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Nature can reduce anxiety and boost mental health (12th September 2024)

The Reading / Listening - Nature - Level 3

We all know that being in nature is good for us. New research suggests that being in the natural world for just 10 minutes can help our mental health. The research also says spending time with others in natural environments can help relationships. Even being in city parks and gardening can make a difference. A study from the City University of Hong Kong found that nature increases how we see other people as "fully human". The researchers say this makes us help and cooperate with others more. We become more sociable. This makes us feel better about ourselves. We feel more positive, so our mental health improves. Helping other people can also reduce our stress and anxiety.

Mental health is an issue that is growing around the world. More people are suffering from anxiety, depression and other psychological disorders. The National Alliance on Mental Illness in the USA reported that one in five Americans has mental health problems. The research contains good advice on how nature can help with these issues. It says time spent among trees or in fields is linked with better sleep and improved concentration. One study from Chiba University in Japan found that even flowers have positive effects on mental health. Researchers found that employees who had a vase of roses on their desk became calmer and less stressed after just four minutes.

Try the same news story at these easier levels:

Nature - Level 0, Nature - Level 1 or Nature - Level 2

Sources

https://www.psypost.org/contact-with-nature-has-this-heartening-effect-on-our-psychological-disposition-scientists-find/
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/nature-therapy-mental-health-benefits-study/
https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/aug/27/good-nature-by-kathy-willis-review-flower-power

Make sure you try all of the online activities for this reading and listening - There are dictations, multiple choice activities, drag and drop activities, sentence jumbles, which word activities, text reconstructions, spelling, gap fills and a whole lot more. Please enjoy :-)

Warm-ups

1. NATURE: Students walk around the class and talk to other students about nature. Change partners often and share your findings.
2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, talk about these topics or words from the article. What will the article say about them? What can you say about these words and your life?
being in nature / the natural world / mental health / parks / gardening / help / stress /
anxiety / depression / advice / trees / fields / concentration / sleep / roses / desk
Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently.
3. NATURE NOT PHONES: Students A strongly believe we should spend more time being in nature than being on our phones; Students B strongly believe the opposite. Change partners again and talk about your conversations.
4. MENTAL HEALTH: Are these things good or bad for our mental health? Why? How do these things affect you? Complete this table with your partner(s). Change partners often and share what you wrote.

	Good/Bad	Why?	You
Nature
Friends
Social media
Work
Studying
World politics

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5. STRESS: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word "stress". Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories.
6. BEING IN NATURE: Rank these with your partner. Put the best places to be in nature at the top. Change partners often and share your rankings.

Forests
Gardens
City parks
Deserts
Jungles
Mountains
Beaches
River banks

Vocabulary

Paragraph 1

1.	suggest	a.	To make something bigger or more.
2.	relationships	b.	To give an idea or recommend something to someone.
3.	increase	c.	To work together with others to achieve a goal.
4.	cooperate	d.	Enjoying being with other people and talking to them.
5.	sociable	e.	The connections or bonds between people, like friendships or family.
6.	reduce	f.	Feeling worried or nervous about something.
7.	anxiety	g.	To make something smaller or less.

Paragraph 2

8.	issue	h.	Feeling pain or discomfort, either physically or emotionally.
9.	suffering	i.	Suggestions about what you should do in a situation.
10.	depression	j.	A problem or concern that needs to be talked about or solved.
11.	psychological	k.	A state of feeling very sad or down for a long time.
12.	advice	l.	The ability to focus your attention on one thing.
13.	concentration	m.	Related to the mind and feelings.
14.	vase	n.	A container used to hold flowers.

Before reading / listening

1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if 1-8 below are true (T) or false (F).

The article says a minute in nature can help our mental health. T / F
Researchers say 10 minutes in the garden can help our mental health. T / F
People who do not spend time in nature are not fully human. T / F
Researchers say helping people can increase our stress. T / F
Mental health issues are decreasing around the world. T / F
Spending time among trees can help us sleep better. T / F
A study from a French university said flowers help our health. T / F
Having a vase of roses on our desk can help our mental health. T / F

2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.

suggests
relationships
cooperate
sociable
anxiety
issue
disorders
linked
concentration
employees

problem
work together
focus
worry
family ties
illnesses
workers
shows
connected
friendly

3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)

We all know that being
being in city parks and gardening can make
We become more
This makes us feel better
Helping other people can also reduce
More people are
psychological
The research contains good
flowers have positive
a vase

sociable
advice
our stress and anxiety
of roses
suffering from anxiety
in nature is good for us
effects on mental health
disorders
about ourselves
a difference

