The Reading / Listening - Level 1

Running every day is good for our health, but new research says running too much could be bad for us. Running long distances for many years could make our life shorter, not longer. A researcher said too much running could take away the good things from exercise. It can also damage your heart and lead to heart disease. He added that the risk of long-distance runners dying from heart disease could be the same as someone who never exercised.

Researchers looked at the health and training of 3,300 runners. Seventy per cent of them ran over 30 kilometres a week. Men who ran marathons for 25 years had hard parts in their heart. A doctor who started running marathons in 1967 is sad. He ran 60 kilometres every week and thought his heart was "indestructible". Now he has heart problems. He said people should exercise regularly but not too much.

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Sources
  • http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/health/253969731.html?page=all&prepage=1&c=y#continue
  • http://guardianlv.com/2014/04/study-suggests-too-much-running-causes-shorter-lifespan/
  • http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/03/running-too-much-health-study_n_5079707.html


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The Activities

MATCHING

PARAGRAPH ONE:

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Running every

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disease

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good for

b.

be bad for us

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running too much could

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away the good things

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long

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not longer

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make our life shorter,

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day

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take

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distances

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lead to heart

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distance runners

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long-

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our health

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PARAGRAPH TWO:

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the health and training

a.

ran marathons

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Seventy per cent

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was "indestructible"

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Men who

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heart problems

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A doctor who started running

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of 3,300 runners

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He ran 60 kilometres

e.

marathons in 1967

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thought his heart

f.

but not too much

7.

Now he has

g.

every week

8.

exercise regularly

h.

of them

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

Running every day (1) ___________________ health, but new research says running too (2) ___________________ bad for us. Running long distances for many (3) ___________________ our life shorter, not longer. A researcher said too much running could (4) ___________________ good things from exercise. It can also damage your (5) ___________________ heart disease. He added that the risk of long-distance runners dying from heart disease could be the same as someone (6) ___________________.

Researchers (7) ___________________ and training of 3,300 runners. Seventy per cent (8) ___________________ 30 kilometres a week. Men who ran marathons for 25 years had hard (9) ___________________. A doctor who started running marathons (10) ___________________. He ran 60 kilometres every week and (11) ___________________ "indestructible". Now he has heart problems. He said people (12) ___________________ but not too much.

PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE

Runningeverydayisgoodforourhealth,butnewresearchsaysrunni
ngtoomuchcouldbebadforus.Runninglongdistancesformanyyear
scouldmakeourlifeshorter,notlonger.Aresearchersaidtoomuchru
nningcouldtakeawaythegoodthingsfromexercise.Itcanalsodama
geyourheartandleadtoheartdisease.Headdedthattheriskoflong-
distancerunnersdyingfromheartdiseasecouldbethesameassome
onewhoneverexercised.Researcherslookedatthehealthandtraini
ngof3,300runners.Seventypercentofthemranover30kilometresa
week.Menwhoranmarathonsfor25yearshadhardpartsintheirhear
t.Adoctorwhostartedrunningmarathonsin1967issad.Heran60kilo
metreseveryweekandthoughthisheartwas"indestructible".Nowh
ehasheartproblems.Hesaidpeopleshouldexerciseregularlybutnot
toomuch.

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