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Level 3 - 20th April 2023

South Korea pays lonely people to leave the house
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Contents
The Article 2 Discussion (Student-Created Qs) 15
Warm-Ups 3 Language Work (Cloze) 16
Vocabulary 4 Spelling 17
Before Reading / Listening 5 Put The Text Back Together 18
Gap Fill 6 Put The Words In The Right Order 19
Match The Sentences And Listen 7 Circle The Correct Word 20
Listening Gap Fill 8 Insert The Vowels (a, e, i, o, u) 21
Comprehension Questions 9 Punctuate The Text And Add Capitals 22
Multiple Choice - Quiz 10 Put A Slash ( / ) Where The Spaces Are 23
Role Play 11 Free Writing 24
After Reading / Listening 12 Academic Writing 25
Student Survey 13 Homework 26
Discussion (20 Questions) 14 Answers 27
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THE ARTICLE
From https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2304/230420-reclusiveness.html
Many people around the world stay at home and do not want to go
out. They cut themselves off from the world outside. They are recluses –
people who do not want to meet other people. The government in South
Korea has thought of an idea to encourage these people to "re-enter
society". It will pay young people $500 a month to leave their home. The
monthly payment will be for lonely people aged nine to 24 years old who
come from poorer families. The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family
said it wants to help younger people. It said it wants young people to go
out. This will support their "psychological and emotional stability, and
healthy growth".
There are many reasons for people not wanting to leave the house.
The number of recluses has gone up because of the pandemic. Korea
says about 3.1 per cent of young Koreans are reclusive. They "have
noticeable difficulty in living a normal life". The government said children
shut themselves off from society for many reasons. These include
bullying, exam stress, family problems, bad parenting and technology
and social media. It said the $500-a-month payment will help these
young people. This means they could be less likely to have mental
problems. They will also be healthier. Korea has an ageing society. It
needs young people to work so they can help old people.
Sources: https://edition.cnn.com/2023/04/14/asia/south-korea-youth-recluse-stipend-intl-hnk/index.html
https://news.yahoo.com/korea-pay-reclusive-lonely-young-190420633.html
https://time.com/6270853/south-korea-reclusive-children-cash-handout/
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WARM-UPS
1. LONELINESS: Students walk around the class and talk to other students about
loneliness. Change partners often and share your findings.
2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, talk about these topics or words from the article. What will
the article say about them? What can you say about these words and your life?
stay at home / the world / recluse / idea / $500 a month / poorer families / growth /
leave the house / pandemic / a normal life / bullying / ageing society / old people
Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently.
3. SUPPORT: Students A strongly believe all towns should have a support program
to help lonely people; Students B strongly believe this is not necessary. Change partners
again and talk about your conversations.
4. RECLUSES: How can these things help people who do not want to leave their
house? Complete this table with your partner(s). Change partners often and share what you
wrote.
How They Can Help
Money to go out
Online jobs
Home visits
Zoom meetings
Shopping events
Picnics in local parks
5. SOCIETY: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate
with the word "society". Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them.
Together, put the words into different categories.
6. LIFE'S DIFFICULTIES: Rank these with your partner. Put the biggest
difficulties at the top. Change partners often and share your rankings.
• Bullying • Technology
• Exam stress • Social media
• The pandemic • Money
• Family problems • Getting old
VOCABULARY MATCHING
Paragraph 1
1. government a. Done, made, or happening once a month.
2. encourage b. Help.
3. pay c. The group of people who control a country

and decide how to help the people.
4. monthly d. The state of someone's mental condition
staying at a "normal" level and not
changing.
5. support e. Say something to help a person to make
him/her keep doing something, or to be
more confident.
6. psychological f. Give someone money for work, or for things
you bought.
7. stability g. Affecting, or happening in the mind; about
the mental and emotional state of a person.
Paragraph 2
8. pandemic h. The process of growing old.
9. reclusive i. When a disease spreads over a whole

country or the world at a particular time.
10. noticeable j. Staying away from other people; not
wanting to be with other people.
11. society k. The problem of people who hurt or frighten
other people (every day, week or month).
12. bullying l. All of the people living in a particular
country or region with shared customs,
laws, and organizations.
13. payment m. Easily seen; clear.
14. ageing n. The action of giving money to someone for

work they did.
BEFORE READING / LISTENING
1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).
1. Many people cut themselves off from their homes. T/F

