- •Unit 1 Healthy Living
- •Vocabulary work
- •Find in the text the English equivalents for the following Russian words and word combinations .
- •Match words to get pairs of synonyms or synonymous expressions.
- •3.6. Answer and discuss the questions below:
- •Unit 2 Sleep
- •1.2. Divide the expressions below into two columns. Column a should contain expressions which can be used to characterize good sleep, column b – bad sleep.
- •2.1. Study the lexical units from the recording.
- •2.3. Listen to the second recording and mark the sentences as true or false.
- •2.4. Restore the missing information after listening to the text again.
- •2.5. Now listen to another recording in which people tell about the time they usually get up. Be ready to fix this time in the table.
- •3.1. Translate the following text into English. Enlarge upon each paragraph of the text to get a scientific report entitled “Benefits of Sleep”.
- •Unit 3 Sleep Disorders
- •1.1. Read the poem and say what situation it describes? Have you ever had a night of the kind? What did you do to induce youself to sleep? Did you finally manage to beat insomnia?
- •1.2. To learn more about sleep disorders match their names and their descriptions.
- •Some Things to Consider for a Good Night's Rest
- •Unit 4 No Smoking
- •1.2. Read the statistics on smoking in Russia. The figures look daunting, don’t they? What facts impressed you most of all?
- •Why do People Start to Smoke?
- •Vocabulary work
- •1. Match the words and their definitions.
- •3.1. Answer the following questions.
- •4.2. Interview a person who has managed to give up smoking, and on its basis write a true story similar to the one you’ve just read.
- •Unit 5 Eating Habits
- •1.2. Can you enlarge upon the lists of habits you’ve made?
- •2.1. Before reading the text answer these questions then read the text and compare your ideas with the specialists’ opinion. Don’t forget to do the vocabulary work suggested below the text.
- •Healthy Eating
- •3.3. Listen to the recording once again and complete the table below.
- •3.4. Now listen to four more people who will describe their eating habits. Use the information from the recording to complete the table.
- •3.6. What sort of health problems can we solve by changing our eating habits?
- •4.2. Now describe you eating habits in a detailed way. Is it necessary to introduce any changes into them?
- •3.4. Choose one of the famous sayings and dwell upon it.
- •Unit 6 Drinking Alcohol
- •1.1. Can you understand when people are under the influece of alcohol? What changes can you notice in their behavouir and physical state?
- •1.2. Now study the following facts and say how alcohol influences people.
- •3.1. Study the lexical units you are going to hear in the recording.
- •3.2. After listening to the dialogue for the first time choose the correct alternative.
- •3.3. Listen to the recording once again and complete Tom’s ideas. While reporting them in class transform them into indirect speech.
- •4.1. Luckily Tom has managed to quit drinking quite easily, many people can’t do that. What helped him to get rid of this harmful habit? Is drinking a habit or a real disease?
- •2.1. Study the words which may cause difficulties in understanding.
- •2.2. Listen to the first part of the recording and clarify the difference between “substance abuse” and “addiction”. Be ready to answer the questions.
- •2.3. Now listen to the second part of the recording and fill in the gaps with the words or expressions you hear in the text.
- •3.1. Read the text, do the vocabulary work given below and answer the following questions:
- •Teenagers and Drugs
- •Vocabulary work
- •1. Provide English equivalents for the following Russian words.
- •2. Paraphrase the italicized part in the sentences.
- •3. Match the words and expressions which have a similar meaning.
- •4.1. Do you own research work and find information about drug-addiction among Russian schoolchildren.
- •Unit 8 aids
- •1.1. Read the poem written by an anonymous writer. What problem does it touch upon? What ideas does each part of the poem render?What do you know about aids?
- •1.2. Look at the diagram and analyze the infection rate in various regions of the world. What are the hardest-hit areas? What can be accounted for such dismal statistics?
- •2.1. Read the text informing the readers about the situation with aids in Russia. Do the vocabulary work and answer the questions below.
- •Russia Wakes Up to aids Epidemic
- •Vocabulary work
- •1. Translate the following words and word-combinations into Russian.
- •2. Paraphrase the italicized part in the sentences.
- •3. Insert appropriate prepositions into the gaps.
- •3.1. Listen to the text and resrore the missing information.
- •Unit 9 sports
- •2.1. Now read what English scientists write about the role of physical activities for a healthy living. Do the vocabulary work given below and answer these questions.
- •About the Benefits of Exercise
- •Physical activity targets
- •Achieve your goals
- •Unit 10 stress
- •2.1. Read the first text given below and find sentences in it which support the following statements.
