Unit 02. Health. Lesson 6. Skills 2

1 / p.23 The five Olympic rings stand for the five chief regions of the world: Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania.. The ring colours are representative of at least one colou

HEALTH

SKILLS 2

I LISTENING

1 Discuss the following questions with a partner.

( Ex 1 / p.23)

The five Olympic rings stand for the five chief regions of the world: Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania The ring colours are representative of at least one colour in every national flag in the world: blue for Europe, yellow for Asia, black for Africa, green for Oceania, and red for America

I LISTENING

1 Discuss the following questions with a partner.

( Ex 1 / p.23)

1 What sports do people do in the Olympics?

2 The Olympic sport below is sometimes called

“the ironman event.” Why?

2 Listen to the interview with an ironman Tick () the problems he had as a child ( Ex 2/p.23)

stomachache allergy

sick

3 Listen to the interview again What advice does he give about preparing for the event? (Ex 3/p.23)

Do more exercise

Watch less TV.

Sleep more.

Eat more fruits/ vegetables.

Eat less junk food.

4 Are the following sentences true (T) or false (F)( Ex 4/p.23)

1 He wanted to do sports because of his friends.

2 Taking up sports was easy.

3 He takes part in this event only in Viet Nam

4 In this event, you swim, run and climb.

5 This event uses more than 6000 calories

5 Discuss the following in groups.(Ex 5/p.23)

1 Why is the triathlon a difficult event?

2 Can you think of other Olympic sports that are harder/ easier?

3 Would you like to try the triathlon one day? Why/ why not?

II WRITING

1 Match the problems with the answers?

(Ex 6 / p.23)

1 Dear Dr Law,

I play computer games and

watch TV a lot My eyes feel

really dry What should I do?

Thanks in advance,

Quang

2 Dear Dr Law,

I love burgers and chips, but

I’m putting on weight What

can I do?

Regards,

Barry

3 Dear Dr Law,

By the weekend I’m so tired

Do you think I should sleep

in, or wake up at the usual

time on Saturday and

Sunday?

Thank you!

Tim

a Dear _

I think you should set your alarm for 8a.m., or 9a.m It’s good to maintain your usual sleep pattern Try to exercise, or do something healthy once you are awake.

Stay healthy,

Dr Law

b Dear _

You can start to count your calories Then think about how much exercise you do Eat less junk food, and exercise more You should

be fine.

Stay healthy,

Dr Law

c Dear _

You should try to rest your eyes Also, try the 20-20-20 rule: every twenty minutes look away about 20 feet for 20 seconds Easy to remember, right?

Stay healthy,

Dr Law

a. Dear Tim,

I think you should set your alarm for 8a.m., or 9a.m It’s good to maintain your usual sleep pattern Try to exercise, or do something healthy once you are awake

Stay healthy,

Dr Law

b. Dear Barry,

You can start to count your calories Then think about how much exercise you do Eat less junk food, and exercise more You should be fine

Stay healthy,

Dr Law

c. Dear Quang,

You should try to rest your eyes Also, try the 20-20-20 rule: every twenty minutes look away about 20 feet for 20 seconds Easy to remember, right? Stay healthy,

Dr Law

* Underline the word/ phrase that Dr Law uses to give advice.

* REMEMBER

To give advice, you can use:

 You should …

 You can …

 It will be good if you …

 Do something more/ less …

2 Work in pairs (Ex 7 / p.23) Now , with a partner choose one of the following problems….

Anna: played outside all day/ has sunburn/ has a temperature.

Ngoc: fells weak/ feels tired/ sleeps in.

Khang: ate too much/ has stomachache/ feels sick.

Practise the exercises again.

Do exercises E1, 2, 3 (page 16 / workbook).

Prepare LOOKING BACK AND PROJECT.

III AT HOME