Observe the online poster below and discuss the following questions with your classmates.
a) The image gives us nine tips for a better life. Of those nine tips, how many do you
follow? Which one(s)?
b) Which one(s) do you consider most important? Why?
c) Which ofthose tips is related to food?
d) Which of them is the most romantic?
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Be Healthy, Be
Happy!
THINK POSITIVELY
EXERCISE DAILY
EAT HEALTHY
WORK HARD
STAY STRONG
WORRY LESS
DANCE MORE
LOVE OFTEN
BE HAPPY
Available at: <http://blog.make.me/post/93143747350/think-
positively-exercise-daily-eat-healthy>. Accessed on: August 11, 2015.
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atenção!
Não escreva
no livro!
Let's start
1. Look at the pictures below. They show some common everyday habits. Then read
the tips about those habits and match them to the pictures.
a) Take a walk. d) Drink water.
b) Have a balanced diet. e) Skip meals.
c) Stretch. f) Sleep eight hours a day.
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2 4 6
2. Good habits, bad habits… Which of those habits do you have? Talk to a classmate
about that. Take turns, asking and answering the questions below.
a) Which of those habits are considered good?
b) Which of them is considered bad?
c) How many of those habits do you have?
d) Is it time to change some of your habits?
3. Having a healthy mind as well as a healthy body is very important. In your
notebook, write down the activities you consider good for the mind. Then
compare your answers with a classmate.
Read books. • Worry a lot. • Work. • Relax. • Have negative thoughts. •
Chat with friends. • Watch a movie. • Listen to music. • Eat healthy.
4. Do you do the activities you chose in activity 3? Are they good for the mind, in your
case? Do they make you feel happy? Why (not)? Exchange your ideas with a classmate.
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reaDING
Before you read
Take a look at the text below. Use your notebook to write down the right options
about it. Select them from the words or frases in bold.
a) The text is from a government’s website/blog/social network.
b) The text is for adults/parents/adolescents.
c) The text is about exercising daily/eating well/worrying less.
as you read
Now read the text and do the following activities.
Reprodução/<www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au>
Eating Tips for Teenagers
Good nutrition is essential for everyone, but it’s especially important for growing teenagers.
Unfortunately, many Australian teenagers have an unbalanced diet.
It may require some effort to change your eating habits, but even a few simple changes will
make a huge difference. You’ll feel better and may find managing your weight easier. [...]
Eating Tips to Improve your Diet
Small changes can make a big impact:
• Cut back on sugary drinks like soft drinks and energy drinks. Water is the healthiest drink –
try adding a slice of lemon, lime or orange for flavour.
• Keep a fruit bowl stocked at home for fast and low-kilojoule snacks.
• Eat breakfast every day so you’re less likely to snack on junk food at morning tea. [...]
• Don’t skip lunch or dinner either.
• Reduce the size of your meals.
• Don’t add salt to your food.
• Don’t eat high-fat foods every time you visit a fast food outlet with your friends. Many of the
popular fast food chains now have healthier food choices on the menu.
Available at: <www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Eating_tips_for_teenagers?open>. Accessed on: August 11, 2015. (Fragment).
General Comprehension Flavour is the spelling
used in the UK (United
Kingdom), AU (Australia)
Choose one of the options below and transcribe it in your notebook. The text gives and in most other
Australian teenagers some important tips on how to countries which are
•
former British colonies
have a balanced diet. (India, South Africa,
• skip breakfast and be healthy. Nigeria, Kenya, Jamaica,
• be a health food freak.
etc.). Flavor is the
spelling used in the USA.
• eat well at fast food outlets.
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detailed Comprehension
1. Read the sentences below and decide which of them is a Healthy Habit (HH) or an
Unhealthy Habit (UH), according to the text on page 21. Write the answers in your
notebook.
a) Add a lot of salt to your food.
b) Eat less.
c) Snack on junk food.
d) Don’t skip breakfast.
e) Eat a lot of fruit.
f) Don’t drink much water.
g) Eat some fruit instead of some cake.
h) Reduce soft drink consumption.
i) Don’t skip dinner.
2. Answer Yes or No and transcribe the passages from the text that justify your answer.
a) Is eating well important for young people?
b) Do Australian teenagers follow a healthy diet?
c) Is it easy to change a person’s eating habits?
