The document discusses different aspects of maintaining a healthy lifestyle, including exercise, diet, and managing stress. It provides information on exercise frequency and types of exercises. It explains the food pyramid and importance of a balanced diet. Finally, it discusses sources of stress and techniques commonly used in America to relieve stress such as exercise, deep breathing, and hobbies. The document aims to educate on living a healthy lifestyle by making informed choices about exercise, nutrition, and stress management.
2. Cultural Differences
What does it mean to be healthy in China?
What do you do to stay healthy?
(“be healthy” and “stay healthy” are common ways to
talk about health)
3. Ask your partner…
Are you a healthy person?
What do you do every week to be healthy?
Do you think you do enough to stay healthy?
4. In America…
Being healthy in America means having a healthy
diet (the food you eat), exercising 3 times per week,
and reducing your stress.
5. Exercise - Vocabulary
Exercise means moving your body and increasing
your heart rate to change fat to muscle.
Working out is another way to say
exercise.
6. Exercise - Vocabulary
Frequency (how often):
• one time = once, two times = twice
• a week, a year, a day, a month, a morning, a class
• per week, per year, per day, per afternoon, per Monday
• every week, every morning, every evening, every year
How often + in what period of time?
7. Exercise - Vocabulary
I eat three times a day. I cook twice a week. I exercise once
per weekend. I play basketball every evening. I watch TV
twice a night.
• one time = once, two times = twice
• a week, a year, a day, a month, a morning, a class
• per week, per year, per day, per afternoon, per Monday
• every week, every morning, every evening, every year
8. Exercise – Read with your partner.
Friend 1: Do you like to work out?
Friend 2: Yes, but I should do it more often.
Friend 1: How often do you exercise?
Friend 2: About twice per week.
Friend 1: Twice is better than zero!
Friend 2: That’s true, but I want to work out
more.
Friend 1: What do you do to work out?
Friend 2: I like to play basketball with my friends.
Friend 1: That’s a great way to work out!
9. Exercise - Vocabulary
Be in shape – this means a person is really healthy
“He is in shape! Look at his muscles!”
“I’m in shape this year, but I wasn’t last year.”
Sweat – water comes out of your skin to cool your body
“I sweat a lot when I work out.”
“It’s really hot in here. I’m sweating!”
Gym – the place where people go to exercise
“Before the grocery store, I’m going to the gym.”
“Where is the gym? Is it near the library?”
10. Exercise
Friend 1: What do you like to do to work out?
Friend 2: I like to take walks in the evenings. I don’t sweat
much, but I know it is healthy for me.
Friend 1: Walking is a great way to work out.
Friend 2: What do you do to work out?
Friend 1: I ride my bike to the gym about
3 times a week.
Friend 2: Wow, you’re really in shape!
11. Exercise - Verbs
Lift weights
Walk
Jog
Run
Play basketball, tennis, soccer
Ride a bike
Hike (walk in forests, mountains)
Swim
Do sit-ups
Do push-ups
Do pull-ups
12. Exercise - Interview
Interview (ask) people around the room.
• one time = once, two times = twice
• a week, a year, a day, a month, a morning, a class
• per week, per year, per day, per afternoon, per Monday
• every week, every morning, every evening, every year
13. Exercise - Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2iQkhhoztY
Watch 3 minutes of this video about exercise. Write
down the new words and phrases.
14. Healthy Food
Diet means the food you eat. Sometimes diet means
you are eating less food and healthy food to lose
weight (become thin).
To be healthy, you need to have a balanced diet.
Healthy food gives us good nutrition (energy to live).
18. Food Pyramid
Vegetables give us fiber. Meats give us protein.
Dairy comes from cows. If you are allergic to dairy, you are
lactose intolerant (you can’t eat dairy).
Carbs (carbohydrates) give us energy. Carbs are very common
in American diets.
You should only eat a little sweets and desserts. They have fat
and a lot of sugar.
19. Food Pyramid
Think about what you ate today. How was your food pyramid?
Talk to your partner.
How many servings of carbs did you have?
How many servings of vegetables did you have?
How many servings of fruits did you have?
How many servings of protein did you have?
How many servings of dairy did you have?
How many servings of sweets did you have?
20. Stress
Stress is the bad feeling you have when something bad is
happening in your life. Maybe your work is too busy. Maybe you
lost your iPhone. Maybe you want to learn English now but it is
too difficult.
22. Stress - Interview
What images come to mind when you hear the word ‘stress’?
Are you stressed at the moment?
What stresses you out? (makes you feel stress)
What do you do to relieve your stress?
Is learning English stressful?
Is life becoming more or less stressful?
Who stresses you out the most?
What stresses you out about walking in the streets?
Do you think technology is stressful?
How dangerous do you think stress is?
23. Stress
What do people do in China to cope with (relieve) stress?
24. Stress
In America, people do these things to relieve stress:
• Go for a walk
• Take deep breaths
• Get a massage
• Exercise, do yoga
• Drink beer
• Go to a therapist (a doctor you talk to about problems)
• Get a hobby (something you do for fun)
• Listen to music
25. Stress – Give Advice
John has a test in school tomorrow. His mother also asked
him to clean his bedroom tonight. His friends want him to
go see a movie with them tonight, also. John is very tired
and wants to go to sleep early but there are so many things
happening.
What should John do to manage (deal with) his stress?
26. Stress – Give Advice
Kate must finish a big project for work by tomorrow. She
needs one more day to work on the project. She has a bad
relationship with her boss. She is scared to ask her boss
for more time to do the project.
What should Kate do to manage her stress?
27. Stress – Give Advice
Dr. Chelsy has to do a big surgery today. She wakes up in
the morning feeling very nervous. She doesn’t want to
make a mistake. She can’t eat because she is so nervous.
What should Dr. Chelsy do to manage her stress?
28. Make a plan for tomorrow!
My food goals:
My exercise goals:
My stress goals: