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1. Read the following text and underline the words you don't know.

The Health Benefits of Gardening

Gardening is popular in many parts of the world. This outdoor activity not only gives us beautiful plants, and fresh fruits and vegetables, but also many health benefits.

• Healthy for children: It is a great activity to do with children. It gets families outdoors and off computers,televisions and other electronics.

• Gardening can be a great teacher: People can learn about nature and wildlife. Gardening can teach about where food comes from and healthy eating. It can also help to understand the limits of natural resources and the importance of using them wisely.

• Vitamin D: When you are in your garden, you might feel the sunshine on your skin. This means you are getting Vitamin D, which helps our bodies use calcium.That is necessary to keep bones strong.

• Exercise: All the different movements needed for gardening – bending, twisting, stretching and liftingwork small muscles in the body.You can easily get a good workout when you are digging holes or pulling weeds.

Adapted from: https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/health-lifestylebenefits-of-gardening/4334096.html

2. Use a dictionary to find the meaning of the words you underlined.

3. Work in pairs and think of two other benefits of gardening. Take notes on your ideas.

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Unit 3 Sports and Free-time Activities