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pain and anxiety, it increases your energy and improves memory,
makes you relaxed, prevents hair loss and solves skin problems.
Essential oils can be used at home by inhalation42 or topical
application43. Inhalation is often used for respiratory conditions44.
Inhalation involves adding 2-3 drops of essential oil of eucalyptus45,
rosemary46, tea tree47, or other oil to hot water and holding the face
over the pot with a towel draped to form a tent.
Exercise 5. Discuss. What doctor would you see to treat the
following illnesses/injures – a homoeopath, an acupuncturist or a
traditional doctor? Why?
flu a broken arm a pain in your chest backache poisoning
migraine nervousness
Exercise 6. Match the person to the reason they give for living a long
time.
physical exercise, mental exercise, thinking positively
1. “I can't believe it but I'm 87! I used to smoke but I gave up
when I was 55.1 don't do much exercise, but I like to keep my brain
active. I love chess.”
2. “I'm 89 years old. I used to do a lot of sport but I don't do my
now. The most important thing for me is to feel good about life and
laugh every day.”
3. “I'll be 85 on my next birthday. The thing that keeps me
young is dancing. I didn't use to do any physical exercise but now I
dance every day.”
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inhalation – ингаляции
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topical application – местное нанесение
44
respiratory conditions – респираторные заболевания
45
eucalyptus – эвкалипт
46
rosemary – розмарин
47
tea tree – чайное дерево
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Exercise 7. Quiz. Retirement. How much do you know about it?
On average, which nationality lives the longest?
a) the Japanese
b) the Italians
c) the Swedish
What was the average lifespan two thousand years ago?
a) twenty six years
b) thirty six years
c) forty six years
By 2050, what percentage of the world's population will be sixty–
five or older?
a) 2%
b) 10%
c) 20%
On average, which groups of people live longer?
a) smokers or non-smokers?
b) single people or married people
c) pet owners or non-pet owners?
Exercise 8. Quiz. Stress. For each situation, write your Stress Factor
(1–5).
1. No problem!
2. Not happy, but keeping cool!
3. Getting a little tense!
4. Heart is beating faster!
5. Major stress alert!
- You wait in a bus queue for twenty minutes. When the bus
comes, you can't get on because there are too many people on
it. Stress Factor:__________
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- You walk to work. It starts raining heavily and you haven't
got an umbrella. You get completely soaked. Stress
Factor:__________
- You take some clothes back to a shop. The assistant won't
give your money back because you've lost the receipt. Stress
Factor: __________
- You phone a customer services line to try and fix your
computer. You don't manage to speak to a person, just a
machine. Stress Factor: __________
- You're in your car at traffic lights. Another driver shouts at
you for not driving away quickly enough. Stress
Factor:__________
- You go to the cinema to see a really good film. Some people
next to you don't stop talking and eating loudly. Stress Factor:
__________
- You play a game of tennis with a friend. You don't play well
and he/she beats you easily. Stress Factor: __________
- You're just about to go to work/school. You realize you can't
find an important document/piece of homework. Stress
Factor: __________
- You're in bed and you can't sleep because the dog next door is
barking. Stress Factor:__________
- You want to pay for your shopping but the shop assistant is
chatting on the phone and not looking at you. Stress
Factor:__________
Exercise 9. Discuss these questions.
1. Which of the following things do you do to relax?
watch TV, do yoga, talk to a friend, play a physically hard
sport, play computer games, have a bath, sing, close
your eyes and breathe deeply, listen to music, have a
massage, cry, speak with animals, hug a teddy bear,
read a book, watch a film, go for a walk
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2. What other things do you do?
3. Are you someone who gets stressed easily?
4. What things make you stressed?
5. How do you feel when you are stressed?
Communication: Telephone calls
Leaving voicemail messages
Exercise 10. Add phrases a-j to the flow chart for leaving a message.
a) I work for…
b) You can reach me every day between three and six.
c) Give me a ring. My number is…
d) Speak soon.
e) We met at a conference.
f) Call me at the office.
g) I’m in the … department.
h) Just calling to say…
i) It’s in connection with…
j) Or I’ll try calling again tomorrow.
1. Introduce
yourself
It’s…This is…My name’s…
2. How you
know the
person
Your name was given to me by…
You/A colleague suggested I call you.
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3. Give
reason for
calling
4. Give
contact
details
5. Give
availability
6. Give
alternative
It’s just to let you know…
I’d like more information on…
You can contact me on…
Call me on my mobile. It’s…
I’ll be in all day/around until…
I won’t be in this afternoon so try me again
tomorrow.
I’ll maybe get/catch you later.
7.End
message
I look forward to speaking to you.
Thanks very mach./Bye./See you.
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Lesson VI. Body, Appearance, Personality, Character.
Vocabulary. Parts of the body.
hair, waist, elbow, face, wrist, ear, nose, back,
knee, stomach, finger, thumb, lips, toe, ankle, eye,
mouth, belly, armpit48, belly-button 49, thigh50, eyebrow
брови51, eyelashes ресницы52, nails
Exercise 1. Put these words from the vocabulary in the correct
column in the table.
head torso Arm/hand Leg/foot
hair body finger toe
Exercise 2. Say why you agree or don’t agree with the statements
below. Give some examples. Discuss each statement with other
students.
