Unit V How Healthy Is Your Lifestyle? Topical Vocabulary

To make sure	Убеждаться
To work on/at a computer	Работать за компьютером
To live/lead a healthy life	Вести здоровый образ жизни
To leave the office for lunch	Покидать свой офис на обед
To sit down for a meal	Приступать к еде
To feel stressed	Испытывать стресс
To take a breath	Делать вдох
To reduce stress	Уменьшать стресс
To stay healthy	Оставаться здоровым
To get ill	Заболевать
To grow old	Стареть
To introduce changes	Вводить/вносить изменения
To publish a book	Опубликовывать книгу
To start a movement	Организовывать движение
To join a club (movement…)	Вступать в клуб (присоединиться к движению)
To improve the quality of life	Улучшать качество жизни
To serve a dish	Подавать блюдо
To reduce traffic/noise	Уменьшать движение на дорогах/шум
To promote production	Развивать производство
To protect local business	Защищать местный бизнес
To keep/stay fit	Держать себя в форме
To make noise	Шуметь

Task 1. Grammar time: complete the sentences using few/a few, little/a little, many/much.

1. We did very ……….. business during the recession but ………. customers continued to spend ………….. money on jewelry.

2. Are there ….. employees in this company?

3. He is very successful even though he has ……….. education.

4. When she sold her house she only took ………. furniture with her and ………. personal possessions.

5. There is not ……….. international news in the local newspaper.

6. His work is well-paid but it does not give him ……. satisfaction.

7. The group have brought very ……………… luggage, only ………. suitcases, but as for me, I will need ………….. help to carry my suitcases up the stairs, because some of them are very heavy.

8. My colleague is not sociable. He has ……….. friends.

9. He worked a lot, but achieved …………..

10. There is no need to hurry. We still have ………. minutes left.

Task 2. Match words 1-10 with their synonyms in the box, translate and memorize them. Think of sentences with the words from the box.

to recommend a citizen local to destroy an outlet

to give up to promote a meal healthy to reduce

regional ▪ to advance ▪ strong ▪ to bring smth down ▪ a store ▪ to drop ▪ to advise ▪ an inhabitant ▪ fine ▪ to lower ▪ to develop ▪ to ruin ▪ to stop ▪ a shop ▪ snack ▪ to spoil ▪ fit ▪ people ▪ to encourage ▪ dinner ▪ to minimize

Task 3 a) match a word from the box with one of the definitions below:

to introduce a benefit to promote to promise an inhabitant

1. a person or an animal that lives in a particular place –

2. an advantage that smth gives you; smth that has a helpful and useful effect –

3. to help smth to occur or develop –

4. to make smth available for use, discussion, etc, for the first time –

5. to tell smb that you will definitely do or not do smth, or that smth will definitely happen –

b) fill in the gaps with the words from the box in a) and translate these sentences into Russian.

1. My ………… is that I will have a good education so that I can apply for a well-paid job.

2. About 36,000 …………………live in our city.

3. The company is ……………… a new range of products this year.

4. The brochure …………………ed (that) the local food would be superb.

5. The task of any government is ……………… economic growth.

6. The new regulations will be of great …………….. to all the employees.

7. The aim of the seminar is ……………….. awareness of cultural differences.

8. We want to ……………… the latest technology into schools.

9. He could not see the ………………… of arguing any longer.

10. The oldest ………………… of this village is 103 years of age.

11. I'll see what I can do but I can't …………… anything.

12. For maximum ……………….., take the tablets before meals.

13. I've …………..ed myself some fun when the exams are over.

Task 4. There are a lot of jokes about health. Match the sentences a) to e) to compose a joke in 1-5. Translate the sentences into Russian.

The advantage of exercising every day is that …. If you want to look young and thin …… Her idea of a balanced diet is ……….. I kept reading in the papers that smoking was bad for you, so finally I decided ………. You know you are overweight when………

to have a bacon sandwich in each hand. you cannot get you and the water into the bath at the same time. to give up reading newspapers. you die healthier. hang around old fat people.

Task 5. Read the information below and nominate the myths and scientific facts.

▪ Garlic prevents heart disease ▪ Apricots are good for your skin ▪ Green tea protects your teeth. ▪ Brown eggs are more nutritious than white eggs ▪ Onions are good for your nerves ▪ Eating raw goldfish helps you to gain strength ▪ Milk strengthens your bones ▪ Cutting out certain foods is the fastest way to a healthy diet ▪ Bananas are good for your muscles ▪ Cabbage may help prevent the development of cancer ▪ Cranberry helps soothe your tired eyes ▪ Milk is very good for children ▪ Eating healthy means trying to consume a little less than you would like to ▪ Eating only one type of food, such as grapefruit, helps to lose weight.

