Compare two other countries’ life and present it in your group. Choose any you want. Be ready to answer some questions.

Unit VI

Lifestyle

How to Stay Active and Healthy

Everyone wants to be happy. But each person looks for happiness in a different way.

Each wants his or her own kind of life. The way you spend your time is called lifestyle.

Ø What constitutes an active lifestyle?

Ø How do you stay healthy

Check the words in the box

●to eat a healthy diet ●high/low-calorie ●take vitamins●lose/put on weight●cut down on sugar/fat●give up smoking / junk food●keep fit●go swimming/dancing/jogging/skiing/skating/cycling●working out ingym

Survey: How do you stay healthy?

Lyn Cone Age: 88 years old “I don’t exercise. I just enjoy life. Keep smiling, I always say.”	Li Chang Age: 24 years old “I go to a gym three times a week. I usually go after work.”	Herb Wood Age: 48 years old “Stay healthy? Well… I smoke. And I don’t exercise. I sit at a desk all day. I do take vitamins…sometimes.”
Nobuyuki Oda Age: 52 years old “I get my exercise at my job. I’m a construction worker. I stand from 8 in the morning to 6 in the evening. I’m always bending and lifting heavy things. Do you want to see my muscles?”	Velia Cruz Age: 28 years old “I love sports – all kinds! I love tennis, soccer, baseball, and basketball. I have to work during the week but I try to play sports on the weekends.”	Megumi Saito Age: 35 years old “I have three children. One is three. One is four. One is six. They’re always running. I can never sit down. That’s my exercise – running after children. Oh…excuse me…there they go now!”

Practice

1. Which one is a healthy lifestyle? Check (√) the appropriate answers.

	jogging		taking vitamins
	swimming		doing aerobics
	dancing		smoking
	smoking		getting enough to sleep
	meditating		going to bed late
	walking a lot		eating junk food
	playing sport		working out in a gym
	riding a bicycle		playing computer games at night
	drinking beer every day		taking yoga classes
	staying in good moods		Eating healthy food

Mark the statements as true(T) or false (F)

T	F
		Aerobics is bad
		Dancing is healthy.
		Jogging is unhealthy.
		Lyn Cone enjoys life
		Velia Cruz plays sports.
		Li Chang goes to a gym.
		Smoking is good for you.
		Walking is not good for your health.
		Vitamin supplements are dangerous.
		Swimming is a good way to exercise.
		Megumi Saito runs after her children.
		Nobuyuki Oda gets exercise at his job.
		A sport is not beneficial to one’s health.
		Herb Wood takes vitamins…sometimes.
		Riding a bicycle is not beneficial to your health.
		Laughter is a good medicine to keep you healthy.
		Working out in a gym is not beneficial to good health
		Fruits and vegetables do not contribute to health and nutrition.
		Spending some quiet moments to meditate is good for your health
		Watching television is good for your health.

Think and share.

Tell the class what you do often/seldom/never/sometimes.