2. A recluse is someone who likes meeting new people. T/F
3. S. Korea will pay young, lonely people $500 a month to go out. T/F
4. The Ministry of Gender Equality wants to help older people to go out. T/F
5. The pandemic increased the number of people who are reclusive. T/F
6. The article says about 31% of Koreans are reclusive. T/F
7. One reason for reclusiveness is social media. T/F
8. More people in South Korea are living to be an older age. T/F
2. SYNONYM MATCH: (The words in bold are from the news article.)
1. stay a. support
2. idea b. probable
3. encourage c. isolated
4. lonely d. easy-to-see
5. growth e. plan
6. gone up f. nation
7. noticeable g. remain
8. likely h. greying
9. ageing i. development
10. society j. increased
3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)
1. They cut themselves off from a. to go out

2. They are recluses – people who do not b. stress
3. monthly c. stability
4. it wants young people d. mental problems
5. psychological and emotional e. payment
6. children shut themselves f. society
7. exam g. the world outside
8. the $500-a-month h. off from society
9. they could be less likely to have i. want to meet other people
10. Korea has an ageing j. payment
GAP FILL
Many people around the world (1) _____________________ at home and lonely
do not want to go out. They (2) _____________________ themselves off cut
from the world outside. They are recluses – people who do not
stability
want to meet other people. The government in South Korea has
thought
(3) _____________________ of an idea to encourage these people to
"re-enter society". It will (4) _____________________ young people help
$500 a month to leave their home. The monthly payment will be stay
for (5) _____________________ people aged nine to 24 years old who
wants
come from poorer families. The Ministry of Gender Equality and
pay
Family said it wants to (6) _____________________ younger people. It
said it (7) _____________________ young people to go out. This will
support their "psychological and emotional (8) _____________________,
and healthy growth".
There are many reasons for people not (9) _____________________ to society
leave the house. The (10) _____________________ of recluses has gone ageing
up because of the pandemic. Korea says about 3.1 per cent of
number
young Koreans are reclusive. They "have noticeable
stress
(11) _____________________ in living a normal life". The government
said children shut themselves off from (12) _____________________ for likely
many reasons. These include bullying, exam wanting

