He who has health has hope and

He who has health has hope and

He who has hope has everything.

Arab proverb

Lead-in

Work in pairs or small groups. Discuss the following questions.

1. What words and images do you associate with the expression “a healthy way of life”?
2. Is there anything more important than health?
3. Does health depend on you?
4. Keeping fit… Is it an important issue for people?
5. Why is it necessary to go in for sports?

 

2. Give personal information.

1. Do you care about your health?
2. What is your attitude towards bad habits?
3. How do you keep fit?
4. Do you work out in a gym?Do you jog or run?
5. What other exercise do you get? How often?

READING

A sound mind in a sound body. An ideal person according to the Greeks was a person who was strong both physically and mentally. They never admired a person who was just a good athlete, or just a good artist or a scientist, but was not fond of sports. What do you feel when you hear: ”A sound mind in a sound body”? Read through the following texts and make up your own project about what fitness is for you.

 

Keeping fit

Physical fitness is a general state of good health, usually as a result of exercise and nutrition. Physical fitness can also be described as a condition that allows us to look, feel and do our best. Being fit helps us have more energy for work or studies throughout the day, and energy left over to enjoy our leisure time activities. It is also the ability to withstand stress and to carry on in circumstances where an unfit person could not continue.

Physical fitness involves the perform­ance of the heart and lungs, and the muscles of the body. And, since what we do with our bodies also affects what we can do with our minds, fitness influences to some degree qualities such as mental alertness and emo­tional stability.

Fitness is an individual quality that varies from person to person. It is influ­enced by age, sex, heredity, personal habits, exercise and eating practices. You can’t do anything about the first three factors. However, it is within your power to change and improve the others where needed.

 

Ways to grow old and to stay young

· Exercise keeps you young.

• Eat for health.
• Limit alcoholic drinks.
• Smoking ages you prematurely.
• Catch illness early when it can be treated.
• Deal with stress.
• Think young and keep your mind active.

Read the article and do the tasks after it.

Find the places in the text where the following phrases should go.

a) to live a healthy lifestyle

b) become unhappy and ill

c) directly affects how you feel physically

d) becomes out of balance

e) in a more fulfilling way

f) create a sense of general wellbeing

VOCABULARY

age (n) live / reach an age people of all ages	- возраст - дожить до определённого возраста - люди всех возрастов
alert (a)	- живой, проворный
allow (v)	- позволять, давать возможность
circumstance (n)	- обстоятельство, условие
change (v)	- менять(ся), изменять(ся)
deal with (v)	- разг. справляться с (ситуацией)
eat (v)	- есть; поглощать, поедать
exercise (n) exercise (v)	- упражнение, тренировка; физическая нагрузка - упражняться, тренироваться
fit (a) feel / keep fit fitness (n)	- находящийся в хорошей форме; разг. здоровый - быть бодрым и здоровым - хорошая физическая форма
give up (v)	- отказаться; бросить (что-л.)
habit (n) good / bad habit be in the habit of doing smth acquire / develop / form a habit break (off) a habit get into a habit get out of a habit fall into a habit make a habit of smth	- привычка; склад характера; склонности - полезная / вредная привычка - иметь привычку что-л. делать - приобретать привычку - бросать привычку; избавляться от привычки - привыкать - отвыкать - усвоить привычку - делать привычку из чего-л.
health (n) mental health physical health enjoy good health be in bad / poor / ill health promote (good) health recover / regain one’s health ruin smb’s health She swims for her health. healthy (a) healthful (a)	- здоровье - душевное здоровье - физическое здоровье - быть в добром здравии - иметь слабое здоровье - способствовать улучшению здоровья - восстанавливать здоровье - подрывать чьё-л. здоровье - Она занимается плаванием ради здоровья. - здоровый; полезный - целебный; полезный; оздоровительный
heredity (n)	- наследственность; унаследованные особенности
improve (v) improve in health	- улучшать(ся), совершенствовать(ся) - поправляться
influence (n) positive influence negative influence influence (v)	- влияние, действие, воздействие - позитивное, положительное влияние - негативное влияние, пагубное воздействие - оказывать влияние, воздействовать
involve (v)	- включать в себя, вовлекать
ill (a) illness (n)	- больной, нездоровый - нездоровье; болезнь
keep (v) keep to	- поддерживать; сохранять - придерживаться; следовать (чему-л.)
mind (n) state of mind	- разум; умственные способности; ум; дух, душа - настроение, расположение духа
need (v)	- нуждаться; иметь надобность, потребность
necessary (a)	- необходимый, нужный, требуемый
nutrition (n)	- питание; пища
perform­ (v) performance (n)	- выполнять, исполнять, совершать - характеристика (работы); эффективность
quality (n)	- качество, свойство; особенность; характерная черта
shape be in good shape	- форма - быть в хорошей физической форме
vary (v) various (a) variety (n)	- изменяться; отличаться; варьировать - различный, разный, разнообразный - разнообразие; многообразие
withstand (v)	- устоять (перед чем-л.), выдержать (что-л.); противостоять, не поддаваться (чему-л.)
work out (v) work out in / at a gym twice a week	- заниматься спортом, тренироваться - тренироваться в спортзале два раза в неделю

Word building

A LIFESTYLE “TO DIE FOR”?

Research has revealed some worrying trends in the way young people are leading their lives. Bad 1) ___ (eat) habits are at the top of the list, with many youngsters eating too much of the wrong thing. Health experts warn that the 2) ___ (consume) of large quantities of junk food puts children in danger of becoming obese¹ and creating serious health problems later on in life.

The sit-down lifestyle led by children today is also a major cause for concern. Preferring to sit for hours at a computer screen chatting instead of² actually going out and mixing with friends is a growing 3) ___ (tend) among young people, causing them to become more antisocial. Moreover, the 4) ___ (combine) of lack of exercise and too much sitting, with eating too much 5) ___ (health) food is a recipe for disaster.

There are, however, ways of 6) ___ (tackle³) these problems. For example, youngsters and their parents can make sure they have a 7) ___ (balance) diet consisting of five portions of fruit and vegetables a day. Moreover, children should limit their time on the Internet and take the chance to meet with their friends in their free time. They could even join a club or society where they could make new friends. One thing is for sure, a lifestyle of junk food and lack of exercise is certainly not one worth 8) ___ (die) for.

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¹ obese – тучный, страдающий ожирением

² instead of – вместо чего-л., взамен чего-л.; вместо того чтобы

³ tackle – пытаться найти решение (проблемы)

Adjectives / Comparisons

Present Continuous

I am (‘m) working.Youare (‘re) working.He / She / It is (‘s) working. Are youworking? Isheworking? Yes, I am. / No, he isn’t. I am (‘m) not working.He is not (isn’t) working.Theyare not (aren’t) working.

Present Perfect

I / Youhave (‘ve) left / arrived. He / She / Ithas (‘s) left / arrived. Haveyouleft / arrived? Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t. Ihave not (haven’t) left / arrived. He / She / Ithas not (hasn’t) left / arrived.

Present Perfect Continuous

I / Youhave (‘ve) been skiing. He / She has (‘s) been skiing. Haveyoubeen skiing? Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t. Hashe / shebeen skiing? I have not (haven’t) been skiing. He / She has not (hasn’t) been skiing.

SPEAKING

SOCIAL ENGLISH

Giving Opinions

PROJECT WORK

 

He who has health has hope and