6A Writing and Vocabulary An article

• I can write an article.

Forest bathing: look, then read for the best title

1 SPEAKING In pairs, look at the photos on the opposite page and answer the questions. 1 What do you think the people in the photos are doing? Why? 2 What do you think the benefits of these activities might be?

2 What do you think the benefits of these activities might be?

2 Quickly read the article on page 13 and decide on the best title A–D.

Match a heading to each paragraph

3 Read the article again and match the headings below to paragraphs A–D. There are two extra headings.

The Writing box: eight pieces of advice

4 Study the Writing box and complete it with the words from the box.

Here is the printed box with its eight gaps.

Fill the eight gaps in the Writing box.

Spot the advice in the article

Who do you think the target audience for this article would be?

Vocabulary: eight highlighted words

6 Write the highlighted vocabulary in the article next to the correct definitions.

Highlighted in the article: stimulation, emit, psyche, revolution, immerse, abundance, contemplate, engaging.

1 completely occupied with an activity ___

2 think deeply about something ___

3 a period where everything changes ___

4 attitudes and feelings about something ___

5 begin to use something ___

6 a large amount of something ___

7 to produce something such as gas, light or sound ___

8 the encouragement of something to make it develop or be more active ___

1 The government is taking action to reduce industrial ___ . (emit)

2 When I saw my brother last night, he was in a ___ mood. (contemplate)

3 My mother works as an educational ___ for a group of schools. (psyche)

4 I’m afraid I can’t stay long as I have another ___ in about an hour. (engage)

Your turn: write an article about relaxing in Jordan

The article, paragraph A: modern life is stressful

People! Traffic! Texts! Work! Modern life can be so stressful, can’t it?

The article, paragraph B: where forest bathing began

One increasingly popular response to this constant blur of activity is forest bathing, or as it is known in Japan where it originated: shinrin-yoku.

The article, paragraph C: what forest bathers do

So what exactly do forest bathers do? Firstly, leave your phone and any other gadgets behind.

The article, paragraph D: the benefits, and a closing question

Following time spent forest bathing, practitioners report improved mood and mental health, decreased blood pressure and stress and an increased ability to fight sickness and disease.