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Study Links Hot Drinks, Cancer

healthSeptember 10, 2026·82 words·1 min read

This is a A1 (beginner) English article about study links hot drinks, cancer. Read the article below, then check the key words and test your understanding with 4 exercises. You can also listen to the audio and tap any word to see its meaning.

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Study Links Hot Drinks, Cancer
A new study is about hot drinks. Scientists in Britain studied many people for ten years. People who drink very hot tea get cancer more often.
A drink is very hot at 65 degrees. Hot drinks can hurt the food pipe. Tea from a hot kettle is very hot. Milk does not make it much cooler.
Doctors say people must wait for the drink to cool. Then it is safer. This can stop some cancer. But scientists need to do more work.

Key Vocabulary

n.
the tube from the mouth to the stomach
n.
units we use to say how hot
n.
a very bad illness that grows inside the body
n.
people whose work is to study things
n.
a pot that makes water very hot
v.
become less hot
Vocabulary Translations· 6 words · 12 languages

Every definition is context-aware — translated based on how the word is used in this article, not a dictionary.

food pipen.

the tube from the mouth to the stomach

thực quản (ống dẫn thức ăn)esôfago (tubo do alimento)食道yemek borusuesófago (tubo del alimento)przełykالمريء (أنبوب الطعام)slokdarmпищевод食道식도
degreen.

units we use to say how hot

độ (nhiệt độ)graus度(温度)derecegradosstopnieدرجات (حرارة)gradenградусы度(温度)도 (온도)
cancern.

a very bad illness that grows inside the body

ung thưcâncerがんkansercáncerrak, nowotwórسرطانkankerрак (болезнь)癌症
scientistn.

people whose work is to study things

các nhà khoa họccientistas科学者bilim insanlarıcientíficosnaukowcyعلماءwetenschappersучёные科学家과학자들
kettlen.

a pot that makes water very hot

ấm đun nướcchaleiraやかん、電気ケトルsu ısıtıcısı, çaydanlıkhervidor de aguaczajnikغلاية ماءwaterkokerчайник烧水壶주전자
coolv.

become less hot

nguội điesfriar冷めるsoğumakenfriarsestygnąćيبردafkoelenостывать变凉,冷却식다

Check Your Understanding

Question 1: True or False

1

The study took ten years.

2

The new study is about cold drinks.

3

Milk makes hot tea much cooler.

4

More work is still needed.

Question 2: Multiple Choice

Which people get cancer more often?

Question 3: Multiple Choice

What must people do before they drink hot tea?

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