Lesson+8

= = =**1. Put a slash (/) where the spaces are.**=


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Thereisbadnewsforstudentswhousetheirmobilephonesinclass. Newresearchshowsthatstudentsdonotlearnverywellwhentheytextandusesocialmediaincass. Theresearchlooksattheeffectsoftextingandsocialmediaonstudentlearning. Researcherslookedat145Americanuniversitystudentsintheclassroom. Someofthestudentsusedtheirmobilephonesinclass,whiletheothershadtheirphonesswitchedoff. Thestudentswhodidnotusetheirmobilephonesduringtheclassgothigherscoresonteststheytookattheendoftheclass. Oneofthebiggestchallengesteachershaveintheclassroomisthebattletokeepstudentsworking. Manystudentsfeeltheyneedtobeonlineandcheckingmessages,evenwhentheyhadworktodoinclass. Theresearcherssaiditiscommonforstudentstobephysicallypresentinclass,butmentallyabsentbecausetheyareusingtheirmobiles. Manyteachersarefightinga"losingbattle"becausestudentsaremoreinterestedinscialmediathanclasswork. ResearchinEnglandfoundthattestscoreswentupbysixpercentaftermobilephoneswerebannedinclass.

JurassicWorldbrokeboxofficerecordsaroundtheworld.Itisthefirstmo vietomakemorethan$500milliononitsopeningweekend.Itmade$204 millionintheUSAand$100millioninChina.Amovieexpertsaideveryone wassurprised.Hesaid:"Noonesawthiscoming."Mostpeoplethoughtth efilmwouldmake$100millionintheUSA.ThemovieTheAvengershasth erecordforthemostsuccessfulmovieonanopeningweekendintheUS.J urassicWorldispartfourintheJurassicParkseries.Thefirstwasin1993. Thelatestmoviewasthemostpopularfilminthe66countrieswhereitwa sreleased.OnereasonisbecausemanyparentswhowatchedthefirstJur assicParkwhentheywerechildrentooktheirownkidstoseeJurassicWor ld.AnotherreasonisbecausethemovieopenedinChinaandintheUSont hesameweekend.Chinaistheworld'ssecondbiggestfilmmarket. = = =**2. Which preposition goes with each of these?**=
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=**3. Answer the questions:**=

About how many different color foods did you eat for dinner last night? Do you think about color when you are preparing a meal? Are there any foods that you wouldn't eat as a child that you eat now? Are you a good cook? Are you a vegetarian? Are you concerned about your daily calorie intake when choosing something to eat? At what times do you usually eat your meals? Breakfast? Lunch? Dinner? Can you cook well? Did you drink coffee this morning? Did you eat lunch today? Do you always eat dinner with your family? Do you always eat vegetables? Do you cook? If yes, what food do you cook the most often? Do you drink milk every day? Do you drink tea every day? Do you eat beef? Do you eat bread every day?f Do you eat breakfast every day? Do you eat fruit every day? Do you eat lunch at school every day? How much does lunch usually cost at school? Do you bring your lunch to school? Do you eat rice every day? Do you ever skip breakfast? If so, how often and why? Do you have a favorite cafe? If so, where is it? Why do you like it? Do you have coffee for breakfast? Do you know someone who struggles with an eating disorder?

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