Pre-reading questions:
- What spices do you put on your food?
- What food do you eat when you are sick?
- Have you used cinnamon as medicine?
Vocabulary:
- essential – extremely important or necessary
- cupboard – a part of a room used to store things; shelf
- perfume – to make something smell good
- extract – to remove or take out something
- further – more; extra or additional
Education is essential for a better future.
I placed a box of cookie in the cupboard.
The flowers perfumed my mother’s garden.
I was able to extract some juice from the fruit.
The new medicine still needs further study.
Cinnamon is one of the most essential spices in kitchen cupboards. It was used for different purposes in the past. Cinnamon was used to perfume clothes. Oil is also extracted from the plant’s leaves, stems, and bark to be used as a medicine.
It is believed that a lot of medical benefits could be derived from cinnamon. One of the positive effects is lowering the blood sugar level. However, experts say further scientific process is still needed to confirm cinnamon’s health benefits. For now, cinnamon can still be used as a popular spice.
Comprehension Questions:
- What is extracted from cinnamon’s leaves, stems, and bark?
- What is one of the most positive effects of cinnamon?
- What should experts do to confirm cinnamon’s health benefits?
- What is the purpose of using cinnamon on clothes?
- What is believed to be derived from cinnamon?
Express Your Opinion:
- Why do you think people use plants as medicine?
- Do you think prescription drugs are better than using herbs? Please explain your answer.
- Do you think cinnamon can really improve one’s health? Please explain your answer.
- What medical benefits could a person get from plants?
- Some people just take medicines on their own without asking a doctors’ advice. What can you say about that?