9 How can the aspects below contribute to a healthy lifestyle? Support your answers with reasons and examples. food physical exercise meditation healthcare professionals Read the online article below and write down its main ideas in your own words. SPEAKING 3 Looking after body and mind READING 4 a Getting A-level health In your final year of school? Find out how to maintain your health and keep up with the demands of studying! Feed your brain Make sure to nourish your body with a balanced diet containing the right amount of nutrients, such as protein, vitamins and essential fatty acids. Stay away from too much junk food or processed food as it’s been proven not to be good for your health. Take the time to prepare a light meal such as a salad with wholemeal bread instead of going for a stodgy dish or falling for a sugary treat and fizzy drinks, and you’ll see you’ll have a much easier time studying. Move that body According to the WHO, teenagers should get around sixty minutes of heart-pumping exercise per day, with a mix of strength, flexibility and aerobic training. But really, any kind of movement will help you to maintain a good level of fitness, even if it’s just a brisk jog around the block in between two study sessions. Or invite a friend and quiz each other on exam questions on an extended walk. Remember, exercise is also important for mental health: healthy body, healthy mind! Care for your mind Being under a lot of school stress can cause a variety of health problems, such as anxiety, insomnia, migraines or stomach cramps. Relaxation techniques like meditation or mindfulness exercises can help, but you also need to manage your time carefully and avoid procrastination. Actively try to minimise stressful situations and attempt to calmly accept those you can’t change. Get checked out You don’t have to look after your body all by yourself. Go to the dentist regularly, there’s nothing worse than having to study with a toothache. Make an appointment with your GP, have a check-up and ask any questions you might have regarding your state of health. Get professional advice on STDs and birth control methods, don’t solely rely on second-hand information from your friends or the internet. Compare your notes with a partner, then discuss which advice you follow already and what else you could do to promote your health. Write a paragraph giving advice on drugs similar to the ones in the text above. Use the following expressions: alcohol, become a habit, drugs, peer-pressure, resist the temptation, tobacco products. Expand your vocabulary: Health Use the highlighted expressions to start your vocabulary page on ‘health’. You could write example sentences, add translations or arrange the expressions in a word map. b WRITING 5 LANGUAGE 6 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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