6.1 Health Health myths 6.

2 Health Keep fit

GRAMMAR VOCABULARY VOCABULARY PRONUNCIATION

Quantifiers too and enough Minor illnesses Exercise /ŋ /, /n/ and /m/
A Complete the second sentence so it has a similar A Match the descriptions below to minor illnesses in A Cross out the activity that does not collocate with the verb. Listen and write down the phrases.
meaning to the first sentence. You must use too + the box. 1 do yoga / Nordic walking / jogging 6.2

adjective, too much, too many, enough or not enough. Use a broken bone a cold a cough 2 go swimming / to the gym / a marathon 1
three words. a headache a sore throat a temperature 3 play a team sport / biking / tennis 2
1 The hospital needs one hundred doctors but it only has the flu a stomachache a sunburn a toothache
4 run calories / a marathon / 10 km
seventy-five. 3
1 Graham’s tired and all his muscles ache. He has a runny B Complete the advertisement with the correct form of a
The hospital doesn’t . nose and a headache. verb in the box. Use some verbs more than once. 4
2 Ugh! This tea is too sugary.
2 Jack fell and landed badly. He thought his ankle was
Ugh! There’s in this tea. twisted but it was more serious. His leg’s in a cast. burn do go join stay
3 Jill doesn’t need any more money. She can stop working. 3 Mary was sick last night. She ate too much at dinner.
lose play run work out GRAMMAR
Jill can stop working. She . 4 Whenever Ray gets out of bed, he feels cold and shaky -ing forms
4 There were a lot of children at my daughter’s birthday and his temperature is very high. A Choose whether the word in bold is an example of a
party. It was so loud. 5 Louisa felt hot and unwell. The thermometer showed gerund (G), adjective (A) or present participle (PP).
My daughter invited to her 37 °C and her mom said she had to stay at home.
1 Running is my favorite form of exercise. G / A / PP
birthday party. 6 Jane’s sitting in the dark with the curtains closed. Light
makes her feel worse. She’s taken painkillers. 2 I’m reading a good book about yoga. G / A / PP
5 Susan only has 15 minutes to get to the airport. She’s
going to miss her flight. 7 Tim thinks he has an infection of some kind. It hurts 3 I don’t like working out at the gym. G / A / PP
Susan doesn’t to get to the airport. when he swallows. 4 Recently, there has been a growing
8 Jasmine needs to see a dentist. She’s been in pain for interest in Nordic walking. G / A / PP
B Complete sentences a and b for each picture (1–3). a few days and one side of her face is slightly swollen.
5 My school’s hockey team is doing really
9 Adam fell asleep on the beach. His shoulders and back
1 well this season. G / A / PP
are very red and he has a headache.
10 Joanne’s worried about her young son. She can hear 6 People are exercising at home in
him at night. She thinks he might have an infection, but increasing numbers. G / A / PP
it could also be the pollution in the big city they’ve just
moved to. B Complete the sentences below using an -ing form of

Heartbeat Fitness
a verb in the box.
B Match a verb (1–5) with a noun (a–e) to make
common phrases. disappoint excite live play relax run
Today, everyone wants to be healthy. People wait watch work write
1 go to a sunscreen
understand that 1 in shape
2 take b bed / the hospital
is important and many of them want to 1 My mother’s friend is a book
3 stay c warm 2
weight. Eating healthily is about yoga.
4 put on d medicine / painkillers
one consideration but 3 regular
a The car isn’t . 5 keep e in bed / at home 2 Research shows that by the ocean is
exercise is equally important. The problem is
b There are people for the car. good for people’s health.
knowing what kind of exercise is best. Many
people 4 jogging but find it
PRONUNCIATION boring and soon stop. Most people would love to
3 There are too many people for taxis.
2 3 Let’s walk.
/ʌ/, /ɔː/, /u:/, /eɪ/ and /ɜː/ 5
a team sport, but don’t have
4 The gym is very popular with
Circle the word which has a different vowel sound. Then the time to make a proper commitment. Here at
6.1 listen to check. Heartbeat, we know that mothers. They usually go on their lunch break.
6
a fitness club is the perfect 5 on a full stomach is not good for you.
1 flu / tooth / you / look
solution. Our activities and exercise options help
2 burn / come / sun / blood 6 My team’s not well right now. They’ve
you 7 calories while you have fun.
3 ache / shake / head / pain had some results.
4 cough / sore / door / pour At Heartbeat you can 8 in
7 I’m going to go home and take a long,
5 hurt / short / learn / work
the gym, 9 racquetball or
bath.
10
yoga and then go for a relaxing
swim in our Olympic size pool. Our membership 8 Roger Federer play tennis is one
a The bag is a The boy is prices are very competitive – call now or visit our of the most sights in sports.
. to go on the ride. website. Who knows, maybe by next year, you will
b The woman doesn’t have b The boy isn’t be planning to 11 the New York
to buy to go on City Marathon!
the handbag. the ride.

