TEXT WE JUST CAN’T STOP Jenny – The shopaholic A- Since I was a little girl I have always loved shopping. I walked around shops with my mum , beg ging her to buy me everything I saw . B- Last year I finished university and started earn ing money for the first time. I have a lot of spare cash now , and I spend it all on clothes . I spend about 500$ a week on clothes , handbags , and shoes . Walking out of a shop with a bag of new clothes is the best feeling in the world . C- I need to shop every day . If I can’t go out to shop, I shop online. Entering my credit card details and waiting for a parcel to arrive is very exciting . D- Sometimes I only wear what I buy once, but I never feel guilty . My dad tells me to stop spend ing . He says that I’ve already got a lot more than I need , but I love shopping and I’m not going to stop yet . Tracey – The colaholic E- I drink around 18 cans of cola every day . If I don’t drink it for more than an hour , I feel terrible and I start shak ing . It all started 6 years ago when I was on a diet and I drank cola instead of eating . After a few weeks , I couldn’t live without it . F- I have a bottle of cola beside my bed and I sometimes wake up at night to drink it . The first thing I do when I open my eyes in the morning is go to the fridge for a can of cola. I always carry a can or two in my handbag . I spend about 300$ a month on cola. G- I don’t know if it’s the taste of the caffeine or the sugar , but I know I’m addicted . Friends and people I work with tell me that drinking cola isn’t good for you . They say it’s bad for your stomach , but I like it too much to stop. WHILE READING ACTIVITIES- 9

10. VOCABULARY Read the text again paying attention to the words that you do not understand . WHILE-READING ACTIVITIES 1 – READING FOR DETAIL-10

11. GAME: Ball We need just one ball an a list of adverbs of frequency . The person who has the ball , has to choose and adverb , say it aloud and throw the ball to a mate. This student will have to include that adverb in a sentence that has to do with her / his own habits as quickly as possible . WHILE READING ACTIVITIES 2 : SPEAKING (PRODUCTION, REVISING ADVERBS)-11

12. ADVERBS OF FRECUENCY WHILE READING ACTIVITIES 2 : SPEAKING (PRODUCTION, REVISING ADVERBS)-12

13. POST-READING ACTIVITIES We will see a video related to the topic . First they will listen to it without the transcription , twice if necessary , only to have a general idea. Watch it the last time with the transcription . ( Without vocabulary revision ) Propose a debate in class : pay attention to possible signs or attitudes they might show. POST READING ACTIVITIES- 13

14. VIDEO: 6 STRANGE BUT REAL ADDICTIONS POST READING ACTIVITIES 1,2 – VIDEO WITH LINK TO YOUTUBE - 14

15. VIDEO: POST READING ACTIVITIES 1,2 – VIDEO RECORDED THROUGH REALPLAYER- 15

16. Activity : Write a short composition ( around 150 words ) about one of these topics : The addiction you have seen in the video that has surprised you most and why . What do you think about addictions and, do you think you have any ?. POST READING ACTIVITIES - WRITING-16