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2 Key words
Complete the sentences using these adjectives from the text. The paragraph numbers are given to
help you.
1. A _______________________ event happens too soon or before the usual time. (para 2)
2. If you are feeling _______________________, you are very tired, worried and unable to relax. (para 3)
3. If a job or a task is _______________________, it is difficult and involves a lot of effort. (para 4)
4. If someone is _______________________, they are rich. (para 4)
5. If you go for a _______________________ walk, you walk quickly. (para 7)
6. If something is described as _______________________, it is neither very great nor very small in amount,
size, strength or degree. (para 8)
7. _______________________ exercise is a very active type of exercise that makes your heart and lungs
stronger. (para 8)
8. _______________________ medical treatment uses the most modern or advanced technology available.
(para 10)
9. A _______________________ lifestyle involves a lot of sitting and not much exercise. (para 11)
10. If something is _______________________, it has a good effect. (para 11)
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Get up, stand up: including exercise 7 The authors found that the more physically active
in everyday life healthier than gym, people were, the lower their risk of heart disease
or an early death. “Participating at even low
says study
physical activity brings benefit and the benefit
Sarah Boseley continues to increase up to high total physical
21 September, 2017 activity,” says the study. People who did more
1 According to the author of a major new global than 750 minutes of brisk walking or equivalent
study, incorporating physical activity into our activity per week reduced their risk of premature
everyday lives is more likely to protect us death by 36%.
from heart disease and an early death than 8 The World Health Organization recommends
gym membership. that adults aged 18–64 years old do at least 150
2 The study, published in a UK medical journal, minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic physical
found that one in 20 cases of heart disease activity throughout the week, as well as muscle
and one in 12 premature deaths around the strengthening exercises at least two days a
world could be prevented if people were more week. But it is thought that almost a quarter
physically active. It compared 130,000 people (23%) of the world’s population do not meet
in 17 countries, from rich countries like Canada these guidelines.
and Sweden to some of the poorest, including 9 The study is the first to compare physical activity
Bangladesh and Zimbabwe. and heart disease levels in both rich and poor
3 Most guidelines recommend 30 minutes of countries. “The clear results show that exercise
exercise per day for five days a week. While truly is the best medicine we have for reducing
this reduces heart disease and deaths, one to the chances of an early death,” said Dr James
two hours a day is the ideal amount of physical Rudd, a senior lecturer in cardiovascular
activity, said lead author Professor Scott Lear. medicine at the University of Cambridge. “If a
Most people will think they cannot incorporate drug company came up with a medicine as effective
that much physical activity into their life, he as exercise, they would have a billion-dollar product
said. “They will think ‘I’m stressed out and have and would win a Nobel Prize.”
to make dinner – and then do exercise for two 10 “There is a trend for more heart disease in
hours!’” he said. lower income groups both within and between
4 But the study showed that those people who populations,” said John Martin, professor of
have the highest activity levels are those for cardiovascular medicine at University College
whom physical activity is part of their everyday London. “In the UK, it has been shown that
working lives. In developing countries, more lower social class is associated with more heart
people still have physically taxing jobs but as they disease. Walking is easy and cheap. This study
become more prosperous, their activity levels fall. should encourage governments to spend less
“They are going from sweeping the floor to buying money on high-tech treatment of heart disease
a vacuum,” said Lear. and more on promoting simple strategies of
prevention like walking.”
5 He does not suggest selling the vacuum cleaner
but we could all incorporate more activity into our 11 Professor Metin Avkiran of the British Heart
lives rather than occasionally going to the gym Foundation said: “In an age where we’re living
or swimming pool. “Sitting for hours is not good increasingly busy but often sedentary lives in the
for hearts or the physical body,” he said. “Getting West, incorporating physical activity into our daily
up every 20 to 30 minutes for a walk around is routines has never been more important, not only
good for you. We spend a lot of time in meetings. to improve our physical health but also overall
If it is just two or three people, why not have a well-being. Increased physical activity could have
walkaround meeting?” an even greater beneficial impact in lower income
countries, due to its low cost and the high level of
6 He also suggests playing with children in the park
rather than sitting watching them, increasing the heart disease in those countries.”
walk to work by getting off the tube or bus early © Guardian News and Media 2017
and taking the stairs rather than the lift. First published in The Guardian, 21/09/17
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4 Comprehension check
Answer the questions according to the text.
6 Two-word phrases
Match the words in the left-hand column with those in the right-hand column to make expressions from
the text.
1. physical a. country
2. medical b. activity
3. developing c. well-being
4. heart d. company
5. overall e. journal
6. drug f. disease
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7 Words followed by prepositions
Complete the phrases using these prepositions. Check your answers in the text.
1. incorporate ________
2. protect ________
3. not good ________
4. a risk ________
5. associate ________
6. spend money ________
8 Discussion
Discuss the statements.
• Eating healthily has a bigger effect on your health than exercise.
• Exercise is dangerous – even very fit people have heart attacks and athletes suffer more injuries than
non-athletes.
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1. premature 1. incorporate
2. stressed out 2. guidelines
3. taxing 3. vacuum cleaner
4. prosperous 4. occasionally
5. brisk 5. equivalent
6. moderate 6. risk
7. aerobic 7. come up with
8. high-tech 8. well-being
9. sedentary
10. beneficial
6 Two-word phrases
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