Sport and health

Vocabulary sports

1. In pairs, add as many sports as you can to the table in a minute.

2. Study the table and complete the sentences with do, play or go.

Summer sports Winter sports Both

Rule

With sports, we normally use:

example: Play for team sports and ball sports: I play basketball. Go for sports that end in ‘ing’ He goes swimming. Do for individual sports not ending in ‘ing’ and with martial arts even if they end in ‘ing’ She does gymnastics, and he does karate and kick-boxing.

1) Peter ____ tennis three times a week. 2) Sarah ____ gymnastics on Saturday evenings. 3) Kate usually ____ rollerblading in the park. 4) Peter doesn’t ____ badminton with his friends. 5) He doesn’t ____athletics at school. 6) We often ____ running in the morning.

listEning sports activities

3. Look at the photos and say what sports you think are favourite for each of them. Choose from the words in the box. Use play, do or go, or other if necessary.

badminton/ cycling / football / ice-skating / yoga / karate / kayaking / skiing / swimming / table tennis / tennis / volleyball / jogging

Mark Anna Tony

4. Complete the sentences with the correct names. Listen again and check.

1) ___ goes ice skating on Monday evenings. 2) ___ goes jogging before school three times a week. After jogging she has a healthy breakfast. 3) ___ plays table tennis for a team. His team often wins. 4) In summer, ___ goes swimming and kayaking. He has a very healthy lifestyle. 5) ___ and his/her friends go skiing in winter. They go to the gym to play volleyball twice a week, to keep fit. 6) ___ plays tennis or badminton every week. She does yoga in the morning. 7) ___ plays football at the weekend with his friends. 8) ___ takes part in karate competitions. On weekends, he goes cycling with his younger brother.

5. Look at the words in bold from ex. 4. Use them to complete the questions below. Then ask and answer in pairs.

1) Do you ___ ? What do you have? 2) What do you do to ___? 3) Do you ___? Do you always win? 4) Do you ___? What do you do? 5) How often do you exercise or ___? 6) Do you ___ any sports ___? What kind?

health advice

6. Listen to the speakers asking the doctor for advice. Match them to the answers.

Jim Sandy

a) Lots of sweet things aren’t good for you. They aren’t good for your teeth! Eat more fruit and vegetables. You’ll feel fine. b) It is bad for you to stay at home all day. Go to the park with your friends and play football with them. It’s good to be outside. You’ll feel better.

7. Complete the sentences with the words in bold.

1) It’s ___ people to eat a lot of biscuits. 2) Spend time with your friends and you’ll ___ . 3) I like doing sport and it’s ___ me. 4) Eat a good breakfast and you’ll ___ .

graMMar should for advice

8. Read Dr Right’s tip of the week. Study the table and discuss.

You SHOULD eat a good breakfast:

– You’ll do better in class. – You’ll do better at sport. – You’ll feel better.

Remember

We use should and should not (short form - shouldn't) to give advice or talk about right or wrong (what we think it is).

9. Rewrite the sentences from ex. 7 using should and shouldn’t.

10. Complete the text with should or shouldn’t and the word from the list below.

go / play / cycle / tired / exercising / eating

Exams and your health

You 1) ____ study all night. You learn better when you are not 2) ____. You 3) ____ have a healthy diet. 4) ____ a healthy breakfast first thing in the morning gives you energy for the whole day. 5) ____ is important. You’re never too busy to 6) ____ running or swimming. If you don’t have time to 7) ____tennis or football, you 8) ____ walk or 9) ____ to school. Or 10) ____ to the gym for an hour. If there isn’t a gym near your home, you 11) ____ do exercise for ten minutes every day. And you 12) ____ take regular breaks when you are studying.

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11. Choose the good habits. Write sentences using should/shouldn’t.

Ex: You should eat fruit and vegetables. You shouldn’t go to bed late.

- Sleep 10 hours every night - Eat fruit and vegetables - Eat right after you touch a pet - Sit up straight at the desk - Go to bed late - Warm up before you do sport - Eat lots of bread and pasta - Play video games as much as you want - Spend more time in the fresh air - Read before you go to bed - Eat your meal in front of TV - Brush your teeth once a day

12. Work in pairs. Complete the table with the words and phrases in the box. Add four of your own ideas. Discuss your tips with the class.

oil and butter / chocolate / dancing / oranges / working on the computer /green vegetables / walking to school / water / meat / sleeping until noon

GOOD FOR YOU BAD FOR YOU