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 6.1 Health
6.3 We may never ‘meat’ again 6.1 Health
6.4 Reading

GRAMMAR
Present perfect with just, already
and yet

Ten reasons
A Read Lee’s list of goals for the year. Write a sentence for
each using the present perfect and already or yet.

to eat more chocolate

Diet In great news for chocoholics,
an increasing number of doctors
1 Stop drinking coffee. X now believe that chocolate is
2 Start taking vitamin C tablets. X
good for you. Here’s why.

Exercise
3 Find a personal fitness coach. X
4 Borrow Jim’s exercise bike. √
PRONUNCIATION READING
Others /s/ and /ʃ/ A READ FOR MAIN IDEA Read the title and the first line
of the article. Is it claiming that chocolate is healthy or
1 It’s good for your heart. Chocolate contains fat, but
Listen and underline the word you hear. Then practice unhealthy?
5 Quit smoking. X 6.3 saying both words. not the fat we need to worry about. University of
6 Start going to bed at 10:00 pm. √ Cambridge researchers found that people who eat B SCAN Read the article and underline the keywords or
1 sea / she 5 socks / shocks
chocolate are 35% less at risk from heart disease. phrases that provide information about the ideas below.
2 sell / shell 6 Russ / rush
2 It can help lower blood pressure. Chemicals in cocoa 1 It makes women who are expecting babies calmer.
3 so / show 7 crust / crushed
improve circulation. 2 Chocolate is romantic.
4 sake / shake 8 myself / my shelf
3 People who eat chocolate are more intelligent.
3 It’s good for your skin. Flavanols in chocolate are
1 . thought to protect you from sunburn. 4 There is not so much danger of heart disease.

2 . VOCABULARY 5 Blood moves better around the body.

4 It is a myth that chocolate gives you acne. No single
3 . Food groups food can cause bad skin; only a generally unhealthy
6 Babies of mothers who eat chocolate are happier.

4 . Find fourteen more food items in the word search below. diet can do that. 7 Older people don’t forget things as much.

5 . 8 The body’s natural system works better.

5 It is good for your bones. Chocolate contains calcium,
6 . W C U C U M B E R N Z Z 9 What people believe about chocolate and bad skin
which helps keep the skeleton strong.
is untrue.
B Rewrite each sentence using the present perfect with J Q D R L O B S T E R K 6 It can help you lose weight. Eating a small amount of 10 Chocolate is good for all the bones in the body.
just, already or yet. Use three words for each. Contractions
count as one word. J O B H S B T O M A T O
chocolate before a meal fills you and might mean that 11 People who eat chocolate might be thinner.
you then want to eat less.
1 Juan was at the gym until ten minutes ago. 12 Chocolate might protect people if they lie in the sun.
C M M V K N A O A T S O
Juan home from the gym. 7 You sleep better. Chocolate contains magnesium,
which is very good for your body clock. C REFLECT Mark each reason (1–10) in the text using the
2 I don’t need to pack my suitcase. I did it this morning. Y S H R I M P N H M C A
following key.
I my suitcase. I did it this morning. L R X M C R A B A M A V 8 It’s good for mothers and babies. One study shows
K = I knew this before I read the article.
3 Is Katie still here? that chocolate reduces stress in mothers-to-be and
L E T T U C E T K N Q O
DK = I didn’t know this and it’s interesting. I think it’s
Katie the house ?
that the babies of these women smile more.
probably true.
4 Joe’s fifteen but he still can’t swim. U R V I F K P W U Z A C 9 It improves brain power. Chemicals in chocolate DB = This is interesting but I don’t believe this is true.
Joe’s fifteen but he to swim . improve thinking and reduce memory loss in
L I F E M N V T H P P A older people.
5 Jason and Lynn’s plane arrived at Málaga Airport five Glossary
minutes ago. P C X E Z X U I B E Z D 10 It makes you feel happier. Chocolate contains the at risk (phrase) in danger / in a dangerous position or situation
Jason and Lynn in Málaga. same chemical that your brain creates when you fall in circulation (n) the movement of something around
L E J E U C H T B W A O a system
6 We saw this movie at the movie theater and again love. Eating chocolate releases feel-good endorphins. memory loss (phrase) inability to remember things
on Netflix. S A N D W I C H S E Y T mother-to-be (n) a woman who will soon have a baby
So, you can now eat chocolate without the guilt!
We this movie twice. myth (n) something that people wrongly believe to be true
acne (n) small mark on the face (or other parts of the body) caused
by unhealthy lifestyle

