Kids run more slowly than
30 years ago
A new
report from the American Heart Association says fitness levels in children are
lower today than they were 30 years ago. The researchers looked at data from
the past 46 years. The statistics were on more than 25 million children in 28
countries. The research team found that on average, today's children run one
kilometre about one minute slower than their parents did three decades ago. The
figures were roughly the same for boys and girls. The distance a child can run
is decreasing by around half of one per cent every year. One of the biggest
reasons for the slowdown in children's running ability is obesity. Kids are
overweight because they are eating too much and not exercising enough.
The researchers
say their report is worrying. If children are becoming fatter and less fit,
they will be unhealthier in the future. Lead researcher Dr Grant Tomkinson
said: "If a young person is generally unfit now, then they are more likely
to develop conditions like heart disease later in life." Dr Tomkinson
said: "We need to help to inspire children and youth to develop fitness
habits that will keep them healthy now and into the future. They need to choose
a range of physical activities they like or think they might like to try, and
they need to get moving." He added: "Young people can be fit in
different ways. They can be strong like a weightlifter, or flexible like a
gymnast, or skillful like a tennis player."
MULTIPLE CHOICE -
QUIZ
1.
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Who made the report?
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6.
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What
did the researchers say about their report?
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a)
Association of American Heart
b) Heart Association of America c) American Association of Hearts d) American Heart Association |
a) it
was fantastic
b) it was worrying c) it was hard work d) kids will never read it |
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2.
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How far
back into the past did researchers look?
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7.
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What
major illness did a doctor say kids could get in the future?
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a) 36
years
b) 46 years c) 16 years d) 26 years |
a)
liver disease
b) lung disease c) kidney disease d) heart disease |
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3.
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What
was the difference between boys and girls?
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8.
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What
habits did the doctor say kids need to develop?
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a) a
huge difference
b) as different as chalk and cheese c) they were about the same d) they were identical |
a)
fitness habits
b) study habits c) bad habits d) relaxation habits |
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4.
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How
much does how far a child can run fall each year?
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9.
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What do
children need to choose a range of?
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a) half
a per cent
b) 0.75% c) one per cent d) 233 metres |
a)
energy drinks
b) parents c) physical activities d) food |
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5.
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What is
one of the main reasons kids aren't as fit today?
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10.
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Who did
the doctor say was flexible?
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a)
shorter legs
b) the change from miles to kilometres c) obesity d) parents |
a)
researchers
b) gymnasts c) weightlifters d) tennis players |
GROUP 1:
Practice 2: Choose the best word (from the list) to complete these sentences. Careful - you don't need them all.
- do
- does
- don't
- doesn't
- like
- likes
- think
- thinks
- sing
- sings
GROUP 2
- My father and uncle ............... (build) houses.
- Chris ................. (buy) cola every day.
- Milena ................... (drink) a cup of tea once a day.
- They ................. (not visit) their grandparents every week.
- ......... you often .............. (read) books?
- I always .................. (eat) breakfast.
- ......... Agatha usually ............... (go) to school by bus?
- My brothers sometimes .................. (play) computer games.
- Daniel never ................. (watch) TV
- My daughters .................. (not eat) meat at all.
- FUENTE: http://www.my-english.edu.pl/index.php?id=10
GROUP 3
Order and do a positive, negative or interrogative sentence.
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1) (they / wear suits
to work)?
2) (he / not / say
much)
3) (she / know a lot
about cooking)
4) (we / make dinner
at the weekends)
5) (I / not / leave
work on time very often)
6) (she / meet her
brother every week)?
7) (they / find
London’s weather cold)
8) (we / use the
computer every day)? .
9) (you / not /
smoke)
10) (they / not / win
at tennis)
GROUP 4
- ......... her cousins ............. (live) in Scotland?
- Hens .................. (lay) eggs.
- Sam .................. (understand) you.
- ......... Tom and Jerry ............. (like) cheese?
- ......... your students ............. (hate) history?
- ......... Samantha always ............. (do) her homework?
- We .................. (not go) to school because we’re too old.
- Susan .................. (be) a very beautiful girl.
- Our friend .................. (have) a lot of money.
- The sun .................. (set) in the west.
- FUENTE: http://www.my-english.edu.pl/index.php?id=10
GROUP 5
Order and do a positive, negative or interrogative sentence.
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1) (he / drive to work every day) .
2) (I / not / think you're right) .
3) (we / have time)? .
4) (I / eat cereal in the morning) .
5) (they / write e-mails every day)? .
6) (you / watch a lot of TV) .
7) (he / not / read the newspaper) .
8) (she / dance often)? .
9) (you / not / drink much tea)
10) (she / catch a cold every winter)
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