A boy's struggle: WASP reporter volume 20 nr 2

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This lesson contains 16 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 2 videos.

Items in this lesson

Slide 1 - Video

What is anorexia? Can you list any symptoms?

Slide 2 - Open question

Do you agree that anorexia is typically 'girlish' thing? Would the symptoms be the same for boys and girls?

Slide 3 - Open question


Read A boy's struggle on pages 14 and 15 up to line 97. Underline/ highlight the most important information in every paragraph. Look up words you don't know. 

Some words in the text are left out. In the following slide you will see the options. Choose the right word for every gap. 

Slide 4 - Slide



1: diets                         eating              food
2: barely                      not                    sometimes
3: decided                  discussed         ordered
4: actually                  certainly           really
5: by                             in                        through  
6:  continuing            remaining         surviving  

Slide 5 - Slide

When did the problems with food start worsening for Zack?

Slide 6 - Open question

When did his parents see that he had a problem?

Slide 7 - Open question

What made Zack realise that he indeed had anorexia?

Slide 8 - Open question

Slide 9 - Video

How old was Ed when he developed anorexia? 

What was the main reason Ed started to eat less? 

When wast the start of his recovery? 

What did Ed do when he was at university? 

What project did he start? 

Slide 10 - Slide


Finish reading A boy's struggle on page 15 (from line 98 further). Underline/ highlight the most important information in every paragraph. Look up words you don't know. 

Some words in the text are left out. In the following slide you will see the options. Choose the right word for every gap. 

Slide 11 - Slide


7: carefully                       closely                       finally
8: antiquity                     history                        news
9: amount                       number                     piece
10: condition                  disorder                     situation
11: dieting                        illness                         suicide
12: effort                          fight                            struggle
13: expensive                 fashionable               important

Slide 12 - Slide

In what way did Donald Trump save Zack?

Slide 13 - Open question

What does Zack do to help other boys?

Slide 14 - Open question

What is the main problem for boys who suffer from anorexia?

Slide 15 - Open question

How is Zack able to put school work into perspective?

Slide 16 - Open question