Unit 5 «A healthy living guide»
Part I. Listening (14 points-max)
Tapescript
Task 1. Listen to the tape about girl's life and answer if these statements are true or false.
My name is Ann. I'm in the eighth form at school, where I'm studying English, French and many other interesting subjects.
My elder sister, Betty, is studying History at one of the universities. Betty can organize her time wisely, when I do not
know what order I should do things in. I find it hard to get up on time, and usually I do not get enough sleep. It's not useful
for my health. I have to wind two alarm-clocks to make sure I do not oversleep.
My sister, an early riser, is awake by 7 o'clock, refreshed and full of energy. While I'm wandering round the kitchen, fighting
the urge to go back to bed, my sister manages to have a quick shower, make her bed, put on make-up, do her hair, eat a full
breakfast and set off to the university. It takes me an hour and a half to get ready. I have a hasty bite and rush out of the
house. Even if I catch a bus at once I still arrive at school 15 minutes late, which always makes me feel guilty. I know that
my lifestyle is dangerously chaotic. I should change it as soon as possible. My mother says that regularity in life will help
promote my health. And I agree with her. It could change my life to the best.
1. Ann cannot organize her time wisely.
2. Betty likes to get up very early in the mornings.
3. Betty organizes her time wisely.
4. Ann and Betty's mother thinks that people shouldn't have regularity in their lives.
5. Ann has got many problems because she is unorganized.
6. Betty studies at school.
Task 2.What information was not mentioned in the text?
1. The information about the place of Betty's studying.
2. The information about the daily routine of Betty
3. The information about the girls' father.
4. The information about the daily routine of Ann.
Part II, Reading (9 points-max)
Task 3.Read the text and decide if the statements given below are true/false or not stated.
Nowadays our life is getting tenser. People live under the press of different problems, such as social, ecological, economic
and others. They constantly suffer from stress, noise and dust in big cities, diseases and instability. A person should be
strong and healthy in order to overcome all difficulties. To achieve this aim people ought to take care of their physical and
mental health. There are several ways to do it. The state of your body depends on how much time you spend doing sports.
At least, everybody must do morning exercises every day. The healthiest kinds of sports are swimming, running and cycling.
Healthy food is also a very important factor. Overeating causes many dangerous diseases. The daily menu should include
meat, fruit and vegetables, milk product, which are rich with vitamins, fat, proteins and etc. On the other hand, modern diets
are very popular especially among women. Diets may be harmful, if they are used in the wrong way. To be healthy, people
should get rid of their bad habits. It's necessary to stop smoking and drinking much. Everyone should remember that
cigarettes, alcohol and drugs destroy both body and brain. Besides, according to statistics the most of crimes are committed
by people under the influence of drugs and alcohol. In addition, it is recommended to watch TV less, avoid anxiety and
observe daily routine. Certainly it's hard to follow all these recommendations, but every person has to choose between
healthy life style and numerous illnesses.
1) Nowadays people have a lot of different problems.
a) True
b) False
c) Not stated
2) Not everyone should do morning exercises.
a) True
b) False
c) Not stated
3) Fruit and vegetables are rich with vitamin."
a) True
b) False
c) Not stated
4) Modern diets are very popular especially among teenagers.
a) True
b) False