3. Scan the text again to find the specific information below. Write down the
answers in your notebook.
Project a) Name two other meals besides breakfast.
This activity’s content b) Name two sugary drinks.
could be useful for
Project 1, on page 85. You c) Name a white substance that is added to food to improve its flavor.
may start taking notes d) Name three citrus fruits.
and developing your
ideas about it. e) Name the healthiest drink of all.
f) Name a general expression for unhealthy food.
4. Identify the characteristics you find in the text (more than one option is possible).
Then exchange your answers with a classmate.
• The text tells us a story.
• The main objective of the text is to persuade the readers to change their habits.
• It gives us some ideas and advice on something.
• The author expresses her/his opinion clearly.
• The language is extremely informal.
after you read
Discuss the following questions in groups. Share your ideas with your classmates.
a) Do you have a healthy diet? Can you describe it?
b) Do you eat a lot of fruit and vegetables?
c) Do you also eat a lot of junk food?
d) Are there any fast food outlets in your neighborhood? How often do you visit them?
e) Would you like to change your eating habits? Do you think you can do it?
f) Do you think the eating tips offered in the text are important? What other tips
can you add?
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More food for thouGht
Do you recognize the man in the photo? Gandhi’s full name was Mohandas
Karamchand Gandhi, but he was popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi. Read this
quote from him. Then answer the questions about it.
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“Keep your thoughts positive because your thoughts become your words.
Keep your words positive because your words become your behavior.
Keep your behavior positive because your behavior becomes your habits.
Keep your habits positive because your habits become your values.
Keep your values positive because your values become your destiny.”
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
(1869-1948)
Available at: <www.notable-quotes.com/g/gandhi_mahatma.html>. Accessed on: August 11, 2015.
1. In your notebook, write down a sequence of key facts about your life, according to
Gandhi’s words. Start with Positive thoughts.
2. Discuss the following questions with a classmate.
a) Do you agree with Gandhi’s words? Why (not)? Mahatma means “Great
Soul”, in Hindi. Gandhi
b) Do you think those tips are easy or difficult to follow? Justify your answer. received that name from
one of India’s greatest
3. After reading the text, how much do you know about Gandhi? Do some research poets, Rabindranath
and talk to your classmates and your teacher about him. Tagore, who was
Gandhi’s close friend.
Word study
transparent Words
Transparent words (or cognates) are words, in different languages, that have the
same origin and a similar form and meaning. The English word diet, for example, is
cognate with the Portuguese word dieta.
Find at least ten transparent words in the text on page 21. Can you spot more than
that? Trade answers with a classmate and then discuss the questions that follow.
a) How many transparent words could she/he spot?
b) Are they the same as yours?
the suffix -ly
Read the sentences below and pay attention to the words in bold. They are both
formed with cognates + the suffix -ly. The first sentence is from the text on page
19, the second one is from the text on page 21.
“Think positively.”
“Good nutrition is essential for everyone, but it’s especially important for
growing teenagers.”
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1. Notice that the words positively and especially end with the suffix -ly. Now
choose the right options in bold to complete the statements below.
The suffix -ly is added to adjectives/nouns to form verbs/adverbs of manner.
It corresponds to the suffix -mente/-ção, in Portuguese.
2. Read the texts on pages 19 and 21 again and find two other adverbs of manner
ending with -ly. What do they mean in Portuguese?
Pronunciation Tips
The words below are cognates, or transparent words. Their forms and meanings are similar to words in
Portuguese, but the stress falls on different syllables. Take the word transparent, for example. The stressed
syllable is the second one: transparent, and not transparente, as we say in Portuguese.
1. Copy the words below in your notebook. Say them aloud and identify what you think the stressed
syllable is, as in the examples above.
• destiny • adolescent • government • especially • popularly
• important • effort • difference • energy • visit
2. 2 Now listen and check your answers.
LanGuaGe study
1. Read these sentences from the texts on pages 19, 21 and 23. Notice the verbs in bold.
“Think positively.”
“Worry less.”
“Be happy.”
“Don’t skip lunch or dinner either.”
“Don’t add salt to your food.”
“Keep your values positive [...].”
In your notebook, transcribe the correct option to complete the following sentence.
We use the Imperative
• to ask general questions.
• to tell people what to do (or not to do), give orders, instructions, offers, advice,
warn them, encourage them, etc.
