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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