Gap fill

Put these words into the spaces in the paragraph below.

world
ourselves
difference
anxiety
being
positive
spending
cooperate

We all know that (1) ______________________________________________ in nature is good for us. New research suggests that being in the natural (2) ______________________________________________ for just 10 minutes can help our mental health. The research also says (3) ______________________________________________ time with others in natural environments can help relationships. Even being in city parks and gardening can make a (4) ______________________________________________. A study from the City University of Hong Kong found that nature increases how we see other people as "fully human". The researchers say this makes us help and (5) ______________________________________________ with others more. We become more sociable. This makes us feel better about (6) _________________________________________. We feel more (7) ______________________________________________, so our mental health improves. Helping other people can also reduce our stress and (8) ______________________________________________.

Put these words into the spaces in the paragraph below.

depression
among
roses
issue
calmer
advice
one
positive

Mental health is an (9) ______________________________________________ that is growing around the world. More people are suffering from anxiety, (10) ______________________________________________ and other psychological disorders. The National Alliance on Mental Illness in the USA reported that (11) ______________________________________________ in five Americans has mental health problems. The research contains good (12) ______________________________________________ on how nature can help with these issues. It says time spent (13) ______________________________________________trees or in fields is linked with better sleep and improved concentration. One study from Chiba University in Japan found that even flowers have (14) ______________________________________________ effects on mental health. Researchers found that employees who had a vase of (15) ______________________________________________ on their desk became (16) ______________________________________________and less stressed after just four minutes.

Listening — Guess the answers. Listen to check.

1) We all know that being in nature is ______
     a. good from us
     b. good of us
     c. good for us
     d. good forums
2) being in city parks and gardening can ______
     a. make a difference
     b. make a different
     c. make a differences
     d. make a differential
3) makes us help and cooperate with others more. We ______
     a. became more sociable
     b. become more sociable
     c. becomes more sociable
     d. becoming more sociable
4) We feel more positive, so our ______
     a. mental healthy improves
     b. mentally health improves
     c. mental health improves
     d. mental health improve
5) Helping other people can also reduce our ______
     a. stress send anxiety
     b. stress sand anxiety
     c. stressed anxiety
     d. stress and anxiety

6) More people are suffering from anxiety, depression and ______
     a. another psychological disorders
     b. other psychological disorders
     c. others psychological disorders
     d. othered psychological disorders
7) The research contains good advice on how nature can help ______
     a. with these tissues
     b. with these issues
     c. with these atishoo
     d. with these issue
8) One study from Chiba University in Japan found that even flowers ______
     a. have positively effects
     b. have positive affects
     c. has positive effects
     d. have positive effects
9) Researchers found that employees who had a ______
     a. vase of roses
     b. vase off roses
     c. vase of rose
     d. base of roses
10) on their desk became calmer and less stressed after ______
     a. just four minute
     b. just four minutes
     c. just for minutes
     d. justice four minutes

Listening — Listen and fill in the gaps

We all know that being in (1) __________________________________________________ for us. New research suggests that being in the natural (2) ________________________________________________ 10 minutes can help our mental health. The research also says spending time with others in natural environments can help relationships. Even being in city parks and gardening can (3) __________________________________________________. A study from the City University of Hong Kong found that nature increases how we see other people (4) __________________________________________________. The researchers say this makes us help and cooperate with others more. We become more sociable. This makes us feel better about ourselves. We (5) __________________________________________________, so our mental health improves. Helping other people can (6) __________________________________________________ stress and anxiety.

Mental health is an issue (7) __________________________________________________ around the world. More people are suffering from anxiety, depression and other psychological disorders. The National Alliance on Mental Illness in the USA reported that (8) __________________________________________________ Americans has mental health problems. The research contains (9) __________________________________________________ how nature can help with these issues. It says time spent among trees or in (10) __________________________________________________ with better sleep and improved concentration. One study from Chiba University in Japan found that even flowers have positive effects on mental health. Researchers found that employees who had a (11) __________________________________________________ on their desk became calmer and less stressed after (12) __________________________________________________.

Comprehension questions

How long do we have to spend in nature to improve our mental health?
What can help our mental health besides being in city parks?
Which university are the researchers from?
What makes us feel better about ourselves?
What can we reduce if we help other people?
Where is mental health growing?
What are more people suffering from besides anxiety and depression?
What proportion of Americans have mental health problems?
What can spending time among trees improve?
What can make us feel less stressed in just four minutes?