- •Stress in our Life
- •Common misconceptions about stress
- •Unit 11 Life Expectancy
- •Life Expectancy
- •Seven Surprising Things that Help you Live Longer
- •Vocabulary work
- •1. Find in the text English equivalents for the following Russian words and word combinations.
- •2. Explain the meaning of the underlined part of the sentence.
- •Are You Going To Live To 100?
- •3.4. Make up a list of resolutions which will help you live longer and healthier. Put them into practice today and remember “Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today”!
- •Scripts unit 1 Healthy Lifestyle
- •Unit 2 Sleep
- •Unit 3 Sleep Disorders
- •Unit 4 No Smoking
- •Unit 5 Eating Habits
- •Unit 6 Drinking Alcohol
- •Unit 7 Taking Drugs
- •What Are Substance Abuse and Addiction?
- •Unit 8 aids
- •Unit 9 Sports
- •Unit 10 Exam Stress
- •Unit 11 Life Expectancy
- •Список использованной литературы
- •Список использованных интернет-сайтов
Vocabulary work
Find in the text the English equivalents for the following Russian words and word combinations .
Влиять на что-либо, иметь слабое здоровье, высокая самооценка, дышать, осуществлять контроль за чем-либо, условия труда, поддержка со стороны общества, влияние, долголетие, генетические характеристики, принимать наркотики, справляться со стрессом, иметь доступ, быть восприимчивым к заболеванию.
Match words to get pairs of synonyms or synonymous expressions.
1) status |
a) to react |
2) clean |
b) illness |
3) to respond |
c) pure |
4) propensity |
d) influence |
5) disease |
e) mental health |
6) to take drugs |
f) position |
7) impact |
g) tendency |
8) mental well-being |
h) long life |
9) longevity |
i) to be a drug addict |
Cross the odd word out of the list.
Clear, clean, contaminated, pure.
Malady, disease, sickness, bout.
Genetic inheritance, genetic make-up, genetic disorder, genetic burden.
Health service, health care, health maintenance, health aids.
Disability, health, well-being, fitness.
Section 3. Listening
3.1. Study the words and word-combinations you are going to hear in the recording.
Recording 1
to pay expensive gym fees – платить большие деньги за посещение спортзала
mat - коврик
brisk - быстрый
sneakers – кроссовки
excuse – причина, оправдание
pillar – основание, ведущий принцип
to take the subway – ехать на метро
strenuous –усердный, энергичный
3.2. Listen to the conversation and identify its type.
An interview in which a fitness instructor gives beginners professional recommendations.
An interview in which a sporty person shares his own experience.
3.3. Listen to the dialogue again and choose the correct alternative to complete the sentences.
1. Jeff thinks that the most important thing in keeping fit is…
a) yoga.
b) discipline.
c) brisk walk.
2. He practises yoga…
a) at home.
b) at a fitness center.
c) in a gym.
3. According to Jeff one should exercise …. to remain healthy.
a) strenuously and regularly
b) regularly
c) strenuously
3.4. Listen to another conversation, say how the speakers are related to each other.
They are …
Husband and wife.
A teacher and a pupil.
Two friends.
3.5. Listen to the conversation once again and while listening arrange the remarks of the dialogue in the correct order.
Woman: Humph
Woman: And you need to watch your diet and cut back on the fatty foods, like ice cream. And you should try eating more fresh fruits and vegetables.
Man: Well, okay, but . . .
Man: Nope, that's all for now. Hey, hon, you know, they're organizing a company basketball team, and I'm thinking about joining. What do you think?
Woman: And you should take up a little weight training to strengthen your muscles or perhaps try cycling to build up your cardiovascular system. Oh, and you need to go to bed early instead of watching TV half the night.
Woman: Well . . . you ought to at least have a physical before you begin. I mean, it HAS been at least five years since you played at all.
Woman: Anything else?
Man: Honey, the basketball game is about to start. And could you bring some chips and a bowl of ice cream? And . . . uh . . . a slice of pizza from the fridge.
Woman: No, I just love you, and I want you to be around for a long, long time.
Man: Hey, you're starting to sound like my personal fitness instructor!
Man: "Humph" What do you mean "Humph." I was the star player in high school.
Man: So, what are you suggesting? Should I just abandon the idea? I'm not that out of shape.
Woman: Yeah, twenty-five years ago. Look, I just don't want you to have a heart attack running up and down the court.
Man: Yeah, you're probably right.