Unit 2, grade 7: Health – Communication
1. Task 1 Unit 2 Grade 7 Communication
Work in pairs. Discuss and write F (fact) or M (myth) for each statement (Work in pairs. Discuss and write F (truth) or M (myth) for each sentence.)
Guide to answer
HEALTH FACTS OR MYTHS
1. People who smile more are happier, and they live longer. F
2. Sleeping in at the weekend helps you recover from a busy week. USA
3. Eat more fresh fish, like sushi, and you will be healthier. F
4. Sitting too close to the TV hurts your eyes. F
5. Pick up food you drop quickly, and it’s safe to eat. USA
6. Vegetarians don’t get enough vitamins in their food. USA
Translation
first. People who laugh more are happier, and they live longer.
2. Sleeping in on the weekend helps you recover from a busy week.
3. Eat fresh fish, like sushi, and you’ll get better.
4. Sitting near the TV will damage your eyes.
5. Pick up the food that you drop quickly, the food will be safe for you to eat.
6. Vegetarians don’t get enough vitamins in their food.
2. Task 2 Unit 2 Grade 7 Communication
Listen to the radio show about health facts or myths and check your answers in 1. (Listen to a radio show about health facts or myths and check your answers in part 1.)
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Audio scripts:
A: So, can we smile more to live longer?
B: Yes, that’s absolutely true.
A: Does sleeping in help your recovery?
B: No, false. Waking up at the same time is better.
A: Should we eat more fresh fish, like sushi?
B: No. Sushi is great. But we shouldn’t eat too much.
A: And sitting too close to the TV?
B: No, it’s not how close you sit. It’s how long you watch TV for.
A: How about picking up food we drop. It is OK?
B: No, that’s a myth! You shouldn’t eat it, ever!
A: OK, last one. Do vegetarians get less vitamins?
B: No, that’s false. You don’t need meat to get your vitamins.
Translation
A: So, can we laugh more to live longer?
B: Yes, that’s absolutely true.
A: Does sleep help you recover?
B: No, it’s wrong. Waking up at the same time is better.
A: Should we eat more fresh fish, like sushi?
B: Are not. Very good sushi. But we should not eat too much.
A: And sitting too close to the TV?
B: No, that’s not how you sit. How long have you watched TV?
A: How about picking up the food we fall. You okay?
B: No, that’s not okay! You shouldn’t eat it, ever!
A: OK, finally. Do vegans have fewer vitamins?
B: No, that is wrong. You don’t need meat to get vitamins.
3. Task 3 Unit 2 Grade 7 Communication
Discuss the following in groups (Discuss the following sentences in groups.)
first. Which sentence are you most surprised by? Why?
(Which one surprised you the most? Why?)
2. Do you know any health facts or myths in Vietnam?
(Do you know any facts or myths about health in Vietnam?)
Guide to answer
1. “Eat more fresh fish, like sushi, and you will be healthier.” I am really surprised by this sentence because I never eat fresh fish. I think we can only eat fish after we cook it. If we eat fish without cooking, we can have stomachache. I think so but it’s not true. It’s amazing.
(“Eat more raw fish, like sushi for example, and you will be healthier.” I was really surprised by this sentence because I have never eaten raw fish. I think we can only eat fish later. when we cook it. If we eat fish without cooking it, we can get stomachache. I think so but it’s not true. It’s strange.)
2. No, I don’t know. (I do not know. )
4. Task 4 Unit 2 Grade 7 Communication
Work in groups. Think of some ideas about health that are true. Then think of some that are false (Work in groups. Think of health ideas that are true. Then think of some that aren’t.)
Example:
first. You can avoid some disease by keeping yourself clean. (This is true.)
2. You will turn orange when you eat a lot of oranges. (This is false.)
Translation:
first. You can avoid some diseases by keeping yourself clean. (This is correct.)
2. You will turn orange when you eat a lot of oranges. (This is wrong.)
Guide to answer
– If you eat vegetables, you will be thinner and weaker. (This is false.)
– Doing more exercises will help you fitter and healthier (This is true.)
Translation:
– If you eat vegetables, you will get sicker and weaker. (This is wrong.)
– Exercise will make you fitter and healthier (This is true.)
5. Task 5 Unit 2 Grade 7 Communication
Test another group to see how many of your health myths they can sport (Check out the other group to see how many myths about your health they can find.)
6. Practice Task 1
Complete the health tips below with ‘more’ or ‘less’. (Complete the sentences below with more or less.)
Eat _________ junk food. It makes you fat!
Wash your hands _______. You will have less chance of catching lu u.
Sleep _________, but try to wake up at the usual time. Even at weekends!
Go outside ___________. If you do need to go outside, wear a sun hat.
Watch ____________ television. Looking at the screen for too long hurts your eyes.
Do ___________ exercise, and you will feel i tter and healthier.
7. Practice Task 2
Make sentences using the words and phrases given.
Question 1: Do / exercise / regularly / help / you / stay / healthy.
A. Doing exercise regularly helps you stay healthy.
B. Doing exercise regularly helps you stay healthy.
C. Do exercise regularly helps you stay healthy.
D. Doing exercise regularly helps you are stay healthy.
Question 2: We / need / calories / or / energy / do / things / every day.
A. We need calories or energy do things everyday.
B. We need calories or energy doing things everyday.
C. We need calories or energy do things everyday.
D. We need calories or energy to do things everyday.
Question 3: We / should / balance / calories / we / get / from / food / with / calories / we / use / physical activity.
A. We should balance calories we get from food with calories we use physical activity.
B. We should balance calories we get from food with calories we use for physical activity.
C. We should be balance calories we get from food with calories we use physical activity.
D. We should balance calories we get from food with calories we use to physical activity.
8. Conclusion
At the end of the lesson, students need to distinguish health-related truths and myths, do enough homework, and memorize the following vocabulary words:
- myth /mɪθ/ myth
- fact /fækt/ truth
- recover /rɪˈkʌvə(r)/ recover
- vegetarian /ˌvedʒəˈteəriən/ vegetarian
- stomachache /ˈstʌməkeɪk/ stomachache, stomachache
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