Exercise for teenage girls extends their life(N.American)
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A new study has revealed the importance of exercise for teenage girls. Researchers analysed data from a study conducted in Shanghai on 75,000 women aged between 40 to 70. The team discovered that women who exercised regularly as a teenager were healthier than those who hadn't. The researchers concluded that teenage girls who did a maximum of 80 minutes exercise a week had a 16 per cent lower risk of dying from cancer and other diseases. This percentage went down to 13 for women who exercised more than 80 minutes a week as teenagers. The researchers said that in general, women would live longer if they did just 15 minutes of exercise a day in their teens.
Head researcher Dr Sarah Nechuta said that even if women in their twenties, thirties and forties did not work out, doing exercise as a teen would increase longevity. She said: "In women, adolescent exercise participation, regardless of adult exercise, was associated with reduced risk of cancer and all-cause mortality." She added: "Our results support the importance of promoting exercise participation in adolescence to reduce mortality in later life and highlight the critical need for the initiation of disease prevention early in life." Dr Nechuta said that although the findings were based on data on women in China, the benefits of exercising during the teen years could be applicable to all women anywhere in the world.
1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).
a.The study in the article looked at data on 75,000 women.T / F
b.All of the women were aged between 14 and 70.T / F
c.All the women in the study exercised for 80 minutes or more a week.T / F
d.Women live longer if they exercise for 15 minutes a day as teenagers.T / F
e.A researchers said women in their 20s, 30s and 40s must exercise.T / F
f.The researcher said teenage exercise reduced the risk of cancer.T / F
g.The researcher said not all the women in the study were Chinese.T / F
h.The researcher said all women would benefit from teenage exercise.T / F
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
1.In which city was the data for the research obtained?
2.How old were the women in the study?
3.How much exercise is linked to a 16% lower risk of dying from cancer?
4.What was the percentage with more than 80 minutes of exercise?
5.What was the recommended daily amount of exercise for teenagers?
6.Who is Dr Sarah Nechuta?
7.What did Dr Nechuta say doing exercise as a teen would increase?
8.What did Dr Nechuta say her results promoted the importance of?
9.What did Dr Nechuta say there was a critical need for?
10.Where in the world did Dr Nechuta say exercise benefited women?
ANSWERS
TRUE / FALSE (p.4)
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SYNONYM MATCH (p.4)
1.revealeda.shown
2analysedb.examined
3.conductedc.carried out
4.went downd.decreased
5.in generale.normally
6.participationf.involvement
7.associatedg.linked
8.promotingh.advancing
9.criticali.vital
10.benefitsj.merits
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS (p.8)
1.Shanghai
2.40-70
3.A maximum of 80 minutes a week
4.13%
5.15 minutes a day
6.The head researcher
7.Longevity
8.Exercise during adolescence
9.Disease prevention
10.Anywhere
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