Multiple choice quiz

1) How long do we have to spend in nature to improve our mental health?
a) 20 minutes
b) 15 minutes
c) 30 minutes
d) 10 minutes
2) What can help our mental health besides being in city parks?
a) being in country parks
b) gardening
c) botanical gardens
d) being in greenhouses
3) Which university are the researchers from?
a) City University of Honolulu
b) National University of Honduras
c) National University of Hungary
d) City University of Hong Kong
4) What makes us feel better about ourselves?
a) being on beaches
b) looking in the mirror
c) nature
d) sleeping
5) What can we reduce if we help other people?
a) depression
b) our debt
c) our weight
d) our stress and anxiety

6) Where is mental health growing?
a) among young people
b) in the developing world
c) around the world
d) Antarctica
7) What are more people suffering from besides anxiety and depression?
a) psychological disorders
b) neurosis
c) obesity
d) money worries
8) What proportion of Americans have mental health problems?
a) 1 in 10
b) 1 in 8
c) 1 in 5
d) 1 in 3
9) What can spending time among trees improve?
a) forests
b) concentration (and sleep)
c) knowledge of forests
d) gardens
10) What can make us feel less stressed in just four minutes?
a) a vase of roses on our desk
b) a power nap
c) shopping
d) being on social media

Role play

Role A – Forests
You think forests are the best places to be in nature. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their places. Also, tell the others which is the least beneficial of these (and why): city parks, beaches or gardens.

Role B – City Parks
You think city parks are the best places to be in nature. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their places. Also, tell the others which is the least beneficial of these (and why): forests, beaches or gardens.

Role C – Beaches
You think beaches are the best places to be in nature. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their places. Also, tell the others which is the least beneficial of these (and why): city parks, forests or gardens.

Role D – Gardens
You think gardens are the best places to be in nature. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their places. Also, tell the others which is the least beneficial of these (and why): city parks, beaches or forests.

After reading / listening

1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionary / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words...

'mental'

________________

________________

________________

________________

________________

________________

________________

________________

and 'health'.
________________

________________

________________

________________

________________

________________

________________

________________

• Share your findings with your partners.

• Make questions using the words you found.

• Ask your partner / group your questions.

2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.

•Share your questions with other classmates / groups. •Ask your partner / group your questions.

3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise. Check your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. Were they new, interesting, worth learning…?

4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings.

5. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall how they were used in the text:

know

10

city

fully

ourselves

reduce

world

national

advice

linked

positive

minutes

Student survey

Write five GOOD questions about this topic in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper. When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

(Please look at page 12 of the PDF to see a photocopiable example of this activity.)

Discussion - Nature

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

What did you think when you read the headline?
What images are in your mind when you hear the word 'nature'?
What do you think of nature?
How does your feeling change when you are in nature?
Do you worry about your mental health?
How do you feel when you are in nature with other people?
What do you think of gardening?
Are you a sociable person?
Do you feel positive about yourself?
What makes you feel stressed?

STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

Did you like reading this article? Why/not?
What do you think of when you hear the word 'mental health'?
What do you think about what you read?
Why do you think mental health issues are growing?
What advice do you have for people with depression?
Where are your favourite places to go in nature?
What can we do to get better sleep?
How do flowers in your home make you feel?
How much do you worry about nature disappearing?
What questions would you like to ask the researchers?

Discussion — Write your own questions

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

(a) ________________

(b) ________________

(c) ________________

(d) ________________

(e) ________________

STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

(f) ________________

(g) ________________

(h) ________________

(i) ________________

(j) ________________

Language — Cloze (Gap-fill)

We all (1) ____ that being in nature is good for us. New research suggests that being in the natural world for (2) ____ 10 minutes can help our mental health. The research also says spending time with others in natural environments can help relationships. Even (3) ____ in city parks and gardening can make a difference. A study from the City University of Hong Kong found that nature increases (4) ____ we see other people as "fully human". The researchers say this makes us help and cooperate (5) ____ others more. We become more sociable. This makes us feel better about ourselves. We feel more positive, (6) ____ our mental health improves. Helping other people can also reduce our stress and anxiety.

