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Level 3 - 19th October 2023
Grapes are good for our eyesight

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Contents
The Article 2 Discussion (Student-Created Qs) 15
Warm-Ups 3 Language Work (Cloze) 16
Vocabulary 4 Spelling 17
Before Reading / Listening 5 Put The Text Back Together 18
Gap Fill 6 Put The Words In The Right Order 19
Match The Sentences And Listen 7 Circle The Correct Word 20
Listening Gap Fill 8 Insert The Vowels (a, e, i, o, u) 21
Comprehension Questions 9 Punctuate The Text And Add Capitals 22
Multiple Choice - Quiz 10 Put A Slash ( / ) Where The Spaces Are 23
Role Play 11 Free Writing 24
After Reading / Listening 12 Academic Writing 25
Student Survey 13 Homework 26
Discussion (20 Questions) 14 Answers 27
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THE ARTICLE
From https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2310/231019-grapes-and-eyesight.html
Everybody knows that eating carrots is good for our eyesight. A new
study suggests that grapes are also good for our eyes. Researchers from
the National University of Singapore have found that eating just a few
grapes a day can improve our vision. This is especially so for people who
are older. Dr Eun Kim, the lead researcher, said: "Our study is the first to
show that grape consumption beneficially impacts eye health in humans,
which is very exciting, especially with a growing, ageing population." Dr
Kim added that, "grapes are an easily accessible fruit that studies have
shown can have a beneficial impact" on our eyesight. This is good news
for people who don't really like carrots.
The study is published in the journal "Food & Function". Thirty-four
adults took part in a series of experiments over 16 weeks. Half of the
participants ate one-and-a-half cups of grapes per day; the other half ate
a placebo snack. Dr Kim did not tell the participants or the researchers
whether she was testing the grapes or the snack. She thought that not
revealing this information would give better test results. She found that
people who ate the grapes had improved muscle strength around the
retina. The retina passes information about light to the brain via electrical
signals. It protects the eyes from damaging blue light. A lot of blue light
comes from computer and smartphone screens, and from LED lights.
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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WARM-UPS
1. GRAPES: Students walk around the class and talk to other students about grapes.
Change partners often and share your findings.
2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, talk about these topics or words from the article. What will
the article say about them? What can you say about these words and your life?
carrots / eyesight / grapes / vision / older people / researcher / health / humans /

study / journal / experiment / snack / information / muscle / strength / blue / light
Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently.
3. SCREEN TIME: Students A strongly believe we should all halve our screen time
to protect our eyes; Students B strongly believe that is unnecessary. Change partners
again and talk about your conversations.
4. GOOD FOOD: What food can we eat that is good for the things below? Why is it
good? How much of this do you eat? Complete this table with your partner(s). Change
partners often and share what you wrote.
Food Why It's Good You
Muscles
Hair
Skin
Stomach
Cold weather
Birthdays
5. GRAPE: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with
the word "grape". Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together,
put the words into different categories.
6. FRUIT: Rank these with your partner. Put the best fruit at the top. Change partners
often and share your rankings.
• Grapes • Pineapples
• Apples • Strawberries
• Bananas • Cherries
• Kiwis • Blueberries
VOCABULARY MATCHING
Paragraph 1
1. study a. The ability to see.
2. suggest b. So we think about one person or thing over

all others.
3. improve c. A report full of research and discussion
about a subject or situation.
4. vision d. All of the people living in a town, city,
country or the world.
5. especially e. Say or write something to make people
think it is true.
6. consumption f. Make better.
7. population g. The action of eating or drinking something.
Paragraph 2
8. journal h. Keep safe from harm or danger.
9. series i. A newspaper or magazine that is about a

particular subject or professional activity.
10. participant j. A number of events, objects, or people of a
similar kind coming one after another.
11. placebo k. Making unknown or secret information
known to others.
12. revealing l. Something used in testing new drugs on
people that has no benefits to the people.
13. muscle m. A person who takes part in something.
14. protect n. The fleshy parts of our body that make us

