Discussion Put a tick (V) by the things that you think are good for your health and a cross (x) by the things you think are bad for your health. ‘Compare your results in pairs or small groups. Reading Read the two lettors and answer these questions: ‘Which writer a) follows the doctor's advice? eating meat yoga crisps smoking sugar watehing TV living alone tea aleohol_— running coffee vitamin pills eoping a pet salt ying sunbathing —stresa_——_—boing vegetarian b) thinks the doctor could give berter advice? Dear Doctor 1 read your newspaper column every week and, frankly, think youve got It wrong, -: {es hot being healthy that makes us happy. It's the other way round. If someone is happy aiid enjoying themselves and taking pleasure out of life, ttien they are golfg to be healthy. Recent research shows that people who feet little for no gullt about their lifestyle have less heart trouble, go to the doctar less often, and getll less often:In other words, I's fot so much what we do as how we feel about it. : : ‘Asa result, | think you should stop telling people what Is bad fo# them, what they Shouldn't eat and where they/te golng ‘wrong with their lives: You should be encouraging people t6, feel yood about themselves, be positivé; worry less and do what they want. i True or false? Mark these sentences T (true) or F (Fal Dear Doctor 1 always find your column weey 2 4 interesting, Over the years you fave given ime very useful advice about Row t6 live a healthy life’? = i However, semietimes I wont people follow your advice. There must be 3 Tot of people who smoke aid drink too ‘much, who eat too much sugar-and salt and fat, and who generally have unhealthy lifestyle. :. Surely the government can.dasomething about these people, They are costing our health service huge amounts'of money. if they looked fter themselves-properly, they wouldn't need medical treatment so, * ipedlea}y 1, Andrew thinks health and happiness are not connected. 2/ He has done some research into the effect of happiness on health 3.He 4. Angela thinks a lot of ies the doctor should try to make people happier rather than healthier. f people ignore the doctor's advice. § She shinks the health service spends a lot of money on these people. Ives rather chan provide a health 6. She thinks the government should let them service for them. look after themse LRRPAP PPP PPAR ee(mm ee ee mmm me 7 Discussion Discuss these questions In pairs or small groups: 1, Who do you agree with most: Andrew or Angela? Both of them? Neither of them? 2. What are the most important points that they make? 3. To what extent do you ‘look after yourself properly’? 4. Do you eat the right food? Smoke? Drink? Take regular exercise? 5.Do you consider yourself to be healthy? 6.Do you consider yourself to be happy? 7. Do you agree with Andrew that there is a connection between health and happiness? Language In 1, 2, and 3 there Is one word which does not collocate well. Cross It out. Then use expressions from the box to fill the gaps in the sentences below: 1.Her health is perfect. excellent, delicate. major, poor. 2.She is disgustingly partially reasonably healthy. extremely perfectly 3.1ts a healthy enviconment. climate. bread. diet. lifestyle. “Actually, madam, I can recommend everything.” 4.1'm afraid my grandmother is in very... 5. The dry climate of Switzerland makes it a very saa 6. What a great tan! You're looking............ ++! Where've you been? 7.1F you don't mind me saying, what you need is a ~ things like brown bread, fresh fruit, muesli, that kind of thing. 8. My father’s 75. He's gora few health problems, bur nothing very serious. His health is... seeeeeees fora man of his age. cseee «She's almost 90. Discussion With a partner, make up a questionnaire to find out how healthy people are. 1. First decide six questions. 2. Think of three different answers for each question, 3. Give marks for each answer 4. Decide what total of marks mean that people are healthy or unhealthy. $. Write some praise and/or advice for people based on their marks total, 6. Interview one or two people and note their answers, 7, Tell them how healthy you think they are. When writing questions you might want to think about sdine of th people's diet ~ the kind of thing they eat theie lifestyle - busy or laid-back the amount of exercise they take their own health over the past few years the amount of stress in their lives their past family health history whether they Consider they are happy whether they drink or smoke