The Reading / Listening - Level 1

India's leader has asked other world leaders at the United Nations to start an International Yoga Day. He told them yoga was good for the mind, body, and climate change. He said yoga shows us harmony between humans and nature. He called it "an invaluable gift" from India. He said: "It is not about exercise, but to discover the sense of oneness with yourself, the world and the nature." He said we could deal with climate change if we changed our lifestyle.

Many doctors say yoga helps us stay physically and mentally healthy. Exercise, breathing and meditation help people with heart disease, high blood pressure and back pain. It can make us happier, reduce our stress and make us sleep better. People need to be careful when they do yoga. A survey in Australia showed that 20 per cent of people who did yoga got injured. There is already a World Yoga Day. It was started by world-yoga-day.org in 2007.

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Sources
  • http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/narendra-modi-asks-world-leaders-to-adopt-international-yoga-day/#sthash.5SbcSpeg.dpuf
  • http://news.oneindia.in/international/un-should-adopt-an-international-yoga-day-modi-1530928.html
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoga#Terminology


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The Activities

MATCHING

PARAGRAPH ONE:

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world

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from India

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yoga was good

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with climate change

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harmony between

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for the mind

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He called it "an invaluable gift"

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exercise

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It is not about

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our lifestyle

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the sense of oneness

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leaders

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we could deal

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humans and nature

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we changed

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with yourself

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PARAGRAPH TWO:

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yoga helps us stay physically and

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disease

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Exercise, breathing

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sleep better

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people with heart

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yoga got injured

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high blood

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and meditation

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It can make

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when they do yoga

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make us

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pressure

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People need to be careful

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us happier

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20 per cent of people who did

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mentally healthy

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

India's (1) ___________________ world leaders at the United Nations to start an International Yoga Day. He told them yoga was (2) ___________________, body, and climate change. He said yoga (3) ___________________ between humans and nature. He called it "an invaluable gift" from India. He said: "It is not about exercise, but to (4) ___________________ of oneness with yourself, the world (5) ___________________." He said we could deal with climate change if (6) ___________________.

Many doctors say yoga helps (7) ___________________ and mentally healthy. Exercise, (8) ___________________ help people with heart disease, high blood (9) ___________________ pain. It can make us happier, (10) ___________________ and make us sleep better. People (11) ___________________ when they do yoga. A survey in Australia showed that 20 per cent of people who (12) ___________________. There is already a World Yoga Day. It was started by world-yoga-day.org in 2007.

PUT A SLASH ( / ) WHERE THE SPACES ARE

India'sleaderhasaskedotherworldleadersattheUnitedNationstostart
anInternationalYogaDay.Hetoldthemyogawasgoodforthemind,bod
y,andclimatechange.Hesaidyogashowsusharmonybetweenhumans
andnature.Hecalledit"aninvaluablegift"fromIndia.Hesaid:"Itisnotab
outexercise,buttodiscoverthesenseofonenesswithyourself,theworld
andthenature."Hesaidwecoulddealwithclimatechangeifwechangedo
urlifestyle.Manydoctorssayyogahelpsusstayphysicallyandmentally
healthy.Exercise,breathingandmeditationhelppeoplewithheartdise
ase,highbloodpressureandbackpain.Itcanmakeushappier,reduceou
rstressandmakeussleepbetter.Peopleneedtobecarefulwhentheydoy
oga.AsurveyinAustraliashowedthat20percentofpeoplewhodidyogag
otinjured.ThereisalreadyaWorldYogaDay.Itwasstartedbyworld-yoga-
day.orgin2007.

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

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WRITING

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