Unit 6: Health and Fitness

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Watch and listen: Watch and understand a video about professional cyclists

Reading skills: Read for detail

Academic writing skills: Write supporting sentences

Writing task: Write a problem–solution essay

UNLOCK YOUR KNOWLEDGE

1. Match the two halves of these phrases.

1) avoid

2) keep

3) eat

4) lose

5) cut down

6) take

a. some exercise

b. on fat, salt and sugar

c. more fruit and vegetables

d. weight

e. cigarettes and alcohol

f. active

2. Answer the questions.

1) Do you agree with the advice given in the sentences above?

2) Why do doctors advise us to look after our health?

3) Should doctors treat illnesses in people who have not looked after their health?