QCH English Class

1. Listen to this news story about the Mediterranean Diet and fill in the blanks
   

   People who follow a Mediterranean diet _______________ happier in life. This is the conclusion of a new report published in the journal ‘Archives of General Psychiatry’. The study’s authors say a diet _______________ vegetables, fruits, nuts, whole grains and fish seems to make people less likely to develop depression. This _______________ people who live in Mediterranean countries are _______________ than other Europeans. There are fewer mental disorders in Mediterranean countries and scientists believe _______________ because of the diet. The new research supports previous studies that suggested olive _______________ depression. No Italian, Spanish or Greek meal is complete without olive oil.

   Researchers from Spain’s University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and the Clinic of the University of Navarra, Pamplona asked 10,000 _______________ track of what they ate. The scientists _______________ habits and instances of depression for four years. They discovered there was a thirty per cent _______________ developing depression in people who stuck to the Mediterranean diet. The research team says _______________ why this diet reduces the likelihood of depression. They said the diet could _________________ performance and increase the body’s efficiency to produce oxygen. Both these things make the brain and heart perform better. If our mind and body are healthier, it _______________ will be happier.

2. Do this quiz about the story.
3. Practice phrasal verbs by clicking on the EFLNet.com link on the right.