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3 Skills

Reading

Study skills

True/False/Not Stated

Take your time when reading through the title, sub-heading and any introduction to the text there may be. Their job is to draw the reader into the text so they will give you a good idea of what to expect when you begin to read the text itself. If you just skip over them and start reading the text itself immediately, you run the risk of getting the wrong idea of the text as a whole.

Wacky workout

Traffic cones, hula hoops and crab-walking -welcome to the crazy world of Chaos Training. Peta Bee reports on the exercise routine that is packing New York's gyms.

If you peek through the door of a Chaos Training class, you really are greeted with total chaos! The creators of this craze - Dr Paul Jurvis and Lashaun Dale - believe that exercise can benefit from being very chaotic - changing from one workout to the next. “There’s no order and no two classes are the same,” Dale says. “Your mind and your muscles never know what to expect. The idea is to get fitter and smarter at the same time.”

Certainly, you might not expect to find drinking straws, traffic cones, helium-filled balloons or builder's ladders in an exercise studio, but all of these have been used in a 60-90 minute Chaos Training class. The class begins with some ordinary running or skipping before becoming a lot more disorderly!

In one of the tasks, 30 helium balloons are released up to the ceiling and then class participants have to get them down as quickly as they can. “They need to use their initiative - some get on each other's shoulders, others run to the store cupboard to borrow a ladder. It doesn't matter how they do it because it all works their bodies and minds."

An extraordinary collection of props are used. Participants breathe through drinking straws while doing abdominal exercises and a yellow flag signals that class members must sprint to one side of the room and stand on a letter X on the floor. When the studio lights are turned off everyone must drop to the floor in a ‘plank position’ with only their elbows, forearms and toes on the floor. Participants also have / to make a ‘human ladder’ in which two rows of people each hold a weighted ‘body bar’ so that someone can climb across the top.

Many of the moves are unlike anything even the most enthusiastic gym goer will have seen or tried before. “Workouts like this can be great confidence builders,’ says Dearbhla McCullough, a sports psychologist. “You start by thinking, I’ll never be able to do that,' but realise, with a bit of determination, you can!"

The underlying principles of Chaos Training are not new. “It’s the kind of approach athletes use all the time - testing different muscles and challenging reaction times. If you always do the same workout, your mind and your muscles get bored. Sport is different; you never know in which direction you will have to turn, jump or run. This class attempts to copy that’

Chaos Training certainly isn’t for the faint-hearted.

At the start of the newly launched class I took part in, there were 15 participants but an hour later there were just 5. The rest had dropped out, exhausted. At times, I thought my lungs were going to explode. But just when I thought I would have to join the dropouts, something strange happened - I actually began to enjoy myself, maybe even enough to go along to the next class!

1 Read the text. Decide which of the statements (1-8) are T (True), F (False) or NS (Not stated), meaning that you can't give a clear answer to them.

1 Chaos Training takes place on the streets of New York.

2 Chaos training classes are held at a different time each week.

3 The method people use in the balloon task is not important.

4 People must bring their own props to classes.

5 Participants perform all the exercises by themselves.

6 Chaos Training can boost a person's self-esteem.

7 Athletes repeat the same exercises when in training.

8 Peta is considering carrying on with Chaos Training.

Grammar & Vocabulary

Study skills

Gap filling

Look out for gaps that need a negative form, e.g. ’unhappy' instead of 'happy'. You will only be able to see this by reading the text carefully, both at the start and after you have filled in the gaps. Check also whether or not the nouns you have filled in should be in the singular or the plural.

2 Read the text below. Form derivatives from the words in brackets so that they fit the text. Fill the gaps with those new words. Every gap corresponds to a different task (1-6).

Eat chocolate for a longer life?

According to health 1) professionals, dark chocolate can be better for you than fruit. But not only that, it is also being called a ‘super food.’ They say that chocolate contains antioxidants that may help in the 2) prevention of wrinkles and reduce the risk of heart disease. So if you 3) occasionally eat a chunk of dark chocolate, then you’re better off than those who don’t. Researchers have even said that just the smell of chocolate can 4) (actual) protect against colds. Chocolate’s raw ingredient, cocoa powder, has been compared with powders from blueberries, cranberries and other 'super fruits’ - the healthiest fruits there are. Don’t get too 5) excited, though. The high fat and sugar content of chocolate means there are still 6) healthiest sides to this.

