Uni 3 HEALTHY LIVING FOR TEENS
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LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED

Advice from a School Counsellor

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LESSON
1: GETTING STARTED
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
WARM-UP

I.N.I.T.I.A.L game
PRESENTATION

• Task 1: Listen and read.
• Task 2: Read the conversation again and write T (true) or
F (False).
• Task 3: Match the words with their definitions.
• Task 4: Complete the sentences with the words in the
box.

PRACTICE

PRODUCTION

CONSOLIDATION

Vocabulary

• Task 5: Work in pairs. Interview each other about how
healthy you are. Give each other advice.
• Wrap-up
• Homework

WARM-UP

RULES

I.N.I.T.I.A.L GAME
 Work in 2 teams.
 Look at 10 pictures.
 Find the word for each picture, then
take the first letter from each picture
to form the mystery word. 
 Which team finds the mystery word
first will become the winner.

WARM-UP

Congestion

Noise

I.N.I.T.I.A.L GAME

Overcrowded Underground

Sky train

Electrician

WARM-UP

Leftovers

I.N.I.T.I.A.L GAME

Lake

Old

Rush hour

WARM-UP

I.N.I.T.I.A.L GAME

• Does your secondary school
have a school counsellor?
• What does a school counsellor
do in a secondary school?

PRESENTATION

maintain (v)
/meɪnˈteɪn/
duy trì

PRESENTATION

advice (n)
/ədˈvaɪs/
lời khuyên

PRESENTATION

bring about (ph. v)
/brɪŋ əˈbaʊt/
đem lại, gây ra

PRESENTATION

balance (v)
/ˈbæləns/
cân bằng

PRESENTATION

manage (v)
/ˈmænɪdʒ/
quản lý

PRESENTATION

priority (n)
/praɪˈɒrəti/
sự ưu tiên

PRESENTATION
New words

Pronunciation

Meaning

/meɪnˈteɪn/

duy trì

/ədˈvaɪs/

lời khuyên

/brɪŋ əˈbaʊt/

đem lại, gây ra

4. balance (n)

/ˈbæləns/

cân bằng

5. manage (v)

/ˈmænɪdʒ/

quản lý

6. priority (n)

/praɪˈɒrəti/

sự ưu tiên

1. maintain (v)
2. advice (n)
3. bring about (ph.v)

PRACTICE

1 Listen and read.
School Counsellor: Good morning, class. Welcome to
our “Tips for Good Physical and Mental Health”. In this
session, feel free to ask any questions.
Nick: How can we maintain good physical health?
School Counsellor: You should get enough sleep, eat a
healthy diet, and do physical exercise regularly.
Mai: My parents say students of our age need to sleep
at least eight hours a day. Is that right?
School Counsellor: Yes, it is.
Phong: But we often find it difficult to get a good
night's sleep, especially before exams. Could you offer
us any advice?

School Counsellor: I understand that exams bring about
lots of stress. You can reduce this stress by studying long
before the exam, not waiting until the night before it.
Phong: Thank you. Do you have any tips about looking
after our mental health?
School Counsellor: If you want to have good mental
health, you should have a well-balanced life. I mean you
should balance your study and life.
Nick: But how can we balance them? School Counsellor:
Well, you have to manage your time by planning your
schedule and giving priority to your work. And you
should keep a balance between study and play.

- Tips for Good Physical and Mental Health.
- keep good physical health
- get enough sleep -> sleep at least eight hours a
day
- eat a healthy diet
- do physical exercise regularly.
- get a good night's sleep, especially before
exams.
- reduce this stress by studying long before the
exam, not waiting until the night before it.
- look after our mental health
- have a well-balanced life -> balance your study
and life.
- manage your time by planning your schedule
and give priority to your work.
- balance your study and play time.

