Health and illness

What do you know about speaking about health and illness?

Use these exercises below to develop your grammar, vocabulary, reading and listening.

Grammar

Present Perfect

Explanation:

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/presentperfect.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/intermediate/unit-2/tab/grammar

Exercises: https://elt.oup.com/student/headway/int/grammar/unit07/hwy_int_unit07_1?cc=gb&selLanguage=en

Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous:

Explanation: http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/presentperfectcontinuous.html

Review: https://quizlet.com/39143428/present-perfect-simple-vs-present-perfect-continuous-flash-cards/

Exercises:

https://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/intermediate3/grammar/file02/nef_int_grammar02_b01?cc=gb&selLanguage=en

https://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/intermediate3/grammar/file02/nef_int_grammar02_b02?cc=gb&selLanguage=en

https://elt.oup.com/student/result/engint/a_grammar/unit10/10c_1?cc=gb&selLanguage=en

http://www.examenglish.com/grammar/B1_presperf_continuous.htm


Vocabulary

Health and Travel: https://elt.oup.com/student/result/engint/b_vocabulary/unit11/?cc=gb&selLanguage=en


Listening

Cosmetic surgery: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/intermediate/unit-18/session-4

Is modern life making us tired?: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-160114

Is knuckle-cracking good for you?: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-150903

Are models too skinny: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-150723

Is a game just a game? http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-150716

The cost of life-saving vaccines: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-150226

Emotions (listen and read the transcript): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzYHcVy2z1A


Reading

Plastic surgery: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/intermediate/unit-18/session-3

Long and Healthy life: http://www.ngllife.com/long-and-healthy-life-0


Speaking

Task:

Describe the habits of a healthy person. You can speak about:

• How important is it to have these habits?
• Do you have these habits?
• What do you do that is unhealthy?