Writing (a letter)

Study skills

Writing (a letter)

As part of your preparation for the exam, go through your old pieces of writing and make a list of the mistakes you commonly make. Memorise them, along with the corrections. Then, when you finish writing your informal letter in the exam, read through, focusing especially on those mistakes you commonly make.

3 Read the rubric and find the key words, then do the task. Exchange with your partner and check for mistakes.

You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen friend, Danny.

... I'm on the school football team. At the moment, we're training every day after school because we have a big match very soon.

... What sports do you play at your school?... What type of sport do you prefer - team sports or individual sports? ...

How do you keep fit?...

Write him a letter and answer his 3 questions. Write 100-120 words. Remember the rules of letter writing.

Speaking

Study skills

Answering questions

Listen for the word which starts each question (Who, Which, What, How, etc). Answer using full sentences; not single-word responses. If the question does not start with a question word, your answer will start with ‘yes’ or ‘no’, EXCEPT if it's an 'either/or' question (e.g. Do you prefer judo or karate?). In any case, it's a good idea to give a reason, in order to create a full answer.

Preparing for the task

4 Match questions 1-6 with the correct answers a-f.

1 What is your favourite sport?

2 When do you get up at the weekends?

3 Why do you think it's important for teenagers to do sports?

4 How do you get to school?

5 How old are you?

6 How often do you go to the gym?

a I go to the gym twice a week.

b It's important for teens to do sports because it helps them keep fit.

ñ I usually ride my bike to school.

d I get up at 8 am on Saturday and Sunday.

e I’m thirteen years old.

f I enjoy football because I'm a good dribbler.

5 Take part in a telephone survey. You have to answer six questions. Give full answers to the questions. Remember that you have 60 seconds to answer each question.

Electronic assistant: How old are you?

Student: …

Electronic assistant: How often do you exercise?

Student: …

Electronic assistant: What kind of sport is most popular with young people in your region?

Student: …

Electronic assistant: What fitness facilities are available in your area?

Student: …

Electronic assistant: Why do you think it is important to stay fit?

Student: …

Electronic assistant: How would you advise a person who wants to get fit?

Student: …

Electronic assistant: That is the end of the survey. Thank you very much for your cooperation.

6 à) You are going to give a talk about diets. You will have to start in 1.5 minutes and speak for not more than 2 minutes.

Remember to say:

why people go on diets.

whether you have a healthy lifestyle, and why/why not.

which you prefer, junk food or healthy food, and why.

You have to talk continuously.

b) Now listen to a student do the task. Did he include all the points in his task?

Òåêñò àóäèðîâàíèÿ:

Speaker: A lot of people are on diets these days and there might be several reasons for that. First of all, people may feel that others will find them more attractive if they are thinner. There's a lot of pressure from the media to lose weight. For example, magazines often have photographs of celebrities on beaches and they comment on their weight. Also, advertisements on TV are usually full of slim people in beautiful houses leading successful lives and that suggests that the thinner you are, the better your life will be. Secondly, people might go on diets for health reasons. For instance, someone who has high blood pressure may need to cut out dairy products and exercise more. To my mind, this is by far the best reason to go on a diet. Regarding my own lifestyle, I would say that I try to make it healthy. I exercise regularly, I don't smoke and I eat a lot of home-made food. On the other hand, I do have a lot of stress in my life. I'm taking exams at the moment and sometimes I can't get to sleep at night because I'm thinking about whether I'm going to pass or not.

As for which type of food I prefer, I'd say that what I eat depends on where I am and who I'm with. At home, for example, we always eat a good balanced meal: a little meat, lots of vegetables and plenty of fruit juice. I always have cereal for breakfast, I drink a lot of water during the day and I have fruit instead of crisps and sweets. However, if I'm out with my friends, I'll probably eat something from a fast food restaurant, a burger with fries perhaps. So I like healthy food, but I also enjoy junk food from time to time. Examiner: Do you think it is important for people to know how to cook?

Speaker: Yes, I do. It's very important for two reasons. The first is that it gives you some independence. You don't have to rely on other people cooking for you. The second reason is that you can cook real home-made food. It'll save you money and you won't eat junk food so often.

Examiner: What's your favourite dish?

Speaker: Lasagna. I love all Italian food, but lasagne is my favourite. My mum doesn't cook it at home so I only really eat it in restaurants. That's another good reason for knowing how to cook - I could make it myself and have it all the time!