Unit 2
Reading: Get moving!
Activity book page 13+14
Keywords
| Word | Meaning |
| obese | extremely fat, in a way that is dangerous to your health |
| focus on | to direct your attention or effort at something specific |
| strenuous | using or needing a lot of effort |
| cope with | to deal successfully with, or handle, a situation |
8 Read the article and match the paragraphs with the correct headings. One heading is not needed.
1. Time to listen
2. Useful tips
3. Don't leave it too late!
4. A growing problem
5. It's good for you!
Answers
A 4 B 1 C 5 D 2
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Get moving! A. A growing problem In many countries, an increasing number of young people and adults are overweight or even obese. One reason for this is the growing popularity of fast food, which didn't use to be as common as it is now. (1)Another big factor is lack of exercise. People would often walk to school or work, but these days many more of us drive. Modern technology has also played its part; we spend more and more time focusing on computer screens. Before the Internet was invented, nobody had dreamt of online shopping, but now we can buy almost anything without leaving the sofa. B. Time to listen Health experts have been warning about this trend for years, and their advice is clear. Adults should aim to exercise for at least two and a half hours every week; for children and teenagers the target should be at least an hour a day. This might not sound very much. However, recent research shows that less than 50% of the British population manages this. (2) School children are less physically active than they used to be. Girls in particular often dislike PE. This can lead to serious health problems. C. It's good for you! Experts recommend a mixture of activities. These should include moderate exercise, such as fast walking, and more strenuous exercise, like running.(3) They also advise exercise that strengthens the muscles, for example sit-ups. The more muscle we build, the more calories we burn, and the fitter we become. In addition, exercise is a great way to cope with stress. In a recent study, patients who had been suffering from depression reported a great improvement after increased physical activity. D. Useful tips Of course this raises a question: how can I manage to fit in all this extra exercise? The best way is to build it into our daily lives so that it becomes a routine. (4) It doesn't have to take much extra time. You could get off the bus one stop earlier than usual, or stand up when you're on the phone! Most importantly, we should find a sport that we enjoy doing. That way, we will all become fitter, healthier and happier. |
9 Read the article again and complete it with the missing sentences. One sentence is not needed.
a School children are less physically active than they used to be.
b Another big factor is lack of exercise.
c They also advise exercise that strengthens the muscles, for example sit-ups.
d On the other hand, it can be fun.
e It doesn't have to take much extra time.
Answers
(1) b (2) a (3) c (4) e
A. A growing problem
In many countries, an increasing number of young people and adults are overweight or even obese. One reason for this is the growing popularity of fast food, which didn't use to be as common as it is now. Another big factor is lack of exercise People would often walk to school or work, but these days many more of us drive. Modern technology has also played its part; we spend more and more time focusing on computer screens. Before the Internet was invented, nobody had dreamt of online shopping, but now we can buy almost anything without leaving the sofa.
The problem of overweight or obesity is growing and the rates of obesity are getting higher.
The main reasons for higher rates of obesity are:
1. The growing popularity of fast food.
2. Lack of exercise (increasing inactivity)= preferring to drive rather than walk and shopping online.
The underlined pronoun 'this' refers to the increasing number of young people and adults who are overweight or obese.
The underlined pronoun 'which' refers to the growing popularity of fast food.
The underlined pronoun 'it' refers to fast food.
The underlined pronoun 'its' refers to Modern technology's.
Modern technology has helped in making the problem bigger because: people spend a lot of time focusing on computer screens and shopping online.
B. Time to listen
Health experts have been warning about this trend for years, and their advice is clear. Adults should aim to exercise for at least two and a half hours every week; for children and teenagers the target should be at least an hour a day. This might not sound very much. However, recent research shows that less than 50% of the British population manages this. School children are less physically active than they used to be. Girls in particular often dislike PE. This can lead to serious health problems.
The underlined pronoun 'this' refers to: the increasing number of young people and adults who are obese.
The underlined pronoun 'their' refers to: health experts.
Health experts advise adults to exercise for at least two and a half hours every week.
Health experts advise children and teenagers to exercise for at least an hour a day.
The underlined pronoun 'This' line 2 in the text above refers to: the recommended amount of exercise for adults, children and teenagers.
Although the recommended hours of exercise are not too much, less than 50% of the British population manage the target limit of exercise.
The underlined pronoun 'they' refers to: school children.
School children used to be more active in the past.
Girls often dislike PE.
The underlined pronoun This line 4 in the text above refers to: the fact that girls don't like PE and that school children are less active.
C. It's good for you!
Experts recommend a mixture of activities. These should include moderate exercise, such as fast walking, and more strenuous exercise, like running. They also advise exercise that strengthens the muscles, for example sit-ups. The more muscle we build, the more calories we burn, and the fitter we become. In addition, exercise is a great way to cope with stress. In a recent study, patients who had been suffering from depression reported a great improvement after increased physical activity.
Experts recommend a mixture of activities that include:
moderate exercise, strenuous exercise and exercise that strengthens the muscles.
The underlined pronoun 'These' refers to: the mixture of activities recommended by experts.
The underlined pronoun 'They' refers to: experts.
An example of moderate exercise is: fast walking.
An example of strenuous exercise is: running.
An example of exercise that strengthens the muscles is: sit-ups.
Doing exercise is important in order to:
1. burn calories to become fitter.
2. to cope with stress.
In a recent study, patients suffering from depression reported a great improvement after increased physical activity.
D. Useful tips
Of course, this raises a question: how can I manage to fit in all this extra exercise? The best way is to build it into our daily lives so that it becomes a routine. It doesn't have to take much extra time You could get off the bus one stop earlier than usual, or stand up when you're on the phone! Most importantly, we should find a sport that we enjoy doing. That way, we will all become fitter, healthier and happier.
The best way to manage to fit in exercise is: to build it into our daily lives. Exercise becomes a routine.
The underlined pronoun (itx3) refers to : exercise.
The author suggests some ways of including exercise in our daily lives such as:
1. getting off the bus one stop earlier than usual.
2. standing up when you're on the phone.
The benefits of doing exercise and finding a sport we enjoy are :
becoming fitter, healthier and happier.