IO9 - ER1 Cardenas Rios Morelia

Extensive Reading Report – Intermediate

1.   Title of the article : 10 Foods to help prevent cancer

2. Source:http://www.rd.com/slideshows/10-foods-to-help-prevent-cancer/#slideshow=slide1

3.   Before you read, look at the picture(s) as well as the title. What do you think the article will be about?

I think that, the article will be about an important disease, also some advices to prevent cancer. When you see the first picture, you can imagine that you have to eat garlic to prevent this disease or maybe others vegetables that helps you to be healthy.

4.   Read the article and describe what you understand of it in as much detail possible.

In this article you can find 10 foods to prevent cancer in special vegetables for our health .First of all , you have to add garlic to everything you eat , it contains sulfur compounds that may stimulate the immune system's natural defenses against cancer , and may have the potential to reduce tumor growth. Another food is Broccoli is a cancer-preventing superfood, one you should eat frequently. But take note: A Spanish study found that microwaving broccoli destroys 97 percent of the vegetable's cancer protective flavonoids; also citrus fruits can prevent stomach cancer.  Another important food is blueberries; it has antioxidant that helps you to prevent many diseases .As you can see this article is good for us  because , It gives us  an important message that if you eat healthy foods now ,  then you are not  going to have problems with your health and you can live without preoccupation.

5.   Vocabulary Use: Choose 05 new vocabulary items (words, collocations or idiomatic expressions, etc.) and write their meanings and 02 examples related to your real experience.

a)   Lightly ADVERB /ˈlaɪtli/ in small amounts, or using only a small amount of something.

b)   Raw ADJECTIVE  /rɔː/ raw food has not been cooked, or has not been thoroughly cooked.

c)   Scoop VERB [TRANSITIVE] /skuːp/ to dig something out or pick it up using something such as a spoon or your curved hand.

d)   Rub VERB [INTRANSITIVE/TRANSITIVE] /rʌb/ to press and move your hands or an object over a surface.

e)   Risk NOUN [COUNTABLE/UNCOUNTABLE]/rɪsk/ the possibility that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen.

Student`s name: Cardenas Rios Morelia