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B1 – Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sleeping well at night in your very own bed relaxes us and recharges our batteries. Not having a proper bed to sleep in is, unfortunately, a sad reality for more than one million children in the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the article and know more about this problem in the UK with young kids living with no beds of their own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/breakingnewsenglish.com\/2310\/231005-bed-poverty-1.html<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. What does \u201dbed poverty<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cThe charity said <\/em>bed poverty<\/em><\/strong> is because people are poorer because the cost of living has increased.\u201d <\/em>Use this phrase in a sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What does \u201cstruggling<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cBed poverty shows that many people in Britain are struggling<\/strong>.<\/em>\u201d Give 2 synonyms and use \u2018struggling\u2019 in a sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What does \u201cdeep-rooted<\/strong>\u201d mean, \u201cThe charity asked the government to take “urgent action” to fix these “<\/em>deep-rooted<\/em><\/strong> issues\u201d.<\/em>\u201d? Use this word in a sentence.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. What is your reaction to this news?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Does this problem exist in your country too? Talk about it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. What are the effects on children of not having their own beds?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. What can the government do to solve this problem?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Talk about your experience sleeping in the following:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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      • your own bed now<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • sharing beds with others<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • on the floor<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • in other places apart from a bed or a room<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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