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  New research suggests the positive impact on mental health from singing, playing, or listening to music is around the same impact experienced with exercise or weight loss. Part 1. Vocabulary preventative                /prəˈven(t)ədiv/ adj.  designed to keep something undesirable such as illness, harm, or accidents from occurring, preventive.  ex. Preventative measures are required for all schools that will have face-to-face classes.   interventions             /ˌin(t)ərˈven(t)SH(ə)n/ n. (plural form)                                    the action or process of intervening, extending, or occurring between events                                     ex. We need teachers’ interventions in all online classes.  ...

  While most of us are already clued to how beneficial meditation can be, many are still resistant to the practice. The thought of sitting still for a period of time feels daunting, unexciting, and quite frankly, like a waste of time. Vocabulary meditate                   /ˈmedəˌtāt/ v. think deeply or carefully about (something).                                           e x. She meditates before making a big decision. anchor                     /ˈaNGkər/ n. a person or thing that provides stability.                                            ex. My mother is my anchor. extraneous ...

If you are  upset  by the news, it's important to know that you are not the only one and it's OK to have those feelings.  Part 1. Vocabulary upset                    /ˌəpˈset/ v                                 make (someone) unhappy, disappointed, or worried                                 I am upset because I lost my favorite bag.   awful                     /ˈôfəl/ adj                ...