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1 In sickness and in health

See unit summary on page 4.

Exam training in this unitReading Lexical cloze: collocations, idioms

Use of English Cloze: identifying parts of speech

Comprehension and summary:

identifying question types, selecting

relevant information

Listening Multiple-choice questions on one text:

prereading questions

Speaking Themed discussion: techniques for

describing

Writing A proposal: making recommendations

Ask students where they might hear the phrase insickness and in health. It is an extract from the vows thata couple take at an Anglican wedding ceremony. Theoverall theme of the unit is how to keep fit and healthy.

Reading SB pages 1012

One mans meat is another mans poison

Draw students attention to the title. Ask them howthey interpret this expression and discuss answers as aclass. The expression suggests that what is beneficial for

one person may be harmful to another or that noteveryone has the same tastes or preferences.

Introduce the activity by asking students as a class howeffective they think giving up sugar would be as a wayof keeping fit. Ask them to compare it with goingswimming regularly, and to give reasons.

Students rank the suggestions and give justifications intheir groups.

Invite one member of each group to present the groupsviews to the rest of the class for comparison.

Round off the activity by asking students if they thinkphysical fitness is important in the modern world.

Lexical cloze Paper 1 Part 1

A Discuss each title in turn and put students ideas onthe board.

L

Ask students to read through the texts quickly, ignoringthe gaps to find out what each one is about.

Discuss answers as a class and compare with earlierideas.

Key

Text 1 is about people who are obsessed with exercise.

Text 2 gives one persons view of the benefits of vitamin

pills.

Text 3 describes the advantages of physical work for

the treatment of bad backs.

B Draw studentsattention to the Exam tipbeforethey begin B. Use the first gap in Text 1 as an example,emphasising the phrase on the spot.

Students read carefully through each text and circletheir chosen option.

Check answers as a class.

Key

Text 1

1 C on the spotis a set phrase meaning in one fixedplace

2 B puts offis an idiomatic phrasal verb meaning topostpone

3 C coming to terms withis a set phrase meaning to

accept the way things are

4 D the moment you do somethingis a set expression

equivalent to as soon as you do something5 A take heartis a set phrase meaning to feel more

positive about something

6 C previous experienceis a collocation

Text 2

7 D emotionally and physically drainedis a collocation

8 B pick myself upis an idiomatic phrasal verb meaningto recover from some difficulty

9 C pleaded to try, because influenced and urged arefollowed byme, and recommended is followed by

thator -ing

10 A out loudis a set phrase meaning in a voice that canbe heard

11 C a sparkle in my eyesis a set phrase meaning afeeling of enthusiasm

12 B cut down onis an idiomatic phrasal verb meaningto reduce in amount

Text 3

13 D digging upis a phrasal verb meant literally

14 C handed overis a phrasal verb meaning to passresponsibility for something

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15 B brought up onis a phrasal verb relating to howchildren are taught to behave

16 B does wonders foris a set phrase meaning very

beneficial for

17 A exhilarationis the appropriate word in context,meaning a sense of excitement

18 B soothedis the appropriate word in context,

meaning that pain and tension are removed

Comprehension

C Students answer the questions using their ownwords as far as possible.

Check answers as a class, and ask students to justifytheir answers by referring to relevant parts of the text.

Key

Text 1

1 People who take regular exercise see those whodont as being less important and they prefer not to

waste time talking to them.

2 It can be negative because it can make you over-

confident about your health. It is also time-

consuming, expensive and you cant stop because

you lose your fitness.

3 The path to true contentment lies in sitting at home

on the sofa by the fire doing nothing.

Text 2

1 An advertisement through the post prompted the

writer to try the pills for his/her depression.

2 The pills had a positive effect and made the writerglad to be alive.

3 The writer believes there is a link between feeling

well physically and feeling well emotionally.

Text 3

1 Initially it made his back feel good.

2 A rub-down is a kind of massage to relieve pain in

the muscles. Goldman thought rub-downs were

unnecessary.

3 He concludes that hard physical work can be

beneficial physically and mentally.

Vocabulary

Collocation

D Ask students to work in pairs. Remind them thatthey can check their answers by referring to the texts.

E Point out to students that they may be able to usemore than one collocation in the same sentence, so theydont necessarily have to write five sentences.

UNIT 1 13

Students read their sentences out to the class forcomparison.

Key

1 d the correct, legal or best place for you, e.g. The

chairman took his rightful place at the head of

the table.

2 g a feeling of being healthy in both your mind andyour body, e.g. A sense of emotional and physical

well-being is important to our happiness.

3 h the instant of understanding, e.g. He saw what

he had done wrong in a moment of realisation.

4 e to do some form of physical activity, e.g. You

should take more exercise to lose weight.

5 b when someone gives the appearance of not

paying attention, e.g. I could tell she wasnt

listening to me from the far-off look in her eyes.

6 a to affect something either positively or

negatively, e.g. Giving up cigarettes will have a

wonderful effect on your health.

7 f the amount of medicine you have been advisedto take, e.g. Its dangerous to take more than the

recommended dose of these pills.

8 c a way of stressing that the price is too high, e.g.

the restaurant we went to last night was

ridiculously expensive.

Idioms

F Students look at the picture of a couch potato thataccompanies the first text on SB page 10.Ask themwhat they think a couch potato is, based on the picture.

When students have given you a few suggestions, askthem to look through the explanations ah and findwhich they think is the correct one.

Students match the remaining idioms with theirexplanations. The idiom a stuffed shirtis illustrated inthe cartoon.

Check answers as a class.

Key

1 g 2 h 3 c 4 f 5 a 6 e 7 d 8 b

Note: Idioms 1 and 8 are based on the proverbs A newbroom sweeps clean and A rolling stone gathers nomoss.

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