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READ
International Beer Day is a celebration of one of the world’s best-loved drinks. People in almost every country drink beer. Many beer-drinking countries say their country’s beer is the best. The International Beer Day website says the day “was created so that all of humanity could be united every August 5th, in celebration of beer!” The site encourages people to have a “beertastic” holiday. It suggests several ways of doing this, including giving beer as a gift. The first International Beer Day was celebrated in 2007. It is a newcomer on the holiday calendar but looks set to stay. The day’s creators said they wanted something different from the Munich Beer Festival, or Oktoberfest, which was for Germans. They wanted a worldwide event.
Beer is the world's oldest alcoholic drink. It is actually the third most popular drink, after water and tea. It is brewed from cereals like barley and wheat. Most beers are made in the same way around the world. There are two main types —lager beer and the darker ale. Beer is an important part of socializing. People often say it is a “social lubricant”. Many young people are drinking beer today and this is leading to problems in society. There are health problems of drinking too much beer. Beer is also blamed for yobbish behavior. In Britain, youngsters who disturb the peace when drunk are called “lager louts”. For most of the world’s beer drinkers though, nothing can beat having a few beers with friends.
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PHRASE MATCH
Match the following phrases from the article.
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all of humanity could
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Beer is the world's oldest
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Beer is an important part
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alcoholic drink
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LISTENING GAP FILL
International Beer Day is a celebration ________________ best-loved drinks. People in almost every country drink beer. Many beer-drinking countries say their country’s ________________. The International Beer Day website says the day “was created so that all of humanity ________________ every August 5th, in celebration of beer!” The site encourages people to have a “beertastic” holiday. It suggests several ways of doing this, including ________________ gift. The first International Beer Day was celebrated in 2007. It is a newcomer on the holiday calendar ________________ stay. The day’s creators said they wanted something different from the Munich Beer Festival, or Oktoberfest, ________________ Germans. They wanted a worldwide event.
Beer is the world's oldest alcoholic drink. It is ________________ most popular drink, after water and tea. It is brewed from cereals like barley and wheat. Most beers ________________ same way around the world. There are two main types — lager beer and the darker ale. Beer is an important part of socializing. People ________________ “________________”. Many young people are drinking beer today and this is leading to problems in society. There are health problems of drinking too much beer. Beer is ________________ yobbish behavior. In Britain, youngsters who disturb the peace when drunk are called “lager louts”. For most of the world’s beer drinkers though, ________________ having a few beers with friends.
WHILE READING / LISTENING GAP FILL
Put the words into the gaps in the text.
International Beer Day is a ____________ of one of the world’s best-loved drinks. People in almost every country drink beer. Many beer-drinking countries say their country’s beer is the ____________. The International Beer Day website says the day “was created so that all of humanity could be ____________ every August 5th, in celebration of beer!” The site ____________ people to have a “beertastic” holiday. It ____________ several ways of doing this, including giving beer as a gift. The first International Beer Day was celebrated in 2007. It is a ____________ on the holiday calendar but looks set to stay. The day’s creators said they wanted something ____________ from the Munich Beer Festival, or Oktoberfest, which was for Germans. They wanted a worldwide ____________.
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Beer is the world's oldest alcoholic drink. It is ____________ the third most popular drink, after water and tea. It is ____________ from cereals like barley and wheat. Most beers are made in the same way around the world. There are two main ____________ — lager beer and the darker ale. Beer is an important part of ____________. People often say it is a “social lubricant”. Many young people are drinking beer today and this is ____________ to problems in society. There are health problems of drinking too much beer. Beer is also ____________ for yobbish behavior. In Britain, youngsters who ____________ the peace when drunk are called “lager louts”. For most of the world’s beer drinkers though, nothing can ____________ having a few beers with friends.
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CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD
Delete the wrong word in each of the pairs of italics.
