F2F Class Notes (Raph)[R]

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 lived in the imperial palace.

Well-being (n): 1-the state of feeling healthy and happy.
E.g.: People doing yoga benefit from an increased feeling of well-being.

Concrete (n): 1- a very hard building material made by mixing together cement, sand, small stones, and water.
E.g.: The bomb shelter has concrete walls that are three meters thick.
E.g.: The foundation of the house is built from rubble overlaid with 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- an act of taking in something, especially breath. 2- the amount of a particular substance that is eaten or drunk during a particular time.
E.g.: I heard a sharp intake of breath behind me.
E.g.: It says on the packet that four slices of this bread contains one half of your recommended daily intake of fibre.

Panic (n): 1- a sudden strong feeling of fear that prevents reasonable thought and action.
E.g.: Panic spread through the crowd as the bullets started to fly.
E.g.: Carmel was in a panic about her exam.
E.g.: He got in(to) a panic that he would forget his lines on stage.

Panic attack (n): 1- a sudden period of severe anxiety in which your heart beats fast, you have trouble breathing, and you feel as if something very bad is going to happen.
E.g.: When we got to the airport, she had a severe panic attack.

Liver (n): 1- 肝

Coffee Drinkers May Live Longer
(Source: 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.

Pronunciation

Research: /rɪˈsɝːtʃ/

Researcher:  /rɪˈsɜːtʃər/

Caffeine: /ˈkæf.iːn/

Miligrams (mg): /ˈmɪl.ɪ.ɡræm/