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Oxford Read and Discover Level 4 How to Stay Healthy by Julie Penn Read by Christopher Ragland
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Oxford Read and Discover Level 4 How to Stay Healthy by Julie Penn Read by Christopher Ragland
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Published and copyright Oxford University Press 2011 Introduction Do you know how to stay healthy?
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Think about the exercise that you do and the food that you eat.
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Exercise and the right food help you to live longer.
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Which of these types of exercise do you do?
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When do you do exercise?
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Which of this food do you eat?
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How much water do you drink every day?
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Discover!
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Now read and discover more about how to stay healthy.
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Chapter 1.
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A Healthy Life For a healthy life,
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you need to protect your body.
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Your body needs exercise and the right food.
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Most people can do some exercise.
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Some people have disabilities, but they can do exercise too.
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You don't need lots of time or equipment to do exercise.
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Things that you do every day can help you to stay healthy,
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like walking to the supermarket or to school.
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Some people need medicines every day to stay healthy.
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A long time ago, there were no medicines for sick people.
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Today, there are medicines, but there's a new problem.
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People are getting fatter.
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Many people eat too much.
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A lot of food today is unhealthy.
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For example, fast food.
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Many people don't do much exercise outdoors.
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They watch television, use the computer, and play computer games.
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They travel by car a lot, too.
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Discover!
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People around the world eat about 11 million metric tons of French fries every year.
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Chapter 2 Inside Your Body Inside your body,
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there are many different parts.
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They help you to stay healthy.
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Do you know what they do?
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Your brain makes the different parts of your body work well.
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Your lungs help you to breathe.
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Air goes in and out of your lungs when you breathe.
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This gives you the oxygen that you need.
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Your heart moves blood around your body.
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The blood takes oxygen and food to the different parts of your body.
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Your bones are very strong,
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and they support your body.
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They also protect important parts of your body.
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like the brain and heart.
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Your muscles help your body to move.
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Your skin protects your body.
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It also helps to keep your body at the right temperature.
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Your stomach and intestines break down the food that you eat so that your body can use the food.
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Your liver and kidneys take away the things that your body doesn't need.
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Discover!
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You use about 200 different muscles to walk.
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Chapter 3.
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The Right Food.
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You need to eat the right food.
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Carbohydrates give your body energy.
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Fiber helps to move food through your stomach and intestines.
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Brown bread and brown rice have lots of fiber.
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Fruit and vegetables also have fiber,
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and vitamins that help you to stay healthy.
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Proteins help your muscles to grow.
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Meat, fish, and eggs have proteins.
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Dairy food like milk, yogurt,
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and cheese have proteins, fat, and calcium.
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You need calcium for healthy bones.
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You need iron for healthy blood.
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Meat, eggs, and green vegetables have iron.
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This plate shows how much of each type of food you should eat.
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Eat lots of fruit and vegetables,
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and food with proteins and carbohydrates.
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Don't eat too much food with sugar, fat, and salt.
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You need a little fat to stay healthy,
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but too much fat can make you fat.
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Too much sugar and salt is unhealthy too.
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Sugar is also bad for your teeth.
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Discover!
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You should drink about eight glasses of water every day.
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Chapter 4.
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Food Around the World Around the world,
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people eat different food to stay healthy.
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What healthy food around the world do you know?
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In Japan, people eat lots of rice, vegetables, and fish.
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This food has lots of fiber and vitamins.
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It doesn't have much fat.
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Discover!
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Many people in Asia use chopsticks to cook and eat food.
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Chopsticks were invented in China about 5,000 years ago.
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In countries near the Mediterranean Sea,
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people eat lots of bread, salad, and fruit.
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They use olive oil and tomatoes for making salads and for cooking.
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Scientists think that olive oil and tomatoes help people to stay healthy.
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In Peru and Bolivia, people eat lots of fruit and vegetables.
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Some people eat rice or quinoa seeds with meat and potatoes.
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Quinoa has lots of proteins, fiber, and iron.
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Chapter 5 Why do you wash?
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Did you know that millions of microbes live on your hands?
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Microbes are very, very small living things.
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You can't see them.
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Some microbes aren't dangerous, but some can make you sick.
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Remember to wash your hands.
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It's important to wash away the microbes after you go to the toilet and after you touch dirty things.
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Wash your hands before you touch food, too.
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Discover Meat that's not cooked has dangerous microbes.
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Wash your hands after you touch meat that's not cooked,
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and cook meat well.
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It's important to brush your teeth every day.
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When you eat food with sugar,
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the microbes on your teeth also eat the sugar.
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This can damage your teeth and make your teeth unhealthy.
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To keep your teeth healthy,
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brush them with toothpaste to wash away the microbes.
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Go to the dentist every year and don't eat too much food with sugar.
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Chapter 6 Exercise for Everyone Why is exercise good?
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It helps to make your bones and muscles stronger.
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It also protects you from health problems.
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It makes you feel good,
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and it even helps you to work better at school.
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Everyone needs to do exercise to stay healthy.
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Exercise isn't only for young, healthy people.
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Older people and people with health problems or disabilities need exercise too.
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Everyone can find an exercise that they can do.
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What exercise do you do?
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It's good to do some exercise every day,
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but you don't need to go to the sports center all the time.
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You can play sports in the park and help with jobs at home.
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Swimming is a good exercise,
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and most people can do it.
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Many people with disabilities can do team sports and athletics, too.
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Some of the world's most amazing sports people have disabilities.
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Discover!
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The Paralympics are Olympic games for sports people with disabilities.
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Chapter 7 Exercise and Your Body When you do exercise, you breathe faster.
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Your lungs take in more air to give your body more oxygen.
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Your heart beats faster, so it moves blood to your muscles faster.
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The blood takes oxygen and food for the muscles to use.
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Your body gets hotter when you do exercise.
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Your skin feels hot, and you make water called sweat.
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When your skin dries, you cool down.
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Discover Discover Most people make more than one liter of sweat in one hour of exercise.
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That's one big bottle of water.
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Your muscles need oxygen to work well for a long time.
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When you walk, jog, cycle,
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or swim, you breathe faster to give your muscles the oxygen that they need.
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This exercise makes you more healthy.
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When your body works very hard,
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your muscles can't get all the oxygen that they need.
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So you can only do exercise like running fast for a short time.
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This type of exercise makes your muscles bigger and stronger.
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Chapter 8 Protect your body.
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Before you start your exercise,
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it's good to warm up your muscles so that you don't damage them.
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When you warm up your muscles, they move more easily.
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Walk, jog, or skip for a few minutes.
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You should also do some stretching exercises.
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These help you to move your arms and legs easily.
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Think about how you breathe when you do exercise.
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When you don't breathe well,
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your brain and muscles don't get all the oxygen that they need.
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You should breathe slowly and deeply.
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After you finish your exercise,
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it's good to cool down your muscles so that they don't get sore.
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Run slowly or walk for a few minutes.
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Then do more stretching exercises.
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You also need to put back the water that you lose in your sweat,
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so it's important to drink after you do exercise.
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Stay safe when you do exercise.
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Use the right equipment to protect your head and body.
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When you are doing exercise outdoors in the dark,
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people need to see you.
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Wear bright clothes and use lights when you cycle.
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Chapter 9.
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Time Outdoors It's good to spend time outdoors.
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Scientists think that it makes you feel happier and it helps you to stay healthy.
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When you are outdoors, it's easy to do exercise and have fun at the same time.
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Many people do team sports at school.
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Cycling and walking are good exercise, too.
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Some people do exciting adventure sports in the mountains,
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like climbing or mountain biking.
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What sports do you do outdoors?
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You need to spend some time outdoors because your skin uses the sun to make vitamin D.
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Vitamin D is important for healthy teeth and bones.
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Remember to wear sun cream because the sun can also damage your skin.
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Wear sunglasses to protect your eyes.
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These people are cleaning the countryside.
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They are picking up waste.
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It's a good way to protect our planet and to stay healthy at the same time.
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Chapter 10 Rest and Sleep It's very important to rest.
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When you do exercise, small pieces of protein in your muscles break.
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Your body needs time to repair your muscles and to make them bigger.
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Don't make your body work too hard.
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When you do lots of exercise,
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it's important to rest the next day.
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Some types of exercise help you to rest.
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There are yoga and tai chi exercises that teach people how to rest.
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Discover Children grow the most when they are sleeping.
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It's also important to sleep well.
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Most people sleep between 6 and 8 hours every night.
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Children need to sleep more than 9 hours every night.
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You need to sleep so that your brain can rest.
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When you don't sleep well,
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your brain can't work well,
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and you feel tired and unhappy.
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Remember, you feel good and stay healthy when you do the right things.
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You should eat well, do exercise,
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and have lots of sleep.

