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READ
World Heart Day was created by the World Heart Federation. Its aim is to inform people around the world that heart disease and stroke are the world’s leading causes of death. Over 17 million people die each year from these. Another main aim is to educate the world population that 80 per cent of deaths from heart disease are premature. Most people who suffer heart attacks and strokes could live longer if they changed their lifestyle. Fewer people would die from heart complaints if they were more aware of the main risks. These include smoking, eating an unhealthy diet and not exercising. Experts say heart disease will lose China’s economy around $558 billion between 2005 and 2015. Other countries will also lose billions.
The heart is a strong, muscular organ. Its job is to pump blood around our body. The heart contracts and expands in a non-stop rhythm to push our blood around a system of arteries and veins. The average human heart works at 72 beats per minute. In an average lifetime, it will beat approximately 2.5 billion times. The average weight of a human heart is around 300g. It is the size of a clenched fist. Advances in heart surgery means people can have heart replacement operations. In less serious cases, doctors can fit the heart with plastic valves and pumps to help it beat. World Heart Day is a good time for all of us to think more about this vital organ and live a life that keeps our heart strong and healthy.
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PHRASE MATCH
Match the following phrases from the article.
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the world’s leading
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die each year
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Over 17 million people
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complaints
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people who suffer
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lose billions
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heart
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heart attacks
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eating an
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causes of death
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Other countries will also
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unhealthy diet
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pump blood
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per minute
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The heart contracts
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a clenched fist
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a system of arteries
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and expands
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72 beats
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around our body
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It is the size of
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strong and healthy
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a life that keeps our heart
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and veins
LISTENING GAP FILL
World Heart Day was created by the World Heart Federation. Its __________________ people around the world that heart disease and stroke are the world’s leading __________________. Over 17 million people die each year from these. Another main aim is to educate the world population that 80 per cent of deaths from heart disease are premature. Most people __________________ attacks and strokes could live longer if they changed their lifestyle. Fewer people would die from heart complaints if they were __________________ the main risks. These include smoking, eating an unhealthy diet and not exercising. __________________ disease will lose China’s economy around $558 billion between 2005 and 2015. Other countries __________________ billions.
The heart is a strong, __________________. Its job is to pump blood around our body. The heart contracts and expands in a non-stop rhythm __________________ around a system of arteries and veins. The average human __________________ 72 beats per minute. In an average lifetime, it will beat approximately 2.5 billion times. The average weight of a human heart is around 300g. __________________ clenched fist. Advances in heart surgery means people can have heart replacement operations. __________________, doctors can fit the heart with plastic valves and pumps to help it beat. World Heart Day is a good time for all of us to think more about this vital organ __________________ keeps our heart strong and healthy.
WHILE READING / LISTENING GAP FILL
Put the words into the gaps in the text.
World Heart Day was ____________ by the World Heart Federation. Its aim is to inform people around the world that heart disease and stroke are the world’s ____________ causes of death. Over 17 million people die each year from these. Another ____________ aim is to educate the world population that 80 per cent of deaths from heart disease are premature. Most people who ____________ heart attacks and strokes could live longer if they changed their ____________. Fewer people would die from heart complaints if they were more ____________ of the main risks. These include smoking, eating an unhealthy ____________ and not exercising. Experts say heart disease will lose China’s economy around $558 billion between 2005 and 2015. Other countries will also ____________ billions.
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The heart is a strong, ____________ organ. Its job is to pump blood around our body. The heart contracts and ____________ in a non-stop rhythm to push our blood around a system of arteries and veins. The average human heart works at 72 ____________ per minute. In an average lifetime, it will beat approximately 2.5 billion times. The average ____________ of a human heart is around 300g. It is the size of a clenched ____________. Advances in heart surgery means people can have heart replacement operations. In less serious ____________, doctors can fit the heart with plastic valves and ____________ to help it beat. World Heart Day is a good time for all of us to think more about this vital organ and live a life that ____________ our heart strong and healthy.
Delete the wrong word in each of the pairs of italics.
World Heart Day was created / creation by the World Heart Federation. Its aim is to inform people around the world that heart disease and stroke are the world’s leader / leading causes of death. Over 17 million people die each year from they / these. Another main aim is to educate the world population that 80 per cent of deaths from / of heart disease are premature. Most people who suffer heart attacks and strokes could live / life longer if they changed their lifestyle. Fewer people would die from heart complaints if they were more awareness / aware of the main risks. These include smoking, eating an unhealthy / healthy diet and not exercising. Experts say heart disease will lose China’s economy around $558 billion between 2005 and 2015. Other countries / country will also lose billions.
