Unhappy marriages can break the heart

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Researchers studied 1,200 married people. They asked questions about marriage. They asked if they spent free time with their partner and if they trusted their spouse. Doctors said the quality of marriage changed people's health. People in bad marriages had more heart attacks and had higher blood pressure.

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Sources

http://www.medicaldaily.com/marital-problems-lead-heart-troubles-particularly-older-women-true-broken-heart-311398
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2841109/How-bad-relationship-quite-literally-break-heart-trapped-bad-marriage-increases-risk-heart-disease.html#ixzz3JaLfGJuI
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/health/an-unhappy-marriage-can-literally-break-your-heart-30759272.html

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MATCHING

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.	Unhappily married	a.	she cannot
2.	risk having a	b.	for older women
3.	A bad marriage is riskier	c.	her sick husband
4.	an unhappy marriage is	d.	broken heart
5.	they care	e.	her husband
6.	A wife will care for	f.	people
7.	She stresses if	g.	more
8.	care for	h.	bad for our heart

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PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.	Researchers studied	a.	about marriage
2.	They asked questions	b.	people's health
3.	free	c.	attacks
4.	with their	d.	1,200 married people
5.	they trusted	e.	time
6.	the quality of marriage changed	f.	pressure
7.	heart	g.	partner
8.	higher blood	h.	their spouse

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

Unhappily (1) ___________________ having a broken heart. A bad marriage (2) ___________________ older women. A study said an unhappy marriage (3) ___________________ heart. Older women have more heart problems (4) ___________________ more. A wife will care for her sick husband. She stresses if she (5) ___________________ husband.

Researchers (6) ___________________ married people. They asked questions about marriage. They (7) ___________________ free time with their partner (8) ___________________ their spouse. Doctors said (9) ___________________ marriage changed people's health. People in bad marriages had more heart attacks and had (10) ___________________.

PUT A SLASH ( / ) WHERE THE SPACES ARE

Unhappilymarriedpeopleriskhavingabrokenheart.Abadmarriageisri
skierforolderwomen.Astudysaidanunhappymarriageisbadforourhea
rt.Olderwomenhavemoreheartproblemsbecausetheycaremore.Awif
ewillcareforhersickhusband.Shestressesifshecannotcareforherhusb
and.Researchersstudied1,200marriedpeople.Theyaskedquestionsa
boutmarriage.Theyaskediftheyspentfreetimewiththeirpartnerandift
heytrustedtheirspouse.Doctorssaidthequalityofmarriagechangedpe
ople'shealth.Peopleinbadmarriageshadmoreheartattacksandhadhi
gherbloodpressure.

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

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

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

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

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

WRITING

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

_____________________________________________________________________________

Answers

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