reading the is land of Okinawa • wordbuilding collocations with do, play and go • listening in search of a long life •

grammar present simple and present continuous • speaking your current life

1 b The secrets of a long life

Reading 3 Look al the wordbu ild ing box. R ad the article
agnin and find the collocations vvith do, plf1y and
1 Who is the oldest per ·on you know, How old is he ~[Link]! ·t~ the table.
or she? How healthy i. !heir lif style?
Do Go Play
My gra11dfnt/1a •~ !he ()/dc:-1 1wrso11 I k1wm He':; 83 r111d
Jisl1i11s
sliJ/ 11l11ys gn( : gardening cards
hiking
homework soccer
2 Work in pairs. Reild the article Tire Sm·ct~ af 11 /.011g shopping
yoga tennis
Lifi•. Answer the questions. running
karate the piano
surfing
I Where i Okinnwa Island? nothing
2 Why io., Okinawc1 famllu ·?
3 Wh~t kind of rood do the p opl e,1t?
4 Which of their acti\·ities do you do? 4 Add these activi ti es to the tnb le in · xercise 3. Use
I do11 't go (ishi11g liut I rf<l g11rde,1i11g. J dictionary if nece-ss, r . Then think of one more
a tivit , for .ich ve rb.
Wordbuilding collocations with do
play cards go hiking do homework nothing
go running go shopping tennis playthe piano doyoga
play
do, play and go
play football do karate go surfing
WORDBUILDING collocations with do, play and go
We use certain noum with certain verbs. These are cal led 5 Work in pairs. Tdl your partner about people you
col loc;.itions. know using the ollocation in th table.
go fishing NOT ae
liljliif'lf} or p~ lisMftfJ
My liro/lter ,/o('S l.:11ra /c. Ife's 11 Nack /1i•// .
For further practice, see Workbook page 11.

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The island of Okinawa in Japan has some of the oldest

people in the world. It's famous for its high number
of centenarians - men and women who live beyond
one hundred years of age. Some of the reasons for the ir
good health are that they:
• go fishing and eat what they catch.
• do a lot of gardening and grow their own fruit and
vegetables.
• go cycling and never drive when they can walk.
• often spend ume w1h friends. They meet at people's
houses and play games
• rarely buy food from a superm arket.
• do regula, exercise, go swimming and lead active lives.
 Unit 1 Lifestyle

istening .. PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I'm speaking
6 Listen to a radio intervie\"' with
photographer David Mclain. Tick the topic. the
C.. you/we/they're speaking
he/she/it's speaking
peak r · talk abm1L
I'm not travelling
th age of men and women tL.. you/we/they aren't travelling
2 famil , life hefshelit isn't travelling
3 ;,ll•cp Am I working?
4 food i Are you/we/they working 7
5 exercise Is he/she/it working?

7 Listen again. Are the entcnccs rrue (T) for further info rmation and practice, see page 156.
or fat e (F)?
1 Oa\'id cLain is travelling to different
12 omplctc the s ntence · ,vith the pre ent simple or
pre:,ent continuous form of these \'erbs.
cmmtrics. t
2 He's talking to the radio pr sentcr in lhc check not I do not/ eat go learn play
·tudio. f read spend
3 In ardmia, men don' t [Link] the sam number of
years as women. t 1 w,
'n• h•r1mi11;.; a new language al tlw
~ Sardinian amilics often eat together. f moment.
" David say · life in Sardin ia is k•s stressfu l than 2 M fril,nd!-> and I oltlm spend time ,1t
in other places. ea h other's hou;,e:,.
6 Younger people arc eating more unhc.... lthy 3 an you wait a mnme11t ? I 'm replying
food and Lhe , aren't doing much exer ise. t
11l\
email.
8 Think about the 1ifcstyle of people in your [Link]. 4 How oft •n do 'OU go l(l