strong.
BEFORE READING / LISTENING
1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).
1. The article says most people know carrots are good for our eyesight. T/F
2. The researchers are from a university in Singapore. T/F
3. Researchers say 10 grapes a day will help our eyesight. T/F
4. The article says most people don't like carrots. T/F
5. Sixteen people took part in an experiment for 34 weeks. T/F
6. Test participants didn't know if a snack or grapes were being tested. T/F
7. People who ate grapes developed stronger muscles in their eyes. T/F
8. Damaging red light comes from computer screens. T/F
2. SYNONYM MATCH: (The words in bold are from the news article.)
1. eyesight a. effect
2. found b. showing
3. especially c. advantage
4. benefit d. discovered
5. impact e. tests
6. took part f. vision
7. experiments g. safeguards
8. revealing h. particularly
9. protects i. harmful
10. damaging j. participated
3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)
1. A new study suggests a. for people who are older

2. just a few grapes b. placebo snack
3. This is especially so c. series of experiments
4. a growing, ageing d. damaging blue light
5. good news for people who e. a day
6. Thirty-four adults took part in a f. population
7. one-and-a-half g. strength
8. the other half ate a h. that grapes are also good
9. improved muscle i. don't really like carrots
10. protects the eyes from j. cups of grapes per day
GAP FILL
Everybody knows that eating (1) _____________________ is good for especially
our eyesight. A new study (2) _____________________ that grapes are suggests
also good for our eyes. Researchers from the National University
accessible
of Singapore have found that eating just a few grapes a day can
carrots
(3) _____________________ our vision. This is (4) _____________________
so for people who are older. Dr Eun Kim, the lead researcher, news
said: "Our study is the first to show that grape consumption beneficially
(5) _____________________ impacts eye health in humans, which is
improve
very exciting, especially with a growing, (6) _____________________
ageing
population." Dr Kim added that, "grapes are an easily
(7) _____________________ fruit that studies have shown can have a
beneficial impact" on our eyesight. This is good
(8) _____________________ for people who don't really like carrots.
The study is (9) _____________________ in the journal "Food & strength

Function". Thirty-four adults took part in a (10) _____________________ placebo
of experiments over 16 weeks. Half of the participants ate one-
screens
and-a-half cups of grapes per day; the other half ate a
published
(11) _____________________ snack. Dr Kim did not tell the participants
or the researchers whether she was (12) _____________________ the protects
grapes or the snack. She thought that not revealing this testing
information would give better test results. She found that people
series
who ate the grapes had improved muscle (13) _____________________
passes
around the retina. The retina (14) _____________________ information
about light to the brain via electrical signals. It
(15) _____________________ the eyes from damaging blue light. A lot of
blue light comes from computer and smartphone
(16) _____________________, and from LED lights.
LISTENING – Guess the answers. Listen to check.
1) A new study suggests that grapes are also good ______

