Cover of the textbook English File Elementary - Student's Book

The key answer of exercise 4

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 4C - Blue Zones for the textbook English File Elementary - Student's Book with authors Christina Latham-Koenig, Clive Oxenden and Jerry Lambert from Oxford University Press

Question

  1. Look at the photos and read the text. What are the 'Blue Zones'? How old do you think Alexis and María are?
  2. Read and tell your partner about the place.
  3. What words and phrases can you remember from the articles? With a partner, write words in each category.

Answer

a)

  • The ‘Blue Zones’ are five places where many people live for a long time.
  • Alexis is 102 and María is 97.

b)

  • People in both places spend a lot of time outside.
  • They are very active; they walk everywhere.
  • They eat beans.
  • They don’t eat much meat.

c)

food and drink

  • potatoes
  • green vegetables
  • fish, sugar
  • herbal tea
  • red wine
  • rice
  • sweet potatoes
  • egg
  • cheese
  • meat
  • fruit (marañón)
  • water

physical exercise

  • do exercise
  • work in their gardens
  • go to a gym
  • walk everywhere
  • ride horses