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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.	Who made the report?	6.	What did the researchers say about their report?
	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
2.	How far back into the past did researchers look?	7.	What major illness did a doctor say kids could get in the future?
	a) 36 years b) 46 years c) 16 years d) 26 years		a) liver disease b) lung disease c) kidney disease d) heart disease
3.	What was the difference between boys and girls?	8.	What habits did the doctor say kids need to develop?
	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
4.	How much does how far a child can run fall each year?	9.	What do children need to choose a range of?
	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
5.	What is one of the main reasons kids aren't as fit today?	10.	Who did the doctor say was flexible?
	a) shorter legs b) the change from miles to     kilometres c) obesity d) parents		a) researchers b) gymnasts c) weightlifters d) tennis players

Read more:http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1311/131122-fitness-levels.html#ixzz2mng2FVOq

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

1.  your boyfriend help with the housework?
2. I  want to go home - I'm happy here.
3. Do you  that English is easy?
4. Tom  speak French - he only speaks German.
5. We  swimming - we go to the swimming pool every week.
6. Everyone  that the Tiny TEFL Teacher is very clever.
7. My girlfriend doesn't usually  in the shower.
8. My sister  dogs - she has 5 of them.
9. What  you do at the weekends?
10.  your cat eat mice?
11. FUENTE: http://www.tinyteflteacher.co.uk/learning-english/grammar/exercises/present-simple1.html

GROUP 2

1. My father and uncle ............... (build) houses.
   • builds
   • build
   • buildes
2. Chris ................. (buy) cola every day.
   • buy
   • buys
   • buyes
   • buies
3. Milena ................... (drink) a cup of tea once a day.
   • drink
   • drinks
   • drinkes
4. They ................. (not visit) their grandparents every week.
   • don’t visit
   • don’t visits
   • doesn’t visit
   • doesn’t visits
5. ......... you often .............. (read) books?
   • Do, reads
   • Do, read
   • Does, reads
   • Does, read
6. I always .................. (eat) breakfast.
   • eat
   • eats
   • eates
7. ......... Agatha usually ............... (go) to school by bus?
   • Do, goes
   • Do, go
   • Does, goes
   • Does, go
8. My brothers sometimes .................. (play) computer games.
   • play
   • plays
   • playes
   • plaies
9. Daniel never ................. (watch) TV
   • watch
   • watches
   • watchs
10. My daughters .................. (not eat) meat at all.
• don’t eats
• doesn’t eat
• don’t eat
• doesn’t eats
11. FUENTE: http://www.my-english.edu.pl/index.php?id=10

GROUP 3

Order and do a positive, negative or interrogative sentence.

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) 

FUENTE: http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-simple-exercise-8.html

GROUP 4

1. ......... her cousins ............. (live) in Scotland?
   • Do, live
   • Does, lives
   • Does, live
   • Do, lives
2. Hens .................. (lay) eggs.
   • lays
   • lay
   • laies
   • layes
3. Sam .................. (understand) you.
   • don’t understand
   • don’t understands
   • doesn’t understands
   • doesn’t understand
4. ......... Tom and Jerry ............. (like) cheese?
   • Does, like
   • Does, likes
   • Do, like
   • Do, likes
5. ......... your students ............. (hate) history?
   • Does, hate
   • Does, hates
   • Do, hate
   • Do, hates
6. ......... Samantha always ............. (do) her homework?
   • Does, does
   • Do, do
   • Do, does
   • Does, do
7. We .................. (not go) to school because we’re too old.
   • doesn’t goes
   • don’t go
   • doesn’t go
   • don’t goes
8. Susan .................. (be) a very beautiful girl.
   • is
   • bes
   • be
   • am
9. Our friend .................. (have) a lot of money.
   • haves
   • have
   • havees
   • has
10. The sun .................. (set) in the west.
• sets
• set
• setes
• 
  
11. FUENTE: http://www.my-english.edu.pl/index.php?id=10

GROUP 5

Order and do a positive, negative or interrogative sentence.

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)  FUENTE: http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-simple-exercise-7.html