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India's leader asked other world leaders to start an International Yoga Day. He said yoga was good for the mind, body, and climate change. It gives us harmony with nature. He called it a "gift" from India. He said yoga is not about exercise. He said yoga helps us understand the world and nature, so we can help climate change.

Doctors say yoga keeps us healthy. Exercise, breathing and meditation help people with heart disease, high blood pressure and back pain. It makes us happier. It reduces our stress. It also makes us sleep better. People need to be careful when they do yoga. Many people get injured. A World Yoga Day started 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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MATCHING

PARAGRAPH ONE:

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India's

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for the mind

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other world

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exercise

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yoga was good

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with nature

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climate

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the world

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It gives us harmony

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leader

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yoga is not about

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help climate change

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yoga helps us understand

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leaders

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we can

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change


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PARAGRAPH TWO:

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yoga keeps

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our stress

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breathing

b.

pressure

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help people with

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and meditation

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high blood

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better

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It makes us

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us healthy

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It reduces

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when they do yoga

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It also makes us sleep

g.

heart disease

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People need to be careful

h.

happier

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

India's leader asked other world (1) ___________________ International Yoga Day. He said (2) ___________________ the mind, body, and (3) ___________________. It gives us harmony with nature. He (4) ___________________ from India. He said yoga is (5) ___________________. He said yoga helps us understand the world and nature, (6) ___________________ climate change.

Doctors (7) ___________________ us healthy. Exercise, breathing (8) ___________________ people with heart disease, high (9) ___________________ back pain. It makes us happier. It (10) ___________________. It also makes us sleep better. People (11) ___________________ they do yoga. Many people get injured. A World Yoga (12) ___________________.

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India'sleaderaskedotherworldleaderstostartanInternationalYogaDa
y.Hesaidyogawasgoodforthemind,body,andclimatechange.Itgivesu
sharmonywithnature.Hecalledita"gift"fromIndia.Hesaidyogaisnota
boutexercise.Hesaidyogahelpsusunderstandtheworldandnature,so
wecanhelpclimatechange.Doctorssayyogakeepsushealthy.Exercise
,breathingandmeditationhelppeoplewithheartdisease,highbloodpr
essureandbackpain.Itmakesushappier.Itreducesourstress.Italsom
akesussleepbetter.Peopleneedtobecarefulwhentheydoyoga.Manyp
eoplegetinjured.AWorldYogaDaystartedin2007.

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