Eiken 3 Reading Drinking Water and Life

Drinking water often helps us to live longer

By Darren Walshe

​Eiken 3

📘 study – けんきゅう (kenkyuu) – careful research

❤️ health – けんこう (kenkou) – how well your body is

⭐ important – たいせつ (taisetsu) – something you really need

🌱 live – いきる (ikiru) – to be alive

👴 older – としをとった (toshi o totta) – having more age

⚠️ problem – もんだい (mondai) – something bad or difficult

📊 data – データ (deeta) – information that is collected

👍 recommend – すすめる (susumeru) – say something is good to do

👌 enough – じゅうぶん (juubun) – the right amount

🤒 disease – びょうき (byouki) – a sickness

​Listening

A new study from the USA says that drinking enough water is very important for our health. All living things, like plants, animals, and people, need water to live. The study found that people who drink a lot of water every day are healthier and can live longer. 😊💦

Researchers looked at the health data of more than 11,000 adults for 30 years. They checked how much water the adults drank and what kinds of health problems they had. The researchers found that people who drink enough water have fewer health problems when they get older. People who do not drink enough water may get sick more easily and may look older sooner. 👵📊

The main researcher, Dr. Natalia Dmitrieva, said that drinking enough water may help slow down aging and help people live longer without serious diseases. She also said that many adults around the world do not drink enough water. She recommends drinking more water, drinking juice, and eating fruit and vegetables that have a lot of water. Many adults need at least 1.5 liters of water every day to stay healthy. 🍎🥤💧

​Reading

A new study from the USA says that drinking enough water is very important for our health. All living things, like plants, animals, and people, need water to live. The study found that people who drink a lot of water every day are healthier and can live longer. 😊💦

Researchers looked at the health data of more than 11,000 adults for 30 years. They checked how much water the adults drank and what kinds of health problems they had. The researchers found that people who drink enough water have fewer health problems when they get older. People who do not drink enough water may get sick more easily and may look older sooner. 👵📊

The main researcher, Dr. Natalia Dmitrieva, said that drinking enough water may help slow down aging and help people live longer without serious diseases. She also said that many adults around the world do not drink enough water. She recommends drinking more water, drinking juice, and eating fruit and vegetables that have a lot of water. Many adults need at least 1.5 liters of water every day to stay healthy. 🍎🥤💧

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People need water to stay alive.

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People who do not drink enough water usually live longer.

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The researchers looked at data from more than 10,000 adults.

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The study showed that people who drink more water are healthier.

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The study recommends drinking more water and eating foods with water.

Multiple Choice

The adults in the study were only checked one time.

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A new study from the USA says that (_) (_) (_) (_) (_) important for our health.

• drinking

• enough

• water

• is

• very

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Multiple Choice

What may happen to adults who do NOT drink enough water?

• They become very strong

• They age faster

• They eat more fruit

• They travel more

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“They found that people who drink a lot of water every day are usually ______ and live longer.”

Multiple Choice

What did the study say about people who drink a lot of water?

• They become taller

• They are healthier

• They sleep more

• They get sick often

Multiple Choice

How many years were the adults studied?

• thirteen years

• three years

• thirty years

• thirty three years

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“The study looked at the health data of more than______ adults over 30 years.”

Fill in the Blank

“She told people to drink more fluids like ______ and juice.

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They (_) (_) (_) (_) (_) adults drank.

• checked

• how

• much

• water

• the

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Fill in the Blank

“Dr. Natalia Dmitrieva said that drinking enough water can help slow down ______.”

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Many adults need at least 1.5 liters of (_) (_) (_) (_) (_) healthy.

• water

• every

• day

• to

• stay

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