UNIT 1

STAYING HEALTHY IN THE MODERN WORLD

 Think and Discuss
1. What is the man in the photo doing?
→ He is doing a headstand.
He is practicing yoga.
2. Why do you think he is doing this? Give at
least two reasons.
→ He wants to get some muscles and draw
girl’s attention.
He is an athlete and prepare for his
performance.
3. Do you think you can do this? Why or
Why not?
→ No. It’s a difficult exercise and I have
never tried it before.
I can do this if I have to something to
lean on like the wall or a boy.
 What Can You Do to Stay Healthy in the Modern World?

Reduce Stress Exercise Regularly Eat a Healthy Diet

Tai-chi is a form of exercise that uses
slow, gentle movement. It can help
reduce stress and other health
problems.
Exercising three times per week for
30 minutes can help keep you
strong and healthy.
Eating a healthy diet that
includes a lot of fresh fruits and
vegetables is one way to prevent
health problems such as heart
disease.
EXPLORING THE THEME:
STAYING HEALTHY IN THE MODERN WORLD
Look at the photos and reads the captions. Then discuss the questions.
1. What are some activities you see that can help you stay healthy?

Picture 1
He is doing Tai-chi.

Picture 2
He is riding a bike. / He is cycling.

Picture 3
She is holding a papaya – a popular kind of fruit in Vietnam.

→ Activities that can help you to stay healthy are doing tai-chi to reduce stress, exercising
regularly like cycling and eating a lot of fruits and vegetables.
A photo of a street in Bangkok is filled with traffic and people come to and from their homes and jobs
EXPLORING THE THEME:
STAYING HEALTHY IN THE MODERN WORLD

2. What are some things you see that can cause health problems?

- There’s too much smoke and dust released from vehicles.

- Thing that can cause health problems are smoking, eating late at night, eating lots of
junk foods or having soft drink (coke, pepsi, sugary drinks), staying up too late…

problem → is something not good and it’s just like difficulty or obstacle or trouble
issue → a thing that we think about and it may be good or bad depending the context
EXPLORING THE THEME:
STAYING HEALTHY IN THE MODERN WORLD
3. What do you do every day to stay healthy?

- go to the gym, try some activities like running, healthy food such as fruits

- going to bed early, no alcohol drinks

- eat a healthy diet: drink a lot of water, eat less meat or fat and more vegetables, eat
fish or chicken instead of red meat like beef…

- activities to stay healthy: go running, go swimming, go jogging, doing yoga or tai-

chi…

- Playing sports: football, badminton, tennis …

LESSON A BUILDING VOCABULARY
A. Meaning from Context Read and listen to the information about the people in Sardinia
and Okinawa. Notice the words in blue. These are words you will hear and use in Lesson A.

Genes are the parts of cells in living things that control physical
characteristics.
A centenarian is someone who is 100 years old or older.
LESSON A BUILDING VOCABULARY
B Write each word in blue from exercise A next to its definition.

stress
healthy
likely
habits
diseases
cause
pressure
strong
diet
exercise
 LESSON A USING VOCABULARY
A Complete each sentences with the correct form of a word from exercise A

healthy
exercise

likely
stress

strong

diet

cause
habits
diseases
pressure
 LESSON A DEVELOPING LISTENING SKILLS
Listening for Main ideas Read the questions below. Then listen and check () the main ideas you
hear.
1. What advice does the nurse give for preventing heart diseases?
 Get your blood pressure checked  Visit your doctor
 Eat less salt and sugar  Get enough exercise
Drink a lot of water Read more about heart diseases

2. What does the nurse say are some common causes of heart diseases?

 high blood pressure  smoking

 living alone high blood sugar

LESSON A DEVELOPING LISTENING SKILLS
Listening for Details Listen again and choose the correct word or phrase to complete
each sentence.

1. According to the nurse, if you have high blood pressure, you need to .
a. do something about it
b. take medication

2. According to healthy eating habits can keep your weight and your high blood pressure
down.
a. medial journals
b. government reports
3. To deal with stress, the curse suggests going for a walk or .
a. talking to a friend
b. taking a yoga class
LESSON B BUILDING VOCABULARY
A. Meaning from Context Read and listen to the information and look at the diagram. Notice the
words in blue. These are words you will hear and use in Lesson B.
LESSON B BUILDING VOCABULARY
B. Write each word in blue from exercise A next to its definition. Use your dictionary to help
you.
cell

enters
produces
responds
defends
occurs
LESSON B DEVELOPING LISTENING SKILLS
Before Listening
Discussion Read part of a conversation. Then discuss the questions below with a partner.

Raymond: I had no idea that allergies were so serious. And so common!

Elena: Yeah, they are. I’m allergic to strawberries, peanuts, and chocolate – and I love chocolate.
1. What is Raymond surprised about?
→ He is surprised about allergies.
2. Do you think Elena’s food allergies make her life difficult? Explain.
→ I think yes. If unfortunately Elena eats the food she is allergic to, it will cause itching, redness on the skin
or very dangerous consequences.
3. Why might food allergies be a serious problem?
→ Because some people have severe food allergies that can cause some serious, life-threatening reactions at
any time.
LESSON B DEVELOPING LISTENING SKILLS
Listening: An Informal Conversation
A Listening for Main ideas. Listen to the conversation. What are the speakers most concerned
about? Check ( ) your answers.

air pollution

 asthma

cats

 food allergies

peanuts
LESSON B DEVELOPING LISTENING SKILLS
Listening: An Informal Conversation
B Listening for Details. Listen again. Answer each questions with a word or phrase
from the conversation.
air pollution, smoke, cats, flowers
six percent
food allergies
peanuts
1997 - 2002
 LESSON B DEVELOPING LISTENING SKILLS
After Listening
Critical Thinking Focus: Supporting a Statement
When you make a statement in an academic setting such as a lecture or a paper, you need to support the statement
wit evidence. Some types of evidence include:
Numbers and statistics
- The number of malaria has dropped 39 percent in the pass two years.
- About 4000 people in this country die from asthma each year.
Experts
- Research shows that allergies are uncommon among people who live on farms.
- Clinic director Paula Senders recommends getting several injections before the allergy season begins.

Images
- This picture shows lgE antibodies on a mass cell.
- In the video, you will see children playing near the river.
 Useful language: to give supporting ideas to a statement
Numbers and statistics:
- drop = decrease = decline = fall at = go down + … % (percentage)
- increase = rise = grow = go up = surge
- reach to / stand at … / account for …
- About + number + noun (plural) …

Experts:
- …… show(s) that ……….. (research = statistics = findings …)
Recent findings show that there is definitely life on Mars.
- According to survey ……………
- Sb recommends + Ving
According to clinic director Paula Sanders, people should get several injections before the allergy season
begins.

Images:
- This picture shows …………
- In the video, you will see ……..
- As you can see from the picture / video , ………….
LESSON B DEVELOPING LISTENING SKILLS
For each statement below, write a follow-up sentence with supporting
evidence.

Strong food allergies are on the rise in Western and developed countries as 7% of
children in the UK, 9% of children in Australia and in Europe 2% of adults have food
allergies.

British professor of epidemiology David Strachan introduced the hygiene theory in

1989, suggesting that less exposure to pathogens or living too clean is one of the causes
of allergies or asthma.

The image above shows aortic valve stenosis, which causes severe anemia, obstructing
the blood supply to organs in the body of aorta.
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