Learn and Talk II

Lesson 11
Let’s Start Walking

Content:
Part 1 Warm Up 3’
Part 2 Text 7’ Part 4 Discussion 8’
Part 3 Retell 3’ Part 5 After-Class Review

Tutor: Please keep your greeting in 2 mins. And you can go through Part 5 if time allows.
 Part 1 - Warm Up 3 mins

Do you like walking?

Do you think walking is important?

Tutor: Please encourage the student to answer the questions and keep this part in 3 mins.

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Part 2 - Text Let’s Start Walking 7 mins Words and Expressions
The Government wants to get more people to walk. Walking is
1. … reduces the risk of people getting fat, …
enjoyable, and it is also free. Moderate (适度的) exercise
(to reduce the possibility of something bad
reduces the risk of people getting fat, having stress, heart happening)
problems and other illnesses.1 E.g. People should eat less fat to reduce the
risk of heart disease.
People are encouraged to take 30 minutes’ exercise at least five
times a week. It doesn’t have to be walking – anything from 2. … and cut down on traffic problems.
cycling to housework will be fine. But cycling can be dangerous (to reduce an amount of something)
and not everyone can afford a health club. Walking is easy and is E.g. He cut down on coffee and cigarettes,
a sociable type of exercise. If the UK started walking again it and ate a balanced diet.

would make people healthier, reduce pollution and cut down on

traffic problems.2 3. You know it makes sense.

(to be reasonable or understandable)

Go on, leave the car at home. Don’t go on the bus. Walk to work,
E.g. Of course it makes sense not to park on a
college or school. You know it makes sense.3 busy road.

Tutor: Please read or let the student read the text, and explain the underlined expressions in blue.

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Part 3 - Retell

Now retell the passage by yourself based on what you’ve read.

Hints:
Government … more people … walking …
enjoyable … free … fat … stress … heart problems
30 minutes’ exercise … cycling … housework
dangerous … easy … sociable
healthier … pollution … traffic problems
car … bus … makes sense

Tutor: Please encourage the student to retell the text. The

hints are NOT necessarily needed.

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Part 4 - Discussion 8 mins Expressions may be used
(Try to talk for at least 2 minutes for each question. You are encouraged to use the
expressions that you’ve learned today. )
1. reduce the risk
reduce the risk / cut down / make sense
Moderate exercise reduces the risk of
people getting fat, having stress, heart

1. What are the benefits of walking? problems and other illnesses.

2. cut down
2. Do people in your country walk a lot? What could be done to If the UK started walking again it would
encourage people to walk more? make people healthier, reduce pollution
and cut down on traffic problems.

3. Do you like to walk on your own or with others? Why?

3. make sense
You know it makes sense.

Tutor: Please let the student talk freely, each question about 2 mins. Using the expressions from
today is encouraged.

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After-Class Review

Review the expressions you’ve learned today and try to use them to make some sentences.

1. reduce the risk 降低风险
to reduce the possibility of something bad happening
E.g. 1. Moderate exercise reduces the risk of people getting fat,
having stress, heart problems and other illnesses.
E.g. 1. If the UK started walking again it would make people
healthier, reduce pollution and cut down on traffic
problems.
2. Car owners were asked to cut down travel.

2. CPR can save a life and reduce the risk of brain damage 3. We must cut down on the amount of material we use.
from loss of oxygen.
3. Lower blood pressure levels are known to reduce the risk of 3. make sense 有意义；讲得通；言之有理
stroke and heart disease. to be reasonable or understandable
E.g. 1. You know it makes sense.
2. cut down 减少 2. Her argument makes perfect sense to me.
to reduce an amount of something 3. It made good sense to continue with the reforms.

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