Should children run a mile each day? 兒童應該每天都跑一英裡嗎？

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英國發起瞭一項活動，號召英國的小學在課程安排中加入每天跑步一英裡（1.6公裡）的時段，從而提高學生的身體健康狀況。請聽 AYYBLOG 記者 Robert Pigott 發回的報道。

The daily mile began four years ago at St Ninians primary school in Stirling and is now strongly backed by the Scottish government.

Although a university study into the effects of the 15-minute run round the playground is yet to publish its findings, St Ninians’ former head teacher, Elaine Wyllie, claims it’s reduced levels of obesity, improved fitness and benefitted sleep patterns and concentration in class.

Mrs Wyllie, who won last year’s Pride of Britain Teacher of the Year award for coming up with the idea, says schools in several English counties, as well as others in the rest of Europe and the United States, are committed to adopting it.

In at least one case, in West Cheshire, the group that commissions health services is helping to subsidise the initiative, saying that it expects to benefit from improved adult health and lower costs in the future.

詞匯表

backed 受到支持
findings 調查或研究結果
sleep patterns 睡眠規律
concentration 註意力
adopting 采納
commissions 委任

subsidise 補貼、資助
initiative 新倡議、新方案

測驗

請聽報道並回答下列問題。

1. What did a university study discover about the benefits of running?

2. True or false: The idea for students to do a one-mile run came from a school in the United States.

3. Which word in the report means ‘the state of being extremely overweight’?

4. How do some health experts in West Cheshire think this idea will help people’s fitness?

答案

1. What did a university study discover about the benefits of running?
We don’t know yet. It is yet to publish its findings.

2. True or false: The idea for students to do a one-mile run came from a school in the United States.
False: This idea started at a school in Scotland but some schools in the United States are committed to adopting it.

3. Which word in the report means ‘the state of being extremely overweight’?
Obesity.

4. How do some health experts in West Cheshire think this idea will help people’s fitness?
They think it will help to improve adult health and save them money at the same time.