This document provides advice about health and safety. It discusses how to talk about feelings when injured or sick. It also provides guidance on first aid, protective equipment for different activities, warm-ups before exercise, healthy eating habits, and making good choices for sports and recreation. The main points covered are communicating how you feel when ill or hurt, basic first aid strategies, using proper gear to prevent injury, warming up muscles before activity, and maintaining an overall healthy lifestyle.

1. Play safe
8.1 Can you talk about how you feel?
Unit8
1 Unscramble and complete the health 4 Circle the correct option.
problems. a What’s the matter / feeling?
b Do you feel / feeling dizzy?
c I’ve got a broken / sore throat.
d I cut my finger. It’s blood / bleeding.
e I can’t walk. I’ve got a cut / twisted ankle.
f Why don’t you stay / lie down?
5 Use these words to complete the e-mail.
a decahaeah a h_ _ _ a _ _ e
ead_ c h_
b ahecear an e_ _ _ _ _ e
c hstceohamac a s_ _ _ _ _h a_ _ e park happened fell off hit stopped
d ktlistwdaene a t_ _ _ _ _ d a_ _ _ e broken hurts called arrived took
e stretoahro a s_ _ e t_ _ _ _ t
f kdbabac a b_d b_ _ k
g hgcou a c_ _ _h
h oregkbenl a b_ _ _ _ n l_g
2 Complete the dialogue with the words.
are dizzy feeling fell lie down pale
sore twisted wrong
JAMES: Hello, sir! How (a) ________ you?
are
TEACHER: I’m not (b) ________ very well,
actually.
J: What’s (c) ________?
T: I’ve got a (d) ________ ankle and a
________ knee. I ________ down the
stairs!
J: You look very (e) ________. Do you
feel sick? ➧ X
T: Yes, and I’m feeling (f) ________. File Print Send Attach Reply Forward Cancel Address
J: Why don’t you go and (g) To: gpbulman@windoo.com
________________? From: mece@hitmail.com
Subject: My accident!
3 Match the questions with the answers.
➧
Hey GP!
a How are you? _____
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How are you? Guess what
b What’s the matter? _____
(a) ____________ yesterday? I was
c Do you feel sick? _____ skateboarding in the (b) ____________,
d Are you feeling dizzy? _____ when a bicycle (c) ____________ me!
e Do your legs hurt? _____ I (d) ____________ my skateboard. The
f Why don’t you lie down? _____ boy on the bicycle (e) ____________
and (f) ____________ an ambulance.
1 Sometimes they do. It (g) ____________ five minutes later
2 Yes, when I move. and (h) ____________ me to hospital.
3 That’s a good idea. I’ve got a (i) ____________ arm and my
head (j) ____________. Please e-mail me
4 I’ve got a headache and a sore throat.
soon. I’m not feeling too well.
5 I’m not feeling very well, actually.
Em
➧
6 Yes, I do.
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2. Play safe
8.2 Vocabulary
Unit8
1 Label Spaceman Sam’s problems. 4 Complete the crossword using words
a
for protective equipment.
➔
Down
1 You put … on your skin.
b 2 You wear … over your eyes.
g 3 You wear … to protect your knees.
Across ➔
c 4 You wear … on your hands.
5 You wear a … on your head.
6 You need a … to play tennis.
7 You wear … on your feet.
f
1
e 2
3
4
d
6
5
a ________________
a headache e ________________
b ________________ f ________________
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c ________________ g ________________
d ________________
5 Fill in the missing letters to complete
2 Match the problems with the advice. the definitions.
a I’ve got a bad cough. ___
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b I’ve got a headache. ___
c I’ve got a stomach ache. ___
d I’ve got earache. ___
e I’ve got a sore throat. ___
1 You should drink some honey and lemon.
2 You shouldn’t eat so much chocolate.
3 You shouldn’t listen to such loud music.
4 You should stop smoking.
5 You should ask for an aspirin.
3 Fill in the missing vowels. a A h_ _ m _t protects your head.
e l _e
a kn_ e a
e _p_ds b You use a r_ _ _ _t to play tennis.
b f_ _tb_ ll b_ _ts c You use g_ _ _ _s to protect your hands.
c b_ng_ _ j_mp_ng d S_n s_ _ _ _n protects your skin from the
d _lb_w p_ds sun.
e _rch_ry e When you swim you need g_ _ _ _ _s to
f _nj_ry see under water.
g _q_ _pm_nt
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3. Play safe
8.3 Can you give people advice? Unit8
1 Match these problems with 4 Match the advice and circle the
the solutions. correct option.
a I’ve got toothache. ____
6 a I’m going skateboarding. ____1
b I cut my finger. ____ b I’m going to ride my mountain bike
c I’ve got a sore throat. ____ early tomorrow. ____
d I’ve got a twisted ankle. ____ c I’m going skiing. ____
e I’ve got a bad headache. ____ d I’m going to play football. ____
e I’m in a swimming competition
1 Put a plaster on it. tomorrow. ____
2 Go to the hospital.
4 Drink some hot lemon and honey. 1 You should / shouldn’t wear kneepads.
5 Go and lie down. 2 You should / shouldn’t eat a lot of chips
6 Go and see a dentist! and chocolate!
3 You should / shouldn’t wear sunscreen.
2 Classify the sports: play, do or go? 4 You should / shouldn’t start without
a archery ____________
do warming up first.
b basketball ____________ 5 You should / shouldn’t go to bed late.
c cycling ____________
d football ____________ 5 Complete the telephone conversation
e judo ____________ with these words.
f karate ____________
g skateboarding ____________ accident ambulance hurt leg
h skiing ____________ move twisted
i swimming ____________ EMERGENCY SERVICE: Emergencies 911.
j tennis ____________ Fire, police or (a) ____________ ?
ambulance
CALLER: We need an ambulance. There was
3 Match the warm-up instructions with an (b) ____________, and a girl has
the pictures. broken her (c) ____________!
