9 Elite- A picture of Health

• English
• Secondary Education

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Objectives

- Identify the meaning of new vocab

- Read for general and specific information

What are these people doing?

What do these people have in common?

How are these older people different from the other people of their age?

How old do you think the oldest person in the world is?

Do you know any places in the world where people tend to live longer than average?

What factors play a major role in a long and healthy life? Are they related to the environment or
lifestyle?

How do people in your country view elders? Do they treat them differently?

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What kind of places are famous for people who live long and healthy lives? Give reasons for
your answer.
A mountainous areas
B deserts
C coastal areas
D islands
E cities/towns
F villages
G other

What do you think day-to-day life is like in these places?

What kind of diet do people in these places have?

What do you think the environment is like?

Who is trying to find out about longevity?

Why might they want to know such “secrets”?

What does the noun longevity mean?

1. health researchers
2. a hundred different ages
3. many years between birth and death
4. old people in the mountains

What is the meaning of the noun altitude?

1. vertical distance from sea level
2. dying at an early age
3. living a long time
4. having a full head of hair and healthy teeth

What is an environment in this paragraph?

1. clean air and water
2. a healthful place in the desert
3. unnatural or extreme atmospheric conditions
4. the conditions of a place that influence people What

What two things can an environment have?

Where might an environment be?

Were Tsurba and Shirali inhabitants of or visitors to the mountains?

Are inhabitants people, places, things, or actions?

Who are the inhabitants of a place?

1. people that live there
2. people that visit there in summer
3. people that study the environment in that region
4. hardworking, physically active farmers

What is the meaning of the verb inhabit?

1. to make an action difficult
2. to work during the day in a place
3. to have scientific interests in common
4. to live in (a region or area)

What kinds of temperatures are not moderate?

What is the meaning of the adjective moderate?

1. very hot and very cold
2. not extreme; in the middle
3. related to the air and water of a region
4. of the modern world

If an environment has clean water, is the water polluted?

What do high mountain streams bring to a healthful environment?

What is high in minerals?

What does the adjective unpolluted mean?

1. dirtying of the earth and air
2. high in preservatives and chemicals
3. having a lot of vitamins and minerals
4. not containing unhealthful substances

What are high mountain streams?

1. small rivers of moving water
2. regions with little serious disease
3. widows that keep birth records for communities
4. to move a lot from one place to another

What do populations contain?

What are populations?

1. members of government
2. ideas that are widespread
3. all of the people living in specific areas
4. kinds of freedom from worry

Do all health experts believe that certain populations have unusual longevity?

What don’t these long-lived people have?

What does the adjective valid mean?

1. officially legal or accepted
2. of high value in the community
3. to prove something is correct
4. of the region of Vilcabamba

Do certain populations make claims about unusual longevity?

Do people in these communities believe the claims?

What is the meaning of the noun claims in this context?

1. to state something is right and real
2. attempts to get money that is legally yours
3. something important about a person
4. statements about the truth of something but without any proof or evidence

You are in charge of organizing a summer camp for seniors (ages 60 +). Create a list of activities to include?

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Objectives

1. Identifying the meaning and use of new vocab
2. Getting meaning from context
3. Listening for specific information
   
4. Listening and taking notes 

Do you go to a health club or a gym? Why? Why not?

In your opinion, what are the advantages and disadvantages of:
doing outdoor activities and sports?

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What is the purpose of the tour?

The guide would like them to join as gym members before the end of the month.

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