Housework not good exercise, says study (21st October, 2014)

The Reading / Listening - Level 6

A new study suggests housework is not the quality form of exercise many people consider it to be. The report even went as far as saying that those who did the most housework were usually those most overweight. The study is called, "Does doing housework keep you healthy? The contribution of domestic physical activity to meeting current recommendations for health". It questions whether physical activities such as do-it-yourself, gardening and housework are such good exercise. It acknowledges that any activity is better than none, but says, "there is a danger that those undertaking domestic 'chores' may assume that this activity is moderate intensity" and wrongly count it as proper exercise.

A total of 4,563 adults participated in the survey, which was based on participants' weekly physical activity. The analysis from this research showed that people who included housework as part of their weekly exercise tended to be heavier. Research leader professor Marie Murphy said: "Housework is physical activity and any physical activity should theoretically increase the amount of calories [burnt]. But we found that housework was inversely related to leanness, which suggests that either people are overestimating the amount of moderate intensity physical activity they do through housework, or are eating too much to compensate for the amount of activity undertaken."

Try the same news story at these easier levels:

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Sources

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131017214855.htm
http://www.medicaldaily.com/household-chores-may-not-help-you-stay-thin-people-who-consider-housework-exercise-are-most-260345
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-24570276

Make sure you try all of the online activities for this reading and listening - There are dictations, multiple choice, drag and drop activities, crosswords, hangman, flash cards, matching activities and a whole lot more. Please enjoy :-)

The 40 Lesson Activities on the PDF Handout

WARM-UPS

1. HOUSEWORK: Students walk around the class and talk to other students about housework. Change partners often and share your findings.

2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, decide which of these topics or words from the article are most interesting and which are most boring.

quality / exercise / overweight / domestic / contribution / do-it-yourself / danger / survey / participants / analysis / calories / leanness / overestimating / compensate

Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently.

3. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY: How physical are these activities? (10 = very; 1 = not at all). How can you make them burn more calories? Complete this table with your partner(s). Change partners often and share what you wrote.

Activity	1 - 10	Why that score?	How to make more physical?
Vacuuming
Weeding
Washing dishes
Washing the car
Cutting the grass
Cleaning windows

4. HISTORY: Students A strongly believe housework will be history one day, being replaced with technology; Students B strongly believe people will always do housework. Change partners again and talk about your conversations.

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5. CHORES: Rank these and share your rankings with your partner. Put the things you hate most at the top. Change partners often and share your rankings.

• washing the dishes

• vacuuming

• ironing

• food shopping

• hanging out the washing

• cooking

• cleaning windows

• doing the dusting

6. EXERCISE: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word "exercise". Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories.

BEFORE READING / LISTENING

1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).

a.	People who do the most housework tend to be more overweight.	T / F
b.	The study on housework is called "Increasing health with housework".	T / F
c.	The study said gardening is great exercise.	T / F
d.	People perhaps wrongly think that housework is healthier than it is.	T / F
e.	Over 45,000 people participated in a survey on their weekly activities.	T / F
f.	A professor said physical activity does not always burn calories.	T / F
g.	The study found that housework did not make people slimmer.	T / F
h.	The professor said people eat too much after doing housework.	T / F

2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.

1.	suggests	a.	average
2.	recommendations	b.	consumed
3.	acknowledges	c.	include
4.	moderate	d.	balance
5.	count	e.	advice
6.	participated	f.	linked
7.	burnt	g.	argues
8.	related	h.	done
9.	compensate for	i.	accepts
10.	undertaken	j.	took part

3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)

1.	not the quality form of exercise many	a.	related to leanness
2.	physical activities such	b.	'chores'
3.	any activity is	c.	the amount
4.	domestic	d.	people consider it to be
5.	wrongly count it	e.	to compensate
6.	tended to	f.	better than none
7.	increase the amount of calories	g.	be heavier
8.	housework was inversely	h.	as proper exercise
9.	people are overestimating	i.	burnt
10.	eating too much	j.	as do-it-yourself

