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Lesson 16

Preparation

Health

Health is the most important thing in life.

We see many people having unbalanced diet.
Stress makes many people’s health worse.

We can’t avoid stress, but we can reduce it.

Keywords

most important /
unbalanced / worse /
Grammar avoid / reduce

*see + object + infinitive or ~ing : Hear, see, watch, notice and similar verbs
of perception can be followed by object + infinitive or object + ~ing form.
► I saw her cross the road.

► I heard him going down the stairs.
► Watch me jump over the stream

Questions

1. Do you think you are healthy?
2. Have you ever had a diet?
3. What do you do when you’re under stress?
4. Have you ever been hospitalized? Why?
5. What do you think is the most important thing for
your health? Vocabulary &
Expressions

Sample Answers avoid To do something to
prevent something bad from
happening
1. I’m not sure. I need to have a check-up. reduce To make something
2. Of course. I’m still going on a diet. smaller or less in size,

3. I go window shopping or eat very spicy food. amount or price
be hospitalized To be
4. Yes, I’ve been hospitalized for a week because taken into a hospital for
of flu. treatment
flu A common infectious
5. I think the most important thing for my health is disease which is like a bad
eating regular meals and exercise regularly. cold

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