Language Circle Lesson

1. LanguageCircle:
SleepandHealth(CLB3-4)
basedon
HealthandFitnessIdiomsSet2
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Objectives
• Review and practice the Health and Fitness Idioms Set 2 and
use them in a related activity
• Grammar – Personal Pronouns
• Read some myths about sleep – discuss
• Write about myths or facts about sleep in your culture.
• Reflect on your learning today
• Vocabulary Homework

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Review the idioms
in this related lesson
https://livelearn.ca/lessons/living-in-manitoba/health-and-fitness-idioms-set-2/

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Review the idioms in this related lesson
“under the weather”– not feeling very well
“new lease on life” – a chance to live longer or with more satisfaction
“clean bill of health”– a report saying a person’s health is good
“to recharge your batteries” – to recover your energy
“in bad shape” – in poor physical condition

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Practice the idioms:
Use two idioms you have learned in a sentence of
your own.

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Agenda
1. Grammar
2. Reading
3. Speaking
4. Reflect on learning

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Grammar

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Personal Pronouns
A personal pronoun is a short word we use to replace the a noun (thing or people)
Each of the English personal pronouns shows us the grammatical person, gender and number of
the noun it replaces.

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Personal Pronouns
Let’s practice:
A. Write the corresponding personal pronouns.
1. Mary _______ 6. You and Jake _____
2. The boys ____ 7. Lilly _________
3. Peter ________ 8. The book ____
4. Lia and Simon ____ 9. Susan and I _______
5. The cars ____ 10. The dog ________
Source: https://www.aveordemsantiago.pt/

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Personal Pronouns
Let’s practice:
B. Complete the sentences with the correct personal pronoun.
1. Margaret is ten. ___________ is from the USA.
2. How old is John? ___________ is eleven.
3. Tom and I are English. ___________ are from London.
4. Luke and Alison are friends. ___________ are in the same class.
5. Michael likes music. ___________ plays the guitar.
Source: https://www.aveordemsantiago.pt/

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Reading
and Speaking

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Reading/speaking activity
A myth is a generally known and accepted idea which is
sometimes false.
Here are some myths about sleeping (adapted from the
sleepfoundation.org)
1. Your body gets used to not sleeping.
True or false? Discuss.

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Reading/speaking activity
Here are some myths about sleeping:
1. Your body gets used to not sleeping.
True or false?
False. Research shows the body does not adapt to lack of
sleep.

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Reading/speaking activity
Here are some myths about sleeping:
2. How long you sleep is all that matters.
True or false? Discuss.

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Reading/speaking activity
Here are some myths about sleeping:
2. How long you sleep is all that matters.
False. Sleep quality is as important as sleep time.

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Reading/speaking activity
Here are some myths about sleeping:
3. If you cannot sleep, stay in bed until you can.
True or false? Discuss.

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Reading/speaking activity
Here are some myths about sleeping:
3. If you cannot sleep, stay in bed until you can.
False. Experts recommend getting out of bed if you spent
20 minutes trying to fall asleep.

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Reading/speaking activity
Here are some myths about sleeping:
4. Alcohol before bed help you sleep.
True or false? Discuss.

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Reading/speaking activity
Here are some myths about sleeping:
4. Alcohol before bed help you sleep.
False. Sleep quality declines after drinking alcohol.

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Reading/speaking activity
Here are some myths about sleeping:
5. Sleeping with the light on is harmless.
True or false? Discuss.

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Reading/speaking activity
Here are some myths about sleeping:
5. Sleeping with the light on is harmless.
False. It is best to sleep in a room that is as dark as
possible.

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Reading/speaking activity
Here are some myths about sleeping:
5. You eat spiders in your sleep.
True or false? Discuss.

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Reading/speaking activity
Here are some myths about sleeping:
5. You eat spiders in your sleep.
False. People don’t eat spiders while sleeping!

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Reading/speaking activity
Here are some myths about sleeping:
6. Snoring is harmless and you cannot do anything about
it.
True or false? Discuss.

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Reading/speaking activity
Here are some myths about sleeping:
6. Snoring is harmless and you cannot do anything about
it.
False. Snoring can be addressed and severe snoring is a
health risk.

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Writing

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Writing activity
What are some myths about sleep in your culture?
Write 2 myths or facts about sleep that you have in your
culture.

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Reflect
on
learning

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What did you learn today?
• Review and practice the Health and Fitness Idioms Set 2
and use them in a related activity
• Grammar – Personal Pronouns
• Read some myths about sleep – discuss
• Write about myths or facts about sleep in your culture.
• Reflect on your learning today
• Vocabulary Homework

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Vocabulary Homework
Write down the
definition of the
adjectives
in the picture.

31. Thankyou!
Questions?
Created by : Ruxandra Nicolescu – English Online
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