Unit 10:
Healthy lifestyles & Longevity
Lesson 3: Reading
Life expectancy factors
Warm up
What are they?
Have you ever seen them?
What are they used for?
MRI scanner
X-ray machine
Activity 1: Vocabulary
Diagnose (v)
Antibiotics (n)
Be attributed to (phr.)
Prolong (v)
Bacteria (n)
Dramatically (adv)
Obesity (n)
Boost (v)
Diet (n)
Medical development (n)
chẩn đoán
kháng sinh
được quy cho
1 cách đột ngột
bệnh béo phì
làm tăng, thúc đẩy
chế độ ăn
kéo dài
sự phát triển về y học
vi khuẩn
Activity 2: Reading
Answers:
1. c
2. b
3. d
4. a
67.2 years – 82.6 years This increase …
regular physical activity … regular exercise
diets … fruits, vegetables, fatty foods…
advanced technology … development of
medical imaging …
Activity 3: Answer the questions
What are the factors responsible for the increase
in life expectancy?
2. What lifestyle choices can increase the risk of
heart disease?
3. What can improve the ability of the human body
to function well?
4. Why do people practise yoga and meditation?
5. Why is diet linked with longevity?
6. What are the medical developments and advanced
technology mentioned in the article?
1. The factors that are responsible for the increase in life expectancy are ____.
Healthy lifestyles
Advances in medical science and technology
Better nutrition
All are correct
2. _______can increase the risk of heart disease.
smoking, alcohol intake and regular exercise
alcohol intake, fast food consumption and smoking
smoking, practising meditation and yoga
eating more fruits and less fatty foods
3. ____can improve the ability of the human body to function well.
doing regular physical activity &
spending more time outdoors
B. using vaccines and antibiotics regularly
C. eating fast food and doing regular exercise
4. People practise yoga and meditation to ______.
prolong and improve the quality of life
release stress
boost their immune system
decrease the risk of obesity
5. Diet is linked with longevity because _______.
the food we eat can affect longevity  
dietary changes can boost our immune system
people enjoy more nutritious diets
A & B are correct
6. The medical developments and advanced technology mentioned in the article are _______.
the discovery of vaccines
the development of medical imaging
the discovery of anti-ageing foods
the development of living standards
the discovery of antibiotics
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Activity 5: Discussion
Which of the factors mentioned in the article do you think is the most important? Why?
In my opinion, the most important factor for the increased life expectancy is ……… because …….