(13) _____________________, family problems, bad parenting and
difficulty
technology and social media. It said the $500-a-month
payment
(14) _____________________ will help these young people. This means
they could be less (15) _____________________ to have mental
problems. They will also be healthier. Korea has an
(16) _____________________ society. It needs young people to work so
they can help old people.
LISTENING – Guess the answers. Listen to check.
1) Many people around the world stay at home and do not want ______
a. to gone out
b. to goo out
c. to go out
d. Togo out
2) They are recluses – people who do not want to ______
a. meet another people
b. meet other people
c. meet others people
d. meet othered people
3) It will pay young people $500 a month to ______
a. leave them home
b. leave there home
c. leave their home
d. leave they home
4) lonely people aged nine to 24 years old who come ______
a. from pore a families
b. from poor a families
c. from pour a families
d. from poorer families
5) This will support their psychological and emotional stability, ______
a. and healthy grown
b. and healthy growth
c. and healthy growths
d. and healthy gross
6) The number of recluses has gone up because ______
a. of a pandemic
b. of their pandemic
c. of these pandemic
d. of the pandemic
7) They have noticeable difficulty in living ______
a. a normally life
b. a norm all life
c. a normality life
d. a normal life
8) The government said children shut themselves off from society ______
a. form any reasons
b. form many reasons
c. for any reasons
d. for many reasons
9) This means they could be less likely to ______
a. have mentally problems
b. have menthol problems
c. have mentally problems
d. have mental problems
10) They will also be healthier. Korea has ______
a. an ageing society
b. an age in society
c. an a gin society
d. an again society
LISTENING – Listen and fill in the gaps
Many people around the world stay at home and do not want
(1) ____________________. They cut themselves off from the world
outside. (2) ____________________ – people who do not want to meet
other people. The government in South Korea has thought
(3) ____________________ to encourage these people to "re-enter society".
It will pay young people $500 a (4) ____________________ their home. The
monthly payment will be for lonely people aged nine to 24 years old who
come (5) ____________________. The Ministry of Gender Equality and
Family said it wants to help younger people. It said it wants young people to
go out. This will support their "psychological and emotional stability,
(6) ____________________".
There are (7) ____________________ people not wanting to leave the
house. The number of recluses (8) ____________________ because of the
pandemic. Korea says about 3.1 per cent of young Koreans are reclusive.
They "have noticeable difficulty (9) ____________________ normal life". The
government said children shut themselves (10) ____________________ for
many reasons. These include bullying, exam stress, family problems, bad
parenting and technology and social media. It said the $500-a-month
payment will help these young people. This means they could
(11) ____________________ to have mental problems. They will also be
healthier. Korea has an ageing society. It needs young people
(12) ____________________ they can help old people.
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
1. What does the article say young people cut themselves off from?
2. Who do recluses not want to meet?
3. How often will people get money from the government?
4. What is the age range of people who will get the money?
5. What does the government want young people to do?
6. What percentage of young Koreans are reclusive?
7. What do many young people have difficulty in doing?
8. What might young people get stressed about?
9. What kind of society does the article say Korea has?
10. Who does the government want young people to help?
MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ
1) What does the article say young 6) What percentage of young Koreans
people cut themselves off from? are reclusive?
a) the world outside a) 1.3%
b) the workplace b) 31%
c) their family c) 13%
d) their local community d) 3.1%
2) Who do recluses not want to 7) What do many young people have

meet? difficulty in doing?
a) each other a) making conversation
b) their parents b) living a normal life
c) other people c) waking up early
d) their bosses d) finding a job
3) How often will people get money 8) What might young people get
from the government? stressed about?
a) every now and then a) jobs
b) every month (monthly) b) dating
c) weekly c) health
d) twice a year d) exams
4) What is the age range of people 9) What kind of society does the
who will get the money? article say Korea has?
a) 19-24 a) a modern society
b) 14-29 b) a productive society
c) 19-24 c) an ageing society
d) 9-24 d) a nice society
5) What does the government want 10) Who does the government want
young people to do? young people to help?
a) go out a) each other
b) get a job b) old people
c) have fun c) children
d) be more mature d) their parents
ROLE PLAY
Role A – Bullying
You think bullying is the biggest difficulty in life. Tell the others
three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their things.
Also, tell the others which is the least difficult of these (and
why): exam stress, family problems or getting old.
Role B – Exam Stress

You think exam stress is the biggest difficulty in life. Tell the
others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their
things. Also, tell the others which is the least difficult of these
(and why): bullying, family problems or getting old.
Role C – Family Problems

You think family problems are the biggest difficulty in life. Tell
the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with
their things. Also, tell the others which is the least difficult of
these (and why): exam stress, bullying or getting old.
Role D – Getting Old

You think getting old is the biggest difficulty in life. Tell the
others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their
things. Also, tell the others which is the least difficult of these
(and why): exam stress, family problems or bullying.
AFTER READING / LISTENING
1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionary / computer to find collocates,

other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words 'lonely' and
'society'.
lonely society
• Share your findings with your partners.

• Make questions using the words you found.
• Ask your partner / group your questions.
2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down

some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.
• Share your questions with other classmates / groups.
• Ask your partner / group your questions.
3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise.

Check your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. Were they new,
interesting, worth learning…?
4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups,

pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings.
5. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try
to recall how they were used in the text:
• world • number
• cut • pandemic
• meet • difficulty
• aged • stress
• equality • less
• growth • old
LONELINESS SURVEY
Write five GOOD questions about loneliness 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.
STUDENT 1 STUDENT 2 STUDENT 3
_____________ _____________ _____________
Q.1.
Q.2.
Q.3.
Q.4.
Q.5.
• 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.
LONELINESS DISCUSSION
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1. What did you think when you read the headline?

