4º ESO . UNIT 1. BODY AND MIND

                 Secret To A Long, Healthy Life: Bike To The Store  
                                                                        by Nancy Shute( NPR)

What would you say to a cheap, easy way to stay slim, one that would help avoid serious illness and early death? How about if it made your neighbors healthier, too? It could be as simple as biking to the store.

 READING COMPRENHENSION ACTIVITY
Read this ARTICLE and do the following activities:

A. LET'S LEARN NEW WORDS
Translate the following expressions into your language:

• slim
• avoid
• "just a wee bit"
• measurable
• gather up
• mash-up
• errands
• reap
• to take mass transit
• hazardous
• win-wins.

B. LET'S LOOK UP FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION IN ORDER TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.

• a. Where was the research carried out ?
• b. What are the ill effects of air pollution on health?
• c. When would people from the Midwest do errands according to the research?
• d. Why were people who didn't go on bycicle also benefited?
• e. What other two healthy habits are also mentioned in the article?
• f.   Why was Baltimore a dangerous place to ride a bike?

 C. TRANSLATE THE FOLLOWING QUOTATIONS FROM THE TEXT 

     A. "There are so many win-wins. Better health, personal economics, and finally less greenhouse gases".

     B. "Count him as a scientist who's testing his theories firsthand".
  
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