LISTENING

LISTENING 1 Body and Mind

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 concentration
 learring
 health
 stress
WORK WITH THE LISTENING
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1.Helps us stay healthy
 heart goes faster
 moves blood
 muscles work hard and become
stronger
 live longer
2. Improves learning
 “wakes up” our brain
 concentrate better
3. Brings people together
 way to make friends
 skills for life
4. Teaches life skills
 work
 school
5. Lowers stress
 lowers stress
 helps people relax
6. Makes us feel like a part of a group
 watching a favorite sports team
makes people feel good
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1f 2d 3a 4c 5e 6b
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1b 2c 3c 4b 5a
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1. T; Many began thousands of years
ago in China.
2. F; Sports with a lot of running have
important health benefits.
3. F; Exercise helps us feel better and
“wakes up” our brains.
4. T; Playing sports helps us learn life
skills.
5. F; Watching sports helps lower stress.
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Discuss the questions in a group
1/ Sports and exercise help the body stay healthy. Running makes the
heart go faster. Sports make muscles work hard and become stronger.
Sports make our brain active. Joining a sports team can teach us
important life skills. Sports make us decrease stress and so on.
2/ Yes. Playing sports can give me a healthy life and a fit body. I feel
comfortable when I work out. I concentrate better and to be less
stressed after I play sports.
3/ Being a part of a team is an important life skill. There are benefits to
watching sports, not just playing sports. Exercising is not only physically
valuable but also spiritual. So, you also need to allow and encourage
children to play sports, especially some outside activities such as
football, basketball or volleyball to decrease the time that your children
spend sitting in front of computers or watching television.
LISTENING SKILL
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1. The first important benefit
2. One more
3. In addition
4. Finally
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We have the same answer
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Finally, First, Also, The next thing I’ll discuss
LISTENING 2 Sports in our lives
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1. escape
2. coach
3. traditional
4. exciting
5. forget
6. patient
7. protect