Pre-Intermediate Unit 1
Pre-Intermediate Unit 1
Pre-Intermediate Unit 1
F E AT U R E S
1 Look at the two people in the photo. Why do you think they
18 Slow food
A video about a healthier
way of life in an Italian
town
are happy?
4 Think about other activities you do in your free time that are
good for your physical or mental health. Tell your partner.
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reading and speaking the secrets of sleep listening analysis of your answers
grammar present simple and adverbs of frequency pronunciation /s /, /z / or /z / speaking and writing a quiz
answers.
Listening
PRESENT SIMPLE
I/you/we/they sleep
he/she/it sleeps
Quiz:
Which type of person are you? Do you need to change
your lifestyle?
Q:
Q:
Q:
Question: 1 2 3 4 5 6
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Unit 1 Health
The
secrets
of sleep
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2
not often
rarely
0%
Why 4
(humans / have)
problems sleeping?
In modern society, many people 5
(not / get) the recommended seven or eight
hours a night. We 6
(work) long
7
hours and we rarely
(go) to bed
at sunset.
Why 8
It 9
(depend) on the time of year
and also our age. Teenagers always
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(need) more sleep than adults.
Lots of elderly people 11
(not /
sleep) longer than four or five hours, but they
often 12
(take) naps during the day.
7 Pronunciation /s /, /z / or /z /
feels /z/
needs
watches
sleeps
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6
7
8
goes
dances
does
works
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A QUIZ
TALK ABOUT
WRITE
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reading the island of Okinawa vocabulary do, go or play listening in search of a long life
grammar present simple and present continuous speaking your current life
do
go
play
fishing
help you, if necessary. Then think of one more activity for each verb.
cards
tennis
hiking
homework
nothing
running
shopping
the piano
yoga
football
karate
surfing
The Secrets of
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Unit 1Health
Listening
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PRESENT CONTINUOUS
I am speaking
you/we/they are speaking
he/she/it is speaking
Im not travelling
you/we/they arent travelling
he/she/it isnt travelling
Am I moving?
Are you/we/they moving?
Is he/she/it moving?
For further information and practice, see page 156.
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Complete the sentences with the present simple or
present continuous form of these verbs.
checknot / do
not / eat
golearnplay
read
spend
Speaking
11
Work in pairs. Take turns to ask and answer the
questions. Use the present simple and present
continuous tense in your answers.
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speaking feeling happy critical thinking the main argument reading happy and healthy
word focus feel speaking measuring happiness
Reading
3 Choose the correct answer (ac) for the questions,
according to the information in the article.
to give an opinion
to talk about an emotion
to talk about physical illness
to talk about wanting something or wanting to
do something
Speaking
7 Work in groups. Discuss the questions.
1 In paragraph 1, the King of Bhutan talks about
Gross National Happiness. How happy do
you think your country is? Give reasons for
your answer.
2 In paragraph 2, a doctor said, Happy people
generally dont get sick. How much do you
agree with this opinion?
3 In paragraph 3 and 4, there are different
questions and categories for measuring
happiness. Which do you think are useful for
measuring happiness? Which are not very
useful?
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measuring
Unit 1 Health
HEALTH
AND
HAPPINESS
The small country of Bhutan in the Himalayan mountains
is over one thousand years old. In the past it was a poor
country and not many people visited it. But nowadays, it is
becoming more and more popular with tourists. Medicine
and health is improving and its economy is growing. King
Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the king of Bhutan until 2006,
talked about his countrys Gross National Happiness. In
other words, he thought happiness is the way to measure
the countrys development.
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ILLNESS
WRITE
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vocabulary medical problems pronunciation sound and spelling real life talking about illness
1d At the doctors
Vocabulary medical problems
1 I go to bed.
2 I take medicine or pills.
3 I go to the pharmacy or see my doctor.
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8
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
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Medical advice
sore throat 1
bad cough
runny nose
earache
feel sick
temperature
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Writing online advice Writing skill conjunctions (and, or, so, because, but)
Unit 1 Health
1 Many people look for medical advice on the internet before they visit
their doctor. Do you think this is a good idea? Why? / Why not?
www.askdoctorjoe.com
Home
Symptom checker
Advice forum
Accidents and r
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MORE FRO4
Services
Case studies
Partnership
Research
About
Board
Eyes
Latest news
www.askdoctorjoe.com
Members
Statistics
Careers
Contact us
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1f Slow food
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Unit 1Health
1
2
3
4
a
the narrator
Salvatore Toscano
Greves mayor
the cheese maker
Our aim is to keep Greve the same. We want to
keep Greve and all the other slow cities special.
b Its about taking more time so you are more
calm and relaxed.
c In the mountains of Pistoia, in northern
Tuscany, farmers produce pecorino cheese.
d Not everyone knows about our product. But
now the slow food movement means people
know about us.
Work in pairs.
Student A: You are Salvatore Toscano. Read the
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UNIT 1 REVIEW
Grammar
Vocabulary
FEEL
DO
PLAY
GO
Real life
6 Choose the correct words to complete the
conversation between two friends.
Conversation 2:
Student B has got stomach ache. Student A gives
advice.
I CAN
talk about feeling ill
give advice
Speaking
8 Complete these questions to ask someone about
their everyday habits and interests.
1
2
3
4
5
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