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THE LESSON ON LIFESTYLE

Try the online quiz, reading, listening, and activities on grammar, spelling and vocabulary for this lesson on Lifestyle. Click on the links above or see the activities below this article:

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Everyone wants a good lifestyle. I do too. I want a good job that is quite near my house I dont want to spend a long time on trains and buses. I also want a nice house where I can relax. I like decorating and shopping for furniture. I also want lots of friends so I can do stuff with them. My idea of a good lifestyle is being happy at work, going to the gym or going out for a meal after work, and spending the weekends with friends doing things or going places. Of course I have to have a holiday every year in another country. I havent got that lifestyle yet because I havent got enough money. Im a little jealous of my friends lifestyle. She has everything and is always going out and having fun.

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THE ACTIVITIES

LISTENING GAP FILL

Everyone wants a good lifestyle. I do too. I want a good job that ________________ my house I dont want to spend a long time on trains and buses. I also want a nice house ________________. I like decorating and shopping for furniture. I also ________________ so I can do stuff with them. My idea of a good lifestyle is ________________ work, going to the gym or going out for a meal after work, and ________________ with friends doing things or going places. ________________ to have a holiday every year in another country. I havent ________________ yet because I havent got enough money. Im a little jealous of my friends lifestyle. She has everything and is always going ________________ fun.

CORRECT THE SPELLING

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UNJUMBLE THE WORDS

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DISCUSSION [Write your own questions]

STUDENT As QUESTIONS [Do not show these to student B]
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STUDENT Bs QUESTIONS [Do not show these to student A]
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STUDENT LIFESTYLE SURVEY

Write five GOOD questions about lifestyle 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.

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Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.
Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

WRITING

Write about lifestyle for 10 minutes. Show your partner your paper. Correct each others work.

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HOMEWORK

1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Googles search field [or another search engine] to build up more associations / collocations of each word.

2. INTERNET INFO: Search the Internet and find more information about lifestyle. Talk about what you discover with your partner[s] in the next lesson.

3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about lifestyle. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.

4. LIFESTYLE POSTER Make a poster about lifestyle. Show it to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your posters.

5. MY LIFESTYLE LESSON: Make your own English lesson on lifestyle. Make sure there is a good mix of things to do. Find some good online activities. Teach the class / another group when you have finished.

6. ONLINE SHARING: Use your blog, wiki, Facebook page, MySpace page, Twitter stream, Del-icio-us / StumbleUpon account, or any other social media tool to get opinions on lifestyle. Share your findings with the class.

ANSWERS

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