a. four our eyes
b. for our eye
c. for our eyes
d. four our eye
2) eating just a few grapes a day can ______
a. improve our visor
b. improve fusion
c. improve television
d. improve our vision
3) show that grape consumption beneficially impacts eye ______
a. health in humans
b. healthy in humans
c. health thin humans
d. hell thin humans
4) which is very exciting, especially with a ______
a. growing, age in population
b. grow in, age in population
c. grow in, ageing population
d. growing, ageing population
5) This is good news for people who don't ______
a. really like carrots
b. very like carrots
c. reality like carrots
d. such like carrots
6) Thirty-four adults took part in a ______
a. services of experiments
b. series of experiments
c. series off experiments
d. serious of experiments
7) Half of the participants ate one-and-a-half cups of ______
a. grapes per day
b. grapes par day
c. grapes purr day
d. grapes pore day
8) She thought that not revealing this information would give ______
a. butter test results
b. better tests results
c. better test result
d. better test results
9) She found that people who ate the grapes had ______
a. improve muscle strong
b. improves muscle strength
c. improved muscle strong
d. improved muscle strength
10) light to the brain via electrical signals. It protects the eyes from ______
a. damaging glue light
b. damaging blue light
c. damaging brew light
d. damaging grew light
LISTENING – Listen and fill in the gaps
Everybody (1) ____________________ carrots is good for our eyesight. A
new study suggests that grapes are also good for our eyes. Researchers
from the National University of Singapore have found that eating
(2) ____________________ grapes a day can improve our vision. This is
(3) ____________________ people who are older. Dr Eun Kim, the lead
researcher, said: "Our study is the first to show that grape consumption
(4) ____________________ health in humans, which is very exciting,
especially with a growing, ageing population." Dr Kim added that, "grapes
(5) ____________________ accessible fruit that studies have shown can
have a beneficial impact" on our eyesight. This is
(6) ____________________ people who don't really like carrots.
The study (7) ____________________ the journal "Food & Function". Thirty-
four adults took part in a series of experiments over 16 weeks. Half of the
participants ate one-and-a-(8) ____________________ grapes per day; the
other half ate a placebo snack. Dr Kim did not tell the participants or the
researchers whether she was testing the grapes
(9) ____________________. She thought that not revealing this information
would give better test results. She found that people who ate the grapes
(10) ____________________ strength around the retina. The retina passes
information about light to the brain via electrical signals. It
(11) ____________________ from damaging blue light. A
(12) ____________________ light comes from computer and smartphone
screens, and from LED lights.
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
1. Who knows that eating carrots is good for our eyes?
2. Which country is this research from?
3. How many grapes a day can improve our vision?
4. Who in particular can eating grapes help?
5. What kind of impact did Dr Kim say grapes have on our eyesight?
6. What's the name of the journal in which the research is published?
7. For how long did test participants have to eat grapes every day?
8. What did test participants eat besides grapes?
9. What part of the eye passes information about light to the brain?
10. Where does blue light come from besides computers and smartphones?
MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ
1) Who knows that eating carrots is 6) What's the name of the journal in
good for our eyes? which the research is published?
a) grape growers a) Food and Function
b) everyone b) Function & Food
c) greengrocers c) Grapes & Eyes
d) dentists d) Fruit & Health
2) Which country is this research 7) For how long did test participants
from? have to eat grapes every day?
a) Chile a) 12 weeks
b) Bulgaria b) 14 weeks
c) France c) 16 weeks
d) Singapore d) 18 weeks
3) How many grapes a day can 8) What did test participants eat
improve our vision? besides grapes?
a) several a) a placebo snack
b) loads b) hamburgers
c) a few c) cherries
d) many d) rice
4) Who in particular can eating 9) What part of the eye passes

grapes help? information about light to the brain?
a) older people a) the eyelid
b) wine drinkers b) eyelashes
c) children c) the pupil
d) doctors d) the retina
5) What kind of impact did Dr Kim 10) Where does blue light come from
say grapes have on our eyesight? besides computers and smartphones?
a) a small impact a) flashlights
b) a beneficial impact b) street lights
c) no impact c) LED lights
d) a hard impact d) car lights
ROLE PLAY
Role A – Grapes
You think grapes are the best fruit. Tell the others three
reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their fruit. Also, tell
the others which is the least tasty and useful of these (and
why): apples, bananas or blueberries.
Role B – Apples
You think apples are the best fruit. Tell the others three
why): grapes, bananas or blueberries.
Role C – Bananas
You think bananas are the best fruit. Tell the others three
why): apples, grapes or blueberries.
Role D – Blueberries
You think blueberries are the best fruit. Tell the others three
why): apples, bananas or grapes.
AFTER READING / LISTENING
1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionary / computer to find collocates,

other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words 'grape' and
'eyesight'.
grape eyesight
• Share your findings with your partners.

• Make questions using the words you found.
• Ask your partner / group your questions.
2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down

some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.
• Share your questions with other classmates / groups.
• Ask your partner / group your questions.
3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise.

Check your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. Were they new,
interesting, worth learning…?
4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups,

pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings.
5. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try
to recall how they were used in the text:
• also • part
• few • cups
• older • testing
• first • results
• growing • brain
• shown • lot
GRAPES SURVEY
Write five GOOD questions about grapes 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.
STUDENT 1 STUDENT 2 STUDENT 3
_____________ _____________ _____________
Q.1.
Q.2.
Q.3.
Q.4.
Q.5.
• Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found
out. Change partners often.
• Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.
GRAPES DISCUSSION
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1. What did you think when you read the headline?

