Reading comprehension

1. Read the following texts about “How to stay healthy” and answer the activities.
2. You can print out the texts or you can answer the activities in your notebook.
3. You don’t have to send me the answers of the activities of the texts.
4. I will post the answers on the school’s website so you can check your answers
yourself.
5. The answers will be posted next Tuesday, March 31th.
6. Please, answer all the activities and then next week, check your answers.
7. If you have any questions, please ask me! You can send me an email  I will be
happy to answer any question that you may have. Email:
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For a healthy life, you need to protect your
body. Your body needs exercise and the
right food. Most people can do some
exercise. Some people have disabilities,
but they can do exercise, too. You don't
need lots of time or equipment to do
exercise. Things that you do every day
Some people need medicines every day to
can help you to stay healthy, like walking
stay healthy. A long time ago, there were no
to the supermarket or to school.
medicines for sick people. Today, there are
medicines, but there's a new problem -
people are getting fatter. Many people eat
too much. A lot of food today is unhealthy,
for example, fast food. Many people don't
do much exercise outdoors. They watch
television, use the computer, and play
computer games. They travel by car a lot, too.

French fries every year.

.. Go to pages 24- 25 for activities. •

 A Healthy Life
. . Read pages 4-5.
1 Find the words.
bod . eheaLthyinmedicinesarexercisenifastfood
1 2
4 5
2 Complete the sentences.
Write true or false.
1 PeopLe are getting fatter. true
2 Fa~foodishealih~
3 Many people don't do much
exercise outdoors.
4 Some people need medicines
every day to stay healthy.
3
5 Most people can do exercise.
6
6 Watching television heLps you
to stay healthy.

outdoors heaLthy traveL m€6-ieiiics 4 Answer the questions.

exercise disabilities body
1 Do you walk to school or to the supermarket?
1 Today there are mediGines for sick people.
2 People don't do much exercise _ _ __ 2 Do you usually travel by car?
3 Some peopLe have _ _ __
4 You need to protect your _ _ __ 3 Do you do exercise outdoors?
5 You don't need lots of time or equipment to do
4 Do you watch Lots of television?
6 Walking to the supermarket can help you to stay
5 Do you use the computer a lot?
7 People _ _ _ _ by car a lot.
6 Do you eat Lots of French fries?
 You need to eat the right food. Carbohydrates This plate shows how much of each type
give your body energy. Fiber helps to move of food you should eat. Eat lots of fruit
food through your stomach and intestines. and vegetables, and food with proteins and
Brown bread and brown rice have lots of carbohydrates. Don't eat too much food with
fiber. Fruit and vegetables also have fiber, sugar, fat, and salt. You need a little fat to
and vitamins that help you to stay healthy. stay healthy, but too much fat can make you
fat! Too much sugar and salt is unhealthy,
Proteins help your muscles to grow. Meat,
too. Sugar is also bad for your teeth.
fish, and eggs have proteins. Dairy food like
milk, yogurt, and cheese have proteins, fat,
and calcium. You need calcium for healthy
bones. You need iron for healthy blood.
Meat, eggs, and green vegetables have iron.
o .. Go to pages 28-29 for activities.
 The Right Food 3 Complete the sentences.
sugar vitamins proteins fiber calcium fat
.. Read pages 8-9.
1 Meat, fish, and eggs have lots of _ _ _ __
1 Write the words. 2 Too much fat can make you _ _ _ __
bread rice fish fii:i-~t vegetables milk 3 Too much is bad for your teeth.
4 Milk, yogurt, and cheese have _ _ _ __
5 Fruit and vegetables have lots of _ _ __ _
6 Brown bread and brown rice have lots of

1 fruit 2 3
4 Match. Then write sentences.
Ca rbohyd rates your muscles to grow.
Fi ber helps food to move through your stomach
Proteins help and intestines.
4 5 6 You need calcium is unhealthy.
Too much fat, sugar, give your body energy.
2 Complete the chart. and salt for healthy bones.
brco6 fish meat fruit eggs vegetables
1 C.arboh1drates 9ive 10ur bod1 ener91·
Ca rbohyd rates Proteins Vitamins
2
bread 3
4
5
keNlN.r It's good to do some exercise every day, but
you don't need to go to the sports center all
..".. the time. You can play sports in the park and
help with jobs at home. Swimming is a good
exercise, and most people can do it.

Many people with disabilities can do team

sports and athletics, too. Some of the world's
most amazing sports people have disabilities.

The Paralympics are Olympic Games

for sports people with disabilities.

Why is exercise good? It helps to make your

bones and muscles stronger. It also protects
you from health problems. It makes you feel
good, and it even helps you to work better
at school!

Everyone needs to do exercise to stay healthy.

Exercise isn't only for young, healthy people.
Older people and people with health
problems or disabilities need exercise, too.
Everyone can find an exercise that they can
do. What exercise do you do?
 3 Order the words.
Exercise For Everyone
1 exercise / heaLthy. / stay / do / needs / Everyone /
.. Read pages 14-15. to / to
£ver1one needs to do e~erc.ise to sta1 heaHh1.
1 Complete the sentences.
2 heaLth probLems. / Exercise / you / protects / from
good heaLthy probLems bones work muscles

Why is exercise good for you?

3 onLy / young / for / Exercise / peopLe. / isn't
1 It heLps to make your and ----
stronger.
4 good / a / Swimming / exercise. / is
2 It protects you from heaLth - - - -
3 It makes you feeL - - - -
5 sports / the / You / in / pLay / park. / can
4 It heLps you to better at school.
5 It heLps you to stay _ _ __
6 heLps / you / school. / better / at / Exercise /
2 Match. work / to

1 Everyone needs to do some exercise every day.

exercise
and most peopLe can do it. 4 Answer the questions.
2 Exercise isn't onLy for
go to the sports center 1 What types of exercise do you do?
3 You need to do
every day.
4 Swimming is a good
exercise, to stay heaLthy.
2 What is your favorite type of exercise?
5 Many peopLe with can do team sports
disabilities and athLetics.
6 You don't have to young heaLthy peopLe.
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3 How much exercise do you do every week?