The benefits of love are 7)explicit and measurable. A study last year from the University of Pittsburgh found that women in good marriages have a much lower risk of hear disease than those in high-stress relationship. The National Love and Health Study 8) has been tracking more than a million subjects since 1979 . The study shows that married people live longer, 9)have fewer heart attack and lower cancer rates , and even get pneumonia less frequently than singles. A new study from the University of Iowa also found that caner patients with 10)a strong sense of connection to others and in satisfying relationships were better able to fight off cancer. It seems that love helps people strengthen their immune systems. Unit 2 Warming up
W thank you for agreeing to take this interview. I know you are quite a busy man.
M I am always happy to talk to people and answer questions from the audience.
W that is very nice to hear. People are calling you the world?s healthiest man. What do you think about that?
M what do I think? I think people are being very kind to me by saying so. I don?t think I am the healthiest man in the world, but I do take my health seriously. I exercise every day, running, swimming, and lifting
weights.
W you certainly look great!
M thanks. Better than that, though, I feel great. Exercise makes me happy, keeps my stress level down, and gives me all sorts of energy for my work and family.
W do you have any special words for the audience? M yes. Start exercising today, and start living a better life. Listening
10 short conversations
1. W wow！ You look great! What have you been doing to look so good?
M I have been lifting weights. I really feel great. Strange, but it hardly took anytime at all before I started seeing improvements in my body.
2. M can you help me open this bottle? Someone put the cap on too tight.
W sure thing! Umm…there! Hey, that wasn?t tight at all! You really need to work out a little more and build up your strength!
3. M I just don?t know what I am going to do about my energy level! No matter what I do, I always feel tired!
W here?s an idea: since you have already been exercising a lot
with no result, maybe you can change your diet.
4. M I?d really like to begin an exercise program, but I simply don?t know how to begin.
W I?ve spoken to a doctor about it. I will tell you what you told me: start off with a little bit of running and then do more and more every day.
5. M I?ve been feeling terrible lately. Do you think exercise could help me?
W I can?t say for sure. It probably wouldn?t hurt, but exercise can?t cure all of your problems.
6. W you always do so well in your classes!
M running gives me energy to stay up late into the night. This allows me to study more. Do the same and run with me tomorrow! 7. M there?s a strange limp in your walk. Did you pull a muscle or something?
W nah. I just feel a bit tired from all of the exercise I?ve been doing at the gym. I?ll return to normal in just a moment.
8. M have you seen how much weight Angela?s put on? Why do you think she stopped exercising and started eating such unhealthy foods? W it is a sad story. Her parents got divorced, and now she is totally ignored her health.
9. W hello? Are you the person I talked to on the phone about
checking in for an appointment?
M yes. Just sign your name on this piece of paper, and the doctor will see you as soon as he is free.
10. W I?ve been so very worried, and I don?t have a clue as to why I?ve been so sick.
M try not to worry too much. Do some running, see me in a week, and let me know if things change. I?ll run some tests on you if you are still not feeling well.
Understanding a long conversation
M hey! Hold up! Can you spare a minute? W ugh, do you think you can make it quick?
M I?ll only need a minute, and then you can return to your run. W fine, what?s up?
M Ma and Pa asked me to talk to you about all the exercising you?ve been doing. They told me I could find you here at the school track.
W so what of it?
M they think you?ve been doing a bit too much.
W you know what the doctor said---if I don?t get active, I could die of a heart attack.
M yeah, but I don?t think he meant for you to do so much. You