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1a Global health
Grammar present simple
1 Complete the article about Nathan Wolfe with the present simple
form of the verbs.

How one scientist fights for global health

Nathan Wolfe is a scientist and he 1 (work) all over
the world. He 2 (specialize) in viruses and diseases
and he often 3 (go) to places with health problems.
In particular, he 4 (study) viruses and diseases from
animals. It’s an important job because he 5 (want)
to know how these viruses move from animals to humans
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In the modern world, humans 7 (not / stay) in one

place anymore, and so new viruses also 8 (travel)
more easily. When humans 9 (visit) different
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(not / realize) how easy it is to bring a new kind of disease back
with them.

However, the modern world with its technology also

11
(help) Nathan with his work. He often works
in parts of the world where people 12 (not / have)
electricity. But a mobile phone allows Nathan to continue his
life-saving work.

Glossary
disease (n) /dɪziːz/ an illness that affects humans and animals
virus (n) /vaiˈrəs/ a small living thing that enters a human body
and makes you ill

 SPELL CHECK present simple (he / she / it) verb 3 Pronunciation /s/, /z/ or /ɪz/
endings
1 Listen to the endings of these verbs. Write the
We add -s to most verbs to form the present simple third
verbs in the table. Listen again and repeat.
person. However, note these exceptions:
t
"EE -es to verbs ending in -ch, -o, -s, -ss, -sh and -x:
has helps is realizes specializes spends
watch  watches.
stays studies travels visits wants
t

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JO -y after a consonant, change the
-y to -i and add -es: study  studies.
t
have and be have irregular forms. /s/ /z/ /ɪz/

2 Look at the spell check box. Then write the present

simple third-person form of these verbs.
1 start 5 live
2 watch 6 study
3 fly 7 finish
4 pass 8 relax

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4 Write questions about Nathan Wolfe and his work. Grammar adverbs of frequency
Use the present simple.
6 Put the words in order to make sentences.
1 (where / Nathan / work )
? 1 do / always / in the evening / I / exercise
All over the world.
2 (where / he / often / go)
? 2 it / in the winter / always / colder / is
To places with health problems.
3 (what / he / find and study)
? 3 take / twice a day / I / this medicine
Virus and diseases from animals.
4 (where / he / spend / a lot of time)
? 4 they / don’t / go / often / on holiday
In regions with wildlife.
5 (why / new viruses / travel more easily)
? 5 at weekends / we / sometimes / busy / are
Because humans travel all over the world.
6 (what / he / need / for his work)
? 6 eats out / rarely / she / during the week
Modern technology.
7 (people / have electricity / every part of the
world) 7 on time / are / never / for work / you

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No, they don’t. 8 do / check / you / your emails / always / at
8 (how / Nathan / communicate) lunchtime / ?
?
With a mobile phone.

Listening healthy living quiz

5 2 Look at the quiz. Then listen to a conversation between
two people at work. Choose the correct option (a, b or c).

Stress is bad for your health – both physical and mental

Find out how stressed you are with this quick quiz.
1 I worry about money .
a every day b at least once a week c once a month
2 I have problems sleeping at night.
a never b sometimes c always
3 I find it difficult to concentrate.
a rarely b sometimes c often
4 Which of these sentences describes your lunchtimes?
a I often eat lunch at my desk and answer calls or send emails.
b I often eat lunch at my desk and read the newspaper or relax.
c I often leave my desk, go for a walk or eat my lunch somewhere else.

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 1b Mobile medicine
Reading community health
1 Read the article. Choose the correct
option (a–c) to answer the questions.
1 How often does Sarubai visit people
in the village?
a once a day
b twice a day
c twice a week
2 How many doctors are there in the
village of Jawalke?
a one
b two
c none
3 Where does Rani Kale come from?
a Jawalke
b another village near Jawalke
c we don’t know
4 Sarubai meets Rani because she is
a ill.
b pregnant.
c sick.

Mobile medicine 5 Which of these statements is true

about the health workers?

S
arubai Salve goes to work twice a day. She leaves a They only deliver babies.
her home once at nine o’clock in the morning, and b They do the same job as doctors.
then again at six o’clock in the evening, to visit c They have many different
people in her village of Jawalke. The village has responsibilities.
about 240 families, and with another woman called Babai
Sathe, Sarubai is responsible for the health of the village. 6 What is the purpose of the mobile
The women visit pregnant women and give medicine to team?
some of the older people. Today they are visiting their first a To do the job of the health workers.
patient. Rani Kale doesn’t come from Jawalke. She lives b To provide more medical help.
about an hour away but her village doesn’t have anyone c To train the health workers.
like Sarubai to help mothers-to-be. Sarubai is checking Rani 7 How do we know from the article that
and she is worried about the position of the baby. Rani the village health project is successful?
might need to go to hospital. a Because they are training more
Half an hour later, Sarubai and Babai visit another mother health workers.
with a three-month-old baby. While they are checking b Because patients say they are
the baby, Sarubai also gives the mother advice on healthy happy with their health workers.
eating and vaccinations. Jawalke is a very different place c Because the region doesn’t need
because of the two women. They regularly deliver babies any more doctors.
and continue to help as the child grows up. There is a
shortage of doctors in this region, so village health workers
are important because they can give medicine and advice.
A mobile team visits Jawalke once a week. The team
includes a nurse and a doctor. The mobile team meets with
Sarubai and they look at any of her patients with serious
medical problems. The health workers are an important
connection between the mobile team and the local people. Glossary
vaccination (n) /ˌvæksɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n/ medicine you put
Currently there are 300 village health workers in the region
in the body to stop disease
and the number is growing.

