Health & Well-being – Fale tudo em ingles

Dear fellow English teachers,

Here´s a complete Lesson Plan you can use with your B2-level students. Today´s topic is “Health & Well-being”. Enjoy!

Pre-listening/reading questions:

Do you have a healthy life style? Explain your answer.
How often do you go for a medical checkup?
Do you ever feel stressed-out? What situations make you feel stressed?

Click the link below to listen to the dialogue “Health comes first”

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Dialogue Comprehension

Melanie regrets quitting her job. True ___ False ___ I don´t know ___
Alison has gotten engaged. True ___ False ___ I don´t know ___
Melanie couldn´t stand her boss any more. True ___ False ___ I don´t know ___
Brian is dating Alison. True ___ False ___ I don´t know ___
Alison and Melanie went to high school together. True ___ False ___ I don´t know ___

Find words or expressions in the dialogue with the following similar meanings:

a. Meet someone by chance _____________
b. Put up with criticism; take the blame _____________
c. Someone hard to please or deal with ____________
d. Late ___________
e. He´s no longer worth consideration ____________
f. Talk to someone in order to find out ___________
g. What have you been doing? _____________
h. Started doing something new _____________
i. Become exhausted from overwork ____________
j. Feel great; feel extremely good ____________
k. Leave suddenly ____________
l. Tired, tense and nervous; suffering from a high level of stress ___________

Fill in the blanks below with a word or expression highlighted in the dialogue:

“Jake will __________________ if he keeps working double shifts so frequently.” Virginia told Tracy.
“You won´t believe who I _______________ at the mall the other day.” Travis told Ruth.
“I always _____________________ after my morning workout.” said Suzy to a friend.
“My old man __________________ golf when he retired. He spends a lot of time playing with his friends.” Matthew told Deborah.
“I think Tyler is going to end up __________________ if he keeps working long hours like that.” said Bill to a friend.

Discussion & Conversation 1

Have you or anyone you know ever had an emergency medical situation? If so, what happened?
Do you follow a healthy diet? Are there any foods you avoid for health reasons?
Do you work out regularly? How often do you go to the gym?
Have you ever had a surgery? If so, what was the experience like?
What can people do to keep healthy on a daily basis?

Health & Well-being – Additional Vocabulary & Expressions

Alive and kicking: well and healthy; strong; full of energy; active “It´s good to know old Mr. Spencer has bounced back from his illness and is now alive and kicking.” said Angela to a friend.

Come down with: become sick with “William had to call off the meeting because he came down with a bad cold.” Nathalie told Joshua.

Take a toll on: have a bad effect on someone or something; cause suffering or damage “Years of heavy smoking have taken a toll on Mr. Blake´s health. He is often coughing and he has difficulty breathing.” Sharon told Monica.

Chill out: relax and take it easy “I´ve had a long day. I just need to chill out for a while.” said Jake to his wife.

Recharge one´s batteries: take a break from a stressful activity in order to recover your energy “I really feel stressed-out. I need a few days off to recharge my batteries.” said Clive to a coworker.

Pull through: survive an accident, an illness, etc. The doctors met with the patient´s family after the surgery and told them they were confident he would pull through.

Call in sick: call one’s place of work to say you are ill and cannot come to work “Michael is not attending the meeting with us today. He called in sick early this morning.” Dave told a coworker.

Fill in the sentences or short dialogues below with words or expressions presented in Additional Vocabulary & Expressions:

Stacey: I wonder how Bill has been doing since his surgery last month. Do you have any news? Rodney: I do as a matter of fact. I talked to his sister yesterday. It seems that he has recovered really well. She told me he´s ___________________.

“You have been working around the clock in the past few weeks. I think you should take a few days off to ________________________.” Danielle told Steve.
“I wish I could _______________ about my current project, but I have a deadline to meet.” said Frank to a friend.
Sally: Hey, you don´t look too good. Are you all right? Noah: Not really. I think I´m ______________________ the flu. Sally: Really? Maybe you should go see a doctor.

