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Unit 2 Be sporty, be healthy
Integrated skills
Encouraging a friend to work out regularly
How playing sports benefits your body and your brain
Encouraging a friend to work out regularly
Leo is talking to Dr Chen about some problems with his health. Watch the video and finish the exercises below.
A1
Watch the video and tick the problems in the boxes below.
a Always gets a cold
b Has a bad memory
c Has sleep problems
d Is overweight
e Cannot concentrate at school
f Feels tired at night
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Listening for suggestions
When making suggestions, speakers often use expressions like why not try…, it would be good to… and it’ll be even better if ...
Pay attention to these expressions and listen for the suggestions that follow.
A2
Viewing
Watch again and complete the notes.
Dr Chen’s suggestions Benefits
Try a (1)___________ diet.
It will help your body (2)__________.
Be more active. Do some
aerobic exercise such as
(3)_________________
twice a week.
It will strengthen your immune system, so you can (4)__________.
It will (5)_______________,
making you feel tired and sleep better at night.
It will help (6)____________________
which may help you concentrate.
healthier
grow stronger
swimming or jogging
fight off illness
burn energy
improve brain functions
How to give suggestions
Summary
Dr Chen’s suggestions Useful expressions
1. Why not try a healthier diet
2. How about exercise
3. But it would be good for you to be more active, that is, to do some exercise.
4. And it’ll be even better if you can choose an activity like swimming or jogging to do twice a week.
Why not do sth.
How about sth.
It would be + adj. + for sb. to do sth.
It would be + adj. + if you can ...
In my opinion, it would be wise to take the following action.
I wonder if you have considered the following.
When it comes to such a situation, I would like to suggest that you can ...
I think it would be more beneficial if you could ...
I would like to suggest / recommend that ...
It seems to me that you could ...
If I were you, I would ...
As to ... I suggest that you should ...
Reading
After his conversation with Dr Chen, Leo wrote an email to his friend Rachel. Read the email below and make a list of the reasons why Leo is unwilling to begin working out regularly.
Reasons why Leo is unwilling to take up exercise:
1 ______________________________________________
2 ______________________________________________
3 ______________________________________________
It's difficult to fit exercise into his busy schedule.
He's also concerned about money.
It's hard for him to stick with an exercise routine.
B
1. Hope you're doing well.
2. under the weather
3. be not myself
4. fit exercise into my busy schedule
5. sign up for classes
6. stick with an exercise routine
7. in my position
Key Expressions
希望你一切安好。
身體不適
不太舒服
把鍛煉排進我繁忙的日程里
報班
堅持一個鍛煉習(xí)慣
在我的立場上
Discussion
In pairs, role-play a conversation between Rachel and Leo
about ways Leo can make exercise a regular part of his life.
Related ideas
Exercise can be fitted into one’s schedule.
Exercise does not necessarily require money.
Exercise can be done with one’s family or friends.
Try to support the related ideas with specific and concrete suggestions.
C
General ideas Concrete suggestions
Exercise can be fitted into one’s schedule.
Exercise does not necessarily require money.
Exercise can be done with one’s family or friends.
General ideas
Concrete suggestions
not necessarily lasting more than half an hour
riding a bike/walking to and from school
taking stairs instead of the lift
jogging, running (a pair of running shoes)
cycling (a bike)
taking a walk after dinner with parent(s)
playing ball games after school with friends
What to write about
Help Rachel write a reply to Leo to encourage him to work out regularly. Use your ideas from part C and the information in parts A and B to help you.
Writing
D
Planning your writing
●Learning about the structure
When writing an email of encouragement, you can follow the structure below:
Start by showing your understanding of the situation.
Give suggestions with reasons.
End the email by offering encouragement.
Start by showing your understanding of the situation.
I’m sorry to hear that …
I have some suggestions that you might find helpful.
Give suggestions with reasons.
First, exercise can be fitted into one’s schedule.
Second, exercise does not necessarily require money.
Thirdly, exercise can be done with one’s family or friends.
End the email by offering encouragement.
I hope you’ll find these suggestions helpful.
I’m sure you’ll …
● Learning about the writing techniques
Read the instructions carefully to fully understand the topic and brainstorm ideas.