2. What images are in your mind when you hear the word 'lonely'?
3. Do you ever get lonely?
4. What do you do when you are lonely?
5. Do you like going out or staying at home?
6. Why does someone become a recluse?
7. Do you like meeting other people?
8. Will the $500 payment encourage people to go out?
9. What damage can loneliness do?
10. What advice do you have for someone who is lonely?
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LONELINESS DISCUSSION
STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
11. Did you like reading this article? Why/not?

12. What do you think of when you hear the word 'society'?
13. What do you think about what you read?
14. Did you get lonely during the pandemic?
15. Do you prefer being alone or being with other people?
16. Do you have difficulties in leading a normal life?
17. How can we deal with bullying?
18. Do technology and social media make people lonelier?
19. What problems might an ageing society have?
20. What questions would you like to ask a recluse?
DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1. ________________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________________
4. ________________________________________________________
5. ________________________________________________________
6. ________________________________________________________
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DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)

STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
1. ________________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________________
4. ________________________________________________________
5. ________________________________________________________
6. ________________________________________________________
LANGUAGE - CLOZE
Many people around the world stay at home and do not want to go (1) ____. They
cut themselves (2) ____ from the world outside. They are recluses – people who do
not want to meet other people. The government in South Korea has thought of an
idea to (3) ____ these people to "re-enter society". It will pay young people $500 a
month to leave (4) ____ home. The monthly payment will be for lonely people aged
nine to 24 years old who come from (5) ____ families. The Ministry of Gender
Equality and Family said it wants to help younger people. It said it wants young
people to go out. This will support their "psychological and emotional stability, and
healthy (6) ____".
There are many reasons for people not wanting to leave the house. The number
(7) ____ recluses has gone up because of the pandemic. Korea says about 3.1 per
cent of young Koreans are (8) ____. They "have noticeable difficulty in living a
normal life". The government said children shut themselves off from society for
many reasons. These include (9) ____, exam stress, family problems, bad parenting
and technology and social media. It said the $500-a-month payment will help these
young people. This means they could be (10) ____ likely to have mental problems.
They will also be healthier. Korea has an (11) ____ society. It needs young people to
work so they can (12) ____ old people.
Put the correct words from the table below in the above article.
1. (a) down (b) in (c) up (d) out
2. (a) on (b) in (c) up (d) off

3. (a) encourages (b) encourage (c) encouraging (d) encouraged
4. (a) them (b) they (c) their (d) there

5. (a) poorly (b) pourer (c) poorer (d) pore
6. (a) growth (b) grown (c) grower (d) grows
7. (a) at (b) of (c) on (d) is

8. (a) reclusive (b) recluse (c) reclusively (d) reclusion
9. (a) bully (b) bullying (c) bullied (d) bulls
10. (a) lots (b) much (c) less (d) down

11. (a) ages (b) ageist (c) ageing (d) ageism
12. (a) helpfulness (b) helpfully (c) helpful (d) help
SPELLING
Paragraph 1
1. They are sleucers
2. The vgmenorent in South Korea
3. an idea to recueaogn these people
4. The hlymton payment
5. aleotonim stability
6. healthy rghtow
Paragraph 2
7. because of the padcemni
8. They have noticeable diftcfuliy
9. These include yilgblnu
10. gyheoolnct and social media
11. they could be less llyeki
12. Korea has an ageing ctisoey
PUT THE TEXT BACK TOGETHER
Number these lines in the correct order.
( ) other people. The government in South Korea has thought of an

idea to encourage these people to "re-enter
( ) themselves off from society for many reasons. These include

bullying, exam stress, family
( ) society". It will pay young people $500 a month to leave their

home. The monthly payment will be for lonely people aged
( ) Equality and Family said it wants to help younger people. It said it

wants young people to go
( ) people. This means they could be less likely to have mental

problems. They will also be healthier. Korea has an
( ) off from the world outside. They are recluses – people who do not
want to meet
( ) There are many reasons for people not wanting to leave the house.
The number of recluses has gone
( ) up because of the pandemic. Korea says about 3.1 per cent of

young Koreans are
( ) out. This will support their "psychological and emotional stability,

and healthy growth".
( 1 ) Many people around the world stay at home and do not want to go
out. They cut themselves
( ) reclusive. They "have noticeable difficulty in living a normal life".

The government said children shut
( ) problems, bad parenting and technology and social media. It said

the $500-a-month payment will help these young
( ) nine to 24 years old who come from poorer families. The Ministry of
Gender
( ) ageing society. It needs young people to work so they can help old
people.
PUT THE WORDS IN THE RIGHT ORDER
1. home . world Many the at people stay around
2. cut the from outside . themselves off world They
3. don't to meet want People people . who other
4. payment will for be monthly people . lonely The
5. out . people It wants to go young
6. wanting reasons for There to . not are people
7. normal difficulty They in a living life . have
8. shut said off . children government themselves The
9. mental problems . less be to They'll have likely
10. help . can to people Young they so work
CIRCLE THE CORRECT WORD (20 PAIRS)
Many people around the world stay at home and do not want to go in / out.
They cut themselves off from the world outside / inside. They are recluses –
people who do not want to meet another / other people. The government in
South Korea has thought of the / an idea to encourage these people to "re-
enter society". It will paid / pay young people $500 a month to leave their
home. The monthly / month payment will be for lonely / lovely people aged
nine to 24 years old who come from poorer / poorly families. The Ministry of
Gender Equality and Family said it wants to help / helping younger people. It
said it wants young people to go out. This will support / supports their
"psychological and emotional stability, and healthy growth / grown".
There are many reasons / reason for people not wanting to leave the house.
The number of recluses has gone ups / up because of the pandemic. Korea
says about 3.1 per cent of / off young Koreans are reclusive. They "have
noticeable difficulty / difficult in living a normal life". The government said
children shut / open themselves off from society to / for many reasons.
These include bullying / bully, exam stress, family problems, bad parenting
and technology and social media. It said the $500-a-month payment will
help them / these young people. This means they could be less / lots likely
to have mental problems. They will also be healthier. Korea has an ageing
society. It needs young people to work so / such they can help old people.
Talk about the connection between each pair of words in italics, and
why the correct word is correct. Look up the definition of new words.
INSERT THE VOWELS (a, e, i, o, u)
M_ny p__pl_ _r__nd th_ w_rld st_y _t h_m_ _nd d_

n_t w_nt t_ g_ __t. Th_y c_t th_ms_lv_s _ff fr_m th_
w_rld __ts_d_. Th_y _r_ r_cl_s_s – p__pl_ wh_ d_ n_t
w_nt t_ m__t _th_r p__pl_. Th_ g_v_rnm_nt _n S__th
K_r__ h_s th__ght _f _n _d__ t_ _nc__r_g_ th_s_
p__pl_ t_ "r_-_nt_r s_c__ty". _t w_ll p_y y__ng p__pl_
$500 _ m_nth t_ l__v_ th__r h_m_. Th_ m_nthly
p_ym_nt w_ll b_ f_r l_n_ly p__pl_ _g_d n_n_ t_ 24
y__rs _ld wh_ c_m_ fr_m p__r_r f_m_l__s. Th_
M_n_stry _f G_nd_r _q__l_ty _nd F_m_ly s__d _t w_nts
t_ h_lp y__ng_r p__pl_. _t s__d _t w_nts y__ng
p__pl_ t_ g_ __t. Th_s w_ll s_pp_rt th__r
"psych_l_g_c_l _nd _m_t__n_l st_b_l_ty, _nd h__lthy
gr_wth".
Th_r_ _r_ m_ny r__s_ns f_r p__pl_ n_t w_nt_ng t_

