Life skills A2 Unit

Designing a fitness programme
  Before watching
1 Complete the sentences using the words in the
box. There are two extra words.
body  • ​outdoor  • ​flexibility  •  team​  • ​indoor 
improve  • ​stamina  • ​strength • ​individual  •  hard
3a 37  VIDEO SKILLS  Read the video skills box. Then
watch again. What suggestions and advice do the
speakers mention about the things below?
Amelia: other people
Kieran: competition; things to improve

1 Golf and fishing are sports. You do them George: you

outside.
2 If you have good you can touch your toes
Molly: sports club
easily when you’re standing up.
3 If you’re fit, you can do exercise.
4 Ice skating and volleyball are normally
sports. You do them inside a building.
5 If you have a lot of you can do exercise for 3b Which advice do you think is best for you? Why?
a long time.
6 If you have a lot of you can lift weights,
  After reading
run fast and jump high.
7 If you like doing sport on your own, an 4a Think about the four speakers, what they do and
sport is best for you. their sports routine. Which speaker is most similar
to you?
8 In a sport, you play with a group of other
people.
4b SKILLS 4 LIFE  Make a plan to start a new sport, or
  While watching choose a new objective for a sport you do now.
Follow these steps.
2a 37 Watch the video. Match the four speakers
with the type of sports they like. Use the words in 1 Choose an option below, or think of another.
the box. How often do they do sports? Sports Objectives
A team sport A 5 km run
indoor  • ​individual • ​outdoor  • ​team
A martial art A cycle race
An extreme sport A 20 km walk
A 2 km swim
2 Make a plan. Answer some of these questions:
What type of fitness does it improve?
Amelia George Kieran Molly When can you start?
What days can you do it, or prepare for it?
Where can you do it, or prepare for it?

3 Prepare to tell your classmates about your plan. When
2b 37 Watch again. Write the name of the correct you’re ready, write your plan on a piece of paper and
speaker. stick it on your classroom wall.
1 doesn’t like getting cold. My plan is to … It can improve … I can start … I can do it/
2 gets up early to exercise. prepare for it …
3 exercises with other people.
4 does sport when other people are relaxing. REFLECT ON IT
5 exercises twice a day. The World Health Organization recommends
VIDEO SKILLS: Understanding advice teenagers do a minimum of 60 minutes of
moderate sport or physical exercise every day. Do
If you give people advice, you say what you think it’s you think this is realistic for all teenagers? If not,
good for them to do. Listen for these expressions: why not? How can teenagers do enough exercise
I think it’s a good idea to … if they don’t have time for, or can’t do, sport?
I reckon that the important thing is to …
Think about this: Do you …?
Try … If you don’t enjoy it, try …

This page has been downloaded from www.macmillangateway2.com

Photocopiable © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2016 1 of 1
Everyday English A2 Unit

I’m quite fit  LEARNING OUTCOME learn how to describe fitness and health habits

  Everyday life
1 Look at the photo and answer the questions.
Where are the people and what are they doing?
What kinds of machines are they using?

  Everyday vocabulary
2 Which of these activities can you do in a gym?
Add any other sports and activities you know.

cross-training  • ​football  • ​ice skating  • ​rowing

skiing  • ​spinning  • ​swimming  • ​running
​weight-lifting

 Dialogue
3 04 Listen to the dialogue. Which exercise does Enrique decide to do first?
Enrique is visiting the UK. Today he’s visiting a gym and Enrique: Yes, it is. In fact, I’ve never been to a gym
discussing his level of fitness with a trainer. before. Can you give me some advice?
Trainer: Hi, there. I’m Mike, one of the trainers. Trainer: No problem. Let me show you around. OK.
Enrique: Hi. I’m Enrique. This is a treadmill, if you like running. We have
rowing machines and cross-trainers, to exercise
Trainer: OK, Enrique. (1)
the heart. (4)
Enrique: I think I’m quite fit. I train at home every day. I
Enrique: What’s that?
play football twice a week, too.
Trainer: It’s group cycling on the cycling machines over
Trainer: That’s great. You’re in pretty good shape, then!
there. There’s a class in ten minutes, if you’re
(2) And how much do you weigh?
interested. And then for strength, we have
Enrique: I don’t know. I’m average height and weight, I
weight-lifting. Oh, and (5)
think.
Enrique: Great. So, er, I think I’ll start with some running
Trainer: Are you allergic to anything? Like nuts, any
and then I’d like to try the spinning class.
foods, medications, that kind of thing?
Trainer: Sure. Do you have any injuries?
Enrique: I’m allergic to cats. But I don’t see any here!
Enrique: No, I’m fine.
Trainer: No, they don’t come to this gym! Now,
Trainer: (6)
(3)

4 Read and complete the dialogue with the phrases (a–f). Then listen again and check.
a is this your first time here? c How tall are you? e We also have a spinning class.
b the swimming pool is next door. d Then let’s get started. f How often do you train?

E VERYDAY ENGLISH TOOLKIT: DESCRIBING FITNESS   Over to you!

HABITS AND YOUR GENERAL HEALTH 5 Work in pairs. You are in a gym or sports club.
Look at the expressions from the dialogue. One of you is joining today and the other is
Who says each one: Enrique or the trainer? the trainer. Follow the steps below and role-
What words could you use to replace the words in
play a conversation. Then change roles. Use the
expressions in the Everyday English toolkit.
brackets?
I think I’m quite (fit). Trainer: Ask the client questions about his/her level
I (train) every day. of fitness and general health. Give advice about the
machines and activities.
I (play football) twice a week, too.
I’m (average) height and weight. Client: Look at the list of activities in 2 and decide which
Are you allergic to anything? ones you want to do. Ask the trainer for advice. Answer
I’m allergic to (cats). the trainer’s questions.
Do you have any injuries?

This page has been downloaded from www.macmillangateway2.com

Photocopiable © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2016 1 of 1