The heart is a strong, muscular organic / organ. Its job is to pump blood over / around our body. The heart contracts and expands in a non-stop rhythm to push our blood around a system of arteries and veins / vein. The average human heart works at 72 beats per / par minute. In an average lifetime, it will beat approximately 2.5 billion times. The average weight of a human heart is / are around 300g. It is the size of a clenched fist. Advances / Advance in heart surgery means people can have heart replacement operations. In less serious cases, doctors can fit the heart with plastic values / valves and pumps to help it beat. World Heart Day is a good time for all of us to think more about this vital / vitally organ and live a life that keeps our heart strong and healthy.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
World Heart Day was (1) ____ by the World Heart Federation. Its aim is to inform people around the world that heart disease and stroke are the world’s (2) ____ causes of death. Over 17 million people die each year from these. Another main aim is to educate the world (3) ____ that 80 per cent of deaths from heart disease are premature. Most people who suffer heart attacks and strokes could (4) ____ longer if they changed their lifestyle. Fewer people would die from heart complaints if they were more aware of the main (5) ____. These include smoking, eating an unhealthy diet and not (6) ____. Experts say heart disease will lose China’s economy around $558 billion between 2005 and 2015. Other countries will also lose billions.
The heart is a strong, muscular (7) ____. Its job is to pump blood around our body. The heart contracts and (8) ____ in a non-stop rhythm to push our blood around a system of arteries and veins. The average human heart works (9) ____ 72 beats per minute. In an average lifetime, it will beat approximately 2.5 billion times. The average weight of a human heart is around 300g. It is the size of a clenched (10) ____. Advances in heart surgery means people can have heart replacement operations. In less serious cases, doctors can fit the heart with plastic (11) ____ and pumps to help it beat. World Heart Day is a good time for all of us to think more about this vital organ and live a life that (12) ____ our heart strong and healthy.
Put the correct words from this table into the article.
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(a)
created
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creative
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creation
(d)
creates
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(a)
leader
(b)
leading
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leads
(d)
leaded
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(a)
populated
(b)
populate
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populates
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population
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life
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lively
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live
(d)
lives
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(a)
risky
(b)
risks
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risked
(d)
riskiness
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(a)
exercise
(b)
fit
(c)
exercising
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fitness
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(a)
organic
(b)
organism
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organically
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organ
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(a)
expands
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expansion
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expand
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expanded
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(a)
on
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by
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at
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with
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(a)
foot
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stomach
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head
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fist
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(a)
valves
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valve
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value
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values
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(a)
kept
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keeps
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keeping
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keep
SPELLING
Spell the jumbled words (from the text) correctly.
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PUT THE TEXT BACK TOGETHER
Number these lines in the correct order.
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die from heart complaints if they were more aware of the main risks. These include smoking, eating an unhealthy
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aim is to educate the world population that 80 per cent of deaths from heart disease are premature. Most people
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at 72 beats per minute. In an average lifetime, it will beat approximately 2.5 billion times. The average
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of us to think more about this vital organ and live a life that keeps our heart strong and healthy.
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diet and not exercising. Experts say heart disease will lose China’s economy around
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who suffer heart attacks and strokes could live longer if they changed their lifestyle. Fewer people would
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and stroke are the world’s leading causes of death. Over 17 million people die each year from these. Another main
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and expands in a non-stop rhythm to push our blood around a system of arteries and veins. The average human heart works
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The heart is a strong, muscular organ. Its job is to pump blood around our body. The heart contracts
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World Heart Day was created by the World Heart Federation. Its aim is to inform people around the world that heart disease
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the heart with plastic valves and pumps to help it beat. World Heart Day is a good time for all
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weight of a human heart is around 300g. It is the size of a clenched fist. Advances in heart
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$558 billion between 2005 and 2015. Other countries will also lose billions.
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surgery means people can have heart replacement operations. In less serious cases, doctors can fit
SCRAMBLED SENTENCES
With a partner, put the words back into the correct order.
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DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
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. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find more information about World Heart Day. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about World Heart Day. Write about what happens around the world. Include two imaginary interviews with people who did something on this day.
Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
4. POSTER: Make your own poster about World Heart Day. Write about what will happen on this day around the world.
Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
ANSWERS
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