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The American Heart Association says children are less fit today than 30 years ago. Researchers looked at 25 million children worldwide. Today's kids run a kilometre one minute slower than their parents could. How far a child can run is falling every year. One reason for this is kids are too fat. They eat too much and do not exercise.

Doctors are worried. Fatter children will be unhealthier in the future. One doctor said children might have heart disease later in life. He said children needed to "get moving". They must try different activities to keep fit. "They can be strong like a weightlifter, or flexible like a gymnast, or skillful like a tennis player."

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Sources
  • http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-24998497
  • http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2509809/Children-today-15-fit-parents-90-seconds-longer-run-mile.html
  • http://blog.heart.org/childrens-cardiovascular-fitness-declining-worldwide/


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The Activities

MATCHING

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.

he American Heart

a.

ago

2.

children are less

b.

for this

3.

30 years

c.

fit today

4.

Researchers looked at 25

d.

one minute slower

5.

Today's kids run a kilometre

e.

Association

6.

How far a child

f.

and do not exercise

7.

One reason

g.

can run

8.

They eat too much

h.

million children worldwide


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PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.

Doctors are

a.

a gymnast

2.

Fatter children

b.

future

3.

in the

c.

disease

4.

heart

d.

worried

5.

later

e.

"get moving"

6.

children needed to

f.

will be unhealthier

7.

try different activities to keep

g.

in life

8.

flexible like

h.

fit

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

The American (1) ___________________ says children are less fit today than 30 years ago. Researchers (2) ___________________ children worldwide. (3) ___________________ kilometre one minute slower than their parents could. (4) ___________________ can run is falling every year. One reason for (5) ___________________ too fat. They (6) ___________________ and do not exercise.

(7) ___________________. Fatter children will be unhealthier in the future. One doctor said children might (8) ___________________ later in life. He said children needed to "(9) ___________________. They must (10) ___________________ to keep fit. "They (11) ___________________ weightlifter, (12) ___________________ gymnast, or skillful like a tennis player."

PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE

TheAmericanHeartAssociationsayschildrenarelessfittodaythan30
yearsago.Researcherslookedat25millionchildrenworldwide.Today
'skidsrunakilometreoneminuteslowerthantheirparentscould.Howf
arachildcanrunisfallingeveryyear.Onereasonforthisiskidsaretoofa
t.Theyeattoomuchanddonotexercise.Doctorsareworried.Fatterchi
ldrenwillbeunhealthierinthefuture.Onedoctorsaidchildrenmightha
veheartdiseaselaterinlife.Hesaidchildrenneededto"getmoving".T
heymusttrydifferentactivitiestokeepfit."Theycanbestronglikeawei
ghtlifter,orflexiblelikeagymnast,orskillfullikeatennisplayer."

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

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Student B: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

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WRITING

Write about fitness for 10 minutes. Read and talk about your partner's paper.

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