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Health and lifestyle Listening | Part 3
Unit objectives
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Reading and Use of English Part 8: identifying key ideas in questions Writing Part 2: letter writing, round-up of important points relating to all Part 2 tasks Reading and Use of English Part 3: analysing sentences to identify parts of speech required Listening Part 3: listening for key ideas Speaking Part 2: maintaining fluent and effective communication Grammar: ways of contrasting ideas, the language of comparison Vocabulary: prepositions after adjectives
3 Answers 1 conversation 2 four 3 six 4 four 5 express the same ideas 6 before 7 after the speaker has finished talking 2 As a warmer Ask students to tell each other about anyone they know who has an allergy. This could be related to particular foods, medicines, plants, animals, etc. Make it clear that students need not talk about their own allergies. Check that students understand the meaning of the words in the instruction. allergen: a substance which can cause an allergy (e.g. grass, cat fur) but which is not harmful to most people
Starting off 1 As a warmer Ask students, in pairs, to discuss what they currently do to stay healthy and keep fit, and what more they could do. Elicit some of their ideas before moving on to the questions in Exercise 1. Suggested answers 1 Advantages: keeps you physically fit, helps keep heart and lungs healthy, helps prevent obesity Disadvantages: can cause injury and pain – bruises, muscle strain, fractures, etc. 2 Advantages: prevents childhood diseases, reduces the spread of infectious diseases Disadvantages: some vaccinations may cause illness in a minority, some people have a fear of needles 3 Advantages: clean air and environment, less stressful life, less traffic Disadvantages: allergic reactions to plants, venomous spiders and snakes, fewer medical services, smaller hospitals 4 Advantages: more medical services, larger hospitals Disadvantages: pollution, risk of catching contagious diseases, heavy traffic causing pollution and accidents Extension idea Ask students to talk to each other in pairs about their own health experiences related to sport and other physical activities.
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asthma: a medical condition which makes breathing difficult immune system: the cells and tissues in the human body which enable it to protect itself against infection pollen: a powder from flowers which often causes an allergic reaction Get students to think about the questions as preparation for listening to the recording. Elicit a few ideas, but do not confirm or correct them at this stage. Alternative treatment This exercise could be done as a whole-class activity. 3 Answers 1 Yes. (Every year more people visit their doctor with asthma and various food allergies.) 2 20%–30% of the population of Britain and the USA 3 air-conditioning and central heating
