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READ
Everyone has something in their life to get over. There is something bad that has happened to us all that we need to forget about and move on. Well, now there’s a day of the year to make sure this happens. March 9th is officially Get Over It Day. This is a fun holiday to encourage people to stop feeling sorry for themselves and move forward with their life. Get Over It Day started in 2005. There is even a website for you to write down what you want to get over. You click a button and the source of your misery goes up in virtual flames. Easy. The site tells you to “quit moping around like you just got snubbed at the Oscars and celebrate” on this day. You never know, this could just be the first day of the rest of your life!
There are many things in life we need to get over, to overcome, to defeat. People call them hurdles, setbacks, disasters, calamities or tragedies. The plain thing is life goes on and we need to deal with these things and live our life. The submissions on the Get Over It Day website are varied. There are many serious topics we can all relate to. These are things like “my Dad dying”, my cancer diagnosis” and “my engagement break-up”. There are also not-so-serious topics like “losing my mp3 player”, “my disastrous haircut” and “my team losing at the weekend”. Perhaps the last one here is in the serious category for some people. On March 9th, decide what it is you need to get over and get over it.
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PHRASE MATCH
Match the following phrases from the article.
Paragraph 1
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Everyone has something in their
a.
sorry for themselves
2
forget about and
b.
around
3.
encourage people to stop feeling
c.
rest of your life
4.
the source of
d.
move on
5.
quit moping
e.
life to get over
6.
the first day of the
f.
your misery
Paragraph 2
1.
There are many things in life
a.
need to get over
2
life
b.
these things
3.
we need to deal with
c.
haircut
4.
There are many serious
d.
we need to get over
5.
my disastrous
e.
topics we can all relate to
6.
decide what it is you
f.
goes on
LISTENING GAP FILL
Everyone has something in their life to get over. There is something bad that has happened ________________ we need to forget about and move on. Well, now there’s a day of the year ________________ happens. March 9th is officially Get Over It Day. This is a fun holiday to encourage people to stop ________________ themselves and move forward with their life. Get Over It Day started in 2005. There is even a website for you to write down what you want to get over. You click a button and the source ________________ goes up in virtual flames. Easy. The site tells you to “________________ around like you just got snubbed at the Oscars and celebrate” on this day. You never know, this could just be the first ________________ of your life!
There are many things in life we need to get over, ________________ defeat. People call them hurdles, setbacks, disasters, calamities or tragedies. The plain thing ________________ and we need to deal with these things and live our life. The submissions on the Get Over It Day website are varied. There are many serious ________________ all relate to. These are things like “my Dad dying”, my cancer diagnosis” and “my __________________”. There are also not-so-serious topics like “losing my mp3 player”, “my disastrous haircut” and “__________________ the weekend”. Perhaps the last one here is in the serious category for some people. On March 9th, ________________ you need to get over and get over it.
WHILE READING / LISTENING GAP FILL
Put the words into the gaps in the text.
Everyone has something in their life to get over. There is something bad that has happened to us all that we need to __________ about and __________ on. Well, now there’s a day of the year to make sure this happens. March 9th is officially Get Over It Day. This is a fun holiday to __________ people to stop feeling sorry for themselves and move __________ with their life. Get Over It Day started in 2005. There is even a website for you to write down what you want to get over. You click a button and the __________ of your misery goes up in virtual __________. Easy. The site tells you to “quit __________ around like you just got snubbed at the Oscars and celebrate” on this day. You never know, this could just be the first day of the rest of your __________!
moping encourage source life forget forward flames move
There are many things in life we need to get over, to __________, to defeat. People call them hurdles, setbacks, disasters, calamities or __________. The plain thing is life goes on and we need to __________ with these things and live our life. The submissions on the Get Over It Day website are __________. There are many serious topics we can all relate to. These are things like “my Dad dying”, my cancer diagnosis” and “my engagement __________ -up”. There are also not-so-serious topics like “losing my mp3 player”, “my disastrous __________” and “my team losing at the weekend”. Perhaps the last one here is in the __________ category for some people. On March 9th, __________ what it is you need to get over and get over it.
Delete the wrong word in each of the pairs of italics.
Everyone has something in their life to get over. There is something bad / badly that has happened to us all that we need to forget about and move in / on. Well, now there’s a day of the year to make shore / sure this happens. March 9th is officially Get Over It Day. This is a fun holiday to encourage people to stop feeling sorry / apology for themselves and move forward with their life. Get Over It Day started in 2005. There is even a website for you to write down what you want to get over. You click a button and the source of your miserable / misery goes up in virtual flames / heat. Easy. The site tells you to “quite / quit moping around like you just got snubbed at the Oscars and celebrate” on this day. You never know, this could just be the first day of the rest of your alive / life!
