Can running help you live longer?: BBC News Review

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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[NhiNguyen-bh]

1/ Slash (v):
Negative meaning: cut something by knife violently

Positive meaning: reduce something by significant amount

To slash the risk of something

2/ Premature (a): earlier than expected or natural time
Pre = before, mature = to be ready

3/ Run for your life: move as fast as possible away from danger

Negative way: get out of/ move away from dangerous situation

Positive way: doing helpful something now, the good result will come in future.

A slow 50- minute jog a week is very effective to help live longer. It can not only slash the risk of health issues but also the premature dangers. Thus, we keep doing exercise to run for our life!

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2 meaning of the words
3 usage of the words in the right context
4 find out not only literal but figurative meaning as well
5 discussion between both these 2 teachers over the words make every aspect crystal clear
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[ngocvan]

slash: cut, reduce (a significant amount)
premature(adj): earlier than the expected or nature time.
run for your life! : move as fast as possible away from danger.
Thank you so much for your sharing great video

[sheikhbadin]

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[gabinglesa]

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[fasj]

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[anatercajudith]

Good way to teach vocabulary!!!! Like it!!!

[yaa_ecommerce]

Oh! That’s so interesting topic! Thanks for your conversation! I’m not a runner 🏃‍♀️ but few times I’ve tried to run in my courtyard and each time I felt a difficulty breathing after 2-3 minutes the running. Maybe I need to run much more and then my breathing will be better and happier 😀

[abdallaibrahim]

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[phamnhattham]

1.Having good diets including fruits, vegetables, whole grains and nuts helps me to slash the risk of premature death.
2. I run for my life by doing physical exercise regularly.

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[BSNTTranNgocHieu]

why don't you have any transcript, I think it is very useful for new English learners like me

[LimaAvelino]

Such a great accent, Georgina! Love it!