The Reading / Listening - Grapes and Eyesight - Level 1

Carrots are good for our eyes. A new study from the National University of Singapore says grapes are also good. It says eating a few grapes a day can help our vision. A researcher said: "Grape consumption beneficially impacts eye health in humans." She said this was good as more people are getting older. She added that we can easily buy grapes. This research is good news for people who don't like carrots.

Thirty-four adults took part in the testing. Half of them ate grapes every day; the other half ate a placebo snack. None of them knew if the tests were on the grapes or the snack. This gave better test results. The people who ate the grapes had better muscle strength around the retina. The retina sends information about light to the brain. It protects the eyes from blue light, which damages the eye. A lot of blue light comes from computer screens.

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    Grapes and Eyesight - Level 0 Grapes and Eyesight - Level 2   or  Grapes and Eyesight - Level 3

Sources
  • https://nypost.com/2023/10/13/grapes-are-the-new-carrots-when-it-comes-to-good-vision-new-eye-health-research/
  • https://uk.style.yahoo.com/fruits-grapes-health-benefits-vision-ageing-111631308.html
  • https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/1824216/eye-health-grapes-protect-eyesight


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Phrase Matching

Paragraph 1

  1. Carrots are
  2. eating a few
  3. help our
  4. Grape consumption beneficially
  5. more people are
  6. we can easily
  7. This research is good
  8. people who
  1. buy grapes
  2. impacts eye health
  3. news
  4. good for our eyes
  5. don't like carrots
  6. getting older
  7. vision
  8. grapes a day

Paragraph 2

  1. Thirty-four adults took
  2. the other half ate
  3. None of
  4. The people who
  5. better muscle strength
  6. The retina sends
  7. It protects the eyes from
  8. blue light comes
  1. a placebo snack
  2. blue light
  3. around the retina
  4. information about light
  5. them knew
  6. from computer screens
  7. ate the grapes
  8. part in the testing

Listening — Listen and fill in the gaps

Carrots are good for our eyes. A (1) ___________________ the National University of Singapore (2) ___________________ also good. It says eating a few grapes (3) ___________________ help our vision. A researcher said: "Grape consumption beneficially impacts eye (4) ___________________. She said this was good as more people (5) ___________________. She added that we can easily buy grapes. This research is (6) ___________________ people who don't like carrots.

Thirty-four adults took (7) ___________________ testing. Half of them ate grapes every day; the other (8) ___________________ placebo snack. None of them knew if the tests were on the grapes or the snack. This gave (9) ___________________. The people who ate the grapes had (10) ___________________ around the retina. The retina sends information (11) ___________________ the brain. It protects the eyes from blue light, which damages the eye. (12) ___________________ blue light comes from computer screens.

Put a slash (/) where the spaces are

Carrotsaregoodforoureyes.AnewstudyfromtheNationalUniversityof
Singaporesaysgrapesarealsogood.Itsayseatingafewgrapesadaycan
helpourvision.Aresearchersaid:"Grapeconsumptionbeneficiallyimp
actseyehealthinhumans.Shesaidthiswasgoodasmorepeoplearegetti
ngolder.Sheaddedthatwecaneasilybuygrapes.Thisresearchisgoodn
ewsforpeoplewhodon'tlikecarrots.Thirty-fouradultstookpartinthet
esting.Halfofthemategrapeseveryday;theotherhalfateaplacebosna
ck.Noneofthemknewifthetestswereonthegrapesorthesnack.Thisgav
ebettertestresults.Thepeoplewhoatethegrapeshadbettermusclestre
ngtharoundtheretina.Theretinasendsinformationaboutlighttothebr
ain.Itprotectstheeyesfrombluelight,whichdamagestheeye.Alotofblu
elightcomesfromcomputerscreens.

Student survey

Write five GOOD questions about this topic in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper. When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

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Discussion — Write your own questions

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Free writing

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