Unit 10 HEALTHY LIFESTYLE AND LONGEVITY | Sách Mềm

GETTING STARTED

1 Kim is asking Max about a TV health show she missed. Listen and read.

2 Read the conversation again. Find the verbs that go with the following nouns. Write them in the space provided. If necessary, use a dictionary to check the meaning.

3 Complete the following notes on Dr Quan’s four principles to stay healthy. Write no more than three words in each blank.

4 Work in pairs. Ask and answer the following questions.

5 Find all the examples of reported speech in the conversation. Write them in the space below.

Vocabulary

1 Complete the sentences with the right form of the following words and phrases.

2 Use a dictionary to check the meaning of the following adjectives formed with-free or anti-. Then write a short explanation of the phrases in the space provided. The first one is an example.

Pronunciation

1 Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the fall-rise intonation ⤻.

2 Listen and mark (fall-rise intonation). Then practise with a partner.

Grammar

1 Read the statements in direct speech. Decide if it is necessary to change the verb tenses in reported speech after reporting verbs in the past tense. Write C (changed) or U (unchanged) in the space provided.

2 Report each statement in 1. Make all possible changes.

3 Write the sentences in reported speech, using the reporting verbs in brackets.

4 Change the sentences in reported speech into direct speech.

Reading

1 The machines described in the pictures above help doctors to diagnose and treat diseases. Discuss with a partner.

2 Read an article about the main factors for the increased life expectancy. Four sentences have been removed from the article. Choose a sentence (a-d) to complete each gap (1-4).

3 Find the words or expressions in the text which have the following meanings.

4 Read the text again and answer the questions.

5 Which of the factors mentioned in the article do you think is the most important? Discuss with a partner.

Speaking

1 Below is a set of note cards for a talk about skincare. Use the words and phrases in the box to complete them.

2 Work in pairs. Use the note cards to talk about skincare, paying attention to the following:

3 Prepare another set of note cards for a talk about how to take care of your vision. Use the information below and your own ideas.

4 Work in groups of four or five. Take turns to present your talk to your group members.

Listening

1 Discuss with a partner.

2 Look at the pictures. Listen to John Keith, a fitness instructor, talking about four types of physical activity. Number the pictures as you listen.

3 Listen again. Which safety rules are mentioned for each type of physical activity? Tick the correct boxes.

4 Work in four groups. Each group chooses a different activity from 3. Discuss the following:

Writing

1 Read a story posted on Medline, a website about fitness. Complete the story, using the correct form of the words in the box.

2 Read the story again and answer the questions.

3 Use the information below to write a similar story.

COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE

Communication

1 Listen to Phong’s talk about meditation. Complete the notes below.

2 Discuss the questions with a partner.

Culture

Read the text about people in Nagano Prefecture, Japan, and do the activities that follow.

1 Decide whether the following statements are true (T), false (F), or not given (NG). Tick the correct box.

2 Discuss with a partner.

Pronunciation

1 Listen and mark ⤻(fall-rise intonation) in the following conversation.

2 Listen again. Then practise the conversation with a partner. Try to use the appropriate fall-rise intonation.

Vocabulary

1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words or phrases in the box.

Grammar

1 Report each statement. Make all necessary changes.

2 Read the conversation. Imagine that Nga talks to a friend the next day, telling him / her what her father had said. Write down her father’s advice in the space provided, using reported speech.

Work in groups of four or five. Choose one of the projects.