Unit 4
Video scripts
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4.1
Exercise your mind
Experts have talked about the importance of keeping fit
and healthy for many years. In fact, teens should spend
60 minutes a day doing exercise. Exercises like this ...
or like this ... Sure, these activities could help you get a
healthy body, but what about a healthy mind?
Is it possible to train your mind to be healthy? Yes it is,
but how? Let’s try an experiment.
Watch carefully. Watch her eyes. Watch. Could you see
a change? What happened? She smiled. Her eyes
smiled. Did you see it? This is part of emotional
intelligence. More and more people are talking about it
and how developing this can make you healthier.
So what is Emotional Intelligence? Emotional
intelligence is your ability to identify and control
your feelings, and emotions. It helps you build strong
relationships, make good decisions, do well at school,
and deal with difficult situations.
So how can you learn to be more emotionally
intelligent? You can start with your friends. When you
see a friend get angry or sad, try to guess why they feel
that way. Could they be tired, stressed or just hungry?
When you’ve thought about the reason someone feels
the way they do, you can improve the way you react …
and not overreact. This will improve your friendships
and keep you emotionally healthy.
Try it yourself. Think about the last time you were
angry, sad or stressed. Why did you feel like that? Were
you being too critical of yourself? How could you have
reacted differently?
So next time you have a bad day or see an unhappy
friend, remind yourself to stop, think, and react in
a different way. Your mind and your body will thank
you for it.
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4.2
Quiz: Healthy or not?
Uhh, Hi guys, I’ve just been looking at this
quiz. Why don’t we do it together and find out
how healthy our habits are!
OK. Question 1. How much sleep does
a teenager need each night? Um, everyone
says you need eight hours of sleep, right?
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Wrong! Actually, ‘teenagers need up to ten
hours!’ Oh, dear! I’m not getting enough sleep.
Maybe my mum will let me sleep later in the
mornings now! School starts too early! Please
let me sleep a little longer!
OK. Question 2. How many glasses of water do
you need to drink a day? Well, eight glasses,
right?
What!? ‘Most people aren’t active enough to
need eight glasses of water a day. That’s too
many for most people. But did you know
marathon runners can drink too much water?
Your body is smart enough to let you know
when you need more.’
Just drink a few glasses when you’re thirsty.
Question 3. How many times a week do you
need to exercise? Hmm… Is zero enough times
a week? OK, maybe five times a week?
‘You need to work out about three and a half
hours a week!’ ‘It’s better to do a little each
day than all at once.’
Ok, then. I think I’ll practise sleeping.
See you next time!
Language in action
Quantifiers
Let’s talk about the vlog.
Which language did the vlogger use to talk about
‘quantity’ or the amounts of things?
We use too to say that something is more than needed.
School starts too early!
We use many with countable nouns or much with
uncountable nouns.
That’s too many for most people.
Marathon runners can drink too much water.
We use enough to talk about necessary amounts.
Most people aren’t active enough.
Is zero enough times a week?
I’m not getting enough sleep.
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A few means ‘some but not many’ and a little means Language in action
‘some but not much.’ Should, shouldn’t and ought to
Use it! Let’s talk about the vlog.
Which language did the vlogger use to give advice?
Which words can you use with a few?
We use should and ought to to give advice.
Which words can you use with a little?
a few a little He said we should learn to meditate.
cakes exercise
astronauts water
weeks music But we ought to train our minds, too.
How many did you get right?
Notice: ought is followed by to + infinitive.
Complete the sentences with the words.
We use shouldn’t to say something is a bad idea.
Now you try.
You shouldn’t picture yourself making
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How to meditate
4.3 You can ask questions with should.
How should you train?
This week, our football coach gave us some
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advice about how to improve our mental and
physical health and I want to share this with Give your partner advice for these situations. Use
you today. should/shouldn’t and ought to.
He said we should learn to meditate. He said He should / ought to play more sport.
we train our bodies to prepare for a game but He shouldn’t watch so much TV.
we ought to train our minds, too.
Now you try.
So, here’s how: Close your eyes and breathe
She shouldn’t look at her phone all the time.
slowly in… and slowly out. Just think about
your breath. Every time you have a thought, They should / ought to train harder.
you should focus on your breathing instead. They should / ought to meditate before the game.
Or some people like to count, as they breath He should / ought to eat less pizza.
in: 1, 2, 3, 4 and breath out: 1, 2, 3, 4. He should / ought to eat more healthily.
Here’s the cool thing: you can meditate before He should / ought to eat more fruit.
a game and use your thoughts to play better.
He shouldn’t play video games for so long.
You should picture yourself running faster or
kicking the ball harder. You should see it in He should / ought to get more sleep.
your mind and feel it in your body.
You shouldn’t picture yourself making
mistakes.
I think I need a bit more practice but let me
know if it proofs for you! Bye!

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