Ex 1 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

1. a. myth b. cycling c. itchy d. allergy

2. a. headache b. spread c. health d. weak

3. a. fat b. leaf c. of d. safe

4. a. flu b. sunburn c. junk d. much

5. a. wash b. wear c. wake d. wrap

Ex 2: Complete the words with suitable letters (for v).

_unny dif_use gra_e _itality o_er

re_use _older _iction re_orm over_iew

Ex 3: Look at the picture and do the crosswords. Number 1 is an example for you.

1

.............................. 2 .............................. 3 .............................. 4 ..............................

5

.............................. 6 .............................. 7 .............................. 8 ..............................

Ex 4: Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

fever aspirins eye drops headache runny

allergic dentist surgeon medicines plaster

1. You go to the ........................ when you want to have your teeth taken care of.

2. ........................ is a pain in your head.

3. When you have a small cut on the skin, let’s stick a ........................ to it.

4. If your body temperature is higher than normal, you have a ........................

5. A doctor who is trained to perform surgery is called ........................

6. The liquid medicine that can be put into the eyes is called ........................

7. When you have a cold, you may have a ........................ nose.

8. If your body reacts badly when you touch a thing, you are ........................ to it.

9. Have some ........................ if you have a headache.

10. Those ........................ really works, he looks better now.

EX 5: Read and answer the questions.

HEALTHY DIET

There are two important matters in eating. First is eating enough food. If people eat too little food or wrong food, they will not have enough energy. If they eat too much, they are easy to get overweight. Secondly is eating right food. It means we need to eat correct quantity of each type of food. For example, it is not good to eat too much food in high-calories group and too little fresh and vegetable. So, how do we have a right and balance diet?

Firstly, we need to reduce the amount of high-calories food. Fat in that type of food may lead you to heart disease.

Secondly, you also should not eat too much sugar. You can completely get energy from other food. Eating sugar is bad for your teeth.

Thirdly, it is good to have a rich-fiber diet. We can find fiber from rice, bread, etc. It is nutrients. It can give you lots of energy, but it does not contain much calories, so you are not afraid of getting overweight when you eat much fiber.

1. How many important matters do we need to care in eating?

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2. What will happen if we do not eat enough food?

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3. What will happen if we eat too much food?

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4. What type of food may lead us to heart disease?

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5. What type of food is harmful to our teeth?

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Ex 6: Fill in the blanks with the health problems.

1.She feels very weak, has a high fever and her muscles hurt. She has __________.

2.He eats lots of junk food and be overweight. __________ is his problem.

3. She went outside all day long without wearing a hat. Now her skin turns red and hurts. She has got ____.

4.I think I’m getting a __________. I’ve got a sore throat and a runny nose.

5. Mark had lobster for dinner, and now his skin becomes covered with red marks. He says he has a shellfish.

6.If you’ve got __________, go and see a dentist.

7. His body is too hot and soaked in sweat, but he feels very cold. I think he has a __________.

8.My sister feels pain in her ear. She has __________.

Ex 7. Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition.

1.Would you like to go out? - No, thanks. I’d rather stay ________ home.

2.If you’re going to watch the football, you can count me ________. I don’t like football.

3.I’ve put ________ 2kg in the last month.

4.The Japanese eat healthily, so they live ________ a long time.

5.Sitting too close ________ the TV hurts your eyes.

Ex 8. Choose the word which best fits each gap.

Breakfast is the (1) ______ important meal of the day. It provides the nutrients your body needs for good health, the calories it needs for (2) ______ and helps to maintain your blood sugar level. Studies have shown that people who don’t have breakfast have a low blood sugar level and are often slow, tired, hungry and (3) ______ to concentrate. Surprisingly, breakfast actually plays a part in weight control. It's easier to (4) ______ weight if you eat in the morning rather than later in the day. Dividing the day’s calories (5) ______ three meals helps take off weight more efficiently than (6) ______ breakfast and having two larger meals a day does.

1. a. healthy b. tasty c. main d. most

2. a. strength b. power c. energy d. effort

3. a. able b. enable c. unable d. capable

4. a. lose b. put c. gain d. drop

5. a. in b. into c. up d. for

6. a. skipping b. making c. buying d. serving