Photo by © CUREAPP INC. via
The Japan Times
Pre-reading questions:
- Do you have any bad habits?
- Is it easy to quit smoking?
Vocabulary:
- company /KUHM-puh-nee/
[noun] an organization that sells goods or services in order to make money
He works in a small company in China.
- create /kree-EYT/
[verb] to make something new, or invent something
He wants to create something new for our math club.
- history /HIS-tree/
[noun] a record of past events relating to a particular person or company
We are checking the patient’s medical history.
- daily /DEY-lee/
[adjective] happening or done every day
A daily workout will keep you active for the rest of the day.
- university /yoo-nuh-VUR-si-tee/
[noun] a place of higher education usually for people who have finished twelve years of schooling
I don’t want to go to any universities abroad.
Keio University and CureApp Inc., a medical technology company in Tokyo, created a smartphone app that can help smokers quit smoking. The app studied the amount of carbon monoxide a patient has together with their medical history. It will give patients daily tips on how to stop smoking. The university did many tests of the app in medical centers on 572 patients. The report says that only 285 people used the app and managed to stop the bad habit after six months.
True or False:
- Keio University and Cure app Inc. made an app that can help people stop drinking alcohol.
- The app checked the medical history and the amount of carbon monoxide in the patient’s breath.
- The app gives patients monthly tips on how to stop smoking.
- The university did a lot of tests of the app in many clinics.
- The result showed that 234 people used the app and managed to stop smoking after just six months.
Vocabulary Check:
[noun] an organization that sells goods or services in order to make money
He works in a small company in China.
[verb] to make something new, or invent something
He wants to create something new for our math club.
[noun] a record of past events relating to a particular person or company
We are checking the patient’s medical history.
[adjective] happening or done every day
A daily workout will keep you active for the rest of the day.
[noun] a place of higher education usually for people who have finished twelve years of schooling
I don’t want to go to any universities abroad.
Complete the sentences by using the words in the box.
| university | history | create | company | daily |
- We don’t want to _____ any new tasks.
- She wants to have her own _____ someday.
- The Los Angeles Lakers has a long _____ of championships.
- The truck always delivers our _____ milk supplies.
- He is still undecided about which _____ he should attend.