A healthy way of life

Unit 1: 

A healthy lifestyle

For 6th grade

Dear pupil,

In this unit you are going to:

• read about activities that help us stay healthy
• describe things that are happening using new vocabulary and the present progressive

By the end of the unit you will be able to:

• learn how healthy your lifestyle is
• plan a healthy week

Read the sentences and decide which sentence is healthy and which is not.

• I sleep 8-9 hours every night.

• I usually go to bed at the same time, even on the weekends.

• I walk to school everyday.

• I eat junk food.

• I don’t do any sports.

• I drink water all the time.

• I eat three meals a day.

• I don’t play a lot on the computer.

Remember these words:

energy- אנרגיה

agree- מסכים

believe- מאמין

feel well- מרגיש טוב

I’m sure- אני בטוח

of course- כמובן

fat- שמן

enough- מספיק

too much- יותר מדי

anything- כל דבר

sometimes- לפעמים

everything- כל דברהכל

over and over- שוב ושוב

משתמשים בהווה ממושך בכדי לדבר על דברים שמתרחשים עכשיו 

Positive 

I am eating now

He/She/It is eating now

You/We/They are eating now

Time expressions

now

right now

at the moment

Negative

I am not eating now – I’m not

She is not eating now – She isn’t / She’s not

They are not eating now – They aren’t/ They’re not

Questions 

Is he eating now? 

Yes, he is./ No, he isn’t.

Are they eating now?

Yes, they are./ No, they aren’t.

About you!

Answer the questions about what is happening now.

1. Are you sitting in the classroom?

2. Is your friend looking at the Internet?

3. Is your dad working?

4. Are you using the computer?

5. Are you copying the homework?

6. Is your phone ringing?

7. Are you playing on your phone?

Write sentences using the present progressive according to the picture. Use both positive and negative forms.

For example: “The boy is getting dressed right now. He isn’t wearing a jacket.”

Write three more sentences about your self.

For example: “I am writing now. I am not eating”.

Read the article and find out the facts.

Myths and Facts 

You must not believe everything you read or hear. Some of these things are myths. Myths are stories that people tell each other over and over. When people hear a myth a lot, they begin to believe it. then they tell other people!

Chicken soup can make you feel better.

This is true! The fact is that chicken soup has lots of important vitamins in it. it can help you feel better, but it can’t make a cold go away.

All Chocolate is bad for you. 

That’s wrong! Don’t eat too much. Milk chocolate has a lot of sugar and fat in it, so that’s not healthy. Eat some dark chocolate, it’s good for you. 

Do sports in the evening and you will sleep better.

No. Sports gives you energy and you can’t go to sleep with so much energy. you should do sports in the morning or afternoon. It’s important to do sports, but you also have to get enough sleep. 

Answer the questions. 

1. Is chicken soup good for you?
2. Is too much milk chocolate bad for you?
3. when should you do sports?
4. What is a myth?

Stay healthy

Design a healthy week for you. you can relate to the things you read in this unit and other things you can think about.