Class 10 Health and Wellness Exercise 3.2 Solutions | English Curriculum Development Centre
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A Healthy Diet for a Healthy Life
A) Consult a dictionary or the internet and define the following words/phrases.
a) wonderfood
b) cardiovascular diseases
c) bioeconomy
d) demographic change
e) multidisciplinary approach
f) economic inequalities
g) neurological disorders
h) biomarkers
B) Complete the sentences below with one of the words in red from the text above.
a) The children were especially delighted that there were enough cookies for each of them to have two.
b) The organization held its annual conference in New York this year. The health ministers of more than forty countries attended it.
c) It is the innovation that makes any organization a successful one.
d) Your life changes dramatically if you perform well in your study.
e) Mr. Gurung is leaving the job because of chronic disease.
f) Early diagnosis of a disease helps us to cure it soon.
g) We have faced an unprecedented level of climate change at present.
h) The patient may need blood work or other biomarkers to determine his specific health problem.
i) The world looked for different multidisciplinary approaches to find the solution to COVID-19.
C) Choose the best alternatives to complete the following sentences.
a) The greatest public health challenge at present is \( \rm \dots \)
- cancer
- diabetes
- obesity
- cardiovascualr disease
Answer: obesity
b) The Joint Programming Initiative will bring the \( \rm \dots \) of member state together.
- lifestyle
- economy
- challenge
- knowledge
Answer: knowledge
c) The health care innovation chain begins from \( \rm \dots \)
- researchers
- biomarkers
- diagnostics
- regulators
Answer: researchers
d) The need behind a multidisciplinary aproach is \( \rm \dots \)
- the unchanged pattern of food purchase and consumption
- the lack of effective treatments for patients
- the poor quality of life
- the lack of progress in research and innovation
Answer: the lack of progress in research and innovation
e) Through this speech, the speaker wants to \( \rm \dots \)
- open the conference on the Joint Programming Initiative
- invite new public health challenge
- launch the program ‘A Healthy Diet for a Healthy Life’
- appeal to the members of the EU for collaboration for research and innovation.
Answer: appeal to the members of the EU for collaboration for research and innovation.
D) Answer the following questions.
What topic is the speaker talking about when she says, "It's a topic that's never out of the media ..."?
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The speaker is talking about "A Healthy Diet for a Healthy Life" when she says that it's a topic that's never out of the media.
According to the speaker, what is the cause of obesity among children in the EU?
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According to the speaker, the cause of obesity among children in the EU is poor diet and low physical activity.
What should people do to prevent themselves from the diseases like type 2 diabetes?
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People should follow better lifestyles and healthier diets to prevent themselves from diseases like type 2 diabetes.
What is Horizon 2020?
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Horizon 2020 is Europe's 80-billion-euro research and innovation program designed to tackle society's biggest challenges.
Why is research very important to fight against the health challenges?
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Research is very important to fight against the health challenges because they will translate the knowledge gained into innovative and effective products, treatments, services and strategies to benefit all patients, and to prevent many people from developing disease in the first place.
What result can Horizon 2020 give if it is implemented effectively?
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Horizon 2020 can make excellent progress on research and innovation for healthy diets and healthy lives if it is implemented effectively.
What results does the speaker expect from the conference?
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The speaker expects to implement the Strategic Research Agenda into action and the Member States participating to unlock national funding for research from the conference.
Do you think that the people of the EU will be benefitted by this conference? If yes, what benefis will they get?
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Yes, I think that the people of the EU will be benefitted by this conference as the Member States participating will unlock national funding for research and actively engage in aligning national research programs and innovation policies translating the knowledge gained into innovative and effective products, treatments, services and strategies to prevent the people from developing disease in the first place.
E) Draft a short speech entitled, “Importance of Exercise for Healthy Life”.
Grammar II
A) Circle the correct words to complete these sentences.
a) The doctor told me do/to do some exercise every day.
Answer: to do
b) She said, “Don't shout/Not to shout”.
Answer: Don't shout.
Reason: When we quote someone in direct speech, we do not change their words. Hence, Don't shout is the best alternative. Not to shout is an indirect speech.
c) The doctor forbade me to eat / not to eat junk food.
Answer: to eat
Reason: Forbade is a negative word. It means to prohibit someone. If we use a not with forbid, it delivers a positive sense. However, we want to convey a negative sense through this sentence. Hence, to eat is the best alternative.
d) I told her, “To speak/Speak slowly.”
Answer: Speak slowly.
e) Sumina promised to tell no one/not to tell anyone.
Answer: not to tell
f) My mother said, “To get/Get out of bed early.”
Answer: Get out of bed early.
g) The mountain guide warned him to take/not to take the oxygen cylinder.
Answer: not to take the oxygen cylinder
h) Sugam said to me, “Go/To go home and take a rest.”
Answer: Go home and take a rest.
i) He ordered us we go out/to get out of his way.
Answer: to get out
j) The librarian requested them please do not make/not to make a noise.
Answer: not to make
B) Change the following sentences into indirect speech. Use the reporting verbs in brackets.
a) “Bring some sugar, Punita”, she said. (ask)
She asked Punita to bring some sugar.
b) “You must submit your assignment soon,” the teacher said. (tell)
The teacher told the students that they had to submit their assignments soon.
c) “Remember to come early, Anu,” he said. (remind)
He reminded Anu to come early.
d) “You should see a doctor, Mrs. Tamang.”, he said. (advise)
He advised Mrs. Tamang that she should see a doctor.
e) “Keep all the windows open, Nona”, my father said. (warn)
My father warned me to keep all the windows open.
f) “Go home, Prashun,” Furba said. (tell)
Furba told Prashun to go home.
C) Report the following sentences in indirect speech.
a) The hermit said, “Don't idle away your time.”
The hermit suggested not to idle away my time.
b) Madan said to his friend, “Please help me with money.”
Madan requested his friend to help him with money.
c) “Be not afraid, noble prince,” said the Guru.
The Guru told the noble prince not to be afraid.
d) He said to me, “Let me do my work.”
e) The general said to his troops, “Guard the fort.”
The general ordered his troops to guard the fort.
f) Aaswin said to the teacher, “Please excuse me, madam.”
Aaswin requested the teacher to excuse him.
h) The guide said to the visitors, “Follow me carefully.”
The guide told the visitors to follow him carefully.
i) Mother said to the daughter, “Get ready to receive the guests.”
Mother told the daughter to get ready to receive the guests.
j) The boy said to the rescuers, “Please help me to get out of this well.”
The boy requested the rescuers to get him out of that well.
k) The teacher said to the boys, “Read silently.”
The teacher ordered the boys to read silently.
l) The coach said, “Let's play a friendly football match.”
The coach suggested us that we should play a friendly football match.
m) The monk said to us, “Give up bad habits.”
The monk advised us to give up bad habits.
n) Father said to me, “Do not tell a lie.”
Father ordered me not to tell a lie.
Writing II
Obesity has become a matter of concern in recent years. Draft a speech on obesity based on the given guiding questions.
What are the primary causes of obesity?
What are its consequences?
What should an individual do to avoid it?
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