Second reading tasks

Ask and answer these questions about chocolate

a) Do you like chocolate cake? Chocolate ice-cream? Chocolate bars? Hot chocolate drinks?

b) How much chocolate do you have every week?

c) Do you eat more chocolate now than when you were a child, or less?

d) Do you think it’s bad that some children eat a lot of chocolate?

2. Read a text written by Cheryl, a woman who is addicted to chocolate. Who is she writing to?

a) Her mother

b) A newspaper

c) A magazine problem page

d) A company that makes chocolate

Read the text again and match a summary with a paragraph.

Summary Paragraph

a) Cheryl is the only one addicted to chocolate in her family 1

b) Why Cheryl’s addiction is a problem 2

c) Cheryl wants help 3

d) The description of the addiction 4

e) An introduction to the problem 5

f) Why the addiction is difficult to stop 6

4. Are the following sentences True or False?

a) Cheryl is the middle child in her family

b) She is a mother

c) Sarah is one of her sisters

d) Cheryl feels ill if she stops eating chocolate

e) She feels both good and bad after eating chocolate

f) It’s very easy to buy chocolate

g) Her family don’t give her any help

Chocolate: Teachers' notes and tips

Pre-reading tasks

a) This reading will definitely be more exciting if you can bring in some chocolate to the class – maybe a small bag of chocolate sweets that can be shared.

Tip: use realia in the class

See what reaction your students have to the chocolate – are they excited about eating some? Why is that?

b) Put the students into pairs and give each pair a copy of the worksheet. They need to ask each other the questions in part 1.

Tip: try to personalize the subject

Students are always more interested in a topic if they can relate it to their own lives.

c) Monitor while the students discuss the questions together. The first three questions are the most important so stop after everyone has done those.

d) Do whole class feedback on the first three questions. You could also tell the class your answers to these questions.

e) Ask the students to imagine someone that eats a lot of chocolate all day, every day. Write on the board: He is ______ to chocolate. He has an ______. Elicit or give the words: addicted, addiction. Ask students what other things people can be addicted to. Elicit examples such as alcohol, shopping, drugs.

Tip: keep the topic light-hearted

Be sensitive to the subject and be sure not to make an example out of one student.

First reading tasks

a) Tell students they are going to read about a woman, Cheryl, who is addicted to chocolate. Draw their attention to part 2 of the worksheet and ask them to read the choices.

b) Give each student their own copy of the text, ask them to read it fairly quickly and to decide who Cheryl is writing to.

c) Let students compare their answers before asking for suggestions.

d) Feedback: c

Second reading tasks

a) Tell students they’re now going to read the text in more detail to understand each paragraph.

b) Students read the summaries of the paragraphs in part 3 of the worksheet.

c) They then read the text again and decide which summary is the correct one for each paragraph.

4. Post-reading tasks – speaking

Cheryl asks What can I do? In pairs or small groups, ask students to brainstorm ideas to help Cheryl. What can she do? How can her family help? Encourage them to come up with four or five ideas.

5 Post-reading tasks – writing

Students write a letter back to Sarah. Give the opening lines:

Dear Sarah

Here are some ideas to help you with your problem. Firstly…

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