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Just one run a week can significantly affect the length of your life. That’s according to scientists who say regular running reduces the risk of developing serious illnesses. Neil and Georgina discuss the story and teach you vocabulary in this free English lesson.
The story
Researchers say regular running, no matter how far or how fast, substantially reduces the risk of an early death. A team from Australia, Thailand and Finland examined data on nearly a quarter of a million people, and found that any amount of running was linked to a 27% reduction in mortality.
Key words and phrases
slash
reduce something by a significant amount
Examples:
Running could slash the risk of dying prematurely.
Rob needs to slash his biscuit intake!
premature
earlier than the expected or natural time
Examples:
My sister’s baby was born premature.
The England fans were premature in their celebration at the Rugby World Cup!
run for your life
move as fast as possible away from danger
Examples:
There’s a fire! Run for your life!
We thought we saw a shark so ran for our lives!
Language challenge
Which of these is wrong?
a) to go for a run
b) to go a run
c) to go running
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Your brain will work better if you take regular exercise, according to a study. Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRqYUTA5JJo&t=21s
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Slash-reduce sth by a significant account,cut
Premature-earlier than expected or natural time
Run for your life-move as fast as possible away from your danger
Hello! Where I can find the full text of the video?
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No but it help you sweat from your under pants.
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To go a run is wrong
Thanks for making this video :))
Thank you for your topic and voice, which is good for me.
"to go a run" is wrong
Georgina you are fantastic!!! Well done!
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BBC must use subtitle in this news review show. This show is very useful to learn English.
Please put subtitles so that we can understand well
Someone can add cc please. Thank you very much.
I need subtitle
I really like her accent.
Run for your life meaning save for your life
Hi. We get studies almost every day and each one has information to keep us healthy, but in the future we may hear a new study saying that running is dangerous.
For example
There are studies that say meat is so important for our lives, but at the same time there are studies saying the opposite.
Neil and Georgina with one more usefull English lesson! Thanks a lot!
why don't you have any transcript, I think it is very useful for new English learners like me
Few days ago, in my hometown, Batam, Indonesia, one of the runner, she got crashed by the car whose driver was drunk.
By using public transportation like bus or tube, it can slash the gas emissions on the earth.
I love Georgina's accent <3 Is it RP British accent ??