l__v_ th_ h__s_. Th_ n_mb_r _f r_cl_s_s h_s g_n_ _p
b_c__s_ _f th_ p_nd_m_c. K_r__ s_ys _b__t 3.1 p_r
c_nt _f y__ng K_r__ns _r_ r_cl_s_v_. Th_y "h_v_
n_t_c__bl_ d_ff_c_lty _n l_v_ng _ n_rm_l l_f_". Th_
g_v_rnm_nt s__d ch_ldr_n sh_t th_ms_lv_s _ff fr_m
s_c__ty f_r m_ny r__s_ns. Th_s_ _ncl_d_ b_lly_ng,
_x_m str_ss, f_m_ly pr_bl_ms, b_d p_r_nt_ng _nd
t_chn_l_gy _nd s_c__l m_d__. _t s__d th_ $500-_-
m_nth p_ym_nt w_ll h_lp th_s_ y__ng p__pl_. Th_s
m__ns th_y c__ld b_ l_ss l_k_ly t_ h_v_ m_nt_l
pr_bl_ms. Th_y w_ll _ls_ b_ h__lth__r. K_r__ h_s _n
_g__ng s_c__ty. _t n__ds y__ng p__pl_ t_ w_rk s_
th_y c_n h_lp _ld p__pl_.
PUNCTUATE THE TEXT AND ADD CAPITALS
many people around the world stay at home and do not want to go out they
cut themselves off from the world outside they are recluses people who do
not want to meet other people the government in south korea has thought
of an idea to encourage these people to reenter society it will pay young
people 500 a month to leave their home the monthly payment will be for
lonely people aged nine to 24 years old who come from poorer families the
ministry of gender equality and family said it wants to help younger people it
said it wants young people to go out this will support their psychological and
emotional stability and healthy growth
there are many reasons for people not wanting to leave the house the
number of recluses has gone up because of the pandemic korea says about
31 per cent of young koreans are reclusive they have noticeable difficulty in
living a normal life the government said children shut themselves off from
society for many reasons these include bullying exam stress family problems
bad parenting and technology and social media it said the 500amonth
payment will help these young people this means they could be less likely to
have mental problems they will also be healthier korea has an ageing society
it needs young people to work so they can help old people
PUT A SLASH ( / ) WHERE THE SPACES ARE
Manypeoplearoundtheworldstayathomeanddonotwanttogoout.The
ycutthemselvesofffromtheworldoutside.Theyarerecluses–peoplew
hodonotwanttomeetotherpeople.ThegovernmentinSouthKoreahast
houghtofanideatoencouragethesepeopleto"re-entersociety".Itwillp
ayyoungpeople$500amonthtoleavetheirhome.Themonthlypaymen
twillbeforlonelypeopleagednineto24yearsoldwhocomefrompoorerfa
milies.TheMinistryofGenderEqualityandFamilysaiditwantstohelpyo
ungerpeople.Itsaiditwantsyoungpeopletogoout.Thiswillsupportthei
r"psychologicalandemotionalstability,andhealthygrowth".Thereare
manyreasonsforpeoplenotwantingtoleavethehouse.Thenumberofre
cluseshasgoneupbecauseofthepandemic.Koreasaysabout3.1perce
ntofyoungKoreansarereclusive.They"havenoticeabledifficultyinlivin
ganormallife".Thegovernmentsaidchildrenshutthemselvesofffroms
ocietyformanyreasons.Theseincludebullying,examstress,familypro
blems,badparentingandtechnologyandsocialmedia.Itsaidthe$500-
a-monthpaymentwillhelptheseyoungpeople.Thismeanstheycouldb
elesslikelytohavementalproblems.Theywillalsobehealthier.Koreaha
sanageingsociety.Itneedsyoungpeopletoworksotheycanhelpoldpeo
ple.
FREE WRITING
Write about loneliness for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner’s paper.
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ACADEMIC WRITING
All schools should teach children about how to help society. Discuss.
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HOMEWORK
1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the

text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to
build up more associations / collocations of each word.
2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find out more about this news
story. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. LONELINESS: Make a poster about loneliness. Show your work to