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2 Find words in the article for these definitions.  SPELL CHECK present continuous -ing endings
1 looks after (verb phrase) t
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dance  dancing
2 when a woman is going to have a baby (adj)
t
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the i to a y: die  dying
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run  running
4 women who are going to have a baby (n)

6 Look at the spell check box. Then write the -ing

5 a place for people with medical problems (n)
form of these verbs.
1 live 6 lie
6 help a woman have a baby (v)
2 drop 7 take
7 not enough of something (n)
3 let 8 travel
8 moving from place to place (adj)
4 swim 9 get
9 important and sometimes dangerous (adj)
5 have 10 jog
10 near or in the same area (adj)
7 Dictation my typical day
Grammar present continuous 4 The man in this photo is describing his
typical day. Listen and write the words you hear.
3 Read the article again. Underline the present
continuous forms.

4 Choose the correct option to complete the

sentences.
1 At the moment I drive / I’m driving towards the
city. Is that the right direction?
2 London has / is having a population of about
eight million people.
3 Where do you come / are you coming from
originally?
4 Sorry, I can’t hear you because a plane
flies / is flying overhead.
5 I never cycle / I’m never cycling to work in
the winter.
6 Someone stands / is standing at the front door.
Can you see who it is?
7 Do you always leave / Are you always leaving for
work this early in the morning?
8 It was warm earlier today but now it gets / it’s
getting colder and colder.
9 We don’t stay / aren’t staying very long.
It’s just a short visit.
10 Do you work / Are you working now or do
you take / are you taking a break?

5 Pronunciation contracted forms

3 Listen to the sentences. Write the number
of words you hear. Contracted forms (I’m, we’re,
aren’t, isn’t etc.) count as one word.
a 5 d
b e
c f

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 1c A happy and healthy lifestyle
Listening an interview with Word focus feel
Elizabeth Dunn 3 Match the sentences (1–6) with the uses of
feel (a–f).
1 I feel like going out for dinner tonight.
2 I don’t feel this is the right thing to do.
3 My daughter feels ill.
4 I feel much happier today.
5 The sun feels warm. It felt much colder
yesterday.
6 I feel like a coffee.
a talking about your emotions
b talking about sickness
c giving a view or an opinion
d talking about the weather
e wanting something
f wanting to do something

4 Match the questions (1–5) with the

answers (a–e).
1 How are you today?
2 Do you feel like something to eat?
3 What do you think about my work in
general?
1 5 Listen to an interview with Elizabeth Dunn.
Complete the sentences. 4 Do you feel like helping me with this?
5 What’s the weather like?
1 Elizabeth is interested in what makes us feel
. a Actually, I feel you need to do more.
2 She does research on happiness and how b It feels freezing out there!
affects this. c Sorry, I’m really busy at the moment.
3 As part of her research she did an experiment with
a group of . d Yes, a sandwich, please.
4 She thinks that experiences like visiting a new e I’m feeling much better, thanks.
are good for you.
5 Write seven different questions with the
2 5 Listen again. Read these sentences and choose word feel. Use these words. You can use
the correct option (a–c). words more than once.
a Elizabeth agrees.
a coffee cold doing something
b Elizabeth disagrees.
like how do you OK ’s what
c Elizabeth doesn’t say.
1 Coffee with friends is better than having lots of 1 ?
money. 2 ?
2 Money is the most important thing.
3 Money doesn’t make you feel happier. 3 ?
4 Giving money to other people makes you happy. 4 ?
5 ?
5 Spending money on other people makes you 6 ?
happier.
7 ?
6 Spending money on experiences makes you feel
happy.

