Healthy life style

KEEPING FIT

1. Would you describe yourself as:

Very fit (в хорошей форме, здоровый)	Average (нормальный, обыкновенный, обычный, средний
Quite fit	Unfit (нездоровый; негодный (по состоянию здоровья)

2. Do you think physical fitness is important?( физическая подготовленность)

3. Do you ever get out of breath? (запыхаться, задыхаться)

Can you touch your toes(without bending your knees?)

Can you run for 1 km?

Can you hang from a bar, supporting your own weight for 20 seconds?

4. Does your daily routine involve any physical exertion?( физическое напряжение)

5. If you take regular exercise how often do you take it?

every day	More than once a week
every other day (через день)	Once a week

6. If you take regular exercise, in which of the following ways do you take it?

sport	dance	yoga
jogging	cycling	walking
swimming	keep-fit exercises

7. If you play a sport, is it

a team game	amateur
competitive (соревновательный, состязательный	professional
organized

8. Do you possess any sports equipment?

9. Do you/Did you have to play any sports at school?

If so which ones?

How often?

10. Do you/Did you have Physical Education at school?

If so how often?

11. Do you think sports or P.E. should be a compulsory part of the school curriculum? Why? Why not?

12. Have you ever taken up any other following because of your health?

running

swimming

regular exercise

Put a tick (ν) by the things that you think are good for your health and a cross(x) by the things you think are bad for your health.

eating meat	yoga	crisps	smoking	sugar	watching TV
living alone	tea	alcohol	running	coffee	vitamin pills
keeping a pet	salt	flying	sunbathing	stress	being vegetarian

1. Match verbs 1-8 with phrases a-h to form collocations connected with a healthy lifestyle

1 stay	a enough sleep
2 keep	b fit
3 avoid	c a sensible diet
4 go	d jogging
5 work out	e in shape
6 get	f weight
7 lose	g stress
8 follow	h in the gym

to stay fit= to keep fit-быть бодрым и здоровым

to stay in shape =to keep in shape- быть в хорошей (плохой) спортивной форме

to avoid stress-избегать стресс; напряженное состояние

to go jogging- бег трусцой (в том числе как вид спорта)

to work out in the gym- work out at a gym twice a week — тренироваться в спортзале два раза в неделю

get enough sleep- достаточно спать

get fit

get in a shape-

lose weight-похудеть

follow a sensible diet (целесообразный_

2. Match the phrases with their definitions.

put on weight	start (a new hobby)
give up	grow fatter
cut down on (сокращать, урезать)	have less of
take up	stop (doing)

3. Read the following leaflet giving advice on leading a healthy life. Some phrases have been left out of the text. Choose from phrases A-I below to complete the gaps. There is one phrase you’re not going to need.

HOW TO LIVE TO BE 100

DO

* Reduce calories and cut down on sweets, cakes and chocolate. If you are overweight, try to lose weight. Being overweight increases your (1)……………..of developing circulation problems.

* Follow a sensible diet-eat as much low-fat food as possible: chicken, fish and yogurt are good for you. Aim to eat at least five portions of fruit and vegetables a day to ensure your (2)……………….of Vitamin C and health-giving minerals.

*Give up smoking-every cigarette shortens your life.

* Lead an active lifestyle. Keep fit and stay in shape: (3)………………out in the gym or take up jogging? Choose an activity that you(4)………………….. . Exercise should be a pleasure, not a duty. Aim to exercise for about 30 minutes at least five times a week. If you work sitting down, (5)…………………up as often as you can and walking around for a while.

DON’T

*Don’t go to bed late: if you don’t get enough sleep, you will lack energy and you will age faster. Sleep replenishes the energies spent during the day and aids the natural healing process of the body.

*Don’t get stressed: (6)……………….. and avoid stress at home, school or work. Learn to relax, and when you feel that your stress level is rising, take a break.

*Don’t eat between meals: it’s the fastest way to put on weight. If you (7)…………snacks, try at least to eat healthy snacks, like fruit or yogurt.

*Don’t be a fitness fanatic! You need to stay in shape but remember to (8)…………….

A why not work	D chances	G maintain a balanced lifestyle
B it’s worth practicing	E can’t give up	H enjoy doing
C keep calm	F try getting	I intake

