Watch a short video and explain the saying :
“ An apple a day keeps the doctor away ”
Nam: Hey Scott, have you ever heard 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 football match yesterday?
Scott: Exactly!
Activity 1: Listen and read.
- disease (n)
= ailment/ sickness/ illness (n)
sự ốm đau, bệnh tật
- get/ be sick (a)
= ill / unwell
bị bệnh, ốm
- keep …..away (v)
tránh xa ra, để xa ra
- weight (n)
= heaviness (n)
trọng lượng, cân nặng
- skeleton (n) /ˈskelətən/
bộ xương
- bone (n)  /boʊn/
xương
- prevent (v)
ngăn chặn
- incredible (a) /ɪnˈkredəbəl/
= unbelievable
không thể tin được
- boost (v)  /buːst
= increase/ enhance
tăng cường, đẩy mạnh, cải thiện
- affect (v)
= influence
ảnh hưởng, tác động đến
- function (n)
chức năng
lung (n)
phổi
Activity 2: Read the conversation again and answer the questions
Will you never sick if you eat one apple a day?
- No, we won’t.
2. Name three health benefits of eating apples or drinking apple juice
- Lose weight, build healthy bones, prevent diseases like cancer.
3. Which part of the body does Alzheimer’ disease affect?
- Memory or brain.
4. Are there many things Scott wants to forget?
- No, there aren’t.

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
Activity 4: WISE WORDS.
“ Laughter is the best medicine”
Do you agree? Can you think of a time when laughter was the best medicine for you?
HOMEWORK
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