LCE001 Unit 6 Stay Healthy / Reading

Are you healthy?

There are two words that sound similar: health and wealth.

These are important words. What do they mean? Write (H) or (W) in the box.
1) Feeling well  4) Free of illness 
2) Full of energy  5) Abundance 
3) Affluence  6) Doing well 

Here are some popular sayings that people use to emphasize the importance of
health or wealth.

The greatest wealth is health.

Virgil

This saying by the Roman poet Virgil is 2000 years old. 1. Do you agree?

Here is another more modern saying.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Popular saying

Notice that this saying rhymes. There are similar sounds in the sentence. Which words sound
similar? 2. and

Here is an Irish proverb.

A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor's book.

Irish Proverb

Do you know the three words in BOLD. Can you translate them into Spanish?
3. Laugh:
Sleep:
Cure:
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This is another saying. Do you know an equivalent Spanish saying?

Prevention is better than cure.

Desiderius Erasmus

4. Spanish:

Here we have a modern saying. This is talking about wealth and health.

Money doesn't mean anything to me. I've made a lot of money, but I want to
enjoy life and not stress myself building my bank account. I give lots away
and live simply, mostly out of a suitcase in hotels. We all know that good
health is much more important.
Keanu Reeves

Keanu Reeves was the person who said this. Do you believe this is true?

5. Can you find out if this is true?

6. Do you agree with Reeves’ opinion?

And finally

Apart from education, you need good health, and for that, you need to play
sports.
Kapil Dev

7. What does the word “apart” in this sentence mean?

8. Who is Kapil Dev?

9. Do you agree with Kapil Dev’s opinion?

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Answer sheet:
Warm up:

These are important words. What do they mean? Write (H) or (W) in the box.
1) Feeling well H  4) Free of illness H
2) Full of energy H 5) Abundance W
3) Affluence W 6) Doing well H

1) Do you agree? Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.

2) Day / Away (two words that rhyme)

3) Laugh: Risa Sleep: Dormir/ sueño Cure: Cura

4) Saying in Spanish: Más vale prevenir que curar

5) Did Keanu Reeves say this? Source: Hollywood.com

6) Do you agree with Keanu Reeves? Yes, I do / No, I don’t

7) “apart”: Aparte/ además

8) Who is Kapil Dev? Former Indian cricketer

9) Do you agree with Kapil? Yes, I do / No I don’t.