NEW YEAR’S
RESOLUTION
Be going to
(affirmative, negative and interrogative)
Expressing surprise
May 16-May20
SESSION 1:Find out the New Year Resolutions:
Make a Bucket List
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Learn to cook
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Keep a journal
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Go for daily walks
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Get an extra hour of sleep
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Eat salad everyday
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Drink green tea
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Take up reading
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Work one less hour a day
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Spend money on experiences
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Then make the following exercises.
*Make an afirmative Be Going to sentence for each one
*Make a Negative Be Going to sentence for each one
*Make an Interrogative Be Going to sentence for each one
SESSION 2:
Transcribe the reading and develop the exercises in class.
NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS 2016
The year 2016 may go down in history as one of the best years for people
to stick to their New Year's resolutions. These are the promises people
make to themselves at the beginning of the year to lose weight, save
money, stop smoking, etc. Research shows that around half of all adults
make New Year’s resolutions but fewer than 10 per cent of them keep to
these promises. Many people make goals at the beginning of January but
have given up by February. The main reason people do not stick to their
resolutions is because they are too unrealistic. People think it will be
easy to change their behaviour, but many resolutions need a lot of
willpower and many habits are difficult to change.
Researchers in the USA asked people about their resolutions for 2016.
Top of the list was to live life to the fullest. Nearly half (45.7%) of
those who took the survey said they planned to set this as one of their
goals for 2016. The second most popular resolution was to live a
healthier lifestyle, with two in five (41.1%) saying this would be one
of their aims. Losing weight was third on the list (39.6% of people) and
wanting to spend more time with family and friends (33.2%) was fourth.
The survey found that young people are making more resolutions than
older people. Those in the 18-34 age group made an average of three
resolutions for 2016, while older people decided on just two.
Changes?
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Why?
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| Hobby | ||
| Health | ||
| Money | ||
| Friends | ||
| World | ||
| Food |
1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).
| a. | The article says 2016 will be the best ever for New Year's resolutions. | T / F |
| b. | The article says that 30% of all adults make New Year's resolutions. | T / F |
| c. | Less than 10% of people stick to their New Year's resolutions. | T / F |
| d. | The article says many people's resolutions are too unrealistic. | T / F |
| e. | The top resolution in a U.S. study was to quit smoking. | T / F |
| f. | The second most popular resolution was to be healthier. | T / F |
| g. | Younger people make more resolutions than older people. | T / F |
| h. | Older people make on average three New Year's resolutions. | T / F |
