Society - Questions on Health and activity
Re-read paragraph 1
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1. How many people in Scotland don't get enough exercise?
More than a third of adults and a quarter of children.
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2. What else may doctors prescribe other than drugs?
They may tell people to get more exercise.
Re-read paragraph 2.
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3. What will happen if someone walks for half an hour a day, according to the passage?
It will have a positive and obvious effect on their health.
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4. What have the Scottish government done to improve the nation's health?
They have launched a national strategy to encourage Scots to go walking more often.
Re-read paragraphs 3-4
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5. The Daily Mile started in a Stirling Primary School in 2012. How many schools now take part?
More than 3,000.
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6. Name two benefits, other than getting stronger, which the Daily Mile holds for children.
Two from:
- better attention in class
- they are better behaved
- they are happier overall.
Re-read paragraph 5.
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7. In what schemes has some of the Scottish government's £1.2 million funding for promoting walking been invested?
Projects supporting the development of new community paths for walking in local areas.
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8. What benefit does the investment have?
People don't have to walk on the road.
Their feet stay dry and the paths are also suitable for wheelchair users and people with a child in a pram.
Re-read paragraph 6.
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9. What is said about the pace and duration of Cuairtean Slàinte - Health Walks?
They will last no longer than an hour.
They start slowly, get faster towards the middle, then become slower towards the end.
Re-read paragraph 7.
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10. What benefits do the walks have according to the passage?
People get to know each other socially.
They get to know their local area.
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11. Where do you think this article would appear? Explain your answer with reference to the text.
An official publication or website.
It refers to government statistics.
There are no personal anecdotes or quotations.
There is clear factual information given.
It promotes walking as a healthy option. Using words like an-asgaidh and nas tarraingiche showing that the writer is trying to make walking seem attractive to the reader.
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12. Translate this section.
Chan eil coiseachd math dhutsa a-mhàin. Tha buannachdan mòra ann airson na h-àrainneachd cuideachd. Bidh e a' lùghdachadh truailleadh san èadhar agus trioblaidean trafaig leis nach eil daoine a' cleachdadh chàraichean cho tric. Tha eaconamaidhean nas làidire aig sgìrean far a bheil coiseachd nas cumanta.
| à | English |
| Chan eil coiseachd math dhutsa a-mhàin. | Walking is not only good for you. |
| Tha buannachdan mòra ann airson na h-àrainneachd cuideachd. | There are big benefits for the environment as well. |
| Bidh e a' lùghdachadh truailleadh san èadhar | It reduces air pollution |
| agus trioblaidean trafaig leis nach eil daoine a' cleachdadh chàraichean cho tric. | and traffic problems as people are not using cars so often. |
| Tha eaconamaidhean nas làidire aig sgìrean far a bheil coiseachd nas cumanta. | Areas where walking is more common have stronger economies. |
| à | Chan eil coiseachd math dhutsa a-mhàin. |
|---|---|
| English | Walking is not only good for you. |
| à | Tha buannachdan mòra ann airson na h-àrainneachd cuideachd. |
|---|---|
| English | There are big benefits for the environment as well. |
| à | Bidh e a' lùghdachadh truailleadh san èadhar |
|---|---|
| English | It reduces air pollution |
| à | agus trioblaidean trafaig leis nach eil daoine a' cleachdadh chàraichean cho tric. |
|---|---|
| English | and traffic problems as people are not using cars so often. |
| à | Tha eaconamaidhean nas làidire aig sgìrean far a bheil coiseachd nas cumanta. |
|---|---|
| English | Areas where walking is more common have stronger economies. |