UNIT 4: MIND AND BODY. GIVING ADVISE (SHOULD AND SHOULDN´T

Welcome to UNIT 4 "Mind and body"

tOPIC: HEALTH, HEALTH PROBLEMS AND TREATMENTS, gRAMMAR fOCUS: sHOULD AND SHOULDN´T to give ADVISE AND POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES. VOCABULARY: HEALTH.

Do you think these people are healthy or unhealthy? Why? Do you have a healthy lifestyle? Why? Why not?

Name the parts of her body using the words given Follow the example!

Let´s start with some basic vocabulary and knowledge... This is Amy

N° 1 is her head

N°3 is...

feet elbows throat ankles hands shoulders knees teeth arms legs heart stomach chest back neck

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N°2 is ...

We use possessive adjectives to show that something belongs to someone.

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Personal Pronouns

Possessive Adjectives

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• I
• YOU
• HE
• SHE
• IT
• WE
• YOU
• THEY

• MY
• YOUR
• HIS
• HER
• ITS
• OUR
• YOUR
• THEIR

Let´s check more vocabulary! (Common ailments and disease ) match the picture with the correct expression.

• She has a headache
• He has a stomachache
• She has a toothache
• He has a backache
• He has a sore throat
• She has got a fever
• He has a heart disease
• She has depression
• She is underweight
• She is overweight
• She has a sprained ankle
• He has a stiff neck
• She has got the flu

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Ailment: a physical disorder, especially of a minor nature. Disease: a particular abnormal condition that negatively affects the structure or function of all or part of an organism

When people don´t feel good, we can use the modal verb should to give them some recommendations or advise.

Sam

Ema

Julia

I FEEL stressed. i think i am suffering from depression. what should I DO?

i HAVE AN EATING DISORDEr. i THINK i AM UNDERWEIGHT. wHAT SHOULD i DO?

You shouldn´t stay like this! you should see a therapist

Sally

is so tired, she feels stressed and she thinks she is getting depressed.

activity 1:match the problem with the correct piece of advice.

• You should´t be so lazy, you should start doing some exercise!
• You should visit them more often then!
• You should give him some emotional support, but you shouldn´t allow him to miss class.
• You should talk to her parents.
• You should take an aspirin!
• You shouldn´t eat more junk food. You should start eating fruit and vegetables to lose weight.
• You should take her to hospital, a high temperature is dangerous.
• You should give him some painkillers and take him to the doctor.

1. I am overweight and I can´t stop eating.
2. I have a terrible headache.
3. My daughter has got fever, she feels really bad.
4. My parents are so depressed, they don´t want to go out of their house.
5. My son is so stressed with his online lessons.
6. My friend Monica is underweight I think she is anorexic.
7. My husband has a horrible stomachache.
8. I am not feeling healthy because my lifestyle is too sedentary.

activity 2:Read the conversations and complete the gaps with the given words.

Activity 3:

Clasify the expressions in the correct place. Write the sentences to give the correct recommendation using should or shouldn´t.

do exercise

Example: You should do exercise at least 3 times a week. Exercise is good for your health!

activity 4:give advise to these people.

Create your own sentences to give some recommendations to these people.

Sharon is obsessed with exercise

David can´t stop smoking

Dina is a workaholic. She never stops working

My friends drink so much alcohol

back - ill- a sctomach ache - terrible - arm - foot - a temperature - a headache - leg - a toothache - a sore throat - a cold - sick - better - a caugh.

Activity 5: Team work!

1)Classify these words in the charts. 2)Write this vocabulary in your notebooks. 3) Create a short dialogue with this vocabulary. Rememeber to ask for advise and give advise using should and shouldn´t.

to bed - at home - the day off - some painkillers - home - to the doctor - in bed - to the dentist - some caugh medicine - some antibiotics.

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