Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others

Write an essay (150 -180 words) about factors positively affect longevity.

You can use the following questions as cues:

•   How does diet affect longevity?

•   How does exercise affect longevity?

•   How does social interaction affect longevity?

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5.  Simple changes/ your lifestyle/ can/ boost/ chances/ living/ healthier/ longer.

4.  Only/ way/ live/ longer/ is/ to live/ healthy life.

3.  Nowadays,/ the life expectancy/ people/ United state/ nearly/ 79 years.

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2.  Smoking/ be/ strongly/ link/ disease/ early death.

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Complete each of the following sentences using the cues given. You can change the cues and use others words in addition to the cues to complete the sentences.

1.  Longer life expectancy/ be/ consider/ as/ symbol/ better life/ prosperity.

KỸ NĂNG NÓI (SPEAKING SKILLS)                 

Talk about an activity you do to stay healthy.

You can use the following questions as cues:

* What is the activity?

* When did you start it?

* How often do you do it?

* Why do you do it?

Useful languages:

Complete the notes:

Now you try!

Give your answer using the following cues. You should speak for 1-2 minutes.

1. I decided to take up + N in order to stay healthy.

2. I started this activity ... ago.

3. I do it every day/ morning/ afternoon/...

4.  It has become an integral part of my life because ...

Now you tick!

Did you ...

- answer all the questions in the task?

- give some details to each main point?

- speak slowly and fluently with only some hesitation?

- use vocabulary wide enough to talk about the topic?

- use various sentence structures (simple, compound, complex) accurately?

- pronounce correctly (vowels, consonants, stress, intonation)?

 Let’s compare!

Finally, compare with the sample answer on page 190.

They recommend that we make efforts to improve the (6) ________of life, rather than to extend life expectancy.