Unit 6 - Health & lifestyle

Introduction

1 and 2 (page 61)

- come to terms with sth:  to gradually accept a sad situation, often the death of someone you love. E.g.: I think he's still coming to terms with the death of his wife.

- downright: (adj) (especially of something bad) extremely or very great. E.g.: I think the way she's been treated is a downright disgrace. She's being downright difficult and obstructive.These working conditions are unhealthy, if not downright (= and probablyextremely) dangerous.

- far-off: (adj)  describes a time that is a long time before or after the present. E.g.: some point in the far-off future.  describes a place that is a great distance away. E.g.: a far-off land.

- flab: /flæb/ soft, loose flesh on someone's body. E.g.: I've got to lose this flab on my belly!

- head off: to start a journey or leave a place. E.g.: What time are you heading off?

- head sb/sth off: (ph.v.) to force someone or something to change direction. E.g.: I tried to head the dog off by running towards it.

 - outfit: (n) a set of clothes worn for a particular occasion or activity. E.g.: I've got a cowboy outfit for the fancy dress party.

- put sth off: (ph.v.) to decide or arrange to delay an event or activity until a later time or date. E.g.: The meeting has been put off for a week. [+ -ing verb] I can't put off going to the dentist any longer.

- sound: (adj)  showing good judgment; able to be trusted. E.g.: She gave me some very sound advice. Are these pesticides environmentally sound (= will they not damage the environment)? Government bonds are a sound investment.

- spot: (n) a particular place. Eg.: This looks like a nice spot for a picnic. on the spot: at the place where an event is happening or has recently happened. E.g.: The police were called and they were on the spot within three minutes. immediately: You can be sacked on the spot for stealing.

- take: (n) take on sth - an opinion about something. E.g.: We'd love to hear your take on this issue.

5 (page 61)

a) Why would you tell someone to get a life? = to tell sb to stop being boring and to do sth more interesting.

b) Who would you describe as the life and soul of the party? = the most amusing and interesting person at the party.

c) When would you say an object has a life of its own? = when it seems to move or function by itself without a person touching or working it.

d) When would say life’s too short? = when you think it is not worth wasting time doing sth that you dislike or that is not important.

e) When would you use not on your life? = to refuse very firmly to do sth.

f) When would you say that’s life? = when you are disappointed about sth.

g) When was the last time someone frightened the life out of you? = the last time you were very frightened by someone.

h) When would you say for the life of me? = when you try hard but you still can’t do, see, remember, etc. sth.

i) Who would you describe as the light of your life? = the person you love more than any other

j) How would someone get a new lease of life? = when they recover from serious illness or injury (the chance to live or last longer, or with a better quality of life).

Reading & Use of English – Part 7 (page 62 and 63)

2- a) Male students eschew balanced diet for supplements. Eschew /ɪsˈtʃuː/ means deliberately avoid or keep away from sth.

vocabulary – page 62

- anecdote:  /ˈæn.ɪk.dəʊt/ (n) a short, often funny story, especially about something someone has done. E.g.: He told one or two amusing anecdotes about his years as a policeman.

- arise: (v) to happen. E.g.: Should the opportunity arise, I'd love to go to China. Could you work on Saturday, should the need arise (= if it were to be necessary)? Are there any matters arising from (= caused by) the last meeting?

- bedsit: (n) a rented room that has a bed, table, chairs, and somewhere to cook in it. E.g.: He lives in a tiny student bedsit.

- be prone to sth/do sth: likely to suffer from an illness or show a particular negative characteristic. E.g.: I've always been prone to headaches. He was prone to depression even as a teenager. She's prone to exaggerate, that's for sure.

- blandishments:  /ˈblæn.dɪʃ.mənts/ (n) pleasant words or actions used in order to persuade someone to do something. E.g.: She was impervious to his blandishments.

- break down: (ph.v.) If a machine or vehicle breaks down, it stops working. E.g.: Our car broke down and we had to push it off the road.