Although Mr. Miles had been seriously injured in a head-on car crash, he managed to _____________________ and is now on his way to full recovery.

Discussion & Conversation 2

Have you ever had to call in sick? What happened?
How important is sleep to mental and physical health in your opinion?
How do you feel when you see blood? Would you consider studying medicine?
Have you ever tried acupuncture? If so, describe the experience.
What are the best ways to release stress in your opinion?

Choose the alternative that best explains the meaning of the words in bold in the sentences below.

“I always knew he would pull through.” Jenny told Heather.

a) show up b) go for a medical checkup c) survive d) have a healthy lifestyle

“I bumped into Claire on my way to work this morning.” Vince told a friend.

a) gave her a ride b) punched her c) crashed into her car d) met her by chance

“Let´s get together and catch up.” said Nicholas to a friend.

a) talk about what we have been doing b) close the deal c) badmouth each other d) go fishing

“This is starting to take a toll on me.” said Michelle to a friend.

a) run smoothly b) have a bad effect c) have a migraine d) recharge my batteries

If someone calls in sick, they …

a) have just taken some medicine b) are allergic to certain medications c) can´t come to work because they don´t feel well d) suffer from burnout

Complete the sentences below with your own words.

James took up ……………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………. burn out ……………………………………………
……………… running late ………………………………………………………………….
Harry took off when ………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………….. chill out ………………………………………………..

Discussion & Conversation 3

How often do you take medicine? Do you know anyone who is a hypochondriac? If so, what is he or she like?
“An apple a day keeps the doctor away”. Do you agree with this proverb? Why/Why not?
Should smoking be allowed in public places such as beaches, parks and restaurants? Explain your answer.
Do you know anyone who has suffered from burnout? If so, what happened?
“Laughter is the best medicine.” Do you agree with this saying? Explain why or why not.

Dialogue script: Health comes first

Melanie: Hey Alison, small world!
Alison: Hi Melanie. Great to see you!
Melanie: I haven´t seen you in a long while. What have you been up to?
Alison: A lot of things, I guess.
Melanie: You look great!
Alison: Thanks! I do feel like a million bucks ever since I took up Pilates.
Melanie: You´re doing Pilates?
Alison: Yeah, for about three months now and I really recommend it, the benefits are amazing. So, are you still working at that financial institution downtown?
Melanie: Oh no! I quit my job there a few days ago.
Alison: Really? That explains how you can be in a mall in the middle of the afternoon of a regular weekday. I would never expect to bump into you here at this time. So, tell me, what happened? Why did you quit?
Melanie: Honestly? I think I was about to burn out.
Alison: Oh, I see. Too much pressure huh?
Melanie: Yeah, I had a very demanding and hard to please manager who kept me stressed-out all the time.
Alison: Oh, I´m sorry to hear that.
Melanie: Don´t be. It´s all over now!
Alison: Sure. You look happy!
Melanie: I am happy! That manager was too high-maintenance and I just couldn´t take the heat anymore. Quitting that job was the wisest thing I´ve ever done in my life. I feel like I have liberated myself.
Alison: It´s a great feeling! I do agree with you that health comes first.
Melanie: I know! Listen, do you wanna go grab a cup of coffee or something?
Alison: (looking at her watch) I wish I could, but I´m actually running late. I have to go meet Brian in about fifteen minutes.
Melanie: Brian? Who´s Brian?
Alison: My new boyfriend!
Melanie: You´re not dating Steven anymore?
Alison: No, he´s history. I´m sorry I can´t talk right now, but let´s arrange to meet sometime soon and catch up.
Melanie: (laughing) Sure, seems like we have a lot to catch up on!
Alison: Is your cell phone number still the same?
Melanie: Yep!
Alison: I´ll call you soon. Sorry I have to take off now.
Melanie: No problem at all. Enjoy!
Alison: Thanks Melanie. I´ll keep in touch. Bye!