unit 9: a healthy liétyle

Activity 1 A Pair work What are the people below doing?. B Pair work Look at these suggestions for having a healthier lifestyle.. Ask your partner the questions, and check  the answers.

Activity 1 A Pair work

What are the people below doing? Do they have healthy lifestyles? Describe them using these words and your own ideas

activ

e fit lazy stressed busy healthy relaxed unhealthy

“He’s eating junk food and watching TV He looks lazy and ”

B Pair work

Look at these suggestions for having a healthier lifestyle Add two more Then check () the ones you think you can do

 get up early and go for a run  go for a bike ride

 ride a bike to class  go swimming

 walk instead of taking the bus  go dancing with friends

 eat a good breakfast  avoid all junk food

 _ 

C Join another pair

Compare your answers from part B Why can’t your partners do some things?

“Why can’t you go to a gym?”

“ I’m too busy, and it’s expensive!”

Activity 2 A Pair work

Look at these people What do you think each person’s problem is?

“I think Kris wants to lose weight.”

B Listen The people are now calling a radio show called “ How

Can I Help?” Check () the advice each caller receives

Kris  Have fruit, not candy.  Eat a good breakfast Yes / No

 Avoid all snacks  Exercise more Yes / No

Tim  Don’t work late on

Fridays  Take a vacation Yes / No

 Sleep late on weekends  Work on weekends a

Jill  Take long walks  Quit your job Yes / No

 Get a hobby  Learn to relax Yes / No

C Listen again Do you callers agree with the advice?

Circle Yes or no

Activity 3 A Pair work

Take this survey Ask your partner the questions, and check () the answers Then go to page 92 to score the survey

1 How much fruit do

you eat?  none  some  a lot

2 How much junk food

do you eat?  none  some  a lot

3 What do you usually

drink?  coffee  tea  soda  water

4 How often do you

exercise?  never  sometimes  often  all the time

5 How often do you get

sick?  never  hardly ever  often  all the time

6 What do you usually

do to reduce stress?  sleep  eat  exercise  nothing

B Pair work

Do you agree with the analysis? Who has a healthier lifestyle?

Activity 1 Pair work Look at these pictures Then discuss

the questions below

Do you ever sleep in class? at work? on the bus or train?

Can you sleep anywhere, or do you need a comfortable bed?

Is it ever difficult for you to get to sleep? Why?

I never sleep during class “Yes, You do?”

Activity 2 A Pair work What do you know about sleeping and

dreaming? Check () True or False

2 A sound sleeper moves less than a light sleeper  

3 Most people need nine hours of sleep a night  

4 Reading in bed helps you sleep  

5 Some people don’t dream at all  

6 The average person has about four dreams a

night

7 Not everyone can remember his or her dreams  

8 Eating before bed can give you nightmares  

B Listen You will hear an expert talk about sleeping and dreaming.

Were your guesses correct?

How much sleep do you get during the week? On weekends?

Do you ever take naps during the day? How do you feel afterward?

Do you usually remember your dreams?

Do you ever dream in English?

“I sleep about six hours a night during the week, but on weekends I sleep ”

Activity 3 A Pair work

Take this survey Ask your partner the questions, and check the answers Then go to page 92 to score the survey

B Pair work Do you agree with the analysis?

What’s the longest you’ve ever stayed awake? What’s the longest you’ve ever slept?

How do you feel if you sleep too much?

What do you do if you can’t sleep?

Are you an “early bird” or a “night owl”?

“The longest I’ve ever stayed awake was 24

hours I studied all night for a test.”

“Wow! How long did you sleep the next day?”

Self-study

For extra grammar, listening, and vocabulary practice,

go to pages 110 -111

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