Texting 'health risk' for teenagers

Submitted by Dave Norgate on 4 January 2012.

A set of exercises based on an article from the BBC News website. This article would interest learners with teenage children.
There is a comprehension exercise and vocabulary exercises on antonyms and synonyms. Learners are also invited to write their views. Useful for those working towards Level 2 Certificate in Adult Literacy.

Resource File(s)

L2 BBC Texting health risk for teenagers.pdf

Resource type

Writing assessments, tasks or prompts

Reading comprehension

Physical format

5 pages

Level

Level 2

English

Adult Literacy: writing composition (Wt)

AL Rw/L2.3 Vocabulary (language features, synonyms, formality)

Rt/L2.1 Trace and understand the main events of continuous descriptive, explanatory and persuasive texts

Context

Health, Social care, Early years