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    Caffeine is found in coffee, tea, chocolate, and caffeinated sodas and can provide an energizing effect by making people feel more awake and less tired. However, too much caffeine can cause unhealthy side effects like increased heart rate, raised blood pressure, headaches, and trouble sleeping. The article recommends that if caffeine bothers someone or causes health issues, they should reduce their intake or try decaffeinated drinks which have had the caffeine removed.

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    Caffeine Level 5.0

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    Caffeine is found in coffee, tea, chocolate, and caffeinated sodas and can provide an energizing effect by making people feel more awake and less tired. However, too much caffeine can cause unhealthy side effects like increased heart rate, raised blood pressure, headaches, and trouble sleeping. The article recommends that if caffeine bothers someone or causes health issues, they should reduce their intake or try decaffeinated drinks which have had the caffeine removed.

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    ESL Reading activity for Level 5 Students

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    Caffeine is found in coffee, tea, chocolate, and caffeinated sodas and can provide an energizing effect by making people feel more awake and less tired. However, too much caffeine can cause unhealthy side effects like increased heart rate, raised blood pressure, headaches, and trouble sleeping. The article recommends that if caffeine bothers someone or causes health issues, they should reduce their intake or try decaffeinated drinks which have had the caffeine removed.

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    Caffeine Level 5.0

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    Caffeine is found in coffee, tea, chocolate, and caffeinated sodas and can provide an energizing effect by making people feel more awake and less tired. However, too much caffeine can cause unhealthy side effects like increased heart rate, raised blood pressure, headaches, and trouble sleeping. The article recommends that if caffeine bothers someone or causes health issues, they should reduce their intake or try decaffeinated drinks which have had the caffeine removed.

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    Caffeine

    Pre-reading
    Questions:
    Do you like coffee, tea, or caffeinated pop?
    How do these drinks make you feel?
    Definitions:
    Caffeine a bitter white substance that makes the heart beat faster

    Reading
    Are you feeling tired? Is your energy level low? Maybe some caffeine is what
    14 you need! How about a cup of coffee or tea? Maybe you prefer Coke, Pepsi, or
    31 Mountain Dew? A piece of chocolate could energize you. Caffeine is found in all of
    44 these.
    49 Do you drink caffeine? Many people do. In fact, many folks cant wake-up in
    63 the morning without their cup of coffee! It has an energizing effect that makes them
    79 feel awake and alive. Caffeine makes people feel less tired.
    91 Caffeine also keeps people awake. For some people, this is not a good thing.
    105 Many who drink caffeine have trouble sleeping at night. Nighttime users of caffeine
    118 are especially bothered by having trouble falling asleep.
    126 Other people like that caffeine can help them stay awake at night. Late-night
    140 drivers and those that work the night-shift need to stay awake. However, doctors
    154 warn that no one should use caffeine in place of sleep. A healthy nights sleep is
    170 very important for a healthy body.
    176 Too much caffeine can be unhealthy. In fact, it can be very bad for you.
    191 Caffeine stimulates your heart. It makes the heart beat faster. Caffeine can raise
    204 your blood pressure. Too much of it may cause heart trouble. If you have a lot of
    221 caffeine, you may get jumpy or nervous. You may also get headaches.
    233 If you think caffeine is bothering you, use less of it. You may also want to try
    250 decaffeinated drinks. These drinks have had the caffeine removed, or taken out.
    262
    Level 5.0
    Understanding
    1. What food or drinks have caffeine? ________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________
    2. What are some unhealthy affects of caffeine? ________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________
    3. What does the word decaffeinated mean? __________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________
    4. Why do some people like caffeine? _______________________________________
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    5. What does the word bother mean? ________________________________________
    6. How do you know if you have had too much caffeine? ________________________
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    7. What does the word stimulate mean? ______________________________________
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    Writing
    Write about your use of caffeine. How are your experiences similar to or different from
    those mentioned in the article?

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