- lời khuyên để có sức khỏe thể chất và tinh thần tốt.
- giữ cho thể chất tốt.
- ngủ đủ giấc -> ngủ ít nhất 8 tiếng mỗi ngày
- ăn uống lành mạnh
- tập thể dục thường xuyên.
- có được một giấc ngủ ngon, đặc biệt là trước kỳ
thi.
- giảm bớt căng thẳng này bằng cách học thật lâu
trước khi thi, không nên đợi đến đêm trước ngày thi.
- chăm sóc sức khỏe tinh thần.
- có sức khỏe tinh thần tốt -> cân bằng giữa việc học
và cuộc sống.
- quản lý thời gian của mình bằng cách lập kế hoạch
thời gian biểu và ưu tiên cho công việc của mình.
- cân bằng thời gian học và chơi.

PRACTICE

2 Read the conversation again and write T (true) or F (False).
T
1. The counsellor is giving advice on how to maintain good physical
and mental health.School Counsellor: Good morning, class. Welcome to our "Tips for
Good Physical and Mental Health".

2. According to Mai's parents, students shouldn't sleep more than
eight hours a day. Mai: My parents say students of our age need to sleep at least
eight hours a day. Is that right?

3. Many students find it easy to get a good night's sleep before exams.
Phong: But we often find it difficult to get a good night's sleep, especially before exams.

4. Nick doesn't know how to have a well-balanced life.
School Counsellor: I mean you should balance your study and life.

Nick: But how can we balance them?

5. The school counsellor advises the students to balance their study
and play time. School Counsellor: And you should keep a balance between
study and play.

F

- maintain good physical and mental health: duy trì sức khỏe thể
chất và tinh thần tốt.
- sleep more than eight hours a day.
- sleep at least eight hours a day.
- get a good night's sleep before exams.
- find (sth) adj: nhận thấy …. Như thế nào
- have a well-balanced life.
- balance your study and life.
- keep a balance between study and play.
- advice (sb) to do (sth): khuyên … làm ….

PRACTICE

3 Match the words with their definitions.
1. physical

a. a person whose job is to help and support
people with problems

2. mental

b. connected with a person's body rather than
their mind

3. wellbalanced

c. something that you think is more important
than other things and should be dealt with
first

4. priority

d. connected with the state of health of the
mind

5.
counsellor

e. having the right amounts of all the different
parts that make up something

- connected with sth/ sb: liến quan/ kết nối với ….
- the state of health of the mind: trạng thái sức khỏe tinh thần
- the right amounts of (sth): lượng phù hợp của ……
- support (sb) with (sth): hỗ trợ ….
 

PRACTICE

4 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
physical

counsellor

well-balanced

priority

mental

priority
1. You should make a list of all the jobs you have to do and give _________
to them.
well-balanced life often means making time for the
2. Maintaining a ______________
things you have to do, as well as the things you want to do in a suitable way.
physical appearance.
3. The police asked them to describe his ___________
4. You need to maintain your physical and ___________
health.
mental

counsellor
5. The ______________
is willing to listen to the students to help them
solve their problems.

- make a list of all the jobs you have to do: lập danh sách tất cả
các công việc phải làm
- give priority: ưu tiên.
- maintain a well-balanced life = make time for the things you
have to do, as well as the things you want to do in a suitable
way.
- asked (sb) to do (sth): yêu cầu ai làm gì
- describe physical appearance: mô tả ngoại hình
- maintain physical and mental health: duy trì sức khỏe thể chất
và tinh thần.
- will to do (sth): sẵn sang/ sẵn lòng …..
 

PRODUCTION

5

Work in pairs. Interview each other about how healthy you are.
Give each other advice.

Example:
A: How healthy are you?
B: I'm tired.
A: You should take a break and
do some physical exercise

CONSOLIDATION

1 Wrap-up
What have we learnt in this lesson?
 Identify the topic of the unit;
 Use lexical items related to Healthy living for teens;
 Identify the language features that are covered in the unit.

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
 Do exercises in the workbook.
 Think of ways to give each other advice
on how to improve health.
 Start preparing for the Project of the unit.

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