F2F Class Notes (Raph)[R]

Go on www.brakingnewsenglish.com, pick an article, read it carefully and then write a paragraph about it. Make sure you also write down the words you don’t know, so we can discuss them next class.

Vocabulary

Imperial (adj): 1- belonging or relating to an empire or the person or country that rules it.
E.g.: The building is a reminder of the country’s imperial past.
E.g.: The play is set in imperial Rome.
E.g.: The emperor (皇帝) lived in the imperial palace.

Concrete (n): 1- a very hard building material made by mixing together cement, sand, small stones, and water.
E.g.: The bomb shelter (防空洞) has concrete walls that are three meters thick.
E.g.: The foundation of the house is built from concrete.

Concrete (adj): 1- clear and certain, or real and existing in a form that can be seen or felt:
E.g.: They think she killed her husband, but they have no concrete evidence.
E.g.: We have a general idea of what we want, but nothing concrete at the moment.

Intake (n): 1- the amount of a particular substance that is eaten or drunk during a particular time:
E.g.: It says on the packet that four slices of this bread contains one half of your recommended daily intake of fibre.

Kilogram = kg
Miligram = mg
Gram = g

Kilometer = km
Meter = m
Centimeter = cm
Millimeter = mm

Coffee Drinkers May Live Longer
(Source: www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1707/170713-drinking-coffee.html)

There is potentially good news for coffee lovers. Drinking three or more cups of coffee a day may help people live longer. This is according to a 16-year-long study from the International Agency for Research on Cancer and Imperial College London. Researchers looked at health data on over half a million people over the age of 35 from 10 European countries. They suggest that drinking more coffee is linked to a lower risk of death, particularly from heart diseases. This study showed that people who had a daily minimum of three cups of coffee were 8-18% less likely to die from health problems than non-coffee drinkers. Researchers said coffee drinkers had better liver function and a stronger immune system.

Not all experts agree with the research findings. Health experts suggest that the health benefits of drinking coffee could be because coffee drinkers may have more money and therefore live a healthier lifestyle. They also say that because drinking coffee can be a social activity, coffee drinkers may socialize more and this may increase wellbeing and help us live longer. They say the research does not prove that drinking coffee has concrete health benefits. Researchers also caution against drinking too much coffee. The upper level of safe caffeine intake is around 400 mg. More than this increases the risk of suffering from panic attacks, heart problems, and insomnia.

Grammar

I and wife – Me and my wife.

We fall in love at 2003 – We fell in love in 2003.

She speaks English in work. – She speaks English at work.

Pronunciation

Caught: /kɑːt/

Cut: /kʌt/

Excessive: /ekˈses.ɪv/

Accessible: /əkˈses.ə.bəl/

Phrase: /freɪz/

Specific: /spəˈsɪf.ɪk/

Imperial: /ɪmˈpɪr.i.əl/

Caffeine: /ˈkæf.iːn/

Miligram (mg): /ˈmɪl.ɪ.ɡræm/