Mental health is an issue that is (7) ____ around the world. More people are suffering from anxiety, depression and other psychological disorders. The National Alliance on Mental Illness in the USA reported that (8) ____ in five Americans has mental health problems. The research contains good advice (9) ____ how nature can help with these issues. It says time spent among trees or in fields is linked (10) ____ better sleep and improved concentration. One study from Chiba University in Japan found that even flowers have positive (11) ____ on mental health. Researchers found that employees who had a vase of roses on their desk became calmer and (12) ____ stressed after just four minutes.

Which of these words go in the above text?

(a) known (b) knows (c) know (d) knowing
(a) just (b) justly (c) adjust (d) justice
(a) being (b) be (c) been (d) is
(a) how (b) who (c) what (d) which
(a) without (b) wither (c) wither (d) with
(a) because (b) however (c) but (d) so
(a) growing (b) growth (c) grown (d) grows
(a) only (b) once (c) ones (d) one
(a) on (b) in (c) at (d) of
(a) at (b) with (c) of (d) how
(a) reflects (b) effects (c) infects (d) affects
(a) less (b) loss (c) last (d) lest

Spelling

Paragraph 1

new research sseugstg that
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nature reenisacs how we see other people
help and roopteace with others
We become more scialoeb
reduce our stress and xtianey

Paragraph 2

More people are fgnfsuire
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The research contains good cadiev
positive ftfeces
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became camrel and less stressed

Put the text back together

(...) issues. It says time spent among trees or in fields is linked with better sleep and improved
(...) effects on mental health. Researchers found that employees who had a vase
(...) world for just 10 minutes can help our mental health. The research also says spending time with
( 1 ) We all know that being in nature is good for us. New research suggests that being in the natural
(...) and other psychological disorders. The National Alliance on Mental Illness in the USA reported that one in
(...) Mental health is an issue that is growing around the world. More people are suffering from anxiety, depression
(...) difference. A study from the City University of Hong Kong found that nature increases how we see other people as "fully
(...) five Americans has mental health problems. The research contains good advice on how nature can help with these
(...) of roses on their desk became calmer and less stressed after just four minutes.
(...) others in natural environments can help relationships. Even being in city parks and gardening can make a
(...) concentration. One study from Chiba University in Japan found that even flowers have positive
(...) sociable. This makes us feel better about ourselves. We feel more positive, so our mental health
(...) human". The researchers say this makes us help and cooperate with others more. We become more
(...) improves. Helping other people can also reduce our stress and anxiety.

Put the words in the right order

nature We that know being good . is in
for minutes . world in natural Being 10 the
make in a city can Being difference . parks
see other increases Nature how people . we
also reduce can Helping other our stress . people
growing that around issue is the An world .
and from more More anxiety . are people suffering
these nature Advice can help how on issues .
health . Even mental effects on have positive flowers
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Circle the correct word (20 pairs)

We all know that being / been in nature is good for us. New research suggests that being in the natural world for adjust / just 10 minutes can help our mental health. The research also says spending time without / with others in natural / naturally environments can help relationships. Even being in city park / parks and gardening can make a difference / different. A study from the City University of Hong Kong found that nature increases what / how we see other people as "fully human". The research / researchers say this makes us help and cooperate with others more. We become more sociable. This makes us feel better about themselves / ourselves. We feel more positive, so our mental health improves. Helping other people can also reduce our stress and anxiety / anxious.

Mental health is an issue that is grown / growing around the world. More people are suffering from anxiety, depression and another / other psychological disorders. The National Alliance on Mental Illness in the USA reported that one / once in five Americans has mental health problems. The research contains good advice in / on how nature can help with these / them issues. It says time spent among trees or at / in fields is linked with better sleep and improved concentrate / concentration. One study from Chiba University in Japan found that ever / even flowers have positive effects on mental health. Researchers found that employees who had a vast / vase of roses on their desk became calmer and less stressed after / before just four minutes.

Talk about the connection between each pair of words in italics, and why the correct word is correct. Look up the definition of new words.

