UNIT 2

Staying Healthy in the Modern World (Part B)

Nguyen Bich Ngoc, M.A.

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What’s wrong with you?

Fill in the crossword and find the hidden words.

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What’s wrong with you?

Fill in the crossword and find the hidden words.
1 C O H
2 E V R
3 A S H M
4 W O L L N T H M B
5 H A D C H
6 B O N E G
7 U
8 P I L
9 C L D
10 T O T H C H
11 I J C I O
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Keys
1 C O U G H
2 F E V E R
3 A S T H M A
4 S W O L L E N T H U M B
5 H E A D A C H E
6 B R O K E N L E G
7 F L U
8 P I L L S
9 C O L D
10 T O O T H A C H E
11 I N J E C T I O N
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1. Do you have any allergy?

2. What do you think would be the worst thing to be allergic to?
3. What are the symptoms of allergies?

Share your answers in the Forum

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After this lesson, students will be able to:

• Listening:
▪ Listening for main ideas
▪ Listening for details
▪ Summarising information
▪ Pronunciation: Intonation in Tag questions
• Speaking:
▪ Start a small talk
▪ Keep the conversation going

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2.1 Listening 2.2 Speaking

2.1.1 Building vocabulary 2.2.1 Spoken English

2.1.2 Listening skills 2.2.2 Engage: Keep a conversation going

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2.1.1. Building vocabulary 2.1.2. Listening skills

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Listen and Read. Notice the words in blue.

These are our focused words of this lesson.

File audio: Link

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Exercise 1: Write the correct word into the blanks

Enters 1. _______________ (n.) the smallest part of an animal or plant

Responds 2. _______________ (v.) goes into

Cell 3. _______________ (v.) makes or creates

Defends 4. _______________ (v.) reacts by doing something

Occurs 5. _______________ (v.) protects

Produces 6. _______________ (v.) happens

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Exercise 1: Answers

Cell
1. _______________ (n.) the smallest part of an animal or plant

Enters
2. _______________ (v.) goes into

Produces
3. _______________ (v.) makes or creates

Responds
4. _______________ (v.) reacts by doing something

Defends
5. _______________ (v.) protects

Occurs
6. _______________ (v.) happens

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Exercise 2: Dictation - Listen to the pronunciation and write down the words

Enters
Responds
Cell
Defends
Occurs
Produces

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Exercise 3: Pronunciation - Practice pronouncing these word

Enters
Responds
Cell
Defends
Occurs
Produces

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Read and listen to the information. Notice the words in blue.

File audio: Link

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Exercise 4: Complete each sentence with a word from the box. You may need to change the form.

1. Pollen always _______________ the body through the nose.

Cell
2. The human body is made of millions of tiny _______________.
Contain
3. Being too clean is just one _______________ to explain why people suffer from allergies.
Enter
Produce 4. An allergic reaction _______________ when the body “thinks” there’s a problem.

Respond 5. Colombia _______________ delicious coffee.

Common 6. Milk _______________ a lot of important vitamins and nutrients.

Defend 7. The immune system usually _______________ the body against diseases.
Occur
8. Scientists are now doing _______________ to learn more about allergies.
Research
9. A cold is a very _______________ illness.
Theory
10. John usually _______________ to my phone messages by email.
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Exercise 4: Answers

enters
1. Pollen always _______________ the body through the nose.

cells
2. The human body is made of millions of tiny _______________.

theory
3. Being too clean is just one _______________ to explain why people suffer from allergies.

occurs
4. An allergic reaction _______________ when the body “thinks” there’s a problem.

produces
5. Colombia _______________ delicious coffee.

contains
6. Milk _______________ a lot of important vitamins and nutrients.

defends
7. The immune system usually _______________ the body against diseases.

research
8. Scientists are now doing _______________ to learn more about allergies.
common
9. A cold is a very _______________ illness.

responds
10. John usually _______________ to my phone messages by email.
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Read part of conversation. Then try to answer the questions below.