There are many things in life we need to get over, to overdo / overcome, to defeat. People call them hurdles, setbacks, disasters, calamities or tragedies / tragic. The plain thing is life goes on and we need to deal / dealing with these things and live our life. The submissions on the Get Over It Day website are varies / varied. There are many serious topics we can all relation / relate to. These are things like “my Dad dying”, my cancer diagnosis” and “my engagement break-up”. There are also not-so-serious / not-so-seriously topics like “losing my mp3 player”, “my disastrous haircut” and “my team loser / losing at the weekend”. Perhaps the last one here is in the serious category / categories for some people. On March 9th, decide what it is you need to get over and get over it.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Everyone has something in their life to get over. There is something (1) ____ that has happened to us all that we need to forget about and move (2) ____. Well, now there’s a day of the year to make sure this happens. March 9th is officially Get Over It Day. This is a fun holiday to (3) ____ people to stop feeling (4) ____ for themselves and move forward with their life. Get Over It Day started in 2005. There is even a website for you to write down what you want to get over. You click a button and the source of your (5) ____ goes up in virtual flames. Easy. The site tells you to “quit moping around like you just got snubbed at the Oscars and celebrate” on this day. You never know, this could just be the first day of the (6) ____ of your life!
There are many things in life we need to get over, to overcome, to defeat. People call them hurdles, (7) ____, disasters, calamities or tragedies. The plain thing is life goes on and we need to deal with these things and live our life. The submissions on the Get Over It Day website are (8) ____. There are many serious topics we can all (9) ____ to. These are things like “my Dad dying”, my cancer diagnosis” and “my engagement break-up”. There are also not-so-serious (10) ____ like “losing my mp3 player”, “my disastrous haircut” and “my team losing at the weekend”. Perhaps the last one here is in the serious (11) ____ for some people. On March 9th, (12) ____ what it is you need to get over and get over it.
Put the correct words from this table into the article.
1.
(a)
bad
(b)
badly
(c)
baddie
(d)
badness
2.
(a)
in
(b)
at
(c)
on
(d)
to
3.
(a)
encourages
(b)
encouraging
(c)
encouraged
(d)
encourage
4.
(a)
apology
(b)
whoops
(c)
sorry
(d)
pardon
5.
(a)
miserable
(b)
misery
(c)
misery guts
(d)
miser
6.
(a)
relax
(b)
chill out
(c)
rest
(d)
break
7.
(a)
setbacks
(b)
settees
(c)
set points
(d)
settles
8.
(a)
various
(b)
varying
(c)
vary
(d)
varied
9.
(a)
relations
(b)
related
(c)
relationship
(d)
relate
10.
(a)
topical
(b)
topics
(c)
tropics
(d)
tropical
11.
(a)
category
(b)
categories
(c)
categorize
(d)
categorical
12.
(a)
decision
(b)
decide
(c)
deciding
(d)
decider
SPELLING
Spell the jumbled words (from the text) correctly.
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feeling rorsy for themselves
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You click a uobtnt
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the uorecs of your misery
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quit pomgni around
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the stre of your life
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to faedte
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life oges on
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ldea with these things
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serious cisopt
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my disastrous aurhtic
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dcidee what it is
PUT THE TEXT BACK TOGETHER
Number these lines in the correct order.
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need to forget about and move on. Well, now there’s a day of the year to make sure this happens. March 9th is officially
( )
forward with their life. Get Over It Day started in 2005. There is even a website for you to write down what you
( )
day. You never know, this could just be the first day of the rest of your life!
( )
our life. The submissions on the Get Over It Day website are varied. There are many serious topics we can
( )
losing at the weekend”. Perhaps the last one here is in the serious category for some people. On March
( )
Everyone has something in their life to get over. There is something bad that has happened to us all that we
( )
want to get over. You click a button and the source of your misery goes up in virtual
( )
all relate to. These are things like “my Dad dying”, my cancer diagnosis” and “my engagement
( )
There are many things in life we need to get over, to overcome, to defeat. People call them hurdles, setbacks,
( )
break-up”. There are also not-so-serious topics like “losing my mp3 player”, “my disastrous haircut” and “my team
( 1 )
Get Over It Day. This is a fun holiday to encourage people to stop feeling sorry for themselves and move
( )
9th, decide what it is you need to get over and get over it.
( )
flames. Easy. The site tells you to “quit moping around like you just got snubbed at the Oscars and celebrate” on this
( )
disasters, calamities or tragedies. The plain thing is life goes on and we need to deal with these things and live
SCRAMBLED SENTENCES
With a partner, put the words back into the correct order.
1.
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2.
sorry feeling stop to people encourage themselves for
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get to want you what down write over
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site The around moping quit to you tells
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can to many we relate are topics all There serious
10.
you decide need what to it get is over
DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
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 more information about Get Over It Day. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about Get Over It Day. Write about what happens around the world. Include two imaginary interviews with people who did something on this day.
Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
4. POSTER: Make your own poster about Get Over It Day. Write about what will happen on this day around the world.
Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
ANSWERS
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