Germans Are Drinking Less Beer
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Germans Are Drinking Less Beer
German beer lovers are not drinking so much beer these days. It seems their love affair with beer is over. Germany has released the latest figures on alcohol drinking. Beer sales are at their lowest levels since records began. They are 4.5% lower than this time last year. This is serious news because Germans are the world’s third-biggest beer drinkers, behind the Irish and Czechs. Beer sales are lower because of the recent smoking ban in pubs and restaurants. Higher prices and the cold weather have also turned people away from beer.
I don’t understand how you can have a love affair with beer. It’s just a drink. I don’t think it’s a very nice drink. It gives a lot of people a headache and makes some people fight. I also read that beer is bad for your health. I know if you drink too much beer, you get a big stomach. That can’t be good for you. People should stop drinking so much beer. They can still have a good time if they drink other drinks. Hot chocolate or strawberry milkshake are really yummy. They are also cheaper and healthier than beer and wine.
ประเด็นคำถามนำไปสู่การอภิปราย
1. Do you think it is good to drink beer?
2. Which country is famous for beer?
3. Should people stop drinking beer ?
Exercise
Match the following phrases from the article.
Paragraph 1
| 1. | beer | a. | with beer is over |
| 2 | their love affair | b. | biggest beer drinkers |
| 3. | the latest figures | c. | ban |
| 4. | the world’s third- | d. | lovers |
| 5. | the recent smoking | e. | away from beer |
| 6. | turned people | f. | on alcohol drinking |
Paragraph 2
| 1. | I don’t understand | a. | be good for you |
| 2 | It gives a lot of people | b. | how |
| 3. | beer is bad | c. | a headache |
| 4. | That can’t | d. | drinking so much beer |
| 5. | People should stop | e. | than beer and wine |
| 6. | cheaper and healthier | f. | for your health |
MULTIPLE CHOICE
German beer (1) ____ are not drinking so much beer these days. It seems their love affair with beer is (2) ____. Germany has released the latest figures on alcohol drinking. Beer sales are at their lowest levels since (3) ____ began. They are 4.5% lower than this time last year. This is serious news because Germans are the world’s third-biggest beer drinkers, (4) ____ the Irish and Czechs. Beer sales are lower because of the recent smoking ban in pubs and restaurants. Higher prices and the cold weather have also (5) ____ people away from beer.
I don’t understand how you can (6) ____ a love affair with beer. It’s just a drink. I don’t think it’s a very nice drink. It gives a lot of people a headache and (7) ____ some people fight. I also read that beer is bad for your health. I know if you drink too (8) ____ beer, you get a big stomach. That can’t be good for you. People should stop (9) ____ so much beer. They can still have a good time if they drink other drinks. Hot chocolate or strawberry milkshake are really (10) ____. They are also cheaper and healthier than beer and wine.
Put the correct words from this table into the article.
| 1. | (a) | lovers | (b) | loves | (c) | loving |
| 2. | (a) | over | (b) | end | (c) | finish |
| 3. | (a) | CDs | (b) | mp3s | (c) | records |
| 4. | (a) | before | (b) | behind | (c) | back |
| 5. | (a) | turning | (b) | turns | (c) | turned |
| 6. | (a) | have | (b) | do | (c) | be |
| 7. | (a) | made | (b) | making | (c) | makes |
| 8. | (a) | much | (b) | many | (c) | most |
| 9. | (a) | drink | (b) | drinking | (c) | drunk |
| 10. | (a) | yummier | (b) | yummy | (c) | yum-yum |
กิจกรรมเสนอแนะ
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 beer around the world. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
การบูรณาการ
1. กลุ่มสาระการเรียนรู้สุขศึกษาและพลศึกษา
2. กลุ่มสาระวิทยาศาสตร์
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