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Health and lifestyle
Starting off
Listening | 1BSU 1 Before starting Listening Part 3, do the exercise in the Exam round-up box.
Exam round-up Circle the correct alternative in italics for each of the statements below. In Listening Part 3 you will hear a monologue / conversation the recording lasts approximately two / four minutes you have to answer six / eight multiple-choice questions there are three / four alternative answers for each question the correct alternative will express the same ideas / use the same words as the recording. you should read the questions before / after you listen for the first time you should choose an answer while the speaker is talking / after the speaker has finished talking.
1 Work in pairs. Use words from the box to describe the health advantages and disadvantages of the following.
doing sport or other physical activities having childhood vaccinations living in a rural area living in a city
2 Work in pairs. You are going to hear a radio phonein programme on the subject of allergies. Before you listen, discuss questions 1–3 using these words and phrases: allergen, asthma, immune system, pollen. Do you think more people suffer from allergies now than in the past? What percentage of the population do you think has an allergy? What aspects of modern life can increase the chance of people suffering from allergies?
ache allergy blister bruise contagious disease fracture immunity infection muscles sprain sting venomous 2 Discuss these questions. t Which do you think has a greater influence on someone’s health, their lifestyle or their genes? t What do you do to make sure you stay healthy and fit? 140
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21 Listen to the recording and check your answers to the questions in Exercise 2.