GAP FILL

A new study suggests housework is not the quality (1) ____________ of exercise many people (2) ____________ it to be. The report even went as far as saying that those who did the most housework were usually those most (3) ____________. The study is called, "Does doing housework keep you healthy? The contribution of domestic physical activity to (4) ____________ current recommendations for health". It questions whether physical activities such as do-it-yourself, (5) ____________ and housework are such good exercise. It acknowledges that any activity is better than none, but says, "there is a (6) ____________ that those (7) ____________domestic 'chores' may assume that this activity is moderate intensity" and wrongly (8) ____________ it as proper exercise.

danger
meeting
overweight
undertaking
form
count
consider
gardening

A total of 4,563 adults participated in the survey, which was (9) ____________ on participants' weekly physical activity. The analysis from this research showed that people who (10) ____________ housework as part of their weekly exercise (11) ____________ to be heavier. Research leader professor Marie Murphy said: "Housework is physical activity and any physical activity should (12) ____________ increase the amount of calories (13) ____________. But we found that housework was inversely related to (14) ____________, which suggests that either people are (15) ____________ the amount of moderate intensity physical activity they do through housework, or are eating too much to (16) ____________ for the amount of activity undertaken."

overestimating
burnt
included
compensate
based
theoretically
leanness
tended

LISTENING - Guess the answers. Listen to check.

1)	not the quality form of exercise many people ____
	a. considered it to be b. considers it to be c. consider it to be d. considering it to be
2)	those who did the most housework were usually ______
	a. these most overweight b. them most overweight c. those most overweight d. whose most overweight
3)	The contribution of domestic physical activity to meeting ______ for health
	a. currant recommendation b. currency recommendations c. current recommendations d. current recommendation
4)	that those undertaking ______
	a. domesticated chores b. domestic chores c. domestics chores d. domesticated chores
5)	assume that this activity is moderate intensity" and wrongly count it ______
	a. has proper exercise b. as proper exercise c. was properly exercise d. as properly exercise
6)	people who included housework as part of their weekly exercise ______ heavier
	a. tend it to be b. tended two be c. tended to be d. ten that to be
7)	any physical activity should theoretically increase the amount ______
	a. of calories burned b. of calories burnt c. of calories burn d. of calories burn it
8)	But we found that housework was inversely ______
	a. related to leanness b. related to meanness c. related to mean less d. related to lean us
9)	people are overestimating the amount of moderate intensity physical ______
	a. actively they do b. activities they do c. activeness they do d. activity they do
10)	eating too much to compensate for the amount ______
	a. of activity overtaken b. of activity undertaking c. of activity under take them d. of activity undertaken

LISTENING – Listen and fill in the gaps

A new study suggests housework is (1) ___________________ of exercise many people consider it to be. The report even (2) ___________________ saying that those who did the most housework were usually those most overweight. The study is called, "Does doing housework keep you healthy? The contribution (3) ___________________ activity to meeting current recommendations for health". It questions whether physical activities such (4) ___________________, gardening and housework are such good exercise. It acknowledges that any activity (5) ___________________, but says, "there is a danger that those undertaking domestic 'chores' may assume that this activity is moderate intensity" and (6) ___________________ proper exercise.

A total of 4,563 adults participated in the survey, (7) ___________________ participants' weekly physical activity. The analysis from this research showed that (8) ___________________ housework as part of their weekly exercise (9) ___________________. Research leader professor Marie Murphy said: "Housework is physical activity and any physical activity should theoretically increase the amount (10) ___________________. But we found that housework was inversely (11) ___________________, which suggests that either people are overestimating the amount of moderate intensity physical activity they do through housework, or are eating (12) ___________________ for the amount of activity undertaken."

