The Reading / Listening - Level 1

Writing text messages is dangerous when you walk. It is more dangerous than driving and texting. Researchers said there are more injuries to people walking than there are to texting drivers. Walking is not as easy as we think. We must focus on many things to walk safely in a straight line. We can forget how to walk properly, so dangerous things happen. We bump into people or cars. We fall over things in the street, or fall down stairs.

A professor said there are a few reasons why texting and walking is dangerous. People cannot see the street. They are focused on their keyboard and not their feet. A final reason is that their minds are somewhere else - they are not thinking about walking safely. Over 6,000 people visited the professor's hospital last year because of texting. The most serious cases are head injuries. When a car hits someone, there is nothing to protect the head.

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Sources
  • http://hothardware.com/News/Texting-And-Walking-Is-Hazardous-To-Your-Health-Too-But-You-Knew-That/
  • http://wtop.com/256/3574525/Texting-walking-more-risky-than-distracted-driving


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The Activities

MATCHING

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.

text

a.

over things in the street

2.

more dangerous

b.

a straight line

3.

Walking is not as

c.

stairs

4.

walk safely in

d.

messages

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We can forget how to walk

e.

easy as we think

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bump

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than driving

7.

fall

g.

properly

8.

fall down

h.

into people



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PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.

there are a few

a.

somewhere else

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People cannot

b.

head injuries

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They are focused

c.

reason

4.

A final

d.

on their keyboard

5.

their minds are

e.

reasons why

6.

walking

f.

protect the head

7.

The most serious cases are

g.

see the street

8.

there is nothing to

h.

safely

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

Writing text messages is (1) ___________________ walk. It is more dangerous than driving and texting. Researchers said there are (2) ___________________ people walking than there are to texting drivers. Walking (3) ___________________ we think. We must focus on many things to walk (4) ___________________ line. We can forget (5) ___________________, so dangerous things happen. We bump into people or cars. We fall over things in the street, or (6) ___________________.

A professor said there are (7) ___________________ texting and walking is dangerous. People (8) ___________________. They are focused (9) ___________________ and not their feet. A final reason is that their minds (10) ___________________ - they are not thinking about walking safely. Over 6,000 people visited the professor's hospital last year (11) ___________________. The most serious cases are head injuries. When a car hits someone, there is nothing to (12) ___________________.

PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE

Writingtextmessagesisdangerouswhenyouwalk.Itismoredanger
ousthandrivingandtexting.Researcherssaidtherearemoreinjurie
stopeoplewalkingthantherearetotextingdrivers.Walkingisnotase
asyaswethink.Wemustfocusonmanythingstowalksafelyinastraig
htline.Wecanforgethowtowalkproperly,sodangerousthingshapp
en.Webumpintopeopleorcars.Wefalloverthingsinthestreet,orfall
downstairs.Aprofessorsaidthereareafewreasonswhytextingand
walkingisdangerous.Peoplecannotseethestreet.Theyarefocused
ontheirkeyboardandnottheirfeet.Afinalreasonisthattheirmindsar
esomewhereelse-theyarenotthinkingaboutwalkingsafely.Over
6,000peoplevisitedtheprofessor'shospitallastyearbecauseoftexti
ng.Themostseriouscasesareheadinjuries.Whenacarhitssomeone
,thereisnothingtoprotectthehead.

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

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Student B: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

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WRITING

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