1. Most men don’t spend enough time on their physical appearance.
2. Most woman look like their mothers and most men look like their
fathers.
3. It’s normal to put on weight as you get older.
4. Going on a diet is bad for your health.
5. You can learn about someone’s personality by studying his/her
face.
6. Small, everyday things can make people very stressed.
7. Would you go to see the plastic surgeon, when you become older?
8. What is opinion about the results of plastic operations and their
influences on a future life?
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armpit– подмышка
49
belly-button – пупок
50
thigh – бедро
51
eyebrow – брови
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eyelashes – ресницы
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Exercise 3. Which statement do you most agree with?
1. How long you live depends on your lifestyle (diet, exercise,
smoking, etc.)
2. How long you live depends on your genes.
Exercise 4. Read the text.
The perfect body.
Most people were surprised when Renee Zellweger got the part
OT\Bridget in the film Bridget Jones's Diary. The film is about a
young woman who worries about work, her weight and men.
Zellweger is a slim American woman – completely different from
Bridget who is English and overweight.
So, what did Zellweger do to get the part right? She had lessons to
improve her English accent and she put on about eleven kilos. For
several months she didn't do any exercise and she ate a lot of pizza,
peanut butter sandwiches and chocolate. Although it was fun at first,
she often felt quite sick.
Zellweger put the weight on because she thought it was important to
be as real as possible. She was surprised, however, by people's
criticisms. People criticized her for being fat when she put on
weight for the film. Then they criticized her again for being too
skinny when she lost weight after the film. She realized it's almost
impossible to have the perfect body in the eyes of the media.
So why did she do it? Well, money was probably one reason. On top
of her $15 million salary, she earned $ 255,000 for every kilo she
put on. That’s an extra $ 2.5 million! And it didn’t stop there. A
British slimming magazine paid her $3.5 million to lose all the
weight again. So perhaps Zellweger doesn’t need to care about the
criticism when she earns all this money!
Exercise 5. Mark the sentences true, false or don’t know.
1. Renee Zellweger was shot in the film Bridget Jone’s Diary.
2. Most people thought Zellweger was the wrong person for the
part of Bridget Jones.
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3. Zellweger was unsure about taking the part of Bridget.
weight/build
height
attractive or not
slim
tall beautiful
4. She learnt to speak like an English person.
5. She ate a lot and exercised a lot.
6. She put on weight to feel like Bridget Jones.
7. She earned $ 2.5 million for every kilo she put on.
8. She earned more money to lose weight than to put it on.
Exercise 6. Read these opinions. Which one(s) do you agree with
and why?
1. People worry too much about weight.
2. Putting on eleven kilos is dangerous.
3. I would do the same in her situation.
4. It was her work. She has done everything right.
Vocabulary. Appearance.
slim, tall, beautiful, skinny, fat, attractive,
unattractive, handsome, ugly, medium height, thin,
good-looking, short, overweight, muscular, well-build,
plump53
Exercise 12. Complete the table using the words and phrases from
the vocabulary.
Exercise 7. What’s the difference between:
1. slim and skinny?
2. fat and overweight?
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plump – полная (с пышными формами девушка)
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3. handsome and beautiful?
4. attractive and good–looking?
Vocabulary. Personality.
ambitious, hard-working, reserved54, open, organized,
unreliable, chatty, sensitive, purposeful, responsible,
punctual, diligent55, resourceful56, talented
Exercise 8. Match the adjectives in the box with the underlined
phrases in the sentences.
1. People with long fingers are easily upset.
2. People with short fingers are happy to talk about feelings.
3. People with straight fingers make lots of lists and plans.
4. People with a long first finger work hard.
5. People with a long ring finger don’t do what they say they
will do.
6. People with a thumb that bends back are easy to talk to and
talk a lot.
7. People with a thumb that doesn’t bend back don’t talk about
feelings or problems.
8. People with a long thumb really want to be successful.
Exercise 9. Discuss. What do you think of this way of analyzing
people’s personalities?
Exercise 10. Read the information below and decide what type of
hands you have got.
1. Texture of hands
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reserved – замкнутый, необщительный
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diligent – усердный, старательный
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resourceful – находчивый
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Soft hands. Soft hands can mean that the person is calm but
sometimes rather lazy. They are often not very ambitious.
Hard hands. People with hard hands sometimes get angry easily.
They are often very ambitious and energetic.
2. Shape of hands
Pointed hands. This means the person is artistic, sensitive and kind.
Often these people work with fashion or hairdressing.
Square hands. People with square hands are usually hard working,
organized and reliable. They are often good with money and
business.
Exercise 11. Try to analyze your partner’s personality. What have
you learned about him? How accurate do you think the information is
about your partner?
Communication: Telephone calls
Before you start read the strategies:
– Before phoning, always think about what you аге going to say.
– When you don't understand, ask the other person to repeat.
– When you leave а message, speak clearly and spell difficult names.
– То finish the саll, do not say goodbye directly. Say something else
first (e.g. Well, thank you very much).
Formal and informal phone calls
Exercise 12. Work in pairs. Use the strategies and role play in the
four situations below. At first define, which are formal and which are
informal.
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