- •Card 1 Let’s talk about family.
- •What role does family play in each person’s life?
- •Card 2 Let’s talk about family traditions.
- •Card 3 Let’s talk about family relationships.
- •Card 4 Let’s talk about friendship and relationship with friends.
- •Card 5 Let’s talk about education.
- •Card 6 Let’s talk about studying at school.
- •Card 7 Let’s talk about school traditions.
- •Card 9 Let’s talk about life in the city and in the country.
- •Card 10 Let’s talk about different types of houses.
- •Card 11 Let’s talk about Belarusian national cuisine.
- •Card 12 Let’s talk about national cuisine of an English-speaking country.
- •Do you know anything about American cuisine?
- •Card 13 Let’s talk about shopping and money.
- •Card 14 Let’s talk about leisure time.
- •Card 15 Let’s talk about Belarusian customs and traditions.
- •Card 16 Let’s talk about customs and traditions of an English-speaking country.
- •Card 17 Let’s talk about modern means of communication.
- •What modern means of communication do you know?
- •Video conferences are often used by business people and scientists and they don’t need to travel to remote places.
- •Card 18 Let’s talk about a healthy way of life.
- •Card 19 Let’s talk about sport.
- •Card 20 Let’s talk about fashion.
- •Card 21 Let’s talk about travelling and tourism.
- •Card 22 Let’s talk about environment.
- •Card 23 Let’s talk about weather and climate.
- •Do you have a favourite season?
- •Card 24 Let’s talk about the Republic of Belarus.
- •Card 25 Let’s talk about Great Britain.
- •* Let’s talk about science
- •What scientific achievements do you find very important?
- •* Let’s talk about youth organizations
- •Today young people take an active part in the social life of the country. What youth organizations do you know?
- •What kind of appearance appeals to you?
Card 18 Let’s talk about a healthy way of life.
What do people do to keep fit?
I'm absolutely sure that doing sports is the best way to keep fit. There is always a kind of sport which suits us and there are many different kinds to choose from - hockey, football, volleyball or basketball. Games to play with friends include badminton, squash and tennis, and if you enjoy doing things on your own, you may take up swimming, riding, golf or athletics.
Regular physical activity (20-30 minutes a day, 3-4 times per week) helps prevent diseases and makes the quality of life better. People who are physically fit prolong their life by 24 per cent. So, the more we exercise, the better for us.
Do you personally follow the rules of healthy way of life? Why (not)?
Yes, I do. Is there anything more important than health? I rather doubt it. If your body suffers from any disorder your mind suffers with the body, too. You can’t be good either at work or at studies. Aches and pains lead to irritation, nervous breakdown and stress. So, the advantages of the healthy way of life are obvious. We must remember the laws of the healthy lifestyle — moderate eating and drinking, regular physical exercises, reasonable hours of work and rest, perfect cleanliness, positive attitude towards people and things around us — lay the foundations for long happy life.
What questions will you ask a person who keeps to a slimming diet?
How long have you been keeping to a slimming diet? Are you pleased with the result? Do you feel better? What food does your diet include? Will you go on keeping to that diet?
What activities can you advise a person who wants to have a healthy way of life?
If a person wants to have a healthy way of life, I would advise him to do sport. It helps feel and look better. It’s also important to keep to a healthy diet and get enough sleep.
And I think positive attitude to life is the key to success.
What health problem does fast food lead to? What should you do to avoid it?
Fast food is easy and convenient and lots of people like its taste. Fast food looks and tastes nice because of additives (['ædətɪvz] добавки (пищевые) such as artificial ([,ɑ:tɪ'fɪʃ(ə)l] искусственный) colours and flavourings ([fleɪv(ə)rɪŋ] заправка; придание вкуса). It doesn’t give us nutrients (['nju:trɪənts] питательные вещества) and vitamins. So it makes people fat and obesity leads to serious health problems – heart and stomach diseases.
To avoid it we should keep to a healthy diet and cook food ourselves. Psychologists believe if we cook, we are interested in life. There’s no way to guarantee a long and healthy life, but there are three ways to make it possible. The first is to drink a lot of water, the second is to walk a lot and the third is to cook.
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Card 19 Let’s talk about sport.
What are your favourite kinds of sport?
Personally I can't imagine my life without sport. I'm sure you don't need to be good at sport to enjoy it - it is the participation and not winning, that matters. I like different kinds of sport. In summer I go jogging every morning, when I nave free time I attend swimming pool and sometimes I play badminton with my best friend.
As for watching I prefer gymnastics and ice dancing. I like watching the world and European championships. I am always fascinated by the grace, speed and skill of the sportsmen.
Do you agree that doing sports is a healthy habit?
Yes, I do. I think it’s a healthy habit. Sport is probably as old as the humanity itself. To my mind we can hardly overestimate the meaning of sport in our life, because its main purpose is to bring up the harmoniously developed generation - the generation of strong and healthy people. Sport makes our bodies strong and shapes the wits. It also prevents us from getting too fat and makes us more self-organized and better disciplined.
What questions will you ask a professional sportsman?
How long have you been doing this kind of sport? How much time do you practice every day? Do you keep to a diet? What championships have you taken part in? What tips can you give to a beginner?
What can you advise a person who doesn’t know what kind of sport to take up?
If a person doesn’t know what kind of sport to take up, I think it would be reasonable to discuss the matter with his parents and friends, then to surf the Internet and learn as much as possible about different kinds of sport and choose something that appeals to him.
He should remember we do something for developing our personality and not only for winning. Sport helps a lot. So such a person can take up something that can help him be stronger and form a character.
What is the best way to promote a healthy way of life among your people? Why is it important to stay healthy?
I think the best way here is to keep young people informed of the consequences of an unhealthy way of life and then they can choose what is better for them. There are lots of articles and films on the topic. And it’s necessary to popularize sport and active way of life. Among the benefits of regular exercise are a healthier heart, stronger bones and better resistance to various illnesses.
It’s really important to stay healthy if you want to be happy, have a good job, your own family and make friends. We should avoid bad habits that can affect our health such as smoking, overeating, inactive life. I think people nowadays are more health-conscious than they used to be. They understand good health is above wealth.
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