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A new report says jogging in a forest can help stop mental health problems. Researchers say going for a run in the countryside is twice as good for you as going to the gym. The study, from a research team at Glasgow University, was reported by Britain's "Daily Telegraph" newspaper. It shows the positive effect of running through woodland on people who are depressed or stressed. Researchers said other outdoor activities also helped lower the risk of poor mental health.
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The researchers questioned nearly 2,000 people who exercised regularly. They compared the mental health of people who walked, ran or cycled in the countryside with those who exercised in the city or in a gym. They found that being around nature lowered people's stress levels. Head researcher professor Richard Mitchell said he knew exercising in the hills and forests was good for us, saying: "Being in areas that have lots of trees and grassy areas help to calm us down."
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Match the following phrases from the article.
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help stop mental |
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good for you |
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twice as |
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of running |
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going |
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the risk |
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the positive effect |
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to the gym |
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people who |
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health problems |
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helped lower |
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are depressed |
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The researchers questioned |
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ran or cycled |
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people who walked, |
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people's stress levels |
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being around nature lowered |
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have lots of trees |
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exercising in |
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nearly 2,000 people |
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areas that |
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us down |
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help to calm |
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the hills and forests |
A new report says jogging in a forest ________________ mental health problems. Researchers say going for a run in the countryside is ________________ for you as going to the gym. The study, from a research team at Glasgow University, was ________________ Britain's "Daily Telegraph" newspaper. It shows the ________________ of running through woodland on people ___________________ or stressed. Researchers said other outdoor activities also helped ___________________ of poor mental health.
The researchers __________________ 2,000 people who exercised regularly. They ________________ mental health of people who walked, ran or cycled in the countryside with those __________________ the city or in a gym. They found that being around __________________ people's stress levels. Head researcher professor Richard Mitchell said he knew exercising in the hills and forests ________________, saying: "Being in areas that have lots of trees and grassy areas ________________ down."
A new report (1) ____ jogging in a forest can help stop mental health problems. Researchers say going (2) ____ a run in the countryside is (3) ____ as good for you as going to the gym. The study, from a research team at Glasgow University, was reported (4) ____ Britain's "Daily Telegraph" newspaper. It shows the positive effect of running through woodland (5) ____ people who are depressed or stressed. Researchers said other outdoor activities also helped (6) ____ the risk of poor mental health.
The researchers questioned nearly 2,000 people (7) ____ exercised regularly. They compared the mental health of people who walked, ran or cycled in the countryside with (8) ____ who exercised in the city or in a gym. They found that (9) ____ around nature (10) ____ people's stress levels. Head researcher professor Richard Mitchell said he knew exercising in the hills and forests (11) ____ good for us, saying: "Being in areas that have lots of trees and grassy areas help to calm us (12) ____."
Put the correct words from this table into the article.
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say |
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says |
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saying |
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for |
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twice |
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of |
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to |
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lower |
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lowered |
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whom |
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being |
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up |
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Spell the jumbled words (from the text) correctly.
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help stop mental health rsebplmo |
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citwe as good for you |
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helped lerwo the risk |
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researchers nsiqtuoede nearly 2,000 people |
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They aredpomc the mental health |
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walked, ran or lecdyc |
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being around tanrue |
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areas that have lots of eesrt |
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rsagys areas |
Number these lines in the correct order.
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problems. Researchers say going for a run in the countryside is twice as good for you as going |
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The researchers questioned nearly 2,000 people who exercised regularly. They compared |
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the mental health of people who walked, ran or cycled in the countryside with those who |
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people's stress levels. Head researcher professor Richard Mitchell said he knew |
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stressed. Researchers said other outdoor activities also helped lower the risk of poor mental health. |
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exercising in the hills and forests was good for us, saying: "Being in |
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to the gym. The study, from a research team at Glasgow University, was |
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reported by Britain's "Daily Telegraph" newspaper. It shows the positive |
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areas that have lots of trees and grassy areas help to calm us down." |
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exercised in the city or in a gym. They found that being around nature lowered |
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effect of running through woodland on people who are depressed or |
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A new report says jogging in a forest can help stop mental health |
With a partner, put the words back into the correct order.
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in a forest can help stop mental health problems Jogging. |
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countryside the in run a for Going. |
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the gym Twice as good for you as going to. |
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effect positive The woodland through running of. |
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mental poor of risk the Lower health. |
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nearly The researchers 2,000 questioned people. |
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nature around Being levels stress people's lowered. |
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was good for us Exercising in the hills and forests. |
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have Being lots in of areas trees that. |
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Grassy down us calm to help areas. |
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1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google's search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.
2. EXERCISING: Search the Internet and find more information about jogging and exercising. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about exercising. Include an imaginary interview with a forest jogger. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
4. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about the next stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
5. LETTER: Write a letter to an exercise expert. Ask him/her three questions about exercising. Give him/her three of your opinions on it. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Your partner will answer the questions you asked.
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