This a a conversation lesson about (Un)Healthy Lifestyles. You should try to find out as much as possible about your partner. Ask and answer the questions and whenever possible, make your own to keep the conversation going. Refer to the phrases in Useful Vocabulary, but add your own ideas if you want.
As a warm up activity, brainstorm words/ expressions you already know about the topic. Later on, fill in the word map according to the questions and list of vocabulary provided.
STUDENT A
- Do you think you have a healthy life style? Justify
- Are you an early bird or a night owl? Do you think that you sleep too much or not enough?How many hours' sleep do you need daily? What happens when you do not get enough sleep?
- Is it possible to have a healthy life style nowadays? How has technology affected our lifestyle?
- Do you pay attention to what you eat?
- Do you have a snack every time you are hungry or do you wait for the lunch or dinner? What is better for health?
- What should you do to burn calories and fight fat?
- Do you agree with the saying: "Eat your breakfast, share your lunch with a friend and give your dinner to your enemy”?
- Have you ever tried to go on a diet? Did it work?
- Is there any connection between the person's style of life and life expectancy? Quote a few changes you can make in your lifestyle to help you live longer.
- How often do you work-out?What are the benefits of physical activity such as jogging, going to a gym, or swimming?
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STUDENT B
- How do you usually cope with stress? What is the effect of stress on health?
- Do you have any unhealthy habits? Do you skip any meals?
- Do you think people have become more health conscious in recent years?
- Do women pay more attention to their health than men? How often do you get a medical check-up?
- Why do you think some people continue bad habits when they know that they are causing damage to their health?
- What are the most popular ways of keeping healthy in your country?
- In your opinion, how can parents encourage healthy habits?
- Do you feel guilty after eating junk food? (pieces of chocolate cake, scoops of ice cream or handfuls of chips,)? If so, what do you do to wash away this feeling?
- In your opinion, do pets have a positive or negative influence on people’s health? Why?
- What do people generally believe about (un) healthy lifestyles?
USEFUL VOCABULARY
Colloquial Language/ Personality Traits
a fitness freak (=obsessed with sport and fitness)
a couch potato (=a person who spends little or no time exercising and a great deal of time watching television.)
a live-wire (an energetic person)
a calorie- counter (=someone who counts calories is one way to monitor weight loss.)
an early bird = (a person who gets up early.)
a night owl= (a person who often stays up late at night.)
a couch potato (=a person who spends little or no time exercising and a great deal of time watching television.)
a live-wire (an energetic person)
a calorie- counter (=someone who counts calories is one way to monitor weight loss.)
an early bird = (a person who gets up early.)
a night owl= (a person who often stays up late at night.)
Important Verbs/ Collocations
to be health conscious
to damage someone’s health
to do good x to do bad (= to do harm) to your health
to keep/ get fit
to have regular physical exercise
to stop + Verb ING ( e.g to stop smoking) = to quit
to improve/ to enhance ( e.g self-esteem, memory)
to reduce the risk of… (e.g stress, symptoms of anxiety and stress)
to prevent (e.g heart disease)
to have a healthy lifestyle
to have a sedentary lifestyle
to get involved with sports and outdoor activities
to feel guilty
to lose weight
to go on a diet
to set an example
to release (e.g energy, hormones)
to be on the go (= to be always busy)
to burn calories
to be addicted to sth
Phrasal Verbs
to work out ( =to exercise in order to improve the strength or appearance of your body:
to cut down or cut back =to start doing less of something, especially because it is bad for your health e.gThe doctor advised him to cut down (on) his working hours.
to cut out= to stop eating something or doing something, especially because it is bad for your health e.g.I’ve cut out chocolate completely.
to put on weight = to gain weight
Nouns/ Noun Phrases
- a balanced diet
- physical and psychological well-being
- health/ unhealthy habits
- junk food
- fastfood
- obesity
- overweight
- weight gain/ loss
- calorie
- longevity/ life expectancy
- will-power/ determination/ motivation
- vitamin supplement
- fattening foods
- metabolism
Nutrients
- protein
- carbohydrate
- fat
- sugar
- vitamins
- minerals
Kinds of diet
- the low-carb diet.
- the detox diet
Health problems:
- diabetes
- cholesterol
- stroke
- heart disease
- high blood pressure
- eating disorders
- depression
- stress
- anxiety
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