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 Unit 1 Lifestyle

1d At the doctor’s
Vocabulary medical problems 4 7 Complete the conversation with these
phrases. Then listen again and check.
1 Complete the conversations with these words.
They are good Have you got
back ear head mouth nose stomach How do you feel If you still feel ill
throat tooth Do you feel take this prescription
Let me have a You need to
1 A: Sorry, I’ve got a really runny today.
try drinking Let me check
B: It’s OK. Here’s a tissue if you need one.
2 A: I’ve got really bad ache. Doctor: 1 today?
B: Is the problem in the left or the right? Patient: Not very well. I’ve got a terrible
A: Both! sore throat.
3 A: It’s too painful to eat. Doctor: I see. 2 look.
B: It sounds like you have ache. You should Open wide. Yes, it’s very red in
go to the dentist. there.
4 A: What’s that noise? Patient: I’ve also got a bad cough.
B: They’re digging up the road outside. Doctor: 3 sick at all?
A: It’s giving me a terrible ache. Patient: No, not really.
Doctor: 4 a
5 A: I can hardly talk today.
temperature?
B: Why? Have you got a sore ?
Patient: I don’t think so. I don’t feel hot.
6 A: Can you pick this up for me? I’ve got a bad Doctor: 5 it … Yes, it’s
at the moment. a bit high. Do you have anything
B: Sure. But maybe you should lie down for a while. for it?
7 A: My throat is very red, doctor. Patient: I bought some pills at the pharmacy,
B: Well, let’s have a look. Open your , please. but they didn’t do any good.
8 A: What’s the problem? Doctor: Well, 6 to the
B: It’s my . I feel a bit sick. pharmacy. 7
take some different pills.
2 Pronunciation one or two syllables? 8
for your
throat. Take one every four hours.
6 Listen to these sentences. Find the two-syllable You need to go to bed for a couple
words and underline the stressed syllable. of days, and 9
1 How does your stomach feel? lots of water.
Patient: OK. Thanks.
2 Is your throat sore or is it better?
Doctor: 10 in a few
3 Drink this hot water. days, come back and see me, but I
4 My headache is worse today. think it’s flu. Everyone has it at the
5 Can I see the doctor about my ear? moment.
6 This is good for a runny nose. Glossary
flu (n) /fluː/ a common illness which makes patient
Real life talking about illness feel hot or cold with a temperature.
prescription (n) /prɪˈskrɪpˈʃən/ a piece of paper from
3 7 Listen to a conversation at the doctor’s. Complete the doctor with medicine on. You give it to the
the form. pharmacist.

Patient’s medical problems

5 Listen and respond giving advice
1 Medical problem: sore throat headache
stomach ache earache cough 8 Listen to five friends with different
other medical problems. Respond with some
2 Temperature: low normal high advice. Then compare your advice with
the model answer that follows.
3 Details of prescription: medicine pills
4 Advice:
I’ve got a You need to take
headache. some pills.

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 1e Personal information
Writing filling in a form Listening filling in a form
1 Look at the medical form. Find words and 2 9 Listen to a conversation at the doctor’s.
expressions in the form for these definitions (1–10). The receptionist is asking a new patient for
title information. Fill in the form with the information
1 What you put before your name
you hear.
2 The first letter of your middle name
3 Writing skill personal information
3 When you were born
Complete the information from different forms
4 Where to call you between 9 and 5 with your own details.
5 How you feel overall
1 Title
6 Times when you were very sick in the past
2 Surname
3 Occupation
7 How much sport you do
4 Tel. no.
8 A person to call when there is a problem
5 Middle initial(s)
9 Numbers and letters at the end of your 6 Place of birth
address 7 D.O.B.
10 Your family name 8 Marital status
9 Gender
10 Country of origin
11 No. of dependants
12 Name of next of kin

Title First Initial Middle Initial

Medical
Surname D.O.B

Address

Details
Postcode Contact no (daytime)

General health

Number of hours of exercise per week

Type of exercise/sports

Last visit to doctor

Previous serious illnesses

Contact person/number (in case of emergency)

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 Unit 1 Lifestyle

Wordbuilding verb + noun 4 Which of these techniques do you use in your

notebook?
collocations
a Word groups b Drawings
1 Match the verbs in A with the nouns in B
to make collocations. Then complete the stomach ache
sentences with the collocations. sore runny
throat nose
A check do go have play medical problems
read run take
earache bad
B a book a coffee emails exercise cough
hiking a marathon the piano headache go hiking
public transport
c Diagrams
1 I’m training to
next year. So far I can do always often sometimes rarely never
about twenty kilometres. 100% 50% 0%
2 I often
in the mountains at weekends. It’s very 5 Look at some of the new words from Unit 1.
relaxing.
1 Try recording some new information about the
3 I when
words. Use a dictionary to help you.
I have time. Mozart is my favourite
composer. 2 Try different techniques for learning the new words.
Decide which techniques work well for you.
4 Before I sleep at night, I usually
. Fantasy
or science fiction are my favourites.
Check!
5 I about 6 Complete the crossword. You can find the answers in
twice a week at the local gym. Unit 1 of the Student’s Book.
1 2
6 I to work
instead of driving a car. 3

7 I never my personal
at work. My boss doesn’t 5

want me to. 4

8 Can I 6

with milk, please?

2 Write other verb + noun collocations for the 7

verbs in Exercise 1.
8 9
Example:
take time, take a break, take a taxi
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Learning skills recording new

Across Down
vocabulary
3 A large Italian island 1 You can give this to a
3 When you learn a new English word, how friend if they have a
6 You do this with
do you record it? Tick the information you problem
plants and flowers
record.
7 Measurement of how 2 Something a pharmacist
a the meaning hot your body is or doctor gives you for
b the translation into your language an illness
8 A person who lives
c the pronunciation (the sounds and 4 The speed of the heart
to 100 years or more
the stress)
10 Feeling tired 5 A Japanese island with
d the type of word (verb, adjective,
some of the oldest
noun, preposition, etc.)
people in the world
e collocations
f any common phrases or expressions 9 A short sleep
using this word

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