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About This Lesson

In this lesson, you will practice your English speaking skills by engaging with the content of the video titled "How To Stay Healthy." The video outlines essential aspects of maintaining good health, including the importance of exercise and nutrition. By following along, you will enhance your vocabulary and comprehension ability while improving your speaking fluency. This lesson is particularly beneficial for those preparing for the IELTS speaking test, as it helps you articulate your thoughts on health-related topics effectively.

Key Vocabulary & Phrases

  • Exercise: Physical activity that helps maintain or improve health.
  • Healthy food: Nutritional food that contributes to overall well-being.
  • Medications: Medicines taken to prevent or treat illness.
  • Oxygen: A gas essential for respiration and survival.
  • Heart: The organ that pumps blood throughout the body.
  • Muscles: Tissues in the body that allow movement.
  • Hydration: The process of maintaining an adequate amount of water in the body.
  • Nutrition: The process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth.

Practice Tips

To get the most out of this lesson, consider using shadowspeak techniques while watching the video. Focus on these strategies:

  • Watch and Listen: Start by watching the video once without pausing. Pay attention to the speaker's tone and pace, particularly how they articulate key phrases about health.
  • Shadowing: After your initial viewing, play the video again. This time, pause after every sentence or key point. Repeat what you hear, mimicking the speaker's tone and intonation. This is crucial for building your English speaking practice skills.
  • Slow Down: If the speaker is too fast, adjust the playback speed. Slower speeds allow you to follow along more easily, especially when practicing complex vocabulary related to health.
  • Record Yourself: As you practice shadowspeak, record your voice. Listen to your pronunciation and compare it with the video. This will help you identify areas where you can improve your English speaking abilities.
  • Incorporate Vocabulary: Try to use the key vocabulary listed above in your sentences. Formulating your own sentences using these terms will not only reinforce your learning but also prepare you for possible IELTS speaking questions.

By integrating these techniques into your practice, you will bolster your English skills while learning about staying healthy, making this a dual-purpose lesson. Enjoy your journey as you learn English with YouTube!

What is the Shadowing Technique?

Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.

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