I· it imilar to the lifestyle in Sardinia? Hew,, thl' gvm.,

traditional u; your coui~try? Tell the clas . 5 I'm reading ,1 reJlly interesting book at thl'
moment.
6 Currently, a friend of minl· ,111)
Grammar present simple and sw et and he says ht> tcels [Link].
present continuous 7 I'm nearly eight , bul 1 .i m ·
exercise!
9 Look a t th sentence from the interview. Which 8 More old people w mplltcr games
two , entences use the present simp le? Why. thes days. lt i n 't ju:.t the~ mmg pcopl
1 Well, one ma11 i trying lo an ·wer the. e
question and that man is photographer Speaki g my life
David McLain. c
2 He's ·peaking to u:,, right now on the phone. c 13 Write pairs of ,1ucstion . Use thl· pr :,,cnt simple
3 n live lo the same age as 1..,•omen. s in one question, and the pre:, ··nt continuous in
4 Every Sund,1, the whole fami ly cats a big the other.
mcc'll together. s l a I low / usually spend your free time?
5 Also, more and more oung people are moving: l /oil' dt1 ym1 w,rmlli1 5pt·w-/ yvr,r /rt'L' limt' '
to th city the ·c days, and the , al'e doing less b / you / do / mu h sport thcst.-' days?
exercise because of their lifcstyl ~- c Art yo11 doi11g 111ucl1 ~porl tf1csi.• daus?
2 a / often / read novels?
10 The three other sentence in l:.xercisc 9 use b /read/ any good books at tht· moment'
the present continuous. How do you form the
3 a Where/ normally go on holidav?
present con tinuous?
b Wlwre / plan to ~o thi year?
11 We use the prl'scnt continuous to talk about 4 a / speak /an ' othH languages ?
omething happening now or aro und now. b / learn / anv nt>w langua~ ,..,?
Match the three present continuous scnten •:,
14 Work in pairs. Ask and answ!:'r yom questions
in Ex •r ise 9 with the spccifl us<->s (a-c). from Exercise 13.
a to tall... about a ch,rnging situation 5
b to talk about omething happe1ii1ig around
now, but not n c ssaril at thi xact moment 1
c to ta ll- about something a tual l in pro~r •ss
now 2

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my life FILLING IN. A FORM
 readi ng nature and health • word focu s fee/ • critica l thinking giving examples • spea king making Hves hea lthier

1c Nature is good for you

Reading Critical thinking giving
1 Look cit the photo. Wh re is the 1,,·oman? What examples
can she see?
7 \· hen writers gi\·c an opinion in .in Mtide, lhcy
2 Read the ar ticle. Match the top ics (a-c) with often upport the idea with example:.. Look at
the pf1ri1l,'Taphs in the .1rticle ( 1- 3). these ~enlence from paragraph l. Which sentence
has the main idea ? \\'hic h scnte!nccs
il how much time we spend outdoors 1 gi\'e examples?
b ma king niiturt· pa rt of dty Ii f •3
studies by doctms 2 a Fol' e ample, the number of l'isitors to
anada's nation,11 parks is getting lower e
3 Rt"ad the arti le again . Answer the qu :,,ticm!:>. every year.
What do most people think about n;1ture? b Human are spending- more time inside nnd
2 What is the main change in how people spend less tirne outside.M
c nd in countries such as the USA, only 10'\~,
their time? Humans are speaking more time inside
3 What is happt•ning '1t national park1,, in of tc<.·nagcrs spend time outskl~ evl'ry [Link]. e
Canada? The number of visitors to Canada 8 Read paragraphs 2 and 3 of the articl(!. Find the
4 After the maths test, ,vherc did some people sentence with th • main ide.i ,md . entences \Vith
look at natur '? 3d virtual reality room examples. Underline the \\'Ords and phra, es for
5 In Toronto, where did hea lthier peopl , live? gi\'[ ng examples.
6 \Vha t arc they going to build in Dubai?a new shopping
7 Whl•re can children study in Swit/.erland? may with large garden f1Jr t':<nmpic, /he mr111/1cr Lif t•isitors lo Cmmda's
~ In South Kmea, how many people v isit the 1wlim111{ pinks is gi'ltiJtg lciwa e. 1cry !tt'ar.
new forests every ye.1r? Around 13 million
9 omplcte Lhcse sentences in yom own words.
se i:xampl~!:> from your mvn life. Then tell rom
Word focus feel partner.

