deliver(verb)
— to provide something like a service or a message This clinic delivers excellent care to its patients.
follow their treatment(phrase)
— to do what the doctor tells you to do Some patients do not follow their treatment correctly.
guidance(noun)
— helpful advice about what to do The website offers guidance on healthy eating.
attend appointments(phrase)
— to go to a meeting with a doctor or other professional Some patients forget to attend their appointments.
act on advice(phrase)
— to do what someone suggests Few patients acted on the doctor’s advice.
inactive(adjective)
— not doing much physical activity People who are inactive may gain weight quickly.
increase the risk(phrase)
— to make something dangerous more likely Smoking increases the risk of lung cancer.
protect from(phrasal verb)
— to keep someone safe from something bad Eating well can protect you from many diseases.
risky activities(noun)
— activities that can be dangerous Some young people enjoy risky activities like extreme sports.
processed foods(noun phrase)
— Foods that have been put through unnatural chemical processes to make them taste better or last longer I try to avoid processed foods as they are unhealthy and less tasty.
whole foods(noun phrase)
— Foods that have not been refined and contain no additives We eat a lot of whole foods, such as brown rice, beans, and lentils.
leafy greens(noun phrase)
— The green leaves of plants that appear above the soil Spinach and other leafy greens make a good base for a salad.
nuts and seeds(noun phrase)
— Nuts are fruits with hard shells like almonds or pistachios; seeds are small hard parts of fruits or plants from which the plant grows; often classified together as a nutritious source of protein Nuts and seeds are a good source of protein.
wellbeing(noun)
— A state of being healthy and happy The company started programmes to support staff wellbeing
Reading
Every Saturday at nine, Ewa Nowicka, a family doctor in Gliwice, meets a group of her patients at the gate of Chopin Park for a fast walk. She started the group because she was tired of giving guidance that nobody followed. ‘You don’t need marathons or risky activities,’ she tells new members. ‘A fast walk three times a week is enough to start.’
Three months ago, Mr Kowalski, a retired bus driver with type 2 diabetes, sat in her office and said he ate ‘quite well’. Ewa asked her usual question: ‘What does your day actually look like?’ He described a healthy breakfast and a light lunch. ‘Good,’ she said. ‘Now the honest version.’ The honest version was white bread, sausages, sweet drinks and a lot of processed foods, eaten in front of the television. He was inactive most of the day, and Ewa explained that this would increase the risk of heart disease and problems with his eyes and feet.
‘Most patients know what to do,’ Ewa often says. ‘The hard part is getting them to follow their treatment when nobody is watching.’ Mr Kowalski surprised her. He decided to act on advice instead of just listening to it. He swapped processed foods for whole foods: porridge, leafy greens, and a small handful of nuts and seeds instead of biscuits. He started to attend appointments every month, and he has not missed a single Saturday walk.
This Saturday, as the group walked past the pond, he showed her his latest blood test results on his phone. His blood sugar was much better, and he had lost ten kilograms. ‘Good,’ Ewa said, smiling. ‘Now the honest version.’ He laughed. ‘Honestly? I feel better than I have in years.’ For Ewa, that was the real result. Healthy habits help protect from much more than the complications of diabetes; they improve your whole wellbeing. A doctor can deliver a hundred warnings, but nothing works as well as a patient who can see his own progress.
Gap-fill
The website offers on healthy eating.
Some young people enjoy like extreme sports.
Some patients do not correctly.
We eat a lot of , such as brown rice, beans, and lentils.
I try to avoid as they are unhealthy and less tasty.
The company started programmes to support staff
People who are may gain weight quickly.
are a good source of protein.
Spinach and other make a good base for a salad.
This clinic excellent care to its patients.
Matching
A. deliver
B. follow their treatment
C. guidance
D. attend appointments
E. act on advice
F. inactive
G. increase the risk
H. protect from
I. risky activities
J. processed foods
K. whole foods
L. leafy greens
M. nuts and seeds
N. wellbeing
a. to make something dangerous more likely
b. A state of being healthy and happy
c. activities that can be dangerous
d. to go to a meeting with a doctor or other professional
e. to do what someone suggests
f. to provide something like a service or a message
g. Nuts are fruits with hard shells like almonds or pistachios; seeds are small hard parts of fruits or plants from which the plant grows; often classified together as a nutritious source of protein
h. not doing much physical activity
i. helpful advice about what to do
j. Foods that have not been refined and contain no additives
k. to keep someone safe from something bad
l. to do what the doctor tells you to do
m. The green leaves of plants that appear above the soil
n. Foods that have been put through unnatural chemical processes to make them taste better or last longer