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS

1.	Who did the study say were the most overweight?
2.	What question is asked in the study's title?
3.	Apart from housework, what other activities are mentioned?
4.	What does the study acknowledge?
5.	What might people be doing wrong?
6.	What was the survey about?
7.	Who is Maria Murphy?
8.	What did Maria Murphy say physical activity should increase?
9.	What was housework inversely related to?
10.	What do some people do after housework?

MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ

1.	Who did the study say were the most overweight?	6.	What was the survey about?
	a) those who did the most housework b) researchers c) those who did little housework d) those who did no housework		a) research b) overweight people c) eating too much d) weekly physical activity
2.	What question is in the study's title?	7.	Who is Maria Murphy?
	a) Is housework good or bad? b) Can housework lengthen your life? c) Does housework keep you healthy? d) Is vacuuming better than jogging?		a) author of "More Housework Please" b) a professor c) a housework expert d) a market researcher
3.	Apart from housework, what other activities are mentioned?	8.	What did Maria Murphy say physical activity should increase?
	a) homework and office work b) gardening and DIY c) sleeping and napping d) parachuting and origami		a) moderate intensity activity b) weight c) overeating d) the number of calories burnt
4.	What does the study acknowledge?	9.	What was housework inversely related to?
	a) no exercise is better than housework b) housework is fun c) we must all do housework d) any exercise is better than none		a) meanness b) 3.14 c) leanness d) husbands
5.	What might people be doing wrong?	10.	What do some people do after housework?
	a) thinking housework is exercise b) drying the dishes c) ironing the reverse side of shirts d) counting calories		a) take a nap b) eat too much c) more housework d) compensate

ROLE PLAY

Role A – Washing dishes

You think washing dishes is the best exercise. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them things that are wrong with their activities. Also, tell the others which is the least healthy of these (and why): vacuuming, hanging out washing or weeding the garden.

Role B – Vacuuming

You think vacuuming is the best exercise. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them things that are wrong with their activities. Also, tell the others which is the least healthy of these (and why): washing dishes, hanging out washing or weeding the garden.

Role C – Hanging out washing

You think hanging out washing is the best exercise. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them things that are wrong with their activities. Also, tell the others which is the least healthy of these (and why): vacuuming, washing dishes or weeding the garden.

Role D – Weeding the garden

You think weeding the garden is the best exercise. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them things that are wrong with their activities. Also, tell the others which is the least healthy of these (and why): vacuuming, hanging out washing or washing dishes.

AFTER READING / LISTENING

1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionary / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words 'house' and 'work'.

house

work

Share your findings with your partners.

Make questions using the words you found.
Ask your partner / group your questions.

2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.

Share your questions with other classmates / groups.
Ask your partner / group your questions.

3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise. Check your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. Were they new, interesting, worth learning…?

4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings.

5. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall how they were used in the text:

quality
far
keep
yourself
none
count

adults
part
increase
leanness
either
eating

HOUSEWORK SURVEY

Write five GOOD questions about housework in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.

When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

	STUDENT 1 _____________	STUDENT 2 _____________	STUDENT 3 _____________
Q.1.
Q.2.
Q.3.
Q.4.
Q.5.

Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.

Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

HOUSEWORK DISCUSSION

STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

a)	What did you think when you read the headline?
b)	What springs to mind when you hear the word 'housework'?
c)	What do you think of housework?
d)	Do you think doing housework is good exercise?
e)	What would you rather do, housework or homework?
f)	How can it be that people who do the most housework are overweight?
g)	What exercise do you do to stay healthy?
h)	Which is best for your health – gardening, do-it-yourself or housework?
i)	What can people do to make housework ?

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STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

a)	Did you like reading this article? Why/not?
b)	What would you say about your weekly physical activity?
c)	Do computers, iPads, games, etc., stop you from exercising?
d)	Which form of housework do you like least?
e)	Which is better, ironing or washing the dishes?
f)	What can people do to burn more calories doing housework?
g)	How can housework possibly be "inversely related to leanness"?
h)	Do you think you should eat less to be healthier?
i)	What questions would you like to ask professor Murphy?

DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)

STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1.	________________________________________________________
2.	________________________________________________________
3.	________________________________________________________
4.	________________________________________________________
5.	________________________________________________________
6.	________________________________________________________

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STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
1.	________________________________________________________
2.	________________________________________________________
3.	________________________________________________________
4.	________________________________________________________
5.	________________________________________________________
6.	________________________________________________________

LANGUAGE - CLOZE

A new study suggests housework is not the (1) ____ form of exercise many people consider it to be. The report even went as (2) ____ as saying that those who did the most housework were usually those most overweight. The study is called, "Does doing housework keep you healthy? The contribution (3) ____ domestic physical activity to meeting current recommendations for health". It questions whether physical activities such (4) ____ do-it-yourself, gardening and housework are such good exercise. It acknowledges that (5) ____ activity is better than none, but says, "there is a danger that those undertaking domestic 'chores' may assume that this activity is moderate intensity" and wrongly (6) ____ it as proper exercise.

A total of 4,563 adults participated (7) ____ the survey, which was based on participants' weekly physical activity. The analysis from this research showed that people who included housework as part of their weekly exercise (8) ____ to be heavier. Research leader professor Marie Murphy said: "Housework is physical activity and any physical activity should (9) ____ increase the amount of calories [burnt]. But we found that housework was inversely (10) ____ to leanness, which suggests that either people are overestimating the amount of moderate intensity physical activity they do (11) ____ housework, or are eating too much to compensate for the amount of activity (12) ____."

Put the correct words from the table below in the above article.

1.	(a)	quantity	(b)	quantify	(c)	qualify	(d)	quality
2.	(a)	remote	(b)	distant	(c)	near	(d)	far
3.	(a)	for	(b)	of	(c)	from	(d)	as
4.	(a)	like	(b)	being	(c)	as	(d)	things
5.	(a)	every	(b)	all	(c)	any	(d)	much
6.	(a)	count	(b)	chalk	(c)	chart	(d)	clock
7.	(a)	under	(b)	in	(c)	on	(d)	at
8.	(a)	tended	(b)	extended	(c)	intended	(d)	tendered
9.	(a)	theories	(b)	theoretically	(c)	theory	(d)	theoretical
10.	(a)	relating	(b)	relations	(c)	related	(d)	relativity
11.	(a)	though	(b)	trough	(c)	through	(d)	thorough
12.	(a)	overtaken	(b)	mistaken	(c)	partaken	(d)	undertaken

SPELLING

Paragraph 1
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2.	usually those most eweohigvrt
3.	meeting current esiedrontcmmnao
4.	It clnekadsegwo that any activity is better than none
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6.	oaedetmr intensity
Paragraph 2
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8.	slaniysa from this research
9.	activity should lrteecolyitha increase the amount of calories
10.	snreilyev related to leanness
11.	eating too much to mnepoactse
12.	the amount of activity ndktnreaeu

PUT THE TEXT BACK TOGETHER

Number these lines in the correct order.

( )	that housework was inversely related to leanness, which suggests that either people are
( )	as do-it-yourself, gardening and housework are such good exercise. It acknowledges that
( )	physical activity should theoretically increase the amount of calories [burnt]. But we found
( )	assume that this activity is moderate intensity" and wrongly count it as proper exercise.
( )	any activity is better than none, but says, "there is a danger that those undertaking domestic 'chores' may
( )	are eating too much to compensate for the amount of activity undertaken."
( )	tended to be heavier. Research leader professor Marie Murphy said: "Housework is physical activity and any
( )	physical activity. The analysis from this research showed that people who included housework as part of their weekly exercise
( )	overestimating the amount of moderate intensity physical activity they do through housework, or
( )	it to be. The report even went as far as saying that those who did the most housework were usually
( )	of domestic physical activity to meeting current recommendations for health". It questions whether physical activities such
( )	those most overweight. The study is called, "Does doing housework keep you healthy? The contribution
( )	A total of 4,563 adults participated in the survey, which was based on participants' weekly
( 1 )	A new study suggests housework is not the quality form of exercise many people consider

