Yonsei University

1. Unit 3(1) – An Active Life

2. An active life
Think back to Unit 1. Which verbs go together with these activities?
• ___ yoga
• ___ basketball
• ___ judo
• ___ running
• ___ table tennis
• ___ cardio [= cardiovascular exercise - exercise that raises your heart and breathing rate,
makes you sweat and gets your blood pumping (cardio = heart; vascular=blood vessel)]
• ___ hiking
• ___ sit-ups/pushups
• ___ for a walk
• ___ to the gym

3. An active life
Think back to Unit 1. Which verbs go together with these activities?
• do
• play
• do
• go
• play
• do
• go
• do
• go
• go
yoga
basketball
judo
running
table tennis
cardio
hiking
sit-ups/pushups
for a walk
to the gym

4. More activities – how can you describe them in English?
• _______
or
_______
• _______
• _______
[general word for different kinds of
exercise]

5. More activities – how can you describe them in English?
• lift weights
or
do strength training
• dance
• work out
[general word for different kinds of
exercise]

6. Listening
• Listen to the people talking. Which
sports/activities do they talk about?
• P. 14, 1D. Listen again and write T (true) or F
(false). If it’s false, correct it.
• Which phrases do they use that mean:
• I keep myself physically fit.
• I stay in shape.
• I strongly dislike/hate it.
• I can’t stand it.

7. Speaking
• P. 15, 2A – put the sentences in the correct order
• [be] in shape = have good physical fitness
• [be] out of shape = have bad physical fitness
• stay in shape = keep yourself physically fit
• [be] (really) into something [s.th.] = really like s.th.
• 2B – Practice the conversation with a partner
• 2C – Talk about yourselves.

8. Grammar
• P. 16, 3B – write the sentences
• 3C – ask and answer the questions
Note: use these words to make s.th. stronger or weaker:
• really/totally/absolutely – I absolutely love yoga!
• kind of – I kind of like basketball.
• don’t (doesn’t) really – I don’t really like cardio.
Discuss:
1. What did you enjoy when you were in high school? Why?
2. What didn’t you like? Why?
3. What are you interested in these days?
4. Do you prefer cardio or strength training? Why?
5. What is a sport or activity that you can’t stand? Why?

9. Reading & Writing
• You are going to read an article about two types of unusual
indoor sports you can do (sports normally done outdoors).
Before you read, talk to a partner and try to guess which
sports it will mention.
• Reading tip: Predicting what you are going to read before you read
helps you to understand it better.
• P. 17, 4A – Scan the article to find the two sports [scan=read
quickly to find specific information]
• Now read it again more slowly and do 4B.
• Discuss: Do either of these sports interest you? Why/why not?
• 4C
• 4D
• Exchange your paragraph with a partner. Give some feedback:
• What do you like? Why? / What needs to be improved? Why?