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THIS UNIT INCLUDES:
Vocabulary
Students's life and schoolwork
Pronunciation
Sounds: /h/ and /r/
Grammar
Modal verbs in first conditional sentences
Skills
• Rading about how simeone could have a well-balanced life when he / she was at school
• Talking about how to have a well-balanced life as a secondary student
• Listening to some students' opinions about how to manage their time
• Writing a paragragh about how we can manage our time effectively
Everyday English
Asking for repetition and responding
👉 GETTING STARTED
Advice from a School Counsellor
- 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 balace 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.
(Page 29) - Read the conversation again and tick (✓) T (True) of F (False) for each statement.
T F 1. The counsellor is giving advice on how to maintain good physical and mental health. 2. According to Mai's parents, students shouldn't sleep more than eight hours a day. 3. Many students find it easy to get a good night's sleep before exams. 4. Nick doesn't know how to have a well-balanced life. 5. The school counsellor advises the students to balance their study and play time. - 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. well-balanced 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 th different parts that make up something - Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
physical counsellor well-balanced
priority mental
1. You should make a list of all the jobs you have to do and give _____ to them.
2. Maintaining a _____ life often means making time for the things you have to do, as well as the things you want to do, as well as the things you want to do in a suitable way.
3. The police asked them to describe his _____ appearance.
4. You need to maintain you physical and _____ health.
5. The _____ is willing to listen to the students to help them solve their problems. - 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.
