Unit8lifestyle

contentLearningObjectivesStarterPassageAPassageBReadingSkillsSupplementaryReading

Learningobjectives?Afterstudyingthisunit,you’llbeabletohaveagoodcommandoftheskilltodistinguishfactsandopinions;appreciatetheargumentativewritingstyleemployedinthetexts;knowhowtoleadahealthylifestyle.

starter?Scientistsadvisepeopletoleadahealthylifestyle,butmostpeoplecontinuewithunhealthyactivities.Why?—Whatdoyouthinkisahealthywayoflife?

—Whatdoyouthinkoftheidea“Slimisbeautiful”?

—Vitaminisvitalforhumanbody.Therefore,shallwetakevitaminpillsassupplements?

PassageAAfoodpyramidordietpyramidisapyramid-shapeddiagramrepresentingtheoptimalnumberofservingstobeeateneachdayfromeachofthebasicfoodgroups.ThefirstfoodpyramidwaspublishedinSwedenin1974.Doyouknow?

PassageAAHealthyLifestyleAhealthylifestylemeanslivingalifeinawaythathelpsthepersontobebothphysicallyandmentallyhealthy.?Whydoweneedahealthylifestyle??Howcanweliveahealthylifestyle?StepbyStep

PassageAChoosethebestansweraccordingtothetext.Accordingtotheauthor,ahealthylifestylemeans_________.earningalotofmoneyhavingmoderatesocialstatusowningalargehousewithagardenlivingalifeinawaythathelpsthepersontobebothphysicallyandmentallyhealthyExercisesD

PassageATheweightofapersondirectlyaffectshisorherhealth,ascanbeseenfromthefactthatthereisasubstantialreductionintheriskofheartandotherdiseaseswhenanoverweightpersonreduceshisorherweightbyonly_________.A.1%B.5%C.10%D.20%ExercisesC

PassageAWhichofthefollowingisnotmentionedasaproblembroughtbyoverweight?Skindisorders.Stomachdisease.Psychologicalandemotionaltrauma.Highbloodpressure,diabetes,asthma.ExercisesB

PassageAPeoplecanbecome_________whentheymakeeff