An apple a day keeps the doctor away

The Reading / Listening - Level 0

Eating an apple every day can stop a heart attack. Fewer people would have heart attacks and strokes if they ate an apple every day. There could be 11,000 fewer deaths in England. A doctor said it is important to eat healthy food. He said small changes in our diet "can make a real difference in preventing heart disease and stroke".

The phrase "an apple a day keeps the doctor away" is over 100 years ago. Scientists tell us that today. Apples lower cholesterol in our body. Cholesterol is bad for us. There are over 7,500 kinds of apples. China grows half of them. People eat apples raw. They also bake them, stew them, and make sauces and cakes with them.

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Sources

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25413939
http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2013/12/30/An-apple-a-day-to-all-age-50-and-older-prevents-deaths/UPI-53131388456397/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple

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The Activities

MATCHING

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.	eating an apple every day can	a.	for our health
2.	people over	b.	difference
3.	There could be 11,000	c.	50 years old
4.	healthier eating is good	d.	in diet
5.	small changes	e.	disease and stroke
6.	healthier	f.	fewer deaths
7.	make a real	g.	stop a heart attack
8.	preventing heart	h.	living

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PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.	an apple a day	a.	kinds of apples
2.	over 100	b.	were good for us
3.	They knew that apples	c.	cholesterol in our bodies
4.	Scientists tell us the	d.	cakes with them
5.	Apples help lower	e.	keeps the doctor away
6.	There are over 7,500	f.	half of them
7.	China grows nearly	g.	years ago
8.	make sauces and	h.	same thing today

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

Oxford University says eating (1) ___________________ can stop a heart attack. Researchers said if (2) ___________________ old ate an apple every day, (3) ___________________ have heart attacks and strokes. There could be 11,000 fewer deaths in England (4) ___________________ fruit. Dr Adam Briggs said healthier eating is (5) ___________________. He said small changes in diet and healthier living "can (6) ___________________ in preventing heart disease and stroke".

People knew the phrase "an apple a day (7) ___________________ " over 100 years ago. They knew that apples (8) ___________________. Scientists tell us the same thing today. Apples help (9) ___________________ in our bodies. Cholesterol can (10) ___________________ attack. There are over 7,500 kinds of apples. China grows (11) ___________________. People eat apples raw. They also bake them, stew them, and make (12) ___________________ with them.

PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE

OxfordUniversitysayseatinganappleeverydaycanstopaheartattack.Researcher
ssaidifpeopleover50yearsoldateanappleeveryday,fewerpeoplewouldhaveheart
attacksandstrokes.Therecouldbe11,000fewerdeathsinEnglandifadultsatemore
fruit.DrAdamBriggssaidhealthiereatingisgoodforourhealth.Hesaidsmallchange
sindietandhealthierliving"canmakearealdifferenceinpreventingheartdiseasean
dstroke".Peopleknewthephrase"anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway"over100ye
arsago.Theyknewthatapplesweregoodforus.Scientiststellusthesamethingtoda
y.Appleshelplowercholesterolinourbodies.Cholesterolcangiveusaheartattack.T
hereareover7,500kindsofapples.Chinagrowsnearlyhalfofthem.Peopleeatapple
sraw.Theyalsobakethem,stewthem,andmakesaucesandcakeswiththem.

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

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

a)	________________________________________________________
b)	________________________________________________________
c)	________________________________________________________
d)	________________________________________________________
e)	________________________________________________________
f)	________________________________________________________
g)	________________________________________________________
h)	________________________________________________________

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

a)	________________________________________________________
b)	________________________________________________________
c)	________________________________________________________
d)	________________________________________________________
e)	________________________________________________________
f)	________________________________________________________
g)	________________________________________________________
h)	________________________________________________________

WRITING

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

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