PUT THE WORDS IN THE RIGHT ORDER

1.	quality Housework form is of not exercise a.
2.	the Those the were did housework heaviest who most.
3.	health for recommendations current Meeting.
4.	none acknowledges activity than It any better that is.
5.	exercise proper being as housework count Wrongly.
6.	in participated adults 4,563 of total A survey the.
7.	as People included who . of exercise their housework part
8.	burnt calories of amount the increase Theoretically.
9.	amount The activity physical intensity moderate of.
10.	the for Compensate undertaken activity of amount.

CIRCLE THE CORRECT WORD (20 PAIRS)

A new study suggests housework is not the qualitative / quality form of exercise many people consider it to have / be. The report even went as far / near as saying that those who did the most housework were usual / usually those most overweight. The study is called, "Does doing housework keep you healthy? The contribution / contributory of domestic physical activity to meeting current / presently recommendations for health". It questions whether physical activities such like / as do-it-yourself, gardening and housework are such / so good exercise. It acknowledges that any activity is better than none, but says, "there is a danger that those overtaking / undertaking domestic 'chores' may assume that this activity is moderate intensity" and wrongly count it as properly / proper exercise.

A total of 4,563 adults participated on / in the survey, which was based on participants' weekly physical activity. The analysis / analysed from this research showed that people who inclusive / included housework as part of their weekly exercise tended / intended to be heavier. Research leader professor Marie Murphy said: "Housework is physical activity and any physical activity should theoretical / theoretically increase the amount of calories burnt / extinguished. But we found that housework was conversely / inversely related to leanness, which suggests / suggestions that either people are overestimating the amount of moderated / moderate intensity physical activity they do through housework, or are eating too much to compensate of / for the amount of activity undertaken."

Talk about the connection between each pair of words in italics, and why the correct word is correct.

INSERT THE VOWELS (a, e, i, o, u)

_ n_w st_dy s_gg_sts h__s_w_rk _s n_t th_ q__l_ty f_rm _f _x_rc_s_ m_ny p__pl_ c_ns_d_r _t t_ b_. Th_ r_p_rt _v_n w_nt _s f_r _s s_y_ng th_t th_s_ wh_ d_d th_ m_st h__s_w_rk w_r_ _s__lly th_s_ m_st _v_rw__ght. Th_ st_dy _s c_ll_d, "D__s d__ng h__s_w_rk k__p y__ h__lthy? Th_ c_ntr_b_t__n _f d_m_st_c phys_c_l _ct_v_ty t_ m__t_ng c_rr_nt r_c_mm_nd_t__ns f_r h__lth". _t q__st__ns wh_th_r phys_c_l _ct_v_t__s s_ch _s d_-_t-y__rs_lf, g_rd_n_ng _nd h__s_w_rk _r_ s_ch g__d _x_rc_s_. _t _ckn_wl_dg_s th_t _ny _ct_v_ty _s b_tt_r th_n n_n_, b_t s_ys, "th_r_ _s _ d_ng_r th_t th_s_ _nd_rt_k_ng d_m_st_c 'ch_r_s' m_y _ss_m_ th_t th_s _ct_v_ty _s m_d_r_t_ _nt_ns_ty" _nd wr_ngly c__nt _t _s pr_p_r _x_rc_s_.

