Unit

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A longFAMILY
and healthy
life
LIFE

LESSON I

GETTING STARTED

A healthy lifestyle

LESSON I

WARM-UP

GETTING STARTED
GAME: Categorizing game

PRESENTATION

Vocabulary
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PRACTICE

PRODUCTION

CONSOLIDATION

Task 1: Listen and read.
Task 2: True or False.
Task 3: Fill in the blanks to make phrases.
Task 4: Complete the text.

Role-play

• Wrap-up
• Homework

WARM-UP

CATEGORIZING GAME
- Work in 4 groups.
- Each group is given pieces of paper about healthy and
unhealthy lifestyle.
- Classify them to correct columns.
- The first team to complete the task correctly is the winner.
- Go to the board and show the answers.

WARM-UP

HEALTHY LIFESTYLE
Eat fruits and vegetables
Drink enough water
Get regular exercise
Have a balanced diet

UNHEALTHY
LIFESTYLE

Stay up late

Eat too much sodium
Eat fast food
Eat late in the evening

Get enough good sleep

Overuse painkillers and sedatives

Avoid tobacco and drugs

Have excessive screen time

PRESENTATION

(to) work out
/wɜːk aʊt/

to exercise in order to improve the 
strength or appearance of your body

PRESENTATION

(be) full of
/fʊl əv/

containing a lot of something
E.g: You're always so full of energy.

PRESENTATION

diet (n)
/ˈdaɪət/

the food and drink usually eaten or 
drunk by a person or group

PRESENTATION

balanced (adj)
/ˈbælənst/

A balanced diet is a combination of
the correct types and amounts of food

PRESENTATION

fit (adj)
/fɪt/

healthy and strong, especially as
a result of exercise

PRESENTATION
Form
1. (to) work out

Pronunciation
/wɜːk aʊt/

Meaning

Vietnamese
equivalent

to exercise in order to improve the 
strength or appearance of your body

Tập luyện

2. (be) full of

/fʊl əv/

containing a lot of something

Tràn đầy

3. diet (n)

/ˈdaɪ.ət/

the food and drink usually eaten or 
drunk by a person or group

Chế độ ăn
uống

A balanced diet is a combination of
the correct types and amounts of food.

Cân bằng

healthy and strong, especially as
a result of exercise

Cân đối

4. balanced (adj)
5. fit (adj)

/ˈbælənst/
/fɪt/

PRESENTATION

1 Listen and read.

PRESENTATION

1 Listen and read.
Mark: Hi, Nam!
Nam: Hi, Mark! Long time no see. How are you?
Mark: I'm fine, thanks, but you look so fit and healthy! Have you started working out again?
Nam: Yes, I have. I've also stopped eating fast food and given up bad habits, such as staying up late.
Mark: I can't believe it! I thought you can't live without burgers and chips!
Nam: I know. I ate a lot of fast food, but now I prefer fresh fruits and vegetables.
Mark: So what happened?
Nam: Well, it was my grandfather. I visited him during my last summer holiday and have learnt a lot of
important life lessons from him.
Mark: Really?
Nam: Yes. He's a wonderful person. He has just had his 90th birthday, but he's still full of energy!
Mark: Amazing! How does he stay so active?
Nam: Well, he does exercise every morning, goes to bed early, and eats a lot of vegetables. We spent
a lot of time together cooking, working in his garden, and walking in the parks. I've learnt from him
that taking regular exercise and eating a balanced diet are the key to a long and healthy life.

PRACTICE
the conversation again and decide whether the following
2 Read
statements are true (T) or false (F).
T
1. Nam has always had healthy habits.
2. He has learnt the importance of exercise and healthy food.
3. Nam's grandfather goes to sleep early, exercises everyday and eats
healthily.

F

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PRACTICE

3

Fill in the blanks to make phrases from Task 1 with the following
meanings.
energy

habits
regular

balanced

PRACTICE
the text based on the conversation in Task 1. Use the correct
4 Complete
forms of the verbs in brackets.

ate fast food and often stayed up late. But
In the past, Nam (1. eat) _______
has started eating healthy food and (3. give)
he (2. start) ____________
(has) given up bad habits. He has changed his lifestyle since he (4.
____________
visited his grandfather, who (5. just celebrate)
visit) _________
has just celebrated his 90th birthday.
___________________

PRODUCTION

Role-play
- Ss work in groups of 4.
- In each group, one student plays the role of
grandpa who is in his 90s and still very strong
and healthy. Others are grandchildren.
- Grandpa gives advice on how to be healthy.
- 3 minutes to prepare for the role-play.
- 2 minutes for a performance.

CONSOLIDATION

1 Wrap-up
What have you learnt today?
• Some lexical items about healthy lifestyle
• Reading for specific information
• Past simple and Present perfect tense

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
• Do exercises in the workbook.
• Write a short paragraph about how to keep fit and
stay healthy.
• Prepare materials for the project in Lesson 8.

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