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Unit 1 Lifestyles

1.A Perfect Day

1)Which kind of lifestyle do you prefer? A couch potato? Or a workaholic?

2)Key words and phrases:

Wake up
Get up
Turn on/off the TV
Go downstairs
Have biscuits and a glass of milk
Switch on/off/over
Do some exercise
Take… for a walk
Make my meals

Go off
Get changed
Have breakfast
Get on a bus
Take up
Be filled with

More:
Daily routines:
get up
brush one’s teeth
dress oneself
make my meal
do the dishes
comb the hair
shave oneself
take a shower

Leisure activities:
Feed one’s bird
Have a lesson
Play soccer
Play video games
Ride one’s bike
Walk
Watch cartoons

2.Relax

1)What activities make you feel relaxed?

2)Key words and phrases:
Stressful activities:
doing exams, going to parties, talking in front of the class in French lessons

Relaxing activities:
talking to friends, listening to music, reading, sitting and doing nothing

Ways of reducing stress:
eat well
talk to people
organize your work or studies

3.A Volunteer Teacher

1)Is it a good idea to do volunteer work? What reasons do people have for doing voluntary work?

2)What are the benefits of being a volunteer?

4.City or Country

1)Where would you choose to live? City or country?

2)Key words and phrases:

Life in the city:
In the morning
Get up at 7
Travel to work on the tube
At work
Spend all morning checking numbers
Have a simple lunch
Return to paperwork
At nights
Have dance classes
Go to the gym
Have French classes
On weekends
Go to the cinema
Drive to the countryside
In the morning

Life in the country
Get up at 4
Have a big breakfast
At work
Do jobs at anytime
Make sure the animals are free of sickness
Grow wheat and vegetables
In the evenings
Play with children
Study Chinese
On weekends
Go to London
Look in the clothes shops
Buy cigars
Ride on buses and tube