I. Match the common health problem with its definition
1. flu 2. allergy 3. cold 4. sunburn 5. obesity 6. earache 7 toothache 8. fever | a. a common illness that affects the nose and/or throat, making you cough, sneeze, etc. b. an abnormally high body temperature c. a medical condition that makes you become ill or get a rash when you eat, smell, or touch something d. the pain in the middle or inner ear e. the condition of having painful red skin that is caused by staying in the sun for too long f. the pain in a tooth or teeth g. the condition of being fat or overweight h. a very bad cold caused by a virus that causes fever, pains and weakness |
II. Fill in the blanks with the health problems in part I.
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 __________.
III. Put the words into the correct column.
illnesses and symptoms | activities |
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IV. Underline the correct words.
1. Your eyes look very tired. Let your eyes rest more / less and watch more / less TV.
2. If you want to stay in shape, eat more / less healthy food like fruits, vegetables or fish.
3. Drink more / less water when you have a high fever.
4. If you want to lose weight, eat more / less junk food.
5. Sunbathe more / less to avoid getting sunburnt.
6. The popular thing to lose weight is “eat more / less and exercise more / less”.
7. Stay outdoors and do more / less physical activities. You will be more healthy.
8. Spend more / less time in front of screens, such as the phone, TV or computer. It’s not good for your eyes.
V. Complete the imperatives with more or less, using the verbs in the box.
1. ____________video games or your eyes will be hurt.
2. ____________ fruit, vegetables or nuts because they are healthy.
3. ____________ if you want to be more active.
4. If you want to improve your knowledge, ____________ books.
5. ____________ TV because too much TV is really bad for your eyes.
6. If you’re outside on a hot day, ____________ water.
7. ____________ exercise, and you will feel fitter and healthier.
8. ____________ time on social media, so you can focus on your tasks.
VI. Fill in the blanks with and, so, but, or.
1. We stayed at home ________ watched a film.
2. I want to buy a new car, ________ I don’t have enough money.
3. She had a terrible headache last night, ________ she couldn’t go out.
4. I eat cake, ________ I never eat biscuits; I don’t like them.
5. Would you like cake ________ biscuits with your coffee?
6. My job is very interesting, ________ it doesn’t pay very well.
7. We can go by bus, ________ we can walk.
8. My classmate studies very hard, ________ she always gets good marks.
9. You had better hurry up, ________ you’ll be late for work.
10. The Japanese eat healthily, ________ they have high life expectancy.
VII. Match the two parts of the sentence.
1. The doctor advises him to relax more, 2. The Americans love steak, 3. Burgers are very tasty, 4. My father likes tea, 5. He was very hungry, 6. Sam went to the dentist’s, 7. We wanted to go to the cinema 8. Don’t tell Mary about her birthday party, | a. so he ate all the cakes. b. but I prefers coffee. c. or he will be sick. d. or you’ll spoil the surprise. e. because he had a toothache. f. and they love hamburgers, too. g. although they are not very healthy. h. but there weren’t any seats left. |
VIII. 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.
6. Be careful ________ what you eat and drink.
7. She runs six miles every day to help keep herself ________ shape.
8. Watching TV too much isn’t good ________ your eyes.
IX. Arrange the words to make sentences.
1. cold/ I/ sore throat/ love/ a/ drinks/ but/ have/ I.
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2. Jim/ overweight/ so/ eats/ is/ fast food/ too much/ he.
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3. too much/ bad/ television/ watching/ for/ health/ your/ is?
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4. the flu/ should/ you/ a cold/ if/ have/ or/ you/ home/ stay.
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5. Alex/ usually/ fishing/ so/ loves/ goes/ in/ near/ he/ his house/ fishing/ the lake.
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6. you/ some/ clean/ yourself/ avoid/ diseases/ by/ can/ keeping.
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X. Write the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first one.
1. Sue started to eat a low carb diet two years ago.
→ Sue has ____________________________________________________________________
2. Could you take me to the airport Friday morning?
→ Would you mind_____________________________________________________________
3. How about going to the movies tonight?
→ Let’s______________________________________________________________________
4. July stayed home from school yesterday because she had ahigh fever.
→ July had a high fever,_________________________________________________________
5. She eats fruits and veggies every day, but she keeps gaining weight.
→ Although___________________________________________________________________
6. Mark’s gained 5 kilos since he quit smoking.
→ Mark’s put__________________________________________________________________
7. Joana doesn’t eat much in order not to be overweight.
→ Joana doesn’t eat much because_________________________________________________
8. It’s a good idea to do exercise regularly.
→ You_______________________________________________________________________
XI. Read and match