4 Underlin" th ree phra s with .ket in the first I rel,1x in my free time in differen t ways. For
paragraph of the article. Mc1tch th phrase. to example, .. .
the uses (1- 3). 2 My home town hil some p laces with trees and
na ture, uc h a:, .. .
l to talk about your emotions or hea lth 3 TI1ere are some beau ti Fu! national parks in my
2 to talk about wanting to do something country. A good example is ...
1 h., talk about an opinion

S omplete the questions with these: wi,rd!>. Speaking my life

better like that 10 Wmk· in groups of four. Imagine your town has
some money to make people'-, li\'e5 healthier. Loo~
What do you u uall, f :!el doin~ at tht> ideas below and thin k of one more.
after a day al work?
• one hundn.-d new trees in the tm·vn
2 Do ,ou feel n.1turc is good for u ?
• a 400-metre running track in the park
Why' I Why not?
• a new park with a ch ild_ren 's pby .1rca
1 After a difficult day, what makes you feel
• two cycle path5 acrm,s the town
in the evcnin~?
• ;i bridge Jcross th • riv >r w ith a g,irdcn

6 Work in pairs. Take turns to ask ,md answer the

11 Di:,cuss the idet1:, in your gwup ,1nd choose the
questioru. from Exercise 5.
be t idea. G in ~ reasons and examples.
A: Wfml dL1 ym1 11sua!fy ji•d like doi11g 11Jler 11 lcm8 day
1 tlri11k n1c/c p,11/i, Off a gornt idm becn11si' ruc/i11g is
al ,l'ork7
1;ot)d for 11,iur lit•altlr ,md , 1 [Link]· tltr •. ,,.,imm11e11l.
B: Going for n rim i11 111)1 local park 111rd //1,•11 mtinx
di1111er. SC1mclirm•, I s11 t•ut a11d 1111..'t't friends. 12 Present your idea to the d ass. rhen compare your
idl'as. Tr: to agrci! un tht: bl'st idea.

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-ow do you feel about nature? After spending hours The virtual contact with nature helped them feel more
doors, do you often feel like going outside for a relaxed. Another good example of how nature is good
,al ? Or if you work for hours at your office desk, do for health comes from Canada. In Toronto, researchers
feel better when you take a break and visit your studied 31,000 people hving in cities. Overall, they 25

al park? Most people think that nature is good for found that healthier people lived near parks .
. it's good for our bodies and good for our brains.
Because of studies like these, some countnes and c1t1es
owever, humans are spending more time inside and
want nature to be part of people's everyday life. In
oS time outside. For example, the number of visitors
Duba,. for example, there are plans for a new shopping
"Canada's national parks is gettmg lower every
mall with a large garden so shoppers can relax outside 30
ar And in countries such as the USA. only 10% of
with trees, plants and water. In some countries such as
·eenagers spend time outside every day. Many doctors
Switzerland, 'forest schools' are popular; schoolchildren
·eel that this 1s a problem 1n the twenty-first century,
study their subjects in the forests and do lots of
a d hat it 1s making our physical health worse.
exercise outstde. And South Korea 1s another good
-s a result, some doctors are studying the connection exampte: it has new orests near its cities and around 35
tween nature and health: one example of this is 13 million people visit these forests every year. So after
""e work of Dr Matilda van den Bosch in Sweden. budding cities for so long, perhaps it's now time o start
e doctor gave people a maths test. During the test, rebuilding nature.
eir heart rate was faster. After the test, one group
• people sat in a 3D-virtual-reality room for fifteen
~1nutes with pictures and sounds of nature. Their heart heart rate: the speed of the human heart (number of heart
beats per minute)
ates were slower than people"s 1n the other group.

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YOUR HABITS YOUR CURRENT LIFE MAKING LIVES HEALTHIER ILLNESS ,s
FILLING IN A FORM