- bring sth about: (ph.v.) to cause something to happen. E.g.: He brought about his company's collapse by his reckless spending.

- burgeoning: /ˈbɜː.dʒən.ɪŋ/ (adj) developing quickly. E.g.: The company hoped to profit from the burgeoning communications industry.

- delve into sth: (ph.v.) to examine something carefully in order to discover more information about someone or something. E.g.: It's not always a good idea to delve too deeply into someone's past.

- elsewhere: (adv) at, in, from, or to another place or other places; anywhere or somewhere else. E.g.: The report looks at economic growth in Europe and elsewhere. They couldn't find what they wanted and decided to look elsewhere.

- flattering: (adj) making someone look or seem better or more attractive than usual. E.g.: a flattering photograph. That suit is very flattering. He's always making flattering remarks.

- grant: (n) an amount of money given especially by the government to a person or organization for a special purpose. E.g.: a student/research grant. a local authority/government grant. [+ to infinitive] They gave/awarded her a grant to study abroad for one year.

- grow out of sth: (ph.v.)  If you grow out of an interest or way of behaving, you stop having or doing it as you become older. E.g.: He wants to join the army when he leaves school, but I hope he'll grow out of theidea.

- heed:  /hiːd/ formal (n) attention. E.g.: The company took no heed of (= did not consider) public opposition to the plans.

- in-depth:  /ˈɪn.depθ/ (adj) done carefully and in great detail. E.g.: an in-depth report/interview/analysis/research.

- paunch:  /pɔːntʃ/ (n) a fat stomach, especially on a man.

- splash out (sth): (ph.v.) to spend a lot of money on buying things, especially things that are pleasant to have but that you do not need; splurge (v)  /splɜːdʒ/. E.g.: They splashed out £3,000 on a holiday.

- struggle: (v)  [I] to experience difficulty and make a very great effort in order to do something. E.g.: [+ to infinitive] The dog had been struggling to get free of the wire noose. I've been struggling to understand this article all afternoon. Fish struggle for survival when the water level drops in the lake.

- trend: a general development or change in a situation or in the way that people are behaving. E.g.: Surveys show a trend away from home-ownership and toward rented accommodation. There's been a downward/upward trend in sales in the last few years. a new development in clothing, make-up, etc. E.g.: Whatever the latest fashion trend, you can be sure Nicki will be wearing it. The trend at the moment is for a more natural and less made-up look. on trend:  fashionable. E.g.: Her long skirt is right on trend this winter.

- undergraduate: (n)  /ˌʌn.dəˈɡræd.ju.ət/ a student who is studying for their first degree at college or university.

- unearth: /ʌnˈɜːθ/ (v) to discover something in the ground. E.g.: Building at the site was halted after human remains were unearthed earlier this month. to discover proof or some other information, especially after careful searching. E.g.: A private detective has apparently unearthed some fresh evidence.

- unforeseen: (adj) not expected. E.g.: Due to unforeseen circumstances the cost of the improvements has risen by 20 percent. Unless there are any unforeseen problems the whole project should be finished by the spring.

- yolk:  /jəʊk/ (n) the yellow, middle part of an egg. E.g.: I like eggs lightly cooked so that the yolk is still runny. Separate the yolks from the whites.

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a) writer’s cramp: a painful stiffness in the hand that people suffer from if they have been writing continuously for a long time.

b) a sprained ankle: sprain (v)  to cause an injury to a joint (= a place where two bones are connected) by a sudden movement. E.g.: She sprained her ankle playing squash.

c) a torn ligament:

d) eye strain: (n) tired or painful eyes as a result of too much reading, looking at a computerscreen, etc.

e) a splitting headache: (n) a very severe pain that you feel in your head.

f) an ear infection.

g) a slipped disc: a medical condition in which one of the discs (= flat pieces of tissue between the bones in the back) slides out of its usual place, causing pain

h) tennis elbow: (n) a painful swelling near the elbow that is caused by repeatedly twisting the hand and arm.