Speech Exercises

Ex. 1. Comment on the following statements.

1. Health is a habit. 2. Variety is the spice of life. 3. Say “yes” to your favourite foods: ___. 4. Having two hands doesn’t mean having two plates. 5. Hunger versus appetite. 6. Eating to live and not living to eat. 7. Healthy eating can be enjoyable.

Ex. 2. Make up dialogues on the following situations.

1. Imagine you are a doctor. Consult your client on dieting.

2. Convince your friend in the necessity of attending a fitness club.

3. Two friends are doing shopping. But their views on healthy food differ. Dramatize this situation.

Ex. 3. Hold a debate on one of these topics. Write an essay on the topic you like best.

1. You are what you eat.

2. An apple a day keeps a doctor away.

3. Inside every fat man there is a thin man struggling to get out.

4. Without physical fitness there can be no mental fitness.

5. Drinking is immoral and should be banned.

Ex. 4. Dramatize a talk show like those running on TV. Appoint the leaders, celebrities, guests invited. The rest of the students are spectators participating in the talk show. Choose a topic for the discussion listed below.

1. Five important steps to maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

2. Serious health concerns in different countries and solutions to resolving these problems.

3. A basic daily menu for a healthy lifestyle.

4. How to survive your stress.

5. Massage is the oldest self-healing system in the world.

Ex. 5. Read and memorize the idioms based on the vocabulary of the lesson. Use them in the dialogues and monologues.

A.

	A man can’t live by bread alone	Не хлебом единым жив человек
	An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening	Один утренний час – что два вечерних
	Appetite comes during a meal/appetite comes in (while, with) eating	Аппетит приходит во время еды
	Around the clock	Круглые сутки, 24 часа в сутки
1	To be badly off for smth	Испытывать недостаток чего-либо
2	To be all the rage	Быть в моде, очень популярным
	To come true	Воплощаться в жизнь, становиться реальностью
	To come up against	Встретиться, столкнуться лицом к лицу с чем-либо
	Convalescence/leisure /recreational/recuperation/ resurrection days	Дни, предоставляемые работнику для восстановления здоровья; время на оздоровление
	To cook one’s goose	Погубить кого-либо
	To do it first thing	Заняться этим первым делом; сделать это в первую очередь
	To do oneself well	(Разг.) Доставлять себе удовольствие
	Ease of body and mind	Физический и духовный покой
	To ease up	Облегчить, отпустить, замедлить, успокаиваться, расслабляться
	To eat like a bird	Есть, как комарик; клевать, как птичка
	To eat like a horse	Есть, как лошадь; поглощать еду в больших количествах
	To eat one’s full	Наесться досыта
	To feel a vacuum in the lower regions	Проголодаться
	To feel blue	Хандрить
	To feel giddy	Чувствовать головокружение
	To feel like a fish out of water	Чувствовать себя, как рыба на суше, не в своей тарелке
	Get a life	Измени свою жизнь! Встряхнись
	To get on like a house on fire	Очень тепло относиться к кому-либо, наслаждаться обществом друг друга
	To get on like one o’clock	Прекрасно себя чувствовать, преуспевать
	To get on one’s nerves	Действовать на нервы
	To get the blues	Впадать в уныние
	Good spirits/high spirits	Веселое, приподнятое настроение
	To have a bite	Заморить червячка
	To have one’s swing	Ни в чем себе не отказывать, пользоваться полной свободой
	To have the black dog on one’s back	Хандрить, находиться в унынии, меланхолии
	To have time on one’s hands	Иметь много (уйму) свободного времени
	Hunger is not like an aunt	Голод  не тётка

Ex. 6. Read the questions and answers to them. Enlarge the answers and give your own opinion on the problem of drug addiction.

• What are drugs?

Drugs are natural or synthetic chemical substances changing the state of a human being. They can change the way you think, feel or act. Some drugs are illegal in most countries because of their powerful addictive qualities, which can lead to chaotic lifestyles and poor health...

• How can drugs harm you?

Drugs can make you sick or even kill you. You may suffer from frequent colds and influenza. Drugs hinder learning and memory. It is difficult for drug addicts to learn at school and work. Many drugs are capable of changing the mood or making you unhappy. Drugs can deprive you of coordination...

• So why do people consume drugs?

Some start to take drugs out of curiosity. Some would like to forget about their problems. Some want to take drugs because their friends do so, and they don’t want to stand out....

• What is dependence?

First people take drugs so as to feel better. Thereafter they have to consume drugs so as to be just O.K. If a person is addicted to drugs the human organism gets addicted, and the person needs a bigger dose to experience the same feeling. This increases the probability of serious diseases...

• Make your child (friend) strong and resilient.

Help develop his or her self-esteem – the experience of being respected by others and having their feelings and needs taken seriously helps a child to accept his/herself. Dealing with conflicts – teach that conflicts can be solved by negotiation...

• Where to find help and further information?

There are a great number of places offering more information or assistance in giving up drug use. You may approach: parents, doctor, adult friends or parents of friends, schoolteacher. You can find books about drug use in your school or local library....

Ex. 7. Render in English.