Unit 1: News Review
How to use the language from the latest news stories
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Session 30
Scientists say these eight healthy habits in middle age may increase your life by more than 20 years. Neil and Beth talk about the language in the headlines about this story.
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News Review
8 ways to live longer
These 8 habits might increase your life by more than 20 years. But what are they?
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The story
Eight healthy habits in middle age may increase your life by more than 20 years.
According to research, you can lengthen your life by doing regular exercise, having a healthy diet, positive social relationships and a regular sleep routine, and avoiding stress, smoking, opioid drugs and too much alcohol.
The study was carried out over eight years and more than 700,000 Americans took part in it.
Key words and phrases
kicking habits
stopping habits
- I'm trying to stop eating chocolate, but I haven't kicked the habit yet.
- I want to kick the habit of checking my phone all the time.
longevity
living or lasting a long time
- The study found that regular exercise improves longevity.
- Having friendly colleagues and flexible hours helps create longevity in a job.
adopting
taking as your own
- The organisation has adopted a new approach to hiring.
- After watching that documentary, many have adopted a new attitude towards eating meat.
To do
Try our quiz to test yourself on today's language.
News Review quiz
3 Questions
Now you've watched the video, try to answer these questions about the language in the news.
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Now you've watched the video, try to answer these questions about the language in the news.
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You use your feet for this action.Question 1 of 3
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Now you've watched the video, try to answer these questions about the language in the news.
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It also means lasting a long time.Question 2 of 3
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Now you've watched the video, try to answer these questions about the language in the news.
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It means 'take and start using'.Question 3 of 3
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