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 6.1 Health
6.5 Listening; Functional Language 6.1 Health
6.6 Write a product review

LISTENING FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE WRITING

A PREDICT Check (✓) three countries below where you Talk about your symptoms at a
A Think about the answers to these questions.
think people have a healthy lifestyle. a pharmacy They were expensive but I did feel a lot more active 1 Why do people join gym classes?
France Brazil In each exchange below, delete one response that is not after only five classes. If you are only interested in 2 What are the advantages of going to a class?
6.5 possible. Then listen to check. improving your health, then they are definitely 3 What are the disadvantages?
Greece Egypt
1 How are you feeling today?
worth the money. But for people who like to have
Hong Kong Japan fun while exercising, I don’t recommend these B Read the review. Put paragraphs (a–e) in the
a I’m fine.
classes at all. correct order.
New Zealand Russia b Not very well, actually.
c I’ll be fine.
C Decide whether the phrases in bold in the review are
B LISTEN FOR MAIN IDEA Listen to somebody talking b positive or negative. Write the phrases in the correct
6.4 about why people in three countries are especially 2 What are your symptoms? column in the table.
healthy. Which countries from Exercise A do a I have a sore throat and a headache.
On a positive note, even though it was absolutely
they mention? exhausting, I was very happy with the instructor –
b I’m allergic to it. Positive Negative
he kept everyone really motivated and introduced
1 2 3 c I’m coughing a lot. himself at the start of the class.
3 Does it hurt?
Glossary
a Yes, I’m sick today. c
appreciate (v) to recognize the good or special qualities of
a person, place or thing b Yes, it’s very painful.
LIFE cycle: slightly disappointed
encourage (v) to suggest that someone does something c Yes, it’s really sore.
that you believe would be good
life expectancy (phrase) the average age that people live to 4 What do you suggest? d
a Take one of these every eight hours.
WRITING PRACTICE
My friend highly recommended these spin classes as
C LISTEN FOR DETAIL Listen again. Match one of the b You have a bad cold. A PREPARE You are going to write a review of an exercise
a fun and sociable way to get in shape. So, I thought
6.4 three countries to each statement below. class which you have done or read about. Write notes
c You could try drinking hot lemon and honey. why not give it a try. about each of the points below.
1 Many people play sports. 5 What do you suggest?
e • Choose an exercise class which you have done or
2 Living to more than one hundred is a I think you should rest. read about.
not unusual. b You’ll feel better soon.
However, the free gift of a pair of biking shorts was • Decide what the positive points of taking the class were.
3 Eating red meat isn’t necessarily bad for you. c Stay indoors and keep warm. poorly made. I wore them once and they got a • Decide what the negative points of taking the class were.
4 People go to different stores to buy food. 6 Are you allergic to anything? big hole in them. Also, the other people in the class • Think about your overall thoughts about the class and
5 Fresh fish and seaweed are regularly on a Not that I know of. weren’t friendly. In fact, they were very competitive. whether you would recommend it.
the menu. This meant the atmosphere wasn’t great.
b I have hay fever at this time of the year.
6 People probably practice Tai Chi or B WRITE Write your review in 100 words.
c I have a sore throat.
Tae Kwando. • Use your notes and ideas from Exercise A.
7 I usually get hay fever in the spring.
7 People like eating together in groups. • Divide your writing into clear paragraphs.
a Yes, I know how you feel.
8 People don’t spend time at home or
working in unhealthy environments. b It’s very common at this time of the year.

9 People probably don’t have cars. c Are you allergic to anything?

10 People don’t eat too much as a single meal.

D REFLECT Think about your answers to these questions.

1 Do people in your country have a healthier or less
healthy lifestyle than people in other countries?
2 Do younger people in your country have a more or less
healthy lifestyle than older people?

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