6C  Fitness idioms

(Thành ngữ thể hình)

2  Match the idioms below with the definitions (1-8). Use a dictionary to help you.

(Nối các thành ngữ dưới đây với định nghĩa (1-8). Hãy sử dụng từ điển để giúp bạn.)

be fighting fit   

be in good / bad shape   

be on the mend

get back into shape   

go down with something

have a new lease of life   

look the picture of health

look / be under the weather

1  to be in poor / excellent physical condition __________________.

2  to feel not quite well or in low spirits __________________.

3  to get some exercise and become fit again __________________

4  to become ill __________________.

5  to appear extremely well and healthy __________________.

6  to be recovering after an illness __________________.

7  to have an opportunity to live with greater enjoyment and satisfaction __________________.

8  to be very healthy and physically fit __________________.

5 VOCABULARY Complete the sentences (1-4) with the correct form of the words. Then listen and check.

(Hoàn thành các câu (1-4) với dạng đúng của từ. Sau đó nghe và kiểm tra.)

1 I was exercising so hard that my heart was ______, and my leg muscles were ______.

2 It's good to push yourself to the absolute limit with short ______ of high - ______ exercise.

3 Mitochondria ______ fat and sugar in the body into ______.

4 This type of exercise also releases ______ - a  hormone which ______ fat.

7 VOCABULARY Complete the collocations that the speakers used in exercise 6 with the verbs below. Use each verb once, and choose the best verb for each noun.

(Hoàn thành các cụm từ mà người nói đã sử dụng ở bài tập 6 với các động từ bên dưới. Sử dụng mỗi động từ một lần và chọn động từ phù hợp nhất cho mỗi danh từ.)

Exercise collocations

1 ______ myself to the limit

2 ______ aerobics

3 _____ on an exercise bike

4 ______ competitive

5 ______ weights

6 ______ a fitness class

7 ______ an opponent

1. Complete the healthy-living activities and lifestyle tips with the verbs in the list. Then listen and check.

(Hoàn thành các hoạt động và bí quyết về lối sống khỏe mạnh với các động từ trong danh sách. Sau đó nghe và kiểm tra.)

• meditate • manage • join • remove • limit • apply • floss • exercise • avoid • maintain

1. _____ using your phone at bedtime

2. _____ your stress

3. _____ or do yoga

4. _____ your screen time

5. _____ fizzy drinks from your diet

6. _____ and brush your teeth

7. _____ suncream

8. _____ a healthy weight

9. _____ a gym

10. _____ for 30 minutes a day

Healthy lifestyle habits (Thói quen lối sống lành mạnh)

2. Fill in each gap with cut down on, stay, walk, plan, eat, drink, give up and control.

(Điền vào mỗi chỗ trống với cut down on, stay, walk, plan, eat, drink, give up và control.)

1. To avoid obesity, it's essential to _____ your food portions.

2. Mike's doctor advised him to _____ fizzy drinks to reduce the amount of sugar in his diet.

3. Exercising promotes a good mood and can help you _____ positive.

4. To keep a balanced diet, it's a good idea to _____ your meals each day.

5. If Rob keeps getting stomachaches, he should start to _____ healthily.

6. You should _____ enough water to prevent dehydration and skin problems.

7. I think Jack should _____ junk food completely; it's bad for his health.

8. Nancy tries to _____ for 30 minutes a day so that she can keep fit.

Vocabulary (Từ vựng)

Healthy-living activities/ Lifestyle tips (Các hoạt động sống khoẻ/ Các bí kíp về lối sống)

1. Choose the correct option. (Chọn đáp án đúng.)

1. Phoebe always maintains/meditates for 20 minutes a day.

2. I usually exercise/manage four times a week.

3. We should avoid/remove using our mobile just before we go to bed.

4. Do you apply/floss your teeth twice a day?

5. Screen time should be limited/removed in the evening.

6. Its hard to join/maintain a healthy weight when you sit all day.

7. Managing/Applying stress is important if you want to have a healthier lifestyle.

8. You must manage/remove fizzy drinks from your diet it you need to lose weight. 

Healthy lifestyle habits (Các thói quen về lối sống khoẻ mạnh)

2. Match the words in the two columns. (Nối các từ trong hai cột.)