Use diagrams, such as a mind map or a flow chart, to organize your ideas. You can also make a list of the points you want to cover.
Consider the purpose of your writing and your reader, which determine your language style, formal or informal. An email to encourage a friend is usually informal.
Show your understanding with expressions such as “I’m sorry to hear that …” and end your email
with “I hope you’ll find these suggestions helpful and I’m sure you’ll..”.
●Learning about the language
I hope you will take my advice into account / consideration.
I hope you will find these suggestions practical / useful / helpful.
Please let me know without hesitation if you need any help.
Sample
Dear Leo,
I’m sorry to hear that you haven’t been feeling well recently. But the doctor is right — you do need to exercise more. I have some suggestions that you might find helpful.
First, remember that you don’t have to exercise for 30 minutes or a whole hour non-stop. Instead, try to do small amounts of exercise whenever you can. For example, try taking the stairs up to your flat instead of the lift. When you study for a long time, remember to take regular breaks. Get out of your chair and move around a bit: take a walk or practise some dance moves.
Start by showing your understanding of the situation.
Give suggestions with reasons.
Second, you don’t have to pay to exercise. Many forms of exercise can be done outside the gym. For instance, you can go running in your school playground, in the park or around your community. All you need is a pair of comfortable running shoes!
Finally, I understand that exercising alone can be boring, but you could invite your family and friends to work out with you. Encourage them to take exercise too so that you can have fun exercising together. This way, you are more likely to stick with your exercise routine.
I hope you’ll find these suggestions helpful. I’m sure you’ll soon be feeling happier and healthier.
yours truly,
Rachel
Give suggestions with reasons.
End the email by offering encouragement.
Checking your writing
Remember to check your writing after you finish and exchange drafts between you and your partner. Pay attention to the following aspects:
Punctuation
Spelling
Grammar
Choice of words
Style (formal/informal)
Structure
Are the reasons you give convincing
Do you use proper language to express understanding and encouragement
How can you improve your writing
Self-review
What does your partner think of the suggestions and reasons you give
How can you improve your writing
Peer review
1. I'm sorry to hear that you are having trouble fitting in your new school. Such problems are quite normal. Perhaps the following suggestions are helpful.
很遺憾聽說你在適應(yīng)新學(xué)校方面有困難。這樣的問題是很正常的。可能下面的建議會有一些幫助。
2. I have received your letter saying you plan to play a visit to China for ten days next month. Perhaps the following suggestions are helpful to you.
我已經(jīng)收到了你的來信。信上說你打算下個月來參觀中國十天。可能下面的建議對你是有幫助的。
3. I'm writing to you to present what I think on the further improvement of our hotel so as to attract more clients（顧客）.
我給你寫信是想說明一下我對于進一步改善我們旅館的一些想法，以吸引更多顧客。
Useful expressions
【篇尾句】提出希望采納建議，并祝福。
1. I hope these suggestions will be of use to you. Remember: where there is a will, there is a way.
我希望這些建議會對你有用。記住：有志者事竟成。
2. I hope these suggestions will be of use to you. Remember: The man who has made up his mind to win will never say “impossible”.
我希望這些建議會對你有用。記住：一個決心要成功的人從來不說“不可能”。
3. I sincerely hope my advice will be some help for you. I'm eager to see you soon in Beijing. Wish you in advance a pleasant trip to Beijing.
我真誠的希望我的建議對你有一些幫助。很希望早點在北京見到你。提前祝你來北京之行愉快。
Useful expressions
4. I hope that my suggestions are helpful for you anyway. I would be more than happy to see improvement.
無論如何，我希望這些建議對你有所幫助。我會非常高興看到情況改善。
5. I believe that you will take my suggestions into serious account. Whatever you decide to do, good luck with your studies/work！
我相信你會認真考慮我的建議。無論你決定做什么，祝你學(xué)習(xí)/工作好運。
6. I sincerely hope my advice will be some help for you. If there is more I can do to help, please let me know.
我真誠的希望我的建議對你有一些幫助。如果有更多我可以幫忙的，請告訴我。
Useful expressions
Thank you!

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