Sugary drinks may lead to cancer, study says

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Pre-reading questions:

1. Do you like buying drinks in a convenience store?
2. Do you like drinking sodas, coffee, and sweet juices?

Vocabulary:

1. adult /uh-DUHLT/

[noun] a person or animal that has grown to full size and strength
Jerry started to live alone when he became an adult.

2. answer /AN-ser/

[verb] to say, write, or do something as a reaction to a question, letter
I need you to answer my question about the event last night.

3. during /DOOR-ing/

[preposition] from the beginning to the end of a particular period
He was sleeping during the lesson.

4. age /eyj/

[noun] the period of time someone has been alive or something has existed
Age doesn’t matter if you want to follow your dreams.

5. suggest /suhg-JEST/

[verb] to mention an idea, possible plan, or action for other people to considerin or into the space that separates two places
He suggests that we should drink 8-10 glasses of water every day.

True or False:

1. A new study found that drinking a small glass of sweetened beverages per day may lead to cancer.
2. The participants were observed for more than 10 years.
3. At the age of 59, 691 participants had breast cancer, 293 with prostate cancer, and 166 with colorectal cancer.
4. Experts suggested that people should only take sweet drinks at least three glasses a day.
5. The researchers made a survey form for the participants about the food they eat every week.

Vocabulary Check:

Complete the sentences by using the words in the box.

1. Most of the students failed to ______ the question.
2. He ________ that i should exchange seats with the older woman.
3. Joseph shouted ______ the class.
4. It is easier to teach children than _______.
5. Mary looks young for her ______.