your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things?
4. FRIENDSHIP CLUBS: Write a magazine article about requiring all

children to join a friendship club. Include imaginary interviews with people
who are for and against this.
Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Write down any
new words and expressions you hear from your partner(s).
5. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about the next

stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the
next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
6. LETTER: Write a letter to an expert on loneliness. Ask him/her three

questions about it. Give him/her three of your ideas on how to cut
loneliness. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your
partner(s) will answer your questions.
ANSWERS
VOCABULARY (p.4)
1. c 2. e 3. f 4. a 5. b 6. g 7. d
8. i 9. j 10. m 11. l 12. k 13. n 14. h
TRUE / FALSE (p.5)

1 F 2 F 3 T 4 F 5 T 6 F 7 T 8 T
SYNONYM MATCH (p.5)
1. g 2. e 3. a 4. c 5. i
6. j 7. d 8. b 9. h 10. f
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS (p.9) WORDS IN THE RIGHT ORDER (p.19)
1. The world outside 1. Many people around the world stay at home.
2. Other people 2. They cut themselves off from the world outside.
3. Every month (monthly) 3. People who don't want to meet other people.
4. 9-24 4. The monthly payment will be for lonely people.
5. Go out 5. It wants young people to go out.
6. 3.1% 6. There are reasons for people not wanting to.
7. Living a normal life 7. They have difficulty in living a normal life.
8. Exams 8. The government said children shut themselves
off.
9. An ageing society 9. They'll be less likely to have mental problems.
10. Old people 10. Young people to work so they can help.
MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ (p.10)

1. a 2. c 3. b 4. d 5. a 6. d 7. b 8. d 9. c 10. b
ALL OTHER EXERCISES

Please check for yourself by looking at the Article on page 2.
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Breaking News English.

“1,000 IDEAS & ACTIVITIES Thousands more free lessons

Level 3 - 20th April 2023

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Korea has thought of an idea to encourage these people to "re-enter

said it wants to help younger people. It said it wants young people to go

The number of recluses has gone up because of the pandemic. Korea

noticeable difficulty in living a normal life". The government said children

bullying, exam stress, family problems, bad parenting and technology

problems. They will also be healthier. Korea has an ageing society. It

needs young people to work so they can help old people.

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1. government a. Done, made, or happening once a month.

3. pay c. The group of people who control a country

8. pandemic h. The process of growing old.

9. reclusive i. When a disease spreads over a whole

14. ageing n. The action of giving money to someone for

1. Many people cut themselves off from their homes. T/F

3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)

1. They cut themselves off from a. to go out

many reasons. These include bullying, exam wanting

(1) ____________________. They cut themselves off from the world

outside. (2) ____________________ – people who do not want to meet

other people. The government in South Korea has thought

(3) ____________________ to encourage these people to "re-enter society".

come (5) ____________________. The Ministry of Gender Equality and

go out. This will support their "psychological and emotional stability,

There are (7) ____________________ people not wanting to leave the

house. The number of recluses (8) ____________________ because of the

They "have noticeable difficulty (9) ____________________ normal life". The

government said children shut themselves (10) ____________________ for

parenting and technology and social media. It said the $500-a-month

(11) ____________________ to have mental problems. They will also be

healthier. Korea has an ageing society. It needs young people

(12) ____________________ they can help old people.

2. Who do recluses not want to meet?

3. How often will people get money from the government?

5. What does the government want young people to do?

6. What percentage of young Koreans are reclusive?

7. What do many young people have difficulty in doing?

8. What might young people get stressed about?

9. What kind of society does the article say Korea has?

10. Who does the government want young people to help?

2) Who do recluses not want to 7) What do many young people have

Role B – Exam Stress

Role C – Family Problems

Role D – Getting Old

1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionary / computer to find collocates,

• Share your findings with your partners.

2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down

3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise.

4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups,

STUDENT 1 STUDENT 2 STUDENT 3

_____________ _____________ _____________

1. What did you think when you read the headline?

11. Did you like reading this article? Why/not?

DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)

1. (a) down (b) in (c) up (d) out

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