4. Lexis

1). Fill in prepositions where necessary.

15 ways to de-stress

1. Take … your watch.

2. Switch … your mobile phone.

3. Don’t eat your breakfast … your feet - sit … and enjoy … it.

4. Put … your most comfortable clothes.

5. Don’t run … the bus – let it go.

6. Smell … the roses.

7. Give … the gym.

8. Fall … love.

9. Only switch … TV if there’s something you really want to watch.

10. Throw … any clothes you haven’t worn … the past two years.

11. Have a laugh.

12. Hang … your clothes when you take them … .

13. Spend ten minutes doing absolutely nothing.

14. Walk.

15. Put … your favourite music and turn … the volume.

2).Fill in the blanks with the words from the box.

keep fit jogging unfit diet work out in shape aerobics

a). I’m so … . Maybe I should start doing aerobics. That would get me … .

b). I need to get some exercise; do you fancy going … ?

c). Our body needs a healthy, balanced … of vitamins, proteins and carbohydrates.

d). I try to … at the gym at least twice a week. It helps me to … .

e). Dan is an … instructor at a local fitness centre.

3). Read the text and decide which answer (А, В, С or D) best fits each space.

Keeping fit and staying healthy have, not (1) ... , become a growth (2)………. .Quite apart from the amount of money spent each year on doctors' prescriptions and private medical (3)……. , huge sums are now spent on health foods and remedies of various kinds, from vitamin pills to mineral water, not to mention health clubs and keep-fit books and videos. We are more concerned than ever, it seems, about the water we drink and the air we breathe. But accidents can still befall even the fittest and most health-conscious of us. One of my friends, who is a keep-fit (4) .. , a non-smoker and teetotaller,

and who is very (5) ....'. about what he eats, is at present languishing in bed with a wrist in plaster and a badly (6) ankle.

1. A strangely В unusually С evidently D surprisingly

2. A business В industry С trade D commerce

3. A attention В curing С treatment D therapy

4. A fanatic В activist С extremist D militant

5. A singular В particular С special D peculiar

6. A torn В scraped С grazed D sprained

4). Complete each space with a word formed from the words in capitals.

Text 1

Bottled water is expensive, unreliable and has no health benefits

- at least, that's the view of Water Board chief Bill Tyson. To

(1) .. what good value for money ordinary tap HIGH

water still represents, Tyson is running a campaign promoting good old-fashioned tap water and, by implication, criticising bottled

water. He claims that there is little to (2) DIFFER

bottled water from tap water, since there are often discrepancies

between the added mineral (3) of bottled water CONTAIN

and what's on the label. Furthermore, he claims some bottled water

(4) are blended from several sources and might PRODUCE

even contain tap water. The exaggerated claims made by bottled

water manufacturers are 'nothing short of (5) ', SCANDAL

he added.

Text 2

My interest in alternative medicine began when I learned

(6) techniques to help overcome stress. I was a RELAX

student in those days, and I became fascinated by the idea of maintaining harmony and flow of healthy energy in the body.

Now I'm a fully qualified homeopathic (7) ... , and I PRACTICE

work on the fundamental principle that illness is caused by

(8) in the body. The remedies I prescribe aim to BALANCE

restore this balance. And contrary to (9) belief, PEOPLE

homeopathy is based on very sound (10) principles. SCIENCE

5. Speaking

Group work. Prepare the survey on the topic Healthy Lifestyle. Interview the students of another group.

Consolidation

1. Body knowledge quiz

1). Try to give your answers to the following questions.

a). What is the aerobic system?

b). The ‘happy hormones’ that are released during exercise are called …

c). A balanced diet should include …

d). Which activities are best for keeping supply?

e). To keep healthy you should exercise for at least …

g). You build up stamina by …

2). Listen to an expert. What were the answers she gave?

2. Role-play

Develop the idea of creating a health centre ‘Body and Soul’.

Play roles of medical people, instructors, administrative people, customers, etc.

What can the main goal of this centre be? Think of its motto.

What facilities and services could it provide to people?

What problems should people come there with?

Unit 3. City

Topic 1. Cities of the world

1. Warm-up

Pair work. Ask and answer:

What is your native place?

What is it famous for?

Where are you living now?

How long have you been living there?

How do you like it?

2. Listening for gist

1). Match the extracts with the problem the speaker refers to.

A. lack of green spaces.

B. longer working hours

C. heavy traffic

D. high prices

E. inconsiderate neighbours

F. crime

G. pollution

H. loneliness

2). Listen to four people speaking about the places (IO pI: 07). Match each speaker with a place.

Who likes living where they live? Who doesn’t?

1. Venice, Italy

2. La Bastide, France

3. Heidelberg, Germany

4. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil