Check the words in the box. How to Stay Active and Healthy

How to Stay Active and Healthy

Discuss the following.

Ø Compare teens all over the world. Which country ranks first in the number of troublesome teenagers? What about Russia? What are major youth problems?

Ø What is the role of state institutions and governmental bodies in fostering youth?

Ø Compare British and Russian situation with young people:

· Young people spend most of the time ………;

· They are ………….;

· At home with their parents children …………;

· People have the right to do ……/ to wear ……../to tell ………../ to behave ……..,etc.

Projet work. Choose the works of famous Russian writers: e.g. A. Pushkin, F. Dostoevskiy, L. Tolstoi, etc. Find examples of generation gap. Analyze the solutions suggested in the novels. Share with your group mates.

Unit 4. Lifestyle

Lead in

Everyone wants to be happy. But each person looks for happiness in a different way.

Each wants his or her own kind of life. The way you spend your time is called lifestyle.

Ø What constitutes an active lifestyle?

Ø How do you stay healthy

Vocabulary

●to eat a healthy diet ●high/low-calorie ●take vitamins●lose/put on weight●cut down on sugar/fat●give up smoking / junk food●keep fit●go swimming/dancing/jogging/skiing/skating/cycling●working out ingym

1. Look at the pictures. Check (√) the things you do to stay healthy.

 

I play sports.

      I eat healthy foods.

      I take vitamins.

      I meditate.  

      I walk a lot.

    I ride a bicycle.

      I work out in a gym.

      I jog.

     

I do aerobics.

      I swim.

 

I dance.

   

I don’t smoke.

Reading

You are going to read answers from a survey about staying healthy. The survey question is “How do you stay healthy?”Read the survey silently. Look for the answer to the survey question how each of the six stays healthy.

Survey: How do you stay healthy?

Lyn Cone Age: 88 years old “I don’t exercise. I just enjoy life. Keep smiling, I always say.”	Li Chang Age: 24 years old “I go to a gym three times a week. I usually go after work.”	Herb Wood Age: 48 years old “Stay healthy? Well… I smoke. And I don’t exercise. I sit at a desk all day. I do take vitamins…sometimes.”
Nobuyuki Oda Age: 52 years old “I get my exercise at my job. I’m a construction worker. I stand from 8 in the morning to 6 in the evening. I’m always bending and lifting heavy things. Do you want to see my muscles?”	Velia Cruz Age: 28 years old “I love sports – all kinds! I love tennis, soccer, baseball, and basketball. I have to work during the week but I try to play sports on the weekends.”	Megumi Saito Age: 35 years old “I have three children. One is three. One is four. One is six. They’re always running. I can never sit down. That’s my exercise – running after children. Oh…excuse me…there they go now!”

Practice

1. Which one is a healthy lifestyle? Check (√) the appropriate answers.

	jogging		taking vitamins
	swimming		doing aerobics
	dancing		smoking
	smoking		getting enough to sleep
	meditating		going to bed late
	walking a lot		eating junk food
	playing sport		working out in a gym
	riding a bicycle		playing computer games at night
	drinking beer every day		taking yoga classes
	staying in good moods		Eating healthy food

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