2. What images are in your mind when you hear the word 'grape'?
3. How healthy are carrots?
4. What can we do to take care of our eyes?
5. What's your eyesight like?
6. Will you now eat more grapes?
7. What other food is good for our eyes?
8. What do you think of grapes?
9. What is your favourite fruit and why?
10. What happens to our eyes as we age?
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GRAPES DISCUSSION
STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
11. Did you like reading this article? Why/not?

12. What do you think of when you hear the word 'eyesight'?
13. What do you think about what you read?
14. What do you think of grapes?
15. Would you like to read the journal article?
16. Can you eat one-and-a-half cups of grapes a day?
17. What do you know about the human eye?
18. What do you know about blue light?
19. Should we limit our screentime?
20. What questions would you like to ask the researchers?
DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1. ________________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________________
4. ________________________________________________________
5. ________________________________________________________
6. ________________________________________________________
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STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
1. ________________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________________
4. ________________________________________________________
5. ________________________________________________________
6. ________________________________________________________
LANGUAGE - CLOZE
Everybody knows (1) ____ eating carrots is good for our eyesight. A new study
suggests that grapes are also good for our (2) ____. Researchers from the National
University of Singapore have found that eating (3) ____ a few grapes a day can
improve our vision. This is especially so for people who are older. Dr Eun Kim, the
lead researcher, said: "Our study is the first to show that grape consumption
beneficially impacts eye health (4) ____ humans, which is very exciting, especially
with a growing, ageing population." Dr Kim added that, "grapes are an (5) ____
accessible fruit that studies have shown can have a beneficial impact" on our
eyesight. This is good news for people who don't (6) ____ like carrots.
The study is published (7) ____ the journal "Food & Function". Thirty-four adults
took part in a series of experiments over 16 weeks. Half of the participants ate one-
and-a-half cups of grapes (8) ____ day; the other half ate a placebo snack. Dr Kim
did not tell the participants or the researchers (9) ____ she was testing the grapes
or the snack. She thought that not revealing (10) ____ information would give better
test results. She found that people who ate the grapes had improved muscle
strength around the retina. The retina (11) ____ information about light to the brain
via electrical signals. It protects the eyes from (12) ____ blue light. A lot of blue
light comes from computer and smartphone screens, and from LED lights.
Put the correct words from the table below in the above article.
1. (a) what (b) then (c) that (d) so
2. (a) eyes (b) eye (c) eyelashes (d) eyebrows

3. (a) just (b) adjust (c) justly (d) justice
4. (a) in (b) by (c) of (d) to
5. (a) easy (b) eases (c) ease (d) easily

6. (a) such (b) so (c) very (d) really
7. (a) in (b) at (c) by (d) to
8. (a) pore (b) purr (c) par (d) per

9. (a) whether (b) any (c) like (d) moreover
10. (a) for (b) this (c) top-secret (d) these
11. (a) throws (b) passes (c) chucks (d) hands

12. (a) damaging (b) damages (c) damaged (d) damage
SPELLING
Paragraph 1
1. A new study ugssegts that
2. rpmoive our vision
3. the lead aserehcrer
4. grape nmsupcitoon
5. an easily csescibale fruit
6. have a niefecibal impact
Paragraph 2
7. The study is published in the ournjal
8. a esires of experiments
9. Half of the ritiapapcnts
10. not averlieng this information
11. ucsmle strength around the retina
12. It rotecpts the eyes
PUT THE TEXT BACK TOGETHER
Number these lines in the correct order.
( ) just a few grapes a day can improve our vision. This is especially so
for people who are
( ) light. A lot of blue light comes from computer and smartphone

screens, and from LED lights.
( ) also good for our eyes. Researchers from the National University of
Singapore have found that eating
( ) testing the grapes or the snack. She thought that not revealing this
information would give better test
( ) experiments over 16 weeks. Half of the participants ate one-and-a-

half cups of grapes per
( ) have a beneficial impact" on our eyesight. This is good news for

people who don't really like carrots.
( ) older. Dr Eun Kim, the lead researcher, said: "Our study is the first
to show that grape consumption beneficially
( ) retina. The retina passes information about light to the brain via
electrical signals. It protects the eyes from damaging blue
( ) population." Dr Kim added that, "grapes are an easily accessible

