2. Which of the following statements is NOT correct?
A. Daily intense workouts help one stay healthy.
B. One’s body needs to rest between workouts.
C. A variety of exercise is better than doing the same one all the time.
D. It can be good to take a day off from exercising.
Đáp án: A. Daily intense workouts help one stay healthy.
Dịch nghĩa câu hỏi: Phát biểu nào sau đây là KHÔNG đúng?
A. Tập luyện cường độ cao hàng ngày giúp mỗi người khỏe mạnh.
B. Cơ thể của mỗi người cần được nghỉ ngơi giữa các buổi tập.
C. Sự đa dạng các bài tập thì tốt hơn so với việc lúc nào cũng tập cùng một bài.
D. Nghỉ một ngày tập luyện có thể là tốt
Giải thích: Thông tin ở câu thứ 3 của đoạn 3: “It is best to keep the number of hard workout routines to no more than two per week.” Tác giả đưa ra lời khuyên chỉ nên tập luyện cường độ cao không quá 2 lần mỗi tuần. Do đó, phương án A là một phát biểu sai.
- Phương án B: Thông tin được tìm thấy ở câu thứ 2 của đoạn 3: “Your body needs to rest between workouts; otherwise, no progress will be made.”
- Phương án C: Thông tin được tìm thấy ở câu cuối cùng của đoạn 2: “It is also important to add a variety of workouts to your routine, such as swimming, yoga, or biking, to make sure your whole body stays fit.”
- Phương án D: Thông tin được tìm thấy ở câu cuối cùng của đoạn 3: “Experts recommend, however, taking at least one day off completely each week, especially after several hard workout days in a row.”
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.
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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__________________________________________________________________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.
→ _________________________________________________________2. “Our teacher will be happy if we learn all the poems by heart,” Lina says.
→ _________________________________________________________4. “Let’s have a barbecue in the backyard tonight,” my father said (suggested)
→ _________________________________________________________They recommend that we make efforts to improve the (6) ________of life, rather than to extend life expectancy.
2. Smoking/ be/ strongly/ link/ disease/ early death.
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5. Simple changes/ your lifestyle/ can/ boost/ chances/ living/ healthier/ longer.
→ _________________________________________________________Researchers concluded that humans can typically live up to (4) ________years
1. “I’m sorry. I lost your book,” Emma said to me. (apologized)
→ _________________________________________________________3. Nowadays,/ the life expectancy/ people/ United state/ nearly/ 79 years.
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4. Only/ way/ live/ longer/ is/ to live/ healthy life.
→ _________________________________________________________4. Good_________is essential if patients want to make a quick recovery.
3. “You shouldn’t let your children eat sweets before going to bed,” Karen’s colleague said to her. (advised)
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