_ t_t_l _f 4,563 _d_lts p_rt_c_p_t_d _n th_ s_rv_y, wh_ch w_s b_s_d _n p_rt_c_p_nts' w__kly phys_c_l _ct_v_ty. Th_ _n_lys_s fr_m th_s r_s__rch sh_w_d th_t p__pl_ wh_ _ncl_d_d h__s_w_rk _s p_rt _f th__r w__kly _x_rc_s_ t_nd_d t_ b_ h__v__r. R_s__rch l__d_r pr_f_ss_r M_r__ M_rphy s__d: "H__s_w_rk _s phys_c_l _ct_v_ty _nd _ny phys_c_l _ct_v_ty sh__ld th__r_t_c_lly _ncr__s_ th_ _m__nt _f c_l_r__s [b_rnt]. B_t w_ f__nd th_t h__s_w_rk w_s _nv_rs_ly r_l_t_d t_ l__nn_ss, wh_ch s_gg_sts th_t __th_r p__pl_ _r_ _v_r_st_m_t_ng th_ _m__nt _f m_d_r_t_ _nt_ns_ty phys_c_l _ct_v_ty th_y d_ thr__gh h__s_w_rk, _r _r_ __t_ng t__ m_ch t_ c_mp_ns_t_ f_r th_ _m__nt _f _ct_v_ty _nd_rt_k_n."

PUNCTUATE THE TEXT AND ADD CAPITALS

a new study suggests housework is not the quality form of exercise many people consider it to be the report even went as far as saying that those who did the most housework were usually those most overweight the study is called "does doing housework keep you healthy the contribution of domestic physical activity to meeting current recommendations for health" it questions whether physical activities such as do-it-yourself gardening and housework are such good exercise it acknowledges that any activity is better than none but says "there is a danger that those undertaking domestic 'chores' may assume that this activity is moderate intensity" and wrongly count it as proper exercise

a total of 4563 adults participated in the survey which was based on participants' weekly physical activity the analysis from this research showed that people who included housework as part of their weekly exercise tended to be heavier research leader professor marie murphy said "housework is physical activity and any physical activity should theoretically increase the amount of calories [burnt] but we found that housework was inversely related to leanness which suggests that either people are overestimating the amount of moderate intensity physical activity they do through housework or are eating too much to compensate for the amount of activity undertaken"

PUT A SLASH ( / ) WHERE THE SPACES ARE

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ntrecommendationsforhealth".Itquestionswhetherphysicalactivitiessuchasdo
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uggeststhateitherpeopleareoverestimatingtheamountofmoderateintensityph
ysicalactivitytheydothroughhousework,orareeatingtoomuchtocompensatefor
theamountofactivityundertaken."

FREE WRITING

Write about housework for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner's paper.

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ACADEMIC WRITING

Compare and contrast housework and office work as forms of exercise.

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HOMEWORK

1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google's search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.

2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find out more about housework and health. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.

3. HOUSEWORK: Make a poster about housework and calories burnt. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things?

4. EXERCISE: Write a magazine article about whether or not housework is good exercise. Include imaginary interviews with people who think it is and people who think it isn't.

Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Write down any new words and expressions you hear from your partner(s).

5. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about the next stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.

6. LETTER: Write a letter to a health expert. Ask him/her three questions about housework. Give him/her three of your ideas on how to make housework better exercise. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions.

ANSWERS

TRUE / FALSE (p.4)

a

T

b

F

c

F

d

T

e

F

f

F

g

T

h

T

SYNONYM MATCH (p.4)

1.	suggests	a.	argues
2.	recommendations	b.	advice
3.	acknowledges	c.	accepts
4.	moderate	d.	average
5.	count	e.	include
6.	participated	f.	took part
7.	burnt	g.	consumed
8.	related	h.	linked
9.	compensate for	i.	balance
10.	undertaken	j.	done

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS (p.8)

1.	Those who did the most housework
2.	Does doing housework keep you healthy?
3.	Do-it-yourself and gardening
4.	That any exercise is better than no exercise
5.	Counting housework as real exercise
6.	Weekly physical activity
7.	A professor and the lead researcher
8.	The amount of calories burnt
9.	Leanness
10.	Eat too much

MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ (p.9)

1.

a

2.

c

3.

b

4.

d

5.

a

6.

d

7.

b

8.

d

9.

c

10.

b

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