At the end of this unit, students will be able to: understand texts and conversations about changes in their lives

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 VOCABULARY

 Health collocations

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  In pairs, students discuss which of the highlighted 

phrases are good or bad for our health. You might want 

to teach the expression underweight as the opposite of 

overweight and the construction to be allergic to. (Point out 

the diff erence in word stress between allergy and allergic). 

Check answers as a class.

Answers

1   good – eat a healthy diet (eat healthy food), (be) on a diet (eat 

healthy food), keep in shape (stay fit), lose weight (become less 

fat), get fit (become fit), give up smoking (stop smoking)

2   bad – put on weight (become fatter), have allergies (have 

a medical problem which starts because of a particular 

substance), be overweight (be heavier than the correct weight 

for your height), (be) regular smokers

Note that losing weight and dieting can also be bad for health 

if done to excess.