fruit that studies have shown can
( ) impacts eye health in humans, which is very exciting, especially

with a growing, aging
( ) day; the other half ate a placebo snack. Dr Kim did not tell the
participants or the researchers whether she was
( 1 ) Everybody knows that eating carrots is good for our eyesight. A

new study suggests that grapes are
( ) results. She found that people who ate the grapes had improved
muscle strength around the
( ) The study is published in the journal "Food & Function". Thirty-four

adults took part in a series of
PUT THE WORDS IN THE RIGHT ORDER
1. Eating for our good carrots is eyesight .
2. grapes that suggests good . study are A also
3. few just Eating grapes a day . a
4. who older . so Especially people for are
5. Good don't news who people for like carrots .
6. Thirty-four in series participated experiments . adults a of
7. would Not revealing give this test results . better
8. improved They around the strength had muscle retina .
9. protects damaging eyes It from the blue light .
10. of A light blue lot comes from computers .
CIRCLE THE CORRECT WORD (20 PAIRS)
Everybody knows that eating carrots is well / good for our eyesight. A new
study suggests that grapes are also good for our eyes / eye. Researchers
from the National University of Singapore have found that eating just a phew
/ few grapes a day can improve our visions / vision. This is especially so for
people who are older / olden. Dr Eun Kim, the lead researcher, said: "Our
study is the first to show that grape consumption benefits / beneficially
impacts eye health in humans, which is very exciting / excitement, especially
with a growing, ageing population." Dr Kim added that, "grapes are an easily
accessible / access fruit that studies have shown can have a beneficial
impact" in / on our eyesight. This is good news for people who don't really
like / liked carrots.
The study is published in / on the journal "Food & Function". Thirty-four
adults took part in / on a series of experiments over 16 weeks. Half of the
participants ate one-and-a-half cups of grapes for / per day; the other half
ate a placebo snack / snacks. Dr Kim did not tell the participates /
participants or the researchers whether she was testing the grapes or the
snack. She thought that not reveal / revealing this information would give
better test results. She found that / what people who ate the grapes had
improved muscle strength around a / the retina. The retina passes
information about light to the brain via / viral electrical signals. It protects
the eyes from damaging blue light. A lot of blue light comes from computer
and / of smartphone screens, and from LED lights.
Talk about the connection between each pair of words in italics, and
why the correct word is correct. Look up the definition of new words.
INSERT THE VOWELS (a, e, i, o, u)
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_y_s_ght. _ n_w st_dy s_gg_sts th_t gr_p_s _r_ _ls_
g__d f_r __r _y_s. R_s__rch_rs fr_m th_ N_t__n_l
_n_v_rs_ty _f S_ng_p_r_ h_v_ f__nd th_t __t_ng j_st _
f_w gr_p_s _ d_y c_n _mpr_v_ __r v_s__n. Th_s _s
_sp_c__lly s_ f_r p__pl_ wh_ _r_ _ld_r. Dr __n K_m,
th_ l__d r_s__rch_r, s__d: "__r st_dy _s th_ f_rst t_
sh_w th_t gr_p_ c_ns_mpt__n b_n_f_c__lly _mp_cts _y_
h__lth _n h_m_ns, wh_ch _s v_ry _xc_t_ng, _sp_c__lly
w_th _ gr_w_ng, _g__ng p_p_l_t__n." Dr K_m _dd_d
th_t, "gr_p_s _r_ _n __s_ly _cc_ss_bl_ fr__t th_t
st_d__s h_v_ sh_wn c_n h_v_ _ b_n_f_c__l _mp_ct" _n
__r _y_s_ght. Th_s _s g__d n_ws f_r p__pl_ wh_ d_n't
r__lly l_k_ c_rr_ts.
Th_ st_dy _s p_bl_sh_d _n th_ j__rn_l "F__d &

