Pre-reading Questions
Answer the following questions about the topic. Please explain your answer.
- What do you think is the ideal body weight?
- How does too much body weight affect a person’s life?
Article Reading
Read the passage and take note of the highlighted words in the vocabulary guide.
Although the research is a breakthrough in understanding more about mental health problems, Professor Naveed Sattar of University of Glasgow said that proper exercise and having a healthy diet can help individuals to improve their mental and physical health.
Vocabulary Guide
- depression /dih-PRESH-uhn/
- body mass index /BOD-ee mas IN-deks/
- participants /pahr-TIS-uh-puhnt/
- breakthrough /BREYK-throo/
[noun] – a mental health problem that makes a person very sad and feeling of hopelessness for a long period of time
[noun] – the relationship between weight and height measurement to find out if the person is overweight/too fat or too thin
[noun] – a person who participates in something
[noun] – an important development usually in a research or study
Comprehension Questions
Choose the correct answer based on the passage you read.
- What kind of people are at higher risk of developing depression?
- How many participants were found to have depression with high body mass index (BMI)?
- What is the age range of the participants?
A. people with low body mass index B. people with high body mass index
C. researchers
A. 49,000 participants B. 500,000 participants C. 50,000 participants
A. 33 to 77 B. 73 to 37 C. 37 to 73
Vocabulary Check
Fill in the blanks with the correct words. Choose the correct answer in the box.
| participants | obesity | depression | body mass index | breakthrough |
- To know your ____________ , divide your weight (kilograms) by your height (meters) then divide the answer by your height again.
- The 38-year-old woman agreed to be one of the ____________ for the research study.
- Doctors are still hoping for a ____________ in search for a cure for depression.
- Due to experiencing constant sadness and feeling of hopelessness, his mother thinks he has ____________ .
Conversation Questions
Answer the questions in complete sentences. You can also ask me questions.
- Do you know anyone who has depression?
- In your opinion, can physical appearance really affect one’s mental health? Why? Why not?
- How do you take care of your physical and mental health?
- What would you do if you gained too much weight?