intake- поглощение, потребление

hospital	больница
ward	палата
ache	Продолжительная боль
toothache	Зубная боль
headache	Головная боль
Stomach-ache	Боль в желудке
Heart attack	Сердечный приступ
cold	простуда
Cold in the head	насморк
Chicken-pox	ветрянка
disease	болезнь
flu	грипп
pain	Боль (острая, внезапная)
pneumonia	Воспаление легких
cups	банки
drops	капли
medicine	лекарство
treatment	лечение
dentist	Зубной врач
patient	пациент
surgeon	хирург
To bandage	перевязывать
To be down with pneumonia	Лежать с воспалением легких
To be operated on for(cancer)	Перенести операцию(рака)
To bring down the temperature	Сбить температуру
To catch a cold	простудиться
To cough	кашлять
To cure	Вылечить, излечить
To examine a patient	Осмотреть больного
To fall ill	заболеть
To feel one’s pulse	Щупать пульс
To give an injection	Сделать укол
To have a bad cold	простудиться
To keep one’s bed	Оставаться в постели, соблюдать постельный режим
To listen to one’s heart	Выслушать сердце
To make out a prescription	Выписать рецепт
To measure one’s blood pressure	Измерить давление крови
To prescribe some medicine	Выписать лекарство
To recover	выздороветь
To sneeze	чихать
To suffer from	Страдать от
To take a medicine	Принимать лекарство
To take one’s temperature	Измерять температуру
To treat	лечить
I am running a temperature	У меня температура
I am sick	Меня тошнит
I have a sore throat	У меня болит горло
I have a pain in my back	У меня болит спина
It is hard to swallow	Трудно глотать
What do you complain of?	На что вы жалуетесь
What do you take for a headache?	Что вы принимаете от головной боли?
Where do you feel pain?	Где у вас болит?
How are you?	Как вы себя чувствуете?
I don’t feel well	Я плохо себя чувствую
What’s the matter with you?	Что с тобой?
You don’t look very fit.	Ты плохо выглядишь
We’d better send for a doctor	Не лучше ли послать за доктором?
hurt	Причинить боль, повредить, ушибить2) болеть, испытывать боль
ache	болеть, испытывать боль болеть; сострадать (кому-л.) ; переживать (о чём-л., за кого-л. - for)
pain	боль

be in shape	быть в форме
exercise	упражняться, тренироваться
lose weight	похудеть
ride a bike	ездить на велосипеде
run	бегать
stretch	растягиваться
tone up muscles	укреплять мышцы
train	тренироваться

athletic	спортивный
energetic	энергичный
healthy	здоровый
muscular	мускулистый
strong	сильный

drinking alcohol	пить алкоголь
eating fatty foods	есть жирную пищу
living a stressful life	жить жизнью, полной стрессов
overworking	переутомляться/работать слишком много
smoking cigarettes	курить сигареты

cereals	злаки
fruit	фрукты
honey	мед
milk	молоко
rice	рис
vegetables	овощи
wholemeal bread	ржаной хлеб
yoghurt	йогурт

Word list

aerobics	аэробика
avoid	избегать
Build up	укрепить
cereals	злаки
cigarettes	сигареты
classes	занятия
muscles	мускулы
opportunity	возможность
Press-ups	отжимания
Sit-ups	приседания
smoke	курить
Sports centre	Спортивный клуб
stressful	растянуть
vegetable	овощи
Warm up	разминка
Wholemeal bread	Ржаной хлеб
yoga	йога

LESSON 2.

1. What does it mean to you to be healthy?

(To be healthy means that every organ works well. I don’t think being healthy means beautiful or muscular. Your body is in good condition.

2. I think it is important to be healthy, isn’t it?

(Yes, it is. If you are healthy, you are happy, you can work and rest well. Sick people usually have bad characters, they are never pleased or satisfied. They are not easy to deal with)

3. Do you think it is important to lead a healthy way of life?

(Yes, I think. Otherwise you can easily fall ill and lose the possibility to lead a happy life. Nobody likes to be ill. Sick people usually have bad characters, they are never pleased or satisfied. They are not easy to deal with. They usually have few friends, and have to spend much money on medicines and doctors instead of having fun.)

4. What do you think one can do to be healthy? Does it have much with what you eat?

(I think that a healthy way of life is eating healthy food and exercising regularly.

Giving up bad habits and going in for sports can make you healthy.)

5. Do you think going in for sports can make you healthy?

(Yes, I do. Exercise makes us strong and healthy, make our muscles work well)

6. What sports do you go in for? Are you good at sport?

(I do not want to go in for professional sport because it can be harmful and cause injuries. I think if you are choosing a sport for keeping fit you should choose something like jogging or table tennis, swimming. The possibility of injuring while doing these sports is very low.

7. Do you keep to a certain diet? What is it if you do?

(I’m not really on a diet. What I can say I try to eat less of sugar, bread, sweets and alike things)

8. Do you think it is OK to take pills to be healthy?

(I think if a doctor prescribes you to take medicines, that’s OK. But taking pills or vitamins without consulting a doctor can be dangerous. )

9. Keeping your normal weight is very important for being healthy, isn’t it?

(Yes, I think one should exercise watch one’s weight)

10. What about exercising?

(Exercises make us strong and healthy because our muscles work well and get enough food)

11. What else do you have to do to lead a healthy way of life?

(There are several hygienic procedures, which are necessary to be health, such as visiting a dentist, cleaning your teeth correctly, taking shower every day. If you don’t have any bad habits, watch your weight and exercise regularly, then your way of life can be considered healthy.)