Unit 10. Healthy lifestyle and longevity. Lesson 1. Getting started

Unit 10:
HEALTHY LIFESTYLE AND LONGEVITY
GETTING STARTED
1. Kim is asking Max about a TV health show she missed. Listen and read.
-principle (n)
-relieve (v)
-weaken (v)
-immune (a)
-immunity (n)
-immunize (v)
-consume (v)
-remedy (n)
-prescription (n)
-acupuncture (n)
2. Find the words that go with the following nouns.
1.relieve
2.weaken
3.practise
4.increase
5.do
6.practise
7.take
3.Complete the following notes.
1.relieving stress
2.we practise meditation
3.eating healthy food
4.developing heart disease
5.exercising regularly
6.sports; yoga and t’ai chi
7.natural remedies; take prescription medicine
4.Ask and answer the following questions.
1.Which of Dr Quan’s four principles can you apply to stay healthy?
2.Do you agree with all the principles? Why / why not?
5.Find all the examples of reported speech in the conversation.
1.Dr Quan said if you practised meditation every day , you could keep your mind stress-free.
2. Yesterday I read an article on the internet, which claimed you could increase your life expectancy if you ate brown rice, fruit and vegetables.
3.Ha said red meat is high in fat, which increases the risk of developing heart disease.
4. Dr Quan advised viewers to exercise regularly.
5. He suggested playing sports when you’re young, or practising yoga and t’ai chi…