F_nct__n". Th_rty-f__r _d_lts t__k p_rt _n _ s_r__s _f
_xp_r_m_nts _v_r 16 w__ks. H_lf _f th_ p_rt_c_p_nts
_t_ _n_-_nd-_-h_lf c_ps _f gr_p_s p_r d_y; th_ _th_r
h_lf _t_ _ pl_c_b_ sn_ck. Dr K_m d_d n_t t_ll th_
p_rt_c_p_nts _r th_ r_s__rch_rs wh_th_r sh_ w_s
t_st_ng th_ gr_p_s _r th_ sn_ck. Sh_ th__ght th_t n_t
r_v__l_ng th_s _nf_rm_t__n w__ld g_v_ b_tt_r t_st
r_s_lts. Sh_ f__nd th_t p__pl_ wh_ _t_ th_ gr_p_s h_d
_mpr_v_d m_scl_ str_ngth _r__nd th_ r_t_n_. Th_
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v__ _l_ctr_c_l s_gn_ls. _t pr_t_cts th_ _y_s fr_m
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c_mp_t_r _nd sm_rtph_n_ scr__ns, _nd fr_m L_D
l_ghts.
PUNCTUATE THE TEXT AND ADD CAPITALS
everybody knows that eating carrots is good for our eyesight a new study
suggests that grapes are also good for our eyes researchers from the
national university of singapore have found that eating just a few grapes a
day can improve our vision this is especially so for people who are older dr
eun kim the lead researcher said our study is the first to show that grape
consumption beneficially impacts eye health in humans which is very
exciting especially with a growing ageing population dr kim added that
grapes are an easily accessible fruit that studies have shown can have a
beneficial impact on our eyesight this is good news for people who dont
really like carrots
the study is published in the journal food function thirtyfour adults took part
in a series of experiments over 16 weeks half of the participants ate
oneandahalf cups of grapes per day the other half ate a placebo snack dr
kim did not tell the participants or the researchers whether she was testing
the grapes or the snack she thought that not revealing this information
would give better test results she found that people who ate the grapes had
improved muscle strength around the retina the retina passes information
about light to the brain via electrical signals it protects the eyes from
damaging blue light a lot of blue light comes from computer and smartphone
screens and from led lights
PUT A SLASH ( / ) WHERE THE SPACES ARE
Everybodyknowsthateatingcarrotsisgoodforoureyesight.Anewstud
ysuggeststhatgrapesarealsogoodforoureyes.ResearchersfromtheN
ationalUniversityofSingaporehavefoundthateatingjustafewgrapesa
daycanimproveourvision.Thisisespeciallysoforpeoplewhoareolder.
DrEunKim,theleadresearcher,said:"Ourstudyisthefirsttoshowthatgr
apeconsumptionbeneficiallyimpactseyehealthinhumans,whichisver
yexciting,especiallywithagrowing,ageingpopulation."DrKimaddedt
hat,"grapesareaneasilyaccessiblefruitthatstudieshaveshowncanha
veabeneficialimpact"onoureyesight.Thisisgoodnewsforpeoplewhod
on'treallylikecarrots.Thestudyispublishedinthejournal"Food&Functi
on".Thirty-fouradultstookpartinaseriesofexperimentsover16week
s.Halfoftheparticipantsateone-and-a-halfcupsofgrapesperday;theo
therhalfateaplacebosnack.DrKimdidnottelltheparticipantsortherese
archerswhethershewastestingthegrapesorthesnack.Shethoughttha
tnotrevealingthisinformationwouldgivebettertestresults.Shefoundt
hatpeoplewhoatethegrapeshadimprovedmusclestrengtharoundthe
retina.Theretinapassesinformationaboutlighttothebrainviaelectrical
signals.Itprotectstheeyesfromdamagingbluelight.Alotofbluelightco
mesfromcomputerandsmartphonescreens,andfromLEDlights.
FREE WRITING
Write about grapes for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner’s paper.
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ACADEMIC WRITING
We should all eat grapes or carrots every day. Discuss.
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HOMEWORK
1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the

text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to
build up more associations / collocations of each word.
2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find out more about this news
story. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. GRAPES: Make a poster about grapes. Show your work to your

classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things?
4. SCREEN TIME: Write a magazine article about all of us halving our

screen time to protect our eyes. Include imaginary interviews with people
who are for and against this.
Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Write down any
new words and expressions you hear from your partner(s).
5. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about the next

stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the
next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
6. LETTER: Write a letter to an expert on eyesight. Ask him/her three

questions about it. Give him/her three of your ideas on how we can protect
our eyesight. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your
partner(s) will answer your questions.
ANSWERS
VOCABULARY (p.4)
1. c 2. e 3. f 4. a 5. b 6. g 7. d
8. i 9. j 10. m 11. l 12. k 13. n 14. h
TRUE / FALSE (p.5)

