Tag Archive: health – beginner

Five tips to make your mental health better this 2020

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Pre-Reading Questions: Do you do volunteer work? Are you a positive person? Vocabulary: positive /POZ-i-tiv/ [adjective] full of hope and confidence Surround yourself with positive people, never with negative ones. ignore /ig-NAWR/ [verb] to give no attention to something or someone She keeps on ignoring her mother’s advice. temporary /TEM-puh-rer-ee/ [adjective] not lasting or permanent Trials are only temporary; don’t stress yourself out too much. proven /PROO-vuhn/ [adjective] shown to be true This food supplement is scientifically proven effective. purpose /PUR-puhs/ [noun] why you do something or why something exists To live your life to the fullest, you should know the purpose of life. Both personal life and work pressures…
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How dangerous is the consumption of red meat?

Pre-Reading Questions: Which do you like more, fish or meat? What food do you like eating? Vocabulary: meat /meet/ [noun] the flesh of an animal when it is used for food I prefer chicken’s white meat to dark meat. give up /GIV-uhp/ [phrasal verb] to stop trying to do something before you have finished She doesn’t want to give up her proposal. unlikely /uhn-LAHYK-lee/ [adjective] not probable or likely to happen It is unlikely to rain today. aware /UH-wair/ [adjective] having knowledge or experience of a particular thing We are aware that you forgot your phone. possible /POS-uh-buhl/ [adjective] that might or might not happen or exist It’s possible that…
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Four healthy lifestyles that could boost mental health

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Pre-Reading Questions: Do you eat fruits and vegetables? Do you use social media sites every day? Vocabulary: psychological /sahy-kuh-LOJ-i-kuhl/ [adjective] relating to the human mind and feelings The new game has a psychological effect on kids. lifestyle /LAHYF-stahyl/ [noun] someone’s way of living; the things that a person or particular group of people usually do My doctor advised me to change my lifestyle. quit /kwit/ [verb] to stop doing something or leave a job or a place She promised herself that she would quit smoking. detox /DEE-toks/ [noun] a period when you stop taking unhealthy or harmful foods, drinks, or drugs into your body for a period of time, in…
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Five ways to regain your health from flu

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Pre-Reading Questions: How often do you get sick? What do you usually do when you get sick? Vocabulary: danger /DEYN-jer/ [noun] the possibility that something bad will happen The sick woman is in danger of death. enough /ih-NUHF/ [adverb] as much as is necessary We need enough medicine for our patients. loaded /LOH-did/ [adjective] full My bag is loaded with different pieces of paper. spread /spred/ [verb] to move from one place to another The fire spreads so fast! flu /floo/ [noun] an infectious illness like a very bad cold that also causes a fever Maria has the flu since last week. It’s going to be flu season again, so…
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Five approaches to make yourself closer to nature while living in the city

Pre-reading questions: Do you like walking outside or staying at home? Do you like taking care of plants? Vocabulary: improve /im-PROOV/ [verb] to (cause something to) get better Eating healthy food helps him improve his health. attract /uh-TRAKT/ [verb] to cause a person or animal to become interested in someone or something Free food attracts many people. near /neer/ [adverb] not far away in the distance My house is near my school. wonderful /WUHN-der-fuhl/ [adjective] extremely good It is so wonderful to see the beach again. view /vyoo/ [noun] what you can see from a particular place The view from his room’s window is really beautiful. Spending time with nature…
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The non-coffee energy boosters

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Pre-Reading Questions: Do you drink coffee? Is coffee important to you? Vocabulary: awake /UH-weyk/ [adjective] not sleeping See if your sister is awake. decrease /dih-KREES/ [verb] to become less, or to make something become less We have to decrease our things in the storage room. store /stohr/ [verb] to put or keep things for use in the future We must store the ice cream in the fridge. quick /kwik/ [adjective] lasting only for a short time She took a quick glance in the mirror. benefit /ben-UH-fit/ [noun] a helpful or good effect One of the benefits of dancing is that it helps to exercise the body. People enjoy drinking coffee….
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Healthy living reduces the risk of Alzheimer’s

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Pre-reading questions: Do you exercise every day? What activities do you do to be healthy? Vocabulary: almost /AWL-mohst/ [adverb] nearly The children were abandoned for almost twenty years. grow /groh/ [verb] to increase in size or amount, or to become more advanced or developed The advocacy’s volunteers began to grow in just a decade. brain /breyn/ [noun] the organ inside the head that controls thought, memory, feelings, and activity A baby’s brain starts to develop inside the mother’s womb healthy /HEL-thee/ [adjective] strong and well The goal of ou project is to provide healthy environment activity /ak-TIV-i-tee/ [noun] the doing of something, or something that you are doing, have done,…
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Behavioral therapy: An alternative way to get rid of Internet addiction

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Pre-Reading Questions: Do you like to play online games? Do you surf the net during your free time? Vocabulary: spend /spend/ [verb] to use time doing something We spent a day at the beach last Tuesday. life /lahyf/ [noun] the experience or state of being alive His life was special and meaningful. because /bih-KOZ/ [conjunction] for the reason that She was absent because of her illness. after /AF-ter/ [preposition] following in time, place, or order We can eat lunch after this service. use /yooz/ [verb] to put something such as a tool, skill, or building to a particular purpose We use pencil to draw lines and shapes. People like to…
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Counting steps makes people healthier, study says

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Pre-reading questions: Do you like walking? What do you do in your free time? Vocabulary: record /REK-erd/ [verb] use a device to measure an amount, rate of speed, etc Alice recorded her footsteps on a mobile app. active /AK-tiv/ [adjective] doing something as you usually do Maria is still an active runner at 65. prone /prohn/ [adjective] suffer from something As a toddler, she was prone to skin allergy. exercise /EK-ser-sahyz/ [noun] physical action performed to make or keep your body healthy She always do hard exercises to be fit. habit /HAB-it/ [noun] a particular act or way of acting that you tend to do regularly Waking up late is…
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Sugary drinks may lead to cancer, study says

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Pre-reading questions: Do you like buying drinks in a convenience store? Do you like drinking sodas, coffee, and sweet juices? Vocabulary: 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. 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. during /DOOR-ing/ [preposition] from the beginning to the end of a particular period He was sleeping during the lesson. age /eyj/ [noun] the period of time someone has been alive or something has existed Age doesn’t…
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