Unit 2

Unit 2: A healthy body
1. Underline the phrases in sentences 1-3 that best describe your lifestyle or the
lifestyle of people in your country.
1. Most people in my country think it is important to keep fit/ don’t really do
anything specific to keep in shape.
2. I keep fit by going jogging/ going to the gym/ walking everywhere.
3. I work out all the time. /I’m quite an active person. /I never do any exercise.
2. Underline the words or phrases in sentences 1-3 that best describe how you feel
about sport.
1. Watching sport is tedious/ entertaining/ all right if there’s nothing else on TV.
2. Playing sport is exhilarating/ good fun/ exhausting/ a great way to keep fit.
3. I’m quite into sport/ fanatical about sport/ not the least bit interested in sport.
3. Write three examples of the types of sport 1-5

1. contact sports _____________ _____________ _____________
2. water sports _____________ _____________ _____________
3. extreme sports _____________ _____________ _____________
4. team sports _____________ _____________ _____________
5. individual sports _____________ _____________ _____________
5. Listen to the person on Track 08 talking about a sport.
1. Which sport is he talking about? _____________
2. Listen again and answer questions a-f below.
a. What phrasal verb means increases gradually? _____________
b. What is a synonym for supporters? _____________
c. What verb means have the same number of points or goals at the end of the
game? _____________
d. What two words are used to describe where this sport is played?
_____________
e. Which phrase means scored the goal that won the match? _____________
f. What phrase is used to describe someone who is likely to be very successful
in the near future? _____________
3. What other words and phrases does the person use to talk about the sport?
4. Listen again and make notes. Then read Track 08 on page 100 and use your
dictionary to check your answers.
6. Look at the card below. Create a similar card for your own favorite sport and a
second one for the most popular sport in your country (if this is different from your
own favorite sport). You can find information about the sport(s) on the Internet, as
well as in books, magazines and newspapers.
Tennis
Where is it played? on a tennis court

What equipment is needed to play it? a racquet, tennis balls
What is the most important event associated with this sport? Wimbledon, held
in London every summer
Terminology and phrases used to talk about the sport
Describing the shots: serve, volley, smash, forehand, backhand, on the line, out
Scoring: point, game, set, match
People: player, umpire, ball boy/girl, trainer/coach
Useful phrases: He/She's broken his/her opponent's serve. He/She's served an
ace. It's gone to a tie-break. What a great shot! He/She's serving for the match.
Why do you/the people in your country like this sport? It's a battle of the mind as
much as the body. I find it interesting to see how some players may be highly skilled
but don’t have the mental strength to win.
7. Read the definitions of diet below. Notice that it has two distinct meanings.
Definition a: If you are on a diet, you eat special kinds of food or you eat less food than
usual because you are trying to lose weight.
Definition b: Your diet is the type and range of food that you regularly eat.
1. Read sentences 1–3. Which definition of diet applies in each sentence?
1. I fear I have quite a 2. I think I have a 3. I plan to go on a diet in the

poor diet. balanced diet. new year.
3. Discuss questions 1–3 with a friend, or record yourself giving your answers.
1. Would you say you had a balanced diet? Explain why (not).
2. Do you eat a lot of junk food? What do you (not) like about it?
3. Have you ever been on a diet? If so, what kind of diet was it and did it work? If
you haven’t been on a diet, explain why not.
8. Read definitions 1–10 and then complete the words and phrases related to health
and diet. There is one space per letter. Some letters have been given to help you.
1. Physically weak because you do not eat enough food or do not eat the right kind
of food: ma _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
2. The way that chemical processes in your body cause food to be used in an
efficient way, for example, to make new cells and to give you energy:
me _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
3. Substances, found in certain kinds of food, that provide you with energy:
ca _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
4. Substances that you need in order to remain healthy, which are found in food or
can be eaten in the form of pills: vi _ _ _ _ _ _
5. Units used to measure the energy value of food: ca _ _ _ _ _ _
6. An attempt to lose a lot of weight quickly by strictly limiting how much you eat:
ac____ d___
7. (Of a person) become heavier: p _ _ o_ w_____
8. (Of a person) become lighter: l _ _ _ w_____
9. Extremely fat: ob _ _ _
10. Too thin, and therefore not healthy: un _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
9. Complete sentences 1-6 using the vocabulary above

1. Going on __________ can be extremely dangerous. You can end up becoming
__________ and be too weak to go about your daily life.
2. Athletes eat __________ prior to a race because their bodies convert them into
energy.
3. Most people lead a sedentary lifestyle these days and ingest far more
__________ than their bodies need. This means they can easily become
__________.
4. There are certain people who have such a fast __________ that it seems they
don’t __________ no matter how much they eat.
5. The number of __________ models you see in magazines and on the catwalk
leads many women to want to __________ themselves.
6. Fruit and vegetables are a great source of __________.
11. Read the Part 2 question below. It asks about a ‘competition or sporting event’,
so you do not have to talk about sport if you are not interested in it. You could talk
about another kind of competition, perhaps one that is traditional or popular in your
country. For example, a chess tournament, a singing competition, a beauty pageant, a
dancing competition, a strongest man competition, or a debating contest.
Give yourself one minute to plan your answer, making notes if you wish. Then talk
for one to two minutes.
Describe an exciting competition or sporting event you have witnessed.
You should say:

what the competition or sporting event was
when and where it took place
who won
and explain why it was exciting.
12. Listen to four people talking about sport.
1. Who sounds enthusiastic and who sounds bored?

Speaker 1 sounds _________________. Speaker 3 sounds _________________.
Speaker 2 sounds _________________. Speaker 4 sounds _________________.
2. How did you decide who sounds enthusiastic and who sounds bored?
3. Some of the people are using language like Oh great! Fantastic, but they are
not enthusiastic. Why do you think they are using this kind of language?
4. Intonation is the ‘melody’ of language. Listen to the people again and imitate
their intonation.

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Unit 2: A healthy body

3. Write three examples of the types of sport 1-5

Where is it played? on a tennis court

1. Read sentences 1–3. Which definition of diet applies in each sentence?

1. I fear I have quite a 2. I think I have a 3. I plan to go on a diet in the

9. Complete sentences 1-6 using the vocabulary above

Describe an exciting competition or sporting event you have witnessed.

You should say:

12. Listen to four people talking about sport.

1. Who sounds enthusiastic and who sounds bored?

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