1 F 2 T 3 F 4 F 5 F 6 T 7 T 8 F
SYNONYM MATCH (p.5)
1. f 2. d 3. h 4. c 5. a
6. j 7. e 8. b 9. g 10. i
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS (p.9) WORDS IN THE RIGHT ORDER (p.19)
1. Everyone 1. Eating carrots is good for our eyesight.

2. Singapore 2. A study suggests that grapes are also good.
3. A few 3. Eating just a few grapes a day.
4. Older people 4. Especially so for people who are older.
5. A beneficial impact 5. Good news for people who don't like carrots.
6. Food & Function 6. Thirty-four adults participated in a series of
experiments.
7. Sixteen weeks 7. Not revealing this would give better test results.
8. A placebo snack 8. They had improved muscle strength around the
retina.
9. The retina 9. It protects the eyes from damaging blue light.
10. LED lights 10. A lot of blue light comes from computers.
MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ (p.10)

1. b 2. d 3. c 4. a 5. b 6. a 7. c 8. a 9. d 10. c
ALL OTHER EXERCISES

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“1,000 IDEAS & ACTIVITIES Thousands more free lessons

Level 3 - 19th October 2023

Grapes are good for our eyesight

Please try Levels 0, 1 and 2 (they are easier).

show that grape consumption beneficially impacts eye health in humans,

which is very exciting, especially with a growing, ageing population." Dr

for people who don't really like carrots.

The study is published in the journal "Food & Function". Thirty-four

adults took part in a series of experiments over 16 weeks. Half of the

carrots / eyesight / grapes / vision / older people / researcher / health / humans /

Food Why It's Good You

1. study a. The ability to see.

2. suggest b. So we think about one person or thing over

7. population g. The action of eating or drinking something.

8. journal h. Keep safe from harm or danger.

9. series i. A newspaper or magazine that is about a

14. protect n. The fleshy parts of our body that make us

3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)

1. A new study suggests a. for people who are older

Everybody knows that eating (1) _____________________ is good for especially

The study is (9) _____________________ in the journal "Food & strength

1) A new study suggests that grapes are also good ______

Everybody (1) ____________________ carrots is good for our eyesight. A

from the National University of Singapore have found that eating

(2) ____________________ grapes a day can improve our vision. This is

(4) ____________________ health in humans, which is very exciting,

especially with a growing, ageing population." Dr Kim added that, "grapes

(5) ____________________ accessible fruit that studies have shown can

have a beneficial impact" on our eyesight. This is

(6) ____________________ people who don't really like carrots.

participants ate one-and-a-(8) ____________________ grapes per day; the

researchers whether she was testing the grapes

(9) ____________________. She thought that not revealing this information

(10) ____________________ strength around the retina. The retina passes

information about light to the brain via electrical signals. It

(11) ____________________ from damaging blue light. A

(12) ____________________ light comes from computer and smartphone

screens, and from LED lights.

1. Who knows that eating carrots is good for our eyes?

2. Which country is this research from?

3. How many grapes a day can improve our vision?

4. Who in particular can eating grapes help?

6. What's the name of the journal in which the research is published?

8. What did test participants eat besides grapes?

4) Who in particular can eating 9) What part of the eye passes

1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionary / computer to find collocates,

• Share your findings with your partners.

2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down

3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise.

4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups,

STUDENT 1 STUDENT 2 STUDENT 3

_____________ _____________ _____________

1. What did you think when you read the headline?

Grapes are good for our eyesight – 19th October 2023

11. Did you like reading this article? Why/not?

DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)

1. (a) what (b) then (c) that (d) so

2. (a) eyes (b) eye (c) eyelashes (d) eyebrows

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