Do you love signing?

How do you think singing can make you healthier and happier?

Do you like to sing? Maybe you think you are not good at singing. But singing has enormous health benefits.

Singing is an integral art of the whole music experience. It is very beneficial for everybody. Research now shows that those people who sing are happier, live longer and are often much healthier too. So sing your heart out, because nobody cares if you sing well or not!

So you should sing uninhibited.

Here are some good reasons to sing.

1. Singing loudly can help blood flow better around your body. And it can help you to breathe better. So it is very good to sing along with friends.

2. You may be happier

When you sing you release happy/feel good chemicals in your brain. Your nerves are soothed and you just feel better.

This is much better when you sing together in a group. But another chemical, known as oxytocin is also started when you sing. This is the same feeling as when you hug someone. It also increases trust.

So you should sing more and more and as much as you can.

3.It may help you live longer. This is the result of research done in a study at Harvard and Yale. They studied the life expectancy of people getting older in two states.

This is because you can have better mental health. They were less depressed and had an increased feeling of well being.

4. They have better posture and look younger

When people get singing training they learn to stand correctly. They must stand straight with their shoulders back. Good posture improves breathing which means a better-sounding voice. It also means you will have better health as you get older.

5.Singers exercise many muscles from the stomach up to the face. All these facial muscles become stronger and make you look younger and more vibrant.

They also say that when you smile, the facial muscles will get good exercise.

Try to guess the meaning of the words in bold and match them with their closest meaning from the choices in the right. Some of the answers are very close and have similar meaning. The meaning of these words is how they are used in the reading. Some of these words have different meanings in the dictionary depending on how they are used.

 The answers are below the table.

A=6, B=8, C=1, D=7, E=4, F=2, G=5, H=3

Some example sentences using the new words or phrases from the meaning of how they are used in the reading to help you understand better.

1. An enormous amount of money is spent on the military.

2. It will be beneficial for your health if you stop smoking.

3. Let’s go to a noraebang and sing our hearts out.

4. If you want to learn well then good sleep in integral.

5. I would like to feel uninhibited and talk to that girl. But I am too shy.

6. Ohh, so good to have a soothing massage.

7. The seats in new cars are better for your posture.

8. She looks so vibrant and full of energy since she fell in love.

    

Some questions using the new words/phrases. Try to use the words/phrases in your answer.

1. Do you like to sing your heart out with friends? If not, why do people love to sing their hearts out?

2. Do you like singing? Do you agree it can have enormous health benefits? Why or why not?

3. Can you think of any other benefits of singing at a noraebang with friends?

4. If you want to enjoy singing with friends then what is integral to having a good time together?

5. Are you more inhibited about singing with other people? What can make you feel less inhibited?

6. What kinds of music are soothing for you to listen to?

7. Now you know that singing can improve your posture would you like to do professional singing lessons?

8. Do you like to listen to sing vibrant song? What kinds of music make you feel vibrant?