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B. Go around the class and talk to other students about grandparents. Change partners often. Sit with your first partner(s) and share your findings.
C. In pairs / groups, decide which of these topics or words from the article are the most interesting and which are the most boring ones. Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently.
| grandparents | weight problems | snacks | being less active |
| obesity | statistics | sugary treats | data |
| toddlers | important messages | nutrition | management |
D. GRANDMA KNOWS BEST: Does she (or grandpa)? Complete this table with your partner(s). Change partners and share what you wrote. Change and share again.
| Better at… | Grandparents | Parents |
| Discipline | ||
| Cooking & nutrition | ||
| Playing | ||
| Teaching about life | ||
| Understanding | ||
| Computer stuff |
E. OBESITY: Students A strongly believe people will be thinner and healthier in the future; Students B strongly believe obesity will get worse. Change partners again and talk about your conversations.
F. OVERWEIGHT: Rank these causes of kids being overweight and share your rankings with your partner. Put the biggest cause at the top.
| · grandparents · school canteens · TV advertising · supermarkets | · kids’ friends · poor parenting · convenience stores · governments |
G. DISCUSSION
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
| a) | What did you think when you read the headline? |
| b) | What springs to mind when you hear the word ‘grandparents’? |
| c) | How important are grandparents? |
| d) | In what ways do you think grandparents might be harmful to their grandchildren’s health? |
| e) | What do you think of the research in this article? |
| f) | Were you surprised at any thing in the article? |
| g) | Why do you think children from richer families are more at risk of obesity? |
| h) | Why might a child be more at risk of becoming obese if his or her mother has a university education? |
| i) | Did you have any weight problems when you were younger? |
| j) | Were your grandparents good or bad for your health? |
STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
| a) | Did you like reading this article? |
| b) | How can you reduce obesity rates in your country? |
| c) | Do you think grandparents will listen and take note of this research? |
| d) | Do you think grandparents (or anyone else) who make their grandchildren obese should be reported for child abuse? |
| e) | What do you think of grandparents who give lots of sweets and cakes to their grandchildren? |
| f) | Do you think older people know less about nutrition? |
| g) | Are today’s game-playing, web-surfing parents good for kids? |
| h) | What kind of grandparent will you be? |
| i) | Will obesity be more or less of a problem in the future? |
| j) | What questions would you like to ask the report’s authors? |
H. Write a letter to a grandparent who gives sweets, cakes and candies to his/her overweight grandchild. Ask him/her three questions about his/her actions. Give him/her three pieces of advice on how to help his/her grandchild’s obesity problem. Read your letter to your partner(s) at your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions.
Exercise 4.
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