UNIT 8 Body and health UNIT CONTENTS G GRAMMAR · Gerunds and infinitives (simple, perfect, continuous; active and passive; uses) · Conditionals (real and unreal, mixed) V VOCABULARY · Sleep: be a light sleeper, be fast asleep, be restless, be wide awake, drift off to sleep, drop off to sleep, have a nap, not sleep a wink, oversleep, sleep like a log, suffer from insomnia, toss and turn · Ageing and health: acne, arthritis, blotches, cardiovascular exercise, deteriorating eyesight, fine lines, freckles, glowing complexion, grey around the temples, heart trouble, inevitable part of ageing, moisturising, plastic surgery, poor circulation, rash, show your age, clear/dry/firm/oily/saggy/smooth skin, spots, strengthening and toning exercises, thinning hair, tighten/plump the skin, tooth loss, varied and balanced diet, weekly facials, weight loss, wrinkles, yellowing teeth · Language in context: Cause, origin and effect; Expressions with fair · Wordpower: and: bits and pieces; far and away; far and wide; part and parcel; sick and tired; wear and tear P PRONUNCIATION · Main stress · Tone: adding information · Intonation in implied questions GETTING STARTED OPTIONAL LEAD-IN Books closed. Put students into groups and read out the questions in this quiz (the correct answers are underlined). 1 Aged 72, Oscar Swahn won a silver medal in the 1920 Olympics in what sport? A shooting B bowling C golf 2 How old was Martina Navratilova when she won her last major tennis title? A 39 B 49 C 59 3 In what film was 87-year-old Gloria Stuart nominated for an Oscar? A Titanic B Life Is Beautiful C Jurassic Park 4 What job was American Irving Kahn doing at the age of 108? A cleaning B teaching C investment banking UNIT OBJECTIVES At the end of this unit, students will be able to: understand articles and interviews reflecting on the impact of historical changes in society on patterns of behaviour and the possibility of extended life expectancy, and evaluate different points of view and respond understand opinion and attitudes and follow broadcast material including in-depth interviews and detailed descriptions of unusual patterns of behaviour, lifestyle and diets and note the details use a range of lexis accurately to: describe sleeping habits and the superficial and health effects of ageing; discuss opinions on life expectancy and personal and societal attitudes to ageing understand and use a range of expressions to take part in negotiations over price and other terms of an agreement write well-organised and persuasive promotional material for the home page of a business a Give students one minute to think about their answers to the questions before talking about the photo as a class. If you wish, give students information from the Culture notes below. As a class, take feedback on questions 1-3 and write the list of activities from 4 on the board. Ask the class to categorise the activities listed according to different criteria, e.g. for active people like the woman, for people with restricted movement. CULTURE NOTES This photo shows German Johanna Quaas, born in 1925