HEALTH AND SLEEPING WEBQUEST
Health and wealth
You are going to find out some information about wealth and health. Log on the internet and type
in www.submityourarticle.com/articles/TaniaFrench-708/Money-3932.php. Answer the following
questions.
1 In the opening paragraph the writer says the article has a lot to do with living what type of life?
2 The Secrets of Living Longer focuses on a region where there is a high rate of people living:
(a) over 80 (b) over 90 (c) over 100
3 Is a strong sense of purpose a positive or negative factor against stress and diseases?
4 Is a lean diet high in fat or low in fat?
5 What is the benefit of eating sea vegetables?
6 Name some of the foods in the people’s ‘cabinets of preventative medicine’
7 According to the article, good friends are as important as partners in life. True or false?
8 What is the advantage of sharing work with your partner?
9 Does the article claim that reading about other people’s prosperous lives makes us jealous or
aspire more to that type of life?
10 What does the writer mean by comparing success to the ‘hourglass effect”?
Watch this video and complete the sentences below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jgbXVC0yZ8
10 fun facts about sleep you didn't know
10 When you are snoring..........................................................
.......................................................................................................
9 On average, a person spends................................................
.......................................................................................................
8 While sleeping dolphins keep .............................................
.......................................................................................................
HEALTH WEBQUEST
7 Your sleep position can............................................................
.......................................................................................................
6 A giraffe only.....................................................................
Bats............................................................................................
5 People who suffer from beauty sleep disorder................
.......................................................................................................
4 In the past it was normal to get.......................................
.......................................................................................................
3 The average US worker loses.........................................
.......................................................................................................
2 Those who stay awake late at night...............................
.......................................................................................................
1 Elephants stand........................................................................
.......................................................................................................
If you have time, listen to Paula Johnson’s talk at https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=vhVWzkbAW4I and answer the questions.
Are the sentences below TRUE or FALSE? Correct the false ones.
1. Paula’s grandmother had a deep depression before Paula was born.
2. Men are more likely to experience depression than women.
3. Men and women are the same down to the cellular and molecular levels.
4. Heart disease is the number one killer of women in the USA.
5. Doctors couldn’t find blockage in Linda’s arteries because they searched for it as it
happens in men arteries.
HEALTH AND SLEEPING WEBQUEST
6. Sex differences are overlooked in diagnosing a disease but that is not a problem.
7. The three women we see the pictures of had something in common: they were heavy
smokers.
8. There are differences in the brain in women and men in the areas connected with mood
and this explains the higher percentage of depression in women.
9. Paula says that asking a doctor if a disease or treatment is different in women is
something we must never do.
10. Research often overlooks the female sex. Even in experiments with animals, most of
them are males.
GLOSSARY:
more likely to: ser mes probable
overlook: no tingut en compte, ignorat
disease: enfermetat, dolencia
blockage: obstrucció
mood: estat d’ànim
research: investigació

Health and sleeping webquest

  • 1.
    HEALTH AND SLEEPINGWEBQUEST Health and wealth You are going to find out some information about wealth and health. Log on the internet and type in www.submityourarticle.com/articles/TaniaFrench-708/Money-3932.php. Answer the following questions. 1 In the opening paragraph the writer says the article has a lot to do with living what type of life? 2 The Secrets of Living Longer focuses on a region where there is a high rate of people living: (a) over 80 (b) over 90 (c) over 100 3 Is a strong sense of purpose a positive or negative factor against stress and diseases? 4 Is a lean diet high in fat or low in fat? 5 What is the benefit of eating sea vegetables? 6 Name some of the foods in the people’s ‘cabinets of preventative medicine’ 7 According to the article, good friends are as important as partners in life. True or false? 8 What is the advantage of sharing work with your partner? 9 Does the article claim that reading about other people’s prosperous lives makes us jealous or aspire more to that type of life? 10 What does the writer mean by comparing success to the ‘hourglass effect”? Watch this video and complete the sentences below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jgbXVC0yZ8 10 fun facts about sleep you didn't know 10 When you are snoring.......................................................... ....................................................................................................... 9 On average, a person spends................................................ ....................................................................................................... 8 While sleeping dolphins keep ............................................. .......................................................................................................
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    HEALTH WEBQUEST 7 Yoursleep position can............................................................ ....................................................................................................... 6 A giraffe only..................................................................... Bats............................................................................................ 5 People who suffer from beauty sleep disorder................ ....................................................................................................... 4 In the past it was normal to get....................................... ....................................................................................................... 3 The average US worker loses......................................... ....................................................................................................... 2 Those who stay awake late at night............................... ....................................................................................................... 1 Elephants stand........................................................................ ....................................................................................................... If you have time, listen to Paula Johnson’s talk at https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=vhVWzkbAW4I and answer the questions. Are the sentences below TRUE or FALSE? Correct the false ones. 1. Paula’s grandmother had a deep depression before Paula was born. 2. Men are more likely to experience depression than women. 3. Men and women are the same down to the cellular and molecular levels. 4. Heart disease is the number one killer of women in the USA. 5. Doctors couldn’t find blockage in Linda’s arteries because they searched for it as it happens in men arteries.
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    HEALTH AND SLEEPINGWEBQUEST 6. Sex differences are overlooked in diagnosing a disease but that is not a problem. 7. The three women we see the pictures of had something in common: they were heavy smokers. 8. There are differences in the brain in women and men in the areas connected with mood and this explains the higher percentage of depression in women. 9. Paula says that asking a doctor if a disease or treatment is different in women is something we must never do. 10. Research often overlooks the female sex. Even in experiments with animals, most of them are males. GLOSSARY: more likely to: ser mes probable overlook: no tingut en compte, ignorat disease: enfermetat, dolencia blockage: obstrucció mood: estat d’ànim research: investigació