Welcome to our

class
- Work in 2 groups.
- Watch a video and try to remember
all the kinds of exercise in the video.
- One person from each group then
goes to the board and write the names
of the physical activities.
1. Do you exercise every day?
2. What is you favourite activity?
3. What do you do before and after you
exercise?
4. Do you think that we need to take some
precautions when doing exercise?
Unit 10: HEALTHY LIFESTYLE AND
LONGEVITY
Lesson 5: Listening
Exercise Precautions
 Vocabulary
 precaution(n)
 stretch (v)
 muscle (n)
 joint (n)
 fluid (n)
 stroke (n)
Task 1. What do you think are the
precautions for these activities.

fitness aerobic
walking exercises

yoga swimming
Task 2. Look at the picture. Listen to John Keith, a
fitness instructor, talking about four types of
physical activity. Number the picture as you listen.

a 4 b 1

c 3 d 2
Task 3. Listen again. Which safety rules are
mentioned for each type of
physical activity? Tick the aerobi
correct boxes.yoga
swimmin fitness
c g walking
exerci
se

1. You should consider the weather

 
conditions.
2. Drink plenty of water  
3. A warm-up before the activity is
necessary.  
4. You should check if the water is
too cold. 
5. Stretching and relaxing you
muscles will help prevent joint
damage.

6. You need comfortable shoes .
7. Looking at your feet will slow you

down and cause back pain.

Task 4. Work in groups. Each group
chooses a different activity from 3.
Discuss the following:
a. Health benefits
b. Safety tips mentioned in the talk. Do you
agree or disagree with them?
c. Add any additional precautions people may
need to take.
Examples:
- Don’t do it after eating a full meal.
-Y ou need the instructions from a qualified
coach.
- Never do it alone.
- Don’t do it if you are feeling unwell.