ES: Where are you? Is anybody else
(d) ____________?
C:There’s a boy, and he h’s got a
(e) ____________ ankle.
ES: Don’t (f) ____________ the injured
1 2 3 people. The ambulance will be there
right away.
6 Circle the correct option.
a To be a good sports player you
should eat a variety / balanced diet.
4 5 6 b Try to eat five portions of fruit
and vegetables a day / a week.
a Lift your arms. ____
6 c Drink plenty of / some water.
b Sit down. ____ d You shouldn’t eat a lot of quick / fast food,
c Touch your toes. ____ like burgers and chips.
d Bend forwards. ____ e You can’t / shouldn’t smoke.
e Bend backwards. ____ f You should sleep around eight / ten hours
f Stand up. ____ a day: not too much, and not too little.
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4. Play safe
8.4 Reading and writing
Unit8
1 Match these pictures to the paragraphs.
1 2 3 4 5 6
a ____ 776 BC, the year of the first Olympic Games, is the year officially accepted as
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the starting date for the athletics competition. At the first modern Olympic Games, in 1896 in
Athens, the following events were held: 100m, 1500m, 110m hurdles, the marathon, the long
jump, the triple jump, the pole vault, the discus throw, the shot put and the high jump. Today’s
athletics programme features more than forty different events.
b ____ Taekwondo was an Olympic demonstration sport at both the 1988 Games in Seoul
and the 1992 Games in Barcelona. Taekwondo made its debut as an official Olympic sport
at the Sydney 2000 Games. Taekwondo is a 2,000-year-old Korean martial art that requires
mental discipline and physical strength.
c ____ The 1992 Games in Barcelona saw the official Olympic debut of baseball.
However, the sport has a long Olympic history. It was a demonstration sport in seven Olympic
Games: 1912 in Stockholm, 1936 in Berlin, 1952 in Helsinki, 1956 in Melbourne, 1964 in Tokyo,
1984 in Los Angeles and 1988 in Seoul.
d ____ Mountain biking began in the 1970s in the USA as a fun activity, but it soon became an
international sport with professional teams around the world. It made its Olympic debut in Atlanta
in 1996 and includes men’s and women's individual cross-country races.
e ____ Table tennis was first included as an official Olympic sport at the 1988 Games in Seoul.
Played by both men and women in singles and doubles competitions, table tennis requires
athleticism and quick reflexes.
f ____ Fencing made its official debut at the first modern Olympic Games in Athens 1896. Fencing
is one of nine sports included in every modern Olympic competition. Fencing includes events with
three different swords, for individual men and women, and in teams.
2 Now put the sports into the order that they officially appeared at the
Olympic Games, starting with the oldest.
1st _____________ 2nd _____________ 3rd _____________
athletics
4th _____________ 5th _____________ 6th _____________
3 Write true (T) or false (F). Correct the false ones.
a Taekwondo is a martial art from Greece. ___ ____________________________________
F Taekwondo is a martial art from Korea.
b There are different kinds of weapons in fencing. ___ ____________________________________
c Mountain biking began as a sport in the 1970’s. ___ ____________________________________
d Baseball was an official sport in the Olympic Games in 1912. ___ ____________________________
e Table tennis was invented in Seoul. ___ ____________________________________
f There were more athletics events in the 1896 Olympics than now. ___ _______________________
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5. Play safe
8.5 Culture Unit8
Healthy eating
1 Read and match each step to a picture. Do you agree with them all?
Ea t i n g
Te n S te p s t o He a l t h y 5 Eat less meat!
you can
Change your habits and at least once each week.
quickly be healthier. Eat a meal without meat
1 Think small! 6 Eat more fish!
our hearts.
n have acids that protect
Use a small plate not a big
one. Tuna, sardines and salmo
Ask for a small ice cream
, small Eat them twice a week.
chips or a small drink. In 7 Always have breakfas
t!
with a
restaurants, share a meal ast. It wakes up your bod
y and helps
friend. Don’t have one meal each. Start the day with breakf
you to concentrate.
2 Fibre up! !
legumes. 8 Don’t eat and watch
e foods like cereals and watching TV. It’s easy to
eat a lot
Choose low-fat, high-fibr s, fibre fills you up before Stop eating when you’re
l of vitamin
Low in calories, and ful without thinking – so don
’t do it!
you can eat anything else!
d vegetables! 9 Calcium is cool!
3 Don’t forget fruit an and eat low-fat cheese. Ca
lcium
with every meal. This red
uces your Drink milk, enjoy yogurt ssure.
Eat one fruit or vegetable helps reduce blood pre
builds strong bones and
blood pressure too.
10 It’s in the bag!
4 Be like a camel! for lunch one day a week
– or
h you all the time so you
can drink Have a healthy sandwich ad. It’s cheap
Carry a water bottle wit low-fat meat, and sal
ng, working, travelli ng or watching more. Use brown bread, s sugar.
water when you're studyi and you will eat less fat, less salt and les
of coffee, juice or cola.
TV. Drink water instead
a 3 b c d e
f g h i j
2 Read the article again and find the opposites.
a __________ - healthy
unhealthy d __________ - high g __________ - weak
b __________ - slowly
quickly e __________ - empty h __________ - expensive
c __________ - big/large f __________ - with i __________ - more
3 Choose one habit to change…
a for yourself. _________________________________________________________________________________
I should
b for an ‘unhealthy friend’. ______________________________________________________________________
My friend should
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