Task 6. Insert the necessary words. Answer the question: What is one method of controlling your weight?

A humorist once wrote that the word ……….. comes from the word “die”. Most people who try to ……….. their weight would probably agree. In Great Britain, being ……………….. is a national problem. Much advice is given to help people to control their ………….. A modern method is to make people understand the difference between real hunger and other factors that make them …….. . For example, a travelling salesman realized that he ………. lots of snacks only while driving his car. Because he found the source of his overeating he could ………. the problem.

Task 7. Story time: use the information below to make up a story on the part of Betty Winter.

BETTY WINTER • to be overweight • to lose 70 pounds 4 months ago • uncensored diet story • to achieve one’s goal • to lose fat fast and easy • to find a great online fat loss programme • to begin one’s search for the best diet • to be at a friend’s house • to weigh oneself • to weigh 227 pounds • to change one’s life • to be huge (about herself) • to buy bigger clothes • to sense laughter behind one’s back • to feel like a stranger at home • not to appreciate Betty (about her husband) • to smell like McDonalds (about her car) • to want a different life • to need a change • to give much advice (about her friends) • to try the gym • to be still huge (about weight) • to try a few diets • to starve oneself to death • to combine starving with the gym • to have a near-death experience • to be an unhealthy and easy way to lose weight • to buy a lot of food • to stay slim • to create meal plans and recipes •to learn about calorie shifting • to be able to eat a few times a day • to stop buying expensive food that promises miracles • to stop bad eating habits to change one’s life completely • to look great now • to lead a healthy way of life now

Task 8. Find English equivalents for the following phrases in Russian.

Работать за компьютером, покидать рабочее место, в меню, совершать короткую прогулку, уменьшить стресс, делать физические упражнения, вредно для здоровья, есть 5 раз в день, отказаться от мяса, спать по 7 часов день, продовольственный магазин, улучшить качество жизни, наслаждаться неспешным приёмом пищи, медленный темп (ритм) жизни, разрушать культуру, подавать традиционные блюда, защищать уникальный характер городов, остановить «засилье» быстрой еды и американского образа жизни, простая и недорогая еда, есть на ходу, индивидуальная программа занятий по фитнесу, регулярно заниматься спортом, есть жирную пищу в небольших количествах, зайти в бар, производить (издавать) звуки, прекрасные возможности для занятия спортом и отдыха, есть куриный салат на закуску.

Task 9. Translate the following sentences into English.

1. Сколько раз в день вы питаетесь?

2. Движение «Медленная пища» началось в 1999 в четырёх итальянских городах.

3. Алкоголь вреден, однако немного красного вида полезно для здоровья.

4. В течение рабочего дня необходимо выходить из офиса на 30 минут, чтобы спокойно поесть или расслабиться.

5. Члены движения «Медленная пища» встречаются регулярно за продолжительным и неспешным приёмом пищи и наслаждаются едой.

6. Исследования показывают, что те люди, которые мало спят, чаще болеют и быстрее стареют.

7. Идея движения «Медленная пища» – улучшить качество жизни людей.

8. В какой стране люди ведут более здоровый образ жизни?

9. «Медленные города» защищают и развивают производство местной пищевой промышленности.

10. Когда вы работаете за компьютером целый день, проследите за тем, чтобы вы делали перерывы, время от времени выходили из офиса и совершали короткую прогулку.

11. Руководство компании вводит некоторые изменения в дрес-код.

12. На обучающем семинаре докладчики рассказали о разных способах уменьшения стресса на работе и дома.

13. Эксперты рекомендуют всем заниматься спортом каждый день.

14. Год назад я отказался от масла, кофе, сахара и «быстрой еды». Сейчас я чувствую себя прекрасно и поддерживаю форму.

15. Не шумите! У директора сейчас совещание.

16. В нашей компании есть все возможности для занятия спортом и для отдыха.

Task 10. Read the following questionnaire and a) learn the vocabulary about fitness and answer the questions; b) conduct a research exercise by asking your friends, acquaintances or strangers in the street how they keep fit. Summarize their opinions and give a presentation in class.

A R E Y O U I N G O O D S H A P E?

1. Do you take regular vigorous exercise?

2. Do you eat a balanced diet?

3. Do you care about healthy eating?

4. Do you follow a personal fitness programme?

5. Do you always stick to your programme?

6. In general, do you keep fit?

Task 11. Translate the dialogue into English and use it in class.