Pre-reading questions:
- How tall are you?
- Do you think Japanese people are tall?
A research by Imperial College of London found out that the tallest men in the world are from Netherlands, and the tallest women are from Latvia. More than 800 scientists joined the research. Other scientists believed that people grow because of their genes. The Imperial College of London says that nutrition is also important. Scientists say that people in Netherlands are the tallest because they eat protein-rich food like milk and cheese.
Vocabulary:
research – 研究 [noun] a study about a subject
found out – 発見した [verb] a result
nutrition – 栄養 [noun] can usually get from food
genes – 遺伝子 [noun] DNA
True or False:
- The tallest men are from Netherlands and the tallest women are from Japan.
- 800 scientists joined the research.
- All scientists believe that nutrition affects growth.
- People in Netherlands are taller because they eat protein rich foods like potatoes.