2. Now choose the right option to complete each sentence about the Imperative.
Write down the answers in your notebook.
a) The affirmative form of the Imperative is the same as the Infinitive
with/without to.
b) To form the negative form of the Imperative we simply put do/don’t before
the verb.
c) In the Imperative the subject (you) is/is not expressed.
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3. Read the sign below and do the activities that follow.
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www.awarenessidea
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Available at: <www.awarenessideas.com/AI-wd008-1-Color-Please-Wash-
Your-Hands-Water-C-p/ai-wd008.htm>. Accessed on: August 14, 2015.
a) In which situations is it important to wash your hands?
b) Where can we find a “Please Wash Your Hands” sign?
c) Rewrite the sentences choosing the best options to complete them. Copy them
in your notebook.
• The Imperative can be used to make requests/raise doubts.
• Sentences in the Imperative are made more polite by adding the word
“please” before/after the verb.
• We can also use the word “please” at the end of the sentence, before/after a
comma: “Wash your hands, please.”
4. Read the comic strip below and answer the following questions in your notebook.
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Available at: <https://garfield.com/comic/2015-11-25>. Accessed on: November 27, 2015.
a) As we learned in the previous activities, the Imperative can be used in different
situations. The Imperative (“Fetch!”) is used to express
• an order.
• a polite request.
• an offer.
• a piece of advice.
b) We can infer from the comic strip that Garfield
• is sick.
• likes to play.
• does not have a very healthy lifestyle.
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5. Read the poster below and do the following activities in your notebook.
Reprodução/<www.mentalhealth.org.uk>
Available at: <www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-work/mentalhealthawarenessweek/
history/mental-health-awareness-week-2013/>. Accessed on: August 14, 2015.
a) Which of these sentences (more than one) can be associated with the
physical activities represented in the poster?
• Don’t forget to stretch.
• Walk.
• Be lazy.
• Do not stay in front of the computer for hours.
b) Where can we find posters like that one?
c) Look at the sentence in the poster again and choose the correct alternatives
(more than one is possible).
Let’s is used
• to suggest people do some physical exercises.
• to instruct people on how to perform some physical activities.
• to tell us to get some exercise.
d) Rephrase the sentences from item a using Let’s or Let’s not.
To learn more about the
LetÕs PraCtiCe
Imperative, go to page
160. 1. The Imperative can be used to give useful suggestions. Use your notebook to
complete the sentences below with the verbs from the box and make them good
tips. Use the negative form when necessary. Then add one more tip to the list.
keep • spend • learn • take
a) from your mistakes.
b) calm in times of stress.
c) responsibility for your behavior.
d) time with negative people.
e) Others .
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2. The text below offers some health tips. Complete them with the appropriate
headings, choosing from the box. Use your notebook to do that.
Take time to enjoy yourself. • Challenge yourself. • Connect with others. •
Contribute to your community. • Take care of yourself. • Rest and refresh.
Tips to Stay Mentally Healthy
Just like your physical health, there are actions you can take to increase your
mental health. Boost your well-being and stay mentally healthy by following a
few simple steps.
1. Develop and maintain strong relationships with people around
you who will support and enrich your life.
2. Set aside time for activities, hobbies and projects you enjoy.
3. Volunteer your time for a cause or issue that you care about.
4. Be active and eat well – these help maintain a healthy body.
5. Learn a new skill or take on a challenge to meet a goal.
6. Get plenty of sleep. Go to bed at a regular time each day and practice
good habits to get better sleep. Sleep restores both your mind and body.
Available at: <www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/
ten_tips_to_stay_mentally_healthy?open>. Accessed on: September 1, 2015.
3. Look at the pictures. Which tip from the text in the previous activity is related to
each picture?
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a c e
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b d f
4. Now talk to a classmate and choose some other tips that you can add to the list
from the text.
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LIsteNING
Before you Listen
1. Look at the images below and discuss the following questions with a classmate.
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a) What messages do these images communicate?
b) Do you get plenty of exercise?
c) Is exercise good only for the body?
d) Do you prefer to exercise alone or do you share that activity with other people?
2. We are going to listen to part of an informative video. Look at the introductory
image to the video, choose the option you think is correct and answer in
your notebook.
The video is probably about
Reprodução/Watch Well Cast
• the effects of physical activity on the brain.
• brain games.
• how to become an expert in fitness.
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