Unit 2: HEALTH:
SKILLS 1
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Vĩnh Thạnh Trung Lower Secondary School, An Giang
Teacher: Nguyễn Thị Đầm
Unit 2: HEALTH:
SKILLS 1
Wednesday, October 13th, 2021
UNIT 2:
HEALTH
Lesson 4:
SKILLS 1( page: 22)
- energy (n)
: năng lượng
- expert (n)
: chuyên gia
- diet (n)
: ăn kiêng
- enough ( adv)
: đủ
- (to) stay in shape
: giữ dáng
I/ VOCABULARY:
Unit 2: Lesson 4: SKILLS 1 (page: 22)
- Do you often play sports or do exercises?
- Why are they good for your health?
CALORIES
A calorie is energy that helps us do our everyday activities.
* CHATTING
READING
1. Match the correct headings with the paragraphs.
People should have between 1,600 and 2,500 calories a day to stay in shape. Sports and activities like riding a bike and running use a lot of calories. Sleeping and watching TV use less. Do you think you are eating more or less calories than you need?
Dr. Dan Law is a diet expert. He knows exactly how much people need to eat, so many people listen to his advice. His calorie tips? Eat less junk food, and count your calories if you’re becoming fat.
We need calories or energy to do the things we do every day: walking, riding a bike, and even sleeping! We get calories from the food we eat. If we eat too many, we can get fat. If we don’t eat enough, we feel tired and weak.
1. JUST THE RIGHT AMOUNT
2. WHAT IS A CALORIE?
3. AN EXPERT’S VIEW
2. Find the following words/ phrases in the text.
1. DIET
2. EXPERT
3. TIP
4. JUNK FOOD
5. STAY IN SHAPE
the food that you eat on a daily basis.
someone who has studied a lot about a subject or topic and understands it well.
an advice on how to do something quickly and successfully, usually from one’s own experience.
usually convenience food like Mc Donald, KFC …
be fit and healthy.
II/ 3. Answer the following questions.
What is calories?
What happens we have too many calories?
What is a healthy number of calories per day?
Which activity uses a lot of calories?
Why do people listen to Dr. Law’s advice?
1. What is calories?
A calorie is energy that helps us do our everyday activities.
2. What happens we have too many calories?
If we eat too many calories we can get fat.
3. What is a healthy number of calories per day?
To stay healthy you need between 1,600 and 2,500 calories.
4. Which activity uses a lot of calories?
Sports like riding a bike and running use a lot of calories.
5. Why do people listen to Dr. Law’s advice?
Because he is a diet / nutrition expert.
SPEAKING
Look at the table and discuss the following questions.
1. Why do you think some activities use more calories than others.
2. Which activity uses more calories: gardening or walking?
3. How many calories do you use doing aerobics for 2 hours?
4. What do you think happens when we have too few calories, but too many calories?
Look at the table and discuss the following questions.
Sleeping - 60
( calories used per hour)
Watching TV – 75
( calories used per hour)
Look at the table and discuss the following questions.
Walking- 230
( calories used per hour)
Gardening- 275
( calories used per hour)
Which activity uses more energy: gardening or walking?
Look at the table and discuss the following questions.
Cycling - 590
( calories used per hour)
Running - 880
( calories used per hour)
Look at the table and discuss the following questions.
Aerobics - 330
( calories used per hour)
Swimming - 460
( calories used per hour)
How many calories do you use doing aerobics for 2 hours?
2. Complete the chart about those activities.
Learn new words by heart.
Practise the exercises again.
Do exercises in workbook
Prepare Unit 2: SKILLS 2/ page: 23.
HOMEWORK
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