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E GOAL Explain Healthy Activities
Communication
A 🎧57 Listen to three pieces of music. Check (✔) the adjectives to describe your feelings about the music and write your own words.
| Happy | Relaxed | Stressed | Excited | Bored | Positive | Your words | |
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B Read about Valorie Salimpoor and answer the questions.
Valorie Salimpoor is a neuroscientist. One day, Valorie was in her car and felt unhappy. Then, suddenly there was some classical music on the radio. Immediately, she felt much better and she wanted to understand why. Valorie started to study what happens to the brain when people listen to different types of music. With her evidence, she thinks music can be good for our mental health because "it's really an exercise for your whole brain."
1. How did she feel one day? What happened?
2. From her research, what does she think about music?
C MY WORLD Do you agree with Valorie's ideas about music? What types of music make you feel better?
D In pairs, discuss which of the activities in the box to the left are good for your mental health. Give reasons. Do you think any of these activities are bad for your mental health? Compare your ideas in small groups.
| Dancing Drawing or painting Gardening Jogging Listening to music Playing video games Singing karaoke Walking in a park Watching TV |
Studies show that dance is good for your mental and physical health.
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Writing
E Read the paragraph about a student's hobbies and answer the questions.
I love dancing because it's good for my physical and mental health. First, dancing keeps me in good shape because I have to move around a lot. By swinging my legs or shaking my body, I can burn a lot of calories and lose weight. In addition, dancing is a social activity: When joining a dance class, I can make friends with people who share the same hobbies and enjoy happy moments with them. Also, to learn new dances, I have to memorize them and use my brain. Scientists have found that the areas of the brain that control memory and skills, such as planning and organizing, improve with dance activities. I think everyone should go dancing to be healthy.
1. What is her hobby?
2. Why is it good for her physical health?
3. Why is it good for her mental health?
F Read the information about paragraph structure. Then find the topic sentence, supporting sentences, and concluding sentence in the paragraph in E.
| WRITING SKILLS: Paragraph Structure |
| Topic sentence -> The first sentence is about the main subject of your paragraph. Useful phrases: I like... because... / I think... / In my opinion,... Supporting sentences -> Add two or three sentences to give more information and reasons for your opinion. They should support your topic. Useful phrases: Firstly, / First, / First of all, / Secondly. / Second, / Also, / In addition, Concluding sentence -> Not all paragraphs have this sentence, but sometimes it's useful because it summarizes the main ideas. Useful phrases: To conclude, / In conclusion, / To sum up, I think.... |
G Make a new paragraph. Put these sentences in the correct order from 1 to 5.
_____ In addition, when I grow my own vegetables, I eat healthy food. Using homegrown vegetables as cooking ingredients is a great way to get protein, vitamins, and fiber.
_____ Third, I spend time outside with nature, so it's stress-free and very relaxing. Outdoor activities like gardening are a perfect way to improve my mood and increase my ability to focus on the positive aspects of life.
_____ In my free time, I like gardening because it's good for my physical and mental health.
_____ First, I have to move around a lot, so it's good exercise. When I remove weeds or reach for various plants and tools, my muscles work and become stronger.
_____ To sum up, I think gardening is great for my body and my brain.
✔️ GOAL CHECK
Explain Healthy Activities
1. Plan a paragraph (120-150 words) about a healthy hobby or activity. Make notes and list the different reasons why it is good for your health.
2. Write your paragraph using your notes.
3. Exchange your paragraph with a partner. Does your partner's paragraph have:
• a topic sentence?
• supporting sentences?
• a concluding sentence?
