Keeping fit

I can listen to and understand people talking about exercise.

Revision: Student Book page 75

1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words below.

(Hoàn thành câu với dạng đúng của các từ dưới đây.)

1 When you are exercising, the body ______ fat  and sugar into ______ so that you can keep going.

2 Running fast releases ______, which helps you to ______ fat.

3 The most effective way to get fit is by doing short ______ of ______ exercise.

4 If you exercise hard, you can feel your heart ______.

2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs below.

(Hoàn thành câu với dạng đúng của động từ dưới đây.)

1 I play to win – I _____  quite competitive and I'm never happier than when I've _____   an opponent.

2 I never _____ running alone after dark.

3 I enjoy _____ fit. It makes me feel healthy.

4 I train hard and always _____ myself to the limit.

5 My dad regularly _____ weights in the gym, but he hurt his back last week.

6 My mum _____ a lot of fitness classes at the local gym, but she likes _____ aerobics most of all.

7 My brother _____ on an exercise bike in his bedroom. He says it's safer than going outside!

Listening Strategy

Remember that the information in the task may be expressed in a different way in the text.

(Chiến lược lắng nghe

Hãy nhớ rằng thông tin trong bài tập có thể được diễn đạt theo một cách khác trong văn bản.)

3 Read the Listening Strategy. Then read the sentences and listen to five speakers. What words did the speakers actually use to express these things?

(Đọc Chiến lược nghe. Sau đó đọc các câu và nghe năm người nói. Những từ nào mà người nói thực sự đã sử dụng để diễn đạt những điều này?)

1 Speaker 1 dislikes exercising.

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2 Speaker 2 wonders why his chosen sport is unpopular with his peers.

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3 Speaker 3 talks about the body's preferred form of exercise.

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4 Speaker 4 describes her family's favourite pastime.

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5 Speaker 5 explains how what we eat is converted into fuel for the body.

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4 Listen to three texts where people talk about their preferred form of exercising. Choose the correct answers (a-c).

(Hãy nghe ba đoạn văn trong đó mọi người nói về hình thức tập thể dục ưa thích của họ. Chọn câu trả lời đúng (a-c).)

Text 1

1 These speakers explain

a how their favourite activity doesn't involve teamwork.

b that they don't like the gym or sports.

c what it takes to succeed in their favourite activity.

Text 2

2 This speaker's intention is to

a detail his sport's training regime.

b explain why the sport's rules are important.

c warn that his sport is very dangerous.

Text 3

3 This speaker is explaining

a the effects of exercise on the various muscle groups.

b how exercise also affects the mind.

c that exercise must be regular to be beneficial.