International Beer Day _________________ one of the world’s best-loved drinks. People in almost every country drink beer. Many beer-drinking countries say their _________________ the best. The International Beer Day website says the day “was created so that all of humanity could _________________ August 5th, in celebration of beer!” The site encourages people to have a “beertastic” holiday. It suggests several _________________, including giving beer as a gift. The first International Beer Day was celebrated in 2007. It is a newcomer on the holiday calendar but _________________. The day’s creators said they wanted something different from the Munich Beer Festival, or Oktoberfest, _________________ Germans. They wanted a worldwide event.
Beer is the world's oldest alcoholic drink. It _________________ third most popular drink, after water and tea. It is brewed from cereals like barley and wheat. Most beers are made _________________ around the world. There are two main types —lager beer and the darker ale. Beer is _________________ of socializing. People often say it is a “social lubricant”. Many young people are drinking beer today and this _________________ problems in society. There are health problems of drinking too much beer. Beer is also blamed for yobbish behavior. In Britain, youngsters who disturb the _________________ are called “lager louts”. For most of the world’s beer drinkers though, nothing can _________________ beers with friends.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
International Beer Day is a celebration of one of the (1) ____ best-loved drinks. People in almost every country drink beer. Many beer-drinking countries say their country’s beer is (2) ____ best. The International Beer Day website says the day “was created so that all of (3) ____ could be united every August 5th, in celebration of beer!” The site encourages people to have a “beertastic” holiday. It (4) ____ several ways of doing this, including giving beer as a gift. The first International Beer Day was celebrated in 2007. It is a newcomer (5) ____ the holiday calendar but looks set to stay. The day’s creators said they wanted something different from the Munich Beer Festival, or Oktoberfest, which was for Germans. They wanted a worldwide (6) ____.
Beer is the world's oldest (7) ____ drink. It is actually the third most popular drink, after water and tea. It is brewed from cereals (8) ____ barley and wheat. Most beers are made in the same way around the world. There are two main (9) ____ — lager beer and the darker ale. Beer is an important part of socializing. People often say it is a “(10) ____ lubricant”. Many young people are drinking beer today and this is leading to problems in society. There are health problems (11) ____ drinking too much beer. Beer is also blamed for yobbish behavior. In Britain, youngsters who disturb the peace when drunk are called “lager louts”. For most of the world’s beer drinkers though, nothing can (12) ____ having a few beers with friends.
Put the correct words from this table into the article.
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SPELLING
Spell the jumbled words (from the text) correctly.
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PUT THE TEXT BACK TOGETHER
Number these lines in the correct order.
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for yobbish behavior. In Britain, youngsters who disturb the peace when drunk are called “lager louts”. For
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website says the day “was created so that all of humanity could be united every August 5th, in celebration
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Beer is the world's oldest alcoholic drink. It is actually the third most popular drink, after water
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most of the world’s beer drinkers though, nothing can beat having a few beers with friends.
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International Beer Day is a celebration of one of the world’s best-loved drinks. People in almost every
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way around the world. There are two main types —lager beer and the darker ale. Beer is an important part
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to problems in society. There are health problems of drinking too much beer. Beer is also blamed
( )
on the holiday calendar but looks set to stay. The day’s creators said they wanted something different from the
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Munich Beer Festival, or Oktoberfest, which was for Germans. They wanted a worldwide event.
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and tea. It is brewed from cereals like barley and wheat. Most beers are made in the same
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country drink beer. Many beer-drinking countries say their country’s beer is the best. The International Beer Day
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of beer!” The site encourages people to have a “beertastic” holiday. It suggests several ways of doing
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this, including giving beer as a gift. The first International Beer Day was celebrated in 2007. It is a newcomer
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of socializing. People often say it is a “social lubricant”. Many young people are drinking beer today and this is leading
SCRAMBLED SENTENCES
With a partner, put the words back into the correct order.
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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 International Beer Day. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about International Beer 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 International Beer 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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