1. What is Raymond surprised about?

2. Do you think Elena’s food allergies make her life difficult?
3. Why might food allergies be a serious problem?

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Listening for Main Ideas

Exercise 5: Listen to the conversation. What are the speakers most concerned about?
A. Air pollution
B. Asthma
C. Cats
D. Food allergies
E. Peanuts

File audio: Link

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Listening for Main Ideas

Exercise 5: Answer
A. Air pollution
B. Asthma
C. Cats
D. Food allergies
E. Peanuts

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Listening for Details

Exercise 6: Listen again. Answer each question with

a word or phrase from the conversation.
1. What is something that causes Elena’s asthma to
“act up”?
2. What percent of children have food allergies
nowadays?
3. What is the “new” allergy problem?
4. Which food are many people allergic to?
5. When did the number of people with food
allergies grow quickly?
File audio: Link

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Listening for Details

Exercise 6: Answers
1. Air pollution/smoke/cats/ some kinds of flowers
2. 6%
3. Food allergies
4. Peanuts
5. Between 1997 and 2002

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Exercise 7: Challenging words

Here are some challenging words in the talk. Can you find these words in the talk?. Match them with their
suitable images.

Peanuts
Artery
Asthma 1 2 3
Pollution
Injection

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Exercise 7: Answers

1 2 3
Injection Asthma Pollution

4 5
Peanuts Artery
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When you make a statement in an academic setting, you need to support the statement with evidence.
There are 3 ways to give your evidence:
• Numbers and statistic: About 4000 people in this country die from asthma each year.
• Experts: Research shows that allergies are uncommon among people who live on farm.
• Images: This picture shows IgE antibodies on a mast cell.

Practice: For each statement below, write a follow-up sentence with supporting evidence
1. Food allergies are a growing problem these days. (numbers and statistics)
________________________________________________________________
2. There are new theories about the causes of asthma. (experts)
________________________________________________________________
3. Over time, the artery becomes narrow. (images)
________________________________________________________________
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2.2.2. Engage: Keep a

2.2.1. Spoken English
conversation going

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Pronunciation: Tag questions

If the intonation of the question tag goes up, it means you are not sure and you want to know the answer.

Peter’s coming to class, isn’t he?

If the intonation of the question tag goes down, it means you already know the answer and you think the
listener will agree. (Expect the listener to say yes)

Peter’s coming to class, isn’t he?

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Exercise 8: Complete each sentences with a tag question. Then listen to decide whether the speaker is not
sure (NS) of the answer or already knows (AK) the answer.

1. John took the bus,_________________?

2. They’re tired,_________________?

3. You called her last night,_________________?

4. Tina likes pizza,_________________?

5. That man is your friend,_________________?

6. He’s late again,_________________?

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Exercise 8: Answers

didn’t he
1. John took the bus,_________________? => AK

aren’t they
2. They’re tired,_________________? => AK

didn’t you
3. You called her last night,_________________? => NS

doesn’t she
4. Tina likes pizza,_________________? => NS

isn’t he
5. That man is your friend,_________________? => NS

isn’t he
6. He’s late again,_________________? => AK

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Small talk is friendly conversation, often between

classmates, neighbors, coworkers, or strangers.
• Topics: the weather, sports, the present situation, etc.
• Practice these conversations:

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Read the information about keeping a conversation going

Keeping a conversation going is often considered polite in social and business situations. Here are some
ways to help keep a conversation going.
Showing the speaker that you are listening.
Oh, really? That's interesting!
Asking a follow-up question about something the speaker said.
What was on the test?
The bus driver didn't really say that, did he?
Avoid yes/no questions. Use wh- questions instead. Wh- questions require speakers to give more
information in their answers.
What do you think about that?
How often do you take a vacation?

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Discussion:
Choose 1 of the below topics. In the forum, start a discussion and invite other students to join it with you:

• What are some things people can do in their daily lives that can help prevent heart disease?
• What are your experiences with allergies?

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• Vocabulary about allergy

• Pronunciation: Tag questions
• A talk about allergy
• Small talks and ways to keep conversation going

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