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Teacher: nguyen hoang cuong
NGUYEN BINH KHIEM HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE GIFTED
UNIT 2: YOUR BODY AND YOU
LESSON 1:
GETTING STARTED
1. Activity 1: Listen and read
Look at the picture and listen to the conversation between Nam and Scott about “ an apple a day”
Nam: Hey Scott, have you ever heart the saying, “ An apple a day keeps the doctor away”?
Scott: Of course, why?
Nam: Did you know that it’s really true?
Scott: What do you mean? If I eat one apple a day I will never get sick?
Nam: Not exactly, but it can help you lose weight, build healthy bones, and also prevent diseases like cancer.
Scott: Wow! That’s incredible. I drink apple juice everyday.
Nam: That’s good, it will help keep you from getting Alzheimer’s disease when you get old.
Scott: Is that the disease that affects your memory?
Nam: Yes. Since drinking apple juice helps boost your brain’s memory function, it helps you remember things for a long, long time.
Scott: But Nam!
Nam: Yeah?
Scott: There are a few things I really want to forget.
Nam: Like loosing the footbal match yesterday?
Scott: Exactly!
Vocabulary
- disease (n)
= ailment (n)
bone (n)
- weight (n):
balance (v):
to help something to increase, improve, or become more successful
= boost (v)
brain (n):
lung (n):
Skeleton /ˈskelɪt(ə)n/ (n)
+ disease (n) ailment /ˈeɪlmənt/ (n) :bệnh tật
+ balance  /ˈbæləns/ (v): cân bằng
+ boost (v): đẩy mạnh
+ skeleton /ˈskelɪt(ə)n/ (n): xương
+ brain (n): bộ não
+ lung (n): phổi
+bone (n) : xương
+weight (n): trọng lượng


Vocabulary
1.What does “ an apple a day keeps the doctor away” mean?


2. Name three health benefits of eating apples or drinking apple juice


3. Which part of the body does Alzheimer’s disease affect?

4. How does Scott feel about drinking apple juice?

Better health, good body condition; stronger resistance to illness.
Lose weight, build healthy bones, and prevent diseases like cancer.
Memory (or the brain).
He feel there may be unwanted effects from good things.
 
Activity 2. Work in pair and answer the following questions
VOCABULARY FOR ACTIVITY 3
Prevent(v): ngăn cản Nervous(a): Thuộc về thần kinh
Disease(n): bệnh tật Bones(n): xương
Balance(v) (n): cân bằng Weight(n): cân nặng
Skeleton(n): bộ xương Brain(n): não
Boost(v): đẩy mạnh System(n): hệ thống
Lungs(n): phổi Healthy(a): khỏe mạnh
Alzheimer’s disease(n): bệnh mất trí nhớ
Lose(v): mất, giảm Memory(n) : trí nhớ
Function(n): chức năng Benefit(n): lợi ích
Activity 3: Listen and repeat the words
Which words did you hear in the conversation? Circle them

Prevent nervous disease bones
Balance weight skeleton brain
Boost system lungs healthy

b. Put the words into categories as in the table





Disease bones
Balance weight
Skeleton brain
System lungs
nervous
healthy
Prevent
Balance
Boost
4. Activity 4: WISE WORD
Watching a video and thinhking about the saying:
“ Laughter is the best medicine”
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS IN PAIRS:
1. Do you agree with the statement “ Laughter is the best medicine”?
2. Can you think of time when laughter was the best medicine for you?( when feeling stressful, tired, sick…)
What should we do to make our body healthier?
WRAP-UP:
HOMEWORK:
Learn by heart new words
Prepare the new lesson.
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