Lesson N° 2 4TH YEAR

Lesson N° 2       4TH YEAR 

“Work dignifies a person´s life, or at least it should”.

Proverb

Health is the general condition of a person´s mind and body, usually meaning to be free from illness, injury or pain (as in “good health” or “healthy”). The World health Organization (WHO) defined health in its broader sense as “ a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and no merely the absence of disease or infirmity”. Health is maintained and improved not only through the advancement and application of health science, but also through the efforts and intelligent lifestyle choices of the individual and society. The main determinants of health include the social and economic environment, the physical environment, and the person´s individual characteristics and behavior.

Words & Phrases

Health:

Mind:

Body:

Meaning:

To be free:

Illness:

Injury:

Pain:

Broader sense:

Physical:

Mental:

Social well-being:

Disease:

To maintain:

To improve:

Advancement:

Application:

Efforts and intelligent lifestyle:

To include:

The social and economic environment:

What is the reading about?

Now answer these questions.

1. What does it mean to be in good health?

2. Are you in good health?

Read the dialogue and practice with a partner.

Jorge: Lifestyle is very important to have a quality of life.

Josil: What do you mean?

Jorge: We need to practice exercise, eat healthy food and a have a positive attitude.

Josil: So If we eat healthy food and exercise regularly we will have a good health.

Jorge: it does help, but there are other elements.

Josil: Like what?

Jorge: You have to reduce stress and get enough sleep at night.

CONDITIONAL IF CLAUSE

Type 1: condition possible to fulfill

Examples:

1. Will you change your eating habits if your doctor asks you to go on a healthy diet?

Yes, my doctor asks me to go on a healthy diet I will change my eating habits.

2. What will you do if you want to lose weight very soon?

If I want to lose weight very soon, I will start doing regular exercise.

Answer these questions.

a. What will you do if you have time?

b. What can you do if you are the director of your High school?

c. What will you do if you are the president of the USA?

d. Will you get good marks if you study harder?

e. Will you call up your friends if you have time?

f. What will you buy if you have enough money?

Read the following quote.

“Everyone should be his own physician. We ought to assist and not to force nature. Eat with moderation what agrees with your constitution. Nothing is good for the body but what we can digest. What medicine can produce digestion? Exercise. What will recruit strength? Sleep. What will alleviate incurable ills? Patience.

Voltarie

Why do you think Voltaire refers to nutrition, exercise and patience as related to health? Support your statements.

Recreation is a activity of leisure (or free time, which is spent away from business, work, and domestic chores). It also excludes time spent on necessary activities such as eating, sleeping and, where it is compulsory, education. Recreation is an essential element of human being. Recreational activities are often done for amusement, or pleasure.

My holidays

Read the passage and answer the questions below:

A holiday is a day set aside by customs or by law in which normal activities especially business or work are suspended or reduced. Generally holidays are intended to allow individual to celebrate or commemorate of something of cultural or religious significance. Holidays may be designated by Government s, religious institutions, or other groups of organizations. The concept of holidays has most often originated as religious observances. The intention of a holiday was typically to allow individuals to tend to religious duties associated with important dates of the calendar. In most modern societies, holidays serve as much of a recreational function as anything else.

1.    What is a holiday?

2.    Who designates a holiday?

3.    What was the purpose of celebrating a holiday in the past?

4.    What do people do in holidays?

Read the following paragraphs about the classification of Holidays:

National Holidays: Nations and territories observe holidays based on events of significance to their history. For example, Venezuelans celebrate Independence Day, on 5th with military parades.

Secular holidays: Several secular holidays are observed, such as Earth Day or Arbor Day, internationally, and across multi-country regions, often in conjunction with international organizations. But they are not strictly holidays as time off work is rarely given. E.g., World Physical Activity day is April 6^th

Religious holidays: Many holidays are linked to faith and religion. Christian holidays are defined as part of the liturgical year. The main ones are Easter and Christmas.

Name some other holidays in Venezuela, when and how we celebrate them.

USED TO =

To talk about a habit or regular activity in the past that doesn’t happen now.

To describe situations in the past which doesn´t exist now.

Answer these questions:

1. Did you use to collect stamps?

2. Did you use to play with dolls?

3. Did you use to cry when you were a child?

4. Did you use to play marbles?

5. Did the Venezuela’s flag use to have seven stars?

Match these sentences on the left with the sentences on the right. Write the letter on the line given.

1. I used to eat a lot of chocolate but _____                                          a. now she works in Maracay.

2. Caracas used to have a trolley but _____                                          b. now it has 8.

3. When I was younger; I didn´t use to eat cheese but______              c. I often used to go to the theater.

4. Venezuela’s flag use to have seven stars but _______                      d. now it has a subway.

5. When I lived in the city _______                                                       e. now I eat a lot.