The Reading / Listening - Level 1

Oxford University says eating an apple every day can stop a heart attack. Researchers said if people over 50 years old ate an apple every day, fewer people would have heart attacks and strokes. There could be 11,000 fewer deaths in England if adults ate more fruit. Dr Adam Briggs said healthier eating is good for our health. He said small changes in diet and healthier living "can make a real difference in preventing heart disease and stroke".

People knew the phrase "an apple a day keeps the doctor away" over 100 years ago. They knew that apples were good for us. Scientists tell us the same thing today. Apples help lower cholesterol in our bodies. Cholesterol can give us a heart attack. There are over 7,500 kinds of apples. China grows nearly 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:

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Eating an apple every day can

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to eat healthy food

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Fewer people would have

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every day

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if they ate an apple

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stop a heart attack

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There could be 11,000

d.

difference

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it is important

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disease and stroke

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small changes

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heart attacks

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make a real

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fewer deaths

8.

preventing heart

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in our diet


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PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.

an apple a day keeps

a.

us that today

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over 100

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of them

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Scientists tell

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for us

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Apples lower cholesterol

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kinds of apples

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Cholesterol is bad

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the doctor away

6.

There are over 7,500

f.

cakes with them

7.

China grows half

g.

years ago

8.

make sauces and

h.

in our body

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

Eating an apple (1) ___________________ stop a heart attack. Fewer people would have heart (2) ___________________ if they ate an apple every day. (3) ___________________ 11,000 fewer deaths in England. A doctor said (4) ___________________ eat healthy food. He said small (5) ___________________ diet "can make a real difference in preventing (6) ___________________ stroke".

The phrase "an (7) ___________________ keeps the doctor away" is over (8) ___________________. Scientists tell us that today. Apples (9) ___________________ in our body. Cholesterol is bad for us. There are (10) ___________________ of apples. China grows half of them. People (11) ___________________. They also bake them, stew them, (12) ___________________ and cakes with them.

PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE

Eatinganappleeverydaycanstopaheartattack.Fewerpeoplewouldhaveheartatta
cksandstrokesiftheyateanappleeveryday.Therecouldbe11,000fewerdeathsinE
ngland.Adoctorsaiditisimportanttoeathealthyfood.Hesaidsmallchangesinourdi
et"canmakearealdifferenceinpreventingheartdiseaseandstroke".Thephrase"an
appleadaykeepsthedoctoraway"isover100yearsago.Scientiststellusthattoday.
Appleslowercholesterolinourbody.Cholesterolisbadforus.Thereareover7,500ki
ndsofapples.Chinagrowshalfofthem.Peopleeatapplesraw.Theyalsobakethem,s
tewthem,andmakesaucesandcakeswiththem.

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WRITING

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

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