Write the sentences with the words in brackets and the correct passive form. Then match each sentence with a rule from the Learn this! box. (Viết câu với các từ trong ngoặc và dạng bị động phù hợp. Sau đó nối mỗi câu với một quy tắc trong phần Learn this!)

1. It (just / report) that too much exercise is bad for you.

2. I (not / remember / tell) about this diet before.

3. Mia (should / give) better advice by the doctor.

4. Nobody (want / criticise) for their appearance.

5. The actress (rumour / lose) more than five kilos last year.

6. Some medicines (must / only / take) with food.

Read the Learn this! box. Then find examples of each rule in the text in exercise 2.

(Đọc phần Learn this! và tìm ví dụ về từng quy tắc trong văn bản ở bài 2.)

Read the text and check your answers to exercise 1. (Đọc văn bản và kiểm tra câu trả lời của bạn trong bài 1.)

                                                                                MYTH BUSTING

Never wake a sleepwalker

Waking a sleepwalker was once widely believed to be dangerous because it was thought something terrible would happen to them. While nobody likes being woken up, the worst thing they will experience is confusion because they are not in bed!

Drink eight glasses of water a day

This myth is thought to have been started by the bottled water industry. In fact, some of us need as little as a litre of liquid a day, which doesn’t have to be consumed as water. Food, soft drinks, milk, tea and coffee all count.

Being a bit overweight is unhealthy

It is often reported that serious health problems can be caused by obesity. However, people carrying an extra couple of kilos in weight might actually live longer.

You can catch up on lost sleep

During the week, your sleep might be disturbed by late-night study, noisy neighbours, or a night out. But forget about sleeping longer at the weekend – staying in bed too long is thought to make you feel more tired!

SPEAKING Work in pairs. Read the statements below. Which do you think are true? (Làm việc theo cặp. Đọc các câu dưới đây. Bạn nghĩ câu nào là đúng?)

1. If you wake a sleepwalker, they will have a heart attack.

2. You should drink at least eight glasses of water a day.

3. Being slightly fat is good for you.

4. Sleeping longer at weekends makes up for lost sleep.

SPEAKING Work in pairs. Give personal opinions about sports and fitness activities using the collocations in exercise 7. Include reasons and examples. (Làm việc theo cặp. Thảo luận về các hoạt động thể dục thể thao dùng các cụm từ trong bài 7, kèm theo lý do và ví dụ.)

Well, I don’t like lifting weights in the gym. I’ve tried, but I find it boring. What about you?

I agree. But I enjoy doing fitness classes.

(Tớ không thích nâng tạ cho lắm. Tớ đã thử nhưng mà thấy chán. Cậu thì sao?

Đồng ý. Mình thì thích tham gia các lớp thể dục.)

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 6 với các động từ bên dưới. Dùng mỗi động từ một lần và chọn động từ phù hợp nhất cho mỗi danh từ.)

Exercise collocations

attend       be         beat        do      lift        push       pedal

1. ______ myself to the limit

2. ______ aerobics

3. ______ on an exercise bike

4. ______ competitive

5. ______ weights

6. ______ a fitness class

7. ______ an opponent

Listen to three speakers talking about their preferred form of exercising. Choose the correct answers (a-c). Remember the advice in the strategy. (Nghe ba người nói về hình thức tập thể dục ưa thích của họ. Chọn câu trả lời đúng (a-c). Nhớ lời khuyên trong Chiến lược Nghe.)

1. Speaker 1 says that

a. he usually plays twice a week in winter.

b. his attitude makes up for his deficiencies as a player.

c. it’s more important to enjoy yourself than to win.

2. The intention of speaker 2 is to

a. detail the exercise options available at her gym.

b. explain how she chooses to exercise and why.

c. advise on the best way to exercise.

3. Speaker 3 is being interviewed about

a. her dedication to her sport.

b. her reasons for choosing this particular sport.

c. her latest fitness craze.

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 lại.)

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.

Now listen to the rest of the programme. Are the sentences about High Intensity Training true or false? Write T or F. (Nghe phần còn lại của chương trình và cho biết những câu sau về Chương trình tập luyện cường độ cao là đúng hay sai? Viết T hoặc F.)

1. Your heart rate and breathing quickly recover afterwards.

2. It’s better than many other ways of exercising.

3. The benefits aren’t yet known for serious sports training.

4. Increasing the mitochondria in your body makes you fitter.

5. Your body fat is reduced.

6. You feel hungry afterwards.

7. It takes much less time than other forms of exercise.

Listen to the first part of a radio programme about fitness. Is the sentence in exercise 2 true or false? What words did the speaker actually use?