Insert the vowels (a, e, i, o, u)

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M_nt_l h__lth _s _n _ss__ th_t _s gr_w_ng _r__nd th_ w_rld. M_r_ p__pl_ _r_ s_ff_r_ng fr_m _nx__ty, d_pr_ss__n _nd _th_r psych_l_g_c_l d_s_rd_rs. Th_ N_t__n_l _ll__nc_ _n M_nt_l _lln_ss _n th_ _S_ r_p_rt_d th_t _n_ _n f_v_ _m_r_c_ns h_s m_nt_l h__lth pr_bl_ms. Th_ r_s__rch c_nt__ns g__d _dv_c_ _n h_w n_t_r_ c_n h_lp w_th th_s_ _ss__s. _t s_ys t_m_ sp_nt _m_ng tr__s _r _n f__lds _s l_nk_d w_th b_tt_r sl__p _nd _mpr_v_d c_nc_ntr_t__n. _n_ st_dy fr_m Ch_b_ _n_v_rs_ty _n J_p_n f__nd th_t _v_n fl_w_rs h_v_ p_s_t_v_ _ff_cts _n m_nt_l h__lth. R_s__rch_rs f__nd th_t _mpl_y__s wh_ h_d _ v_s_ _f r_s_s _n th__r d_sk b_c_m_ c_lm_r _nd l_ss str_ss_d _ft_r j_st f__r m_n_t_s.

Punctuate the text and add capitals

we all know that being in nature is good for us new research suggests that being in the natural world for just 10 minutes can help our mental health the research also says spending time with others in natural environments can help relationships even being in city parks and gardening can make a difference a study from the city university of hong kong found that nature increases how we see other people as fully human the researchers say this makes us help and cooperate with others more we become more sociable this makes us feel better about ourselves we feel more positive so our mental health improves helping other people can also reduce our stress and anxiety

mental health is an issue that is growing around the world more people are suffering from anxiety depression and other psychological disorders the national alliance on mental illness in the usa reported that one in five americans has mental health problems the research contains good advice on how nature can help with these issues it says time spent among trees or in fields is linked with better sleep and improved concentration one study from chiba university in japan found that even flowers have positive effects on mental health researchers found that employees who had a vase of roses on their desk became calmer and less stressed after just four minutes

Put a slash (/) where the spaces are

Weallknowthatbeinginnatureisgoodforus.Newresearchsuggeststha
tbeinginthenaturalworldforjust10minutescanhelpourmentalhealth.
Theresearchalsosaysspendingtimewithothersinnaturalenvironment
scanhelprelationships.Evenbeingincityparksandgardeningcanmake
adifference.AstudyfromtheCityUniversityofHongKongfoundthatnat
ureincreaseshowweseeotherpeopleas"fullyhuman".Theresearchers
saythismakesushelpandcooperatewithothersmore.Webecomemore
sociable.Thismakesusfeelbetteraboutourselves.Wefeelmorepositiv
e,soourmentalhealthimproves.Helpingotherpeoplecanalsoreduceo
urstressandanxiety.Mentalhealthisanissuethatisgrowingaroundthe
world.Morepeoplearesufferingfromanxiety,depressionandotherpsy
chologicaldisorders.TheNationalAllianceonMentalIllnessintheUSAre
portedthatoneinfiveAmericanshasmentalhealthproblems.Theresea
rchcontainsgoodadviceonhownaturecanhelpwiththeseissues.Itsays
timespentamongtreesorinfieldsislinkedwithbettersleepandimprove
dconcentration.OnestudyfromChibaUniversityinJapanfoundthateve
nflowershavepositiveeffectsonmentalhealth.Researchersfoundthat
employeeswhohadavaseofrosesontheirdeskbecamecalmerandlesss
tressedafterjustfourminutes.

Free writing

Write about nature and mental health for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner’s paper.

_____________________________________________________________________________

Academic writing

We should spend longer in nature than on smartphones. Discuss.

_____________________________________________________________________________

Homework

1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.
2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find out more about this news story. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. NATURE: Make a poster about nature. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things?
4. WALKS: Write a magazine article about governments creating projects for everyone to walk in nature every day. Include imaginary interviews with people who are for and against this.
Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Write down any new words and expressions you hear from your partner(s).
5. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about the next stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
6. LETTER: Write a letter to an expert on nature. Ask him/her three questions about it. Give him/her three of your opinions on nature's effect on mental health. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions.

A Few Additional Activities for Students

Ask your students what they have read, seen or heard about this news in their own language. Students are likely to / may have have encountered this news in their L1 and therefore bring a background knowledge to the classroom.

Get students to role play different characters from this news story.

Ask students to keep track of this news and revisit it to discuss in your next class.

Ask students to male predictions of how this news might develop in the next few days or weeks, and then revisit and discuss in a future class.

Ask students to write a follow-up story to this news.

Students role play a journalist and someone who witnessed or was a part of this news. Perhaps they could make a video of the interview.

Ask students to keep a news journal in English and add this story to their thoughts.

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