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13 Health and lifestyle

Starting off Listening | 1BSU

1 Before starting Listening Part 3, do the exercise in
the Exam round-up box.

Exam round-up

Circle the correct alternative in italics for each of the
statements below.

In Listening Part 3
you will hear a monologue / conversation
the recording lasts approximately two / four minutes
you have to answer six / eight multiple-choice
questions
there are three / four alternative answers for each
question
the correct alternative will express the same ideas /
use the same words as the recording.
you should read the questions before / after you listen
for the fi rst time
you should choose an answer while the speaker is
talking / after the speaker has fi nished talking.

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1 Work in pairs. Use words from the box to describe
the health advantages and disadvantages of the
following.

doing sport or other physical activities
having childhood vaccinations 2 Work in pairs. You are going to hear a radio phone-
living in a rural area in programme on the subject of allergies. Before you
living in a city listen, discuss questions 1–3 using these words and
phrases: allergen, asthma, immune system, pollen.
ache allergy blister bruise contagious disease Do you think more people suffer from allergies now
fracture immunity infection muscles sprain sting than in the past?
What percentage of the population do you think has an
venomous
allergy?
What aspects of modern life can increase the chance
2 Discuss these questions. of people suffering from allergies?
t Which do you think has a greater infl uence on
someone’s health, their lifestyle or their genes? 3 21 Listen to the recording and check your
t What do you do to make sure you stay healthy and fi t? answers to the questions in Exercise 2.

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