A2 Level 3 Enrolling in a Gym
WELCOME! Welcome back, guys. I m Steven Jagger. Join me in my visit to the gym to set my working out plan! During my visit I ll discuss my eating and exercising habits so, at the end of this session, you will be able to: Use vocabulary related to health Talk about eating habits using determiners Warm-up Help me identifying healthy and unhealthy food and habits. Before I meet my personal trainer, I will complete this health survey. Click on the answer you consider the healthiest option. Let s see how healthy we are! Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje - SENA. Reservados todos los derechos 2013. 2 /6
Let s get inside It s time for my fitness diagnosis. personal Trainer: Mister Jagger? Steven Jagger: That would be me! Personal Trainer: Welcome to our gym! Today, I will ask you some questions about your lifestyle and I ll test your physical condition. Steven Jagger: Ok but I must warn you, I m completely out of shape! Personal Trainer: Tell me, when was your last medical appointment? Steven Jagger: Besides the one I had for the gym, I had an appointment 3 or 4 years ago. Personal Trainer: Do you have any backaches or chest pain? Steven Jagger: Yes, I have backaches; they are more frequent than before. I don t have any chest pain. Personal Trainer: What about stomachaches? Steven Jagger: Only when I don t have lunch at regular times or I eat spicy food. The problem is that now I eat more spicy food than ever. Personal Trainer: What do you usually eat in your meals? Steven Jagger: I usually have a cup of black coffee and a piece of cake, or some cookies for breakfast. I usually eat a lot of Italian or Indian food for lunch. I think Indian food is better than Italian food but I eat both. Oh! And I also eat Mexican and Thai food. I think Thai is the best food in the world! Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje - SENA. Reservados todos los derechos 2013. 3 /6
Personal Trainer: Do you exercise, Mr. Jagger? Steven Jagger: No, doctor. I used to be very active, but now I work less. Personal Trainer: Do you smoke or drink alcohol? Steven Jagger:I smoke some cigarettes a day, and I drink some beers a week. Personal Trainer: Wow! It seems like we have a lot of work to do! Steven Jagger: I ll do whatever you tell me to do. I just want to look and feel better. Let s analyze In the previous conversation, there were some words you may need to talk about your health. These words are determiners and you use them when talking about the amount of objects. I will ask you some questions. I had an appointment. I have a cup of coffee. I have some cookies. That s right! Some, a and an give you the quantity of: questions, appointments, cups of coffee and cookies. I will ask you some questions. I had an appointment. I have a cup of coffee. I have some cookies. Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje - SENA. Reservados todos los derechos 2013. 4 /6
Take a closer look at the sentences. I will ask you some questions. Subject + verb Quantifier Object it gives I had an appointment Subject + verb Determiner Object it gives I have a cup of coffee Subject + verb Determiner Object it gives I have some cookies Subject + verb Quantifier Object it gives Read the following explanation about the use of determiners. Determiners are words placed before nouns or noun phrases to indicate if they are general or specific. In the case of a and an, they tell us the noun is singular. A cup of coffee = 1 cup of coffee An appointment = 1 appointment Remember that a and an mean 1 but you use A when the noun starts with a consonant sound; for example: a Thai restaurant, a Mexican dish An when the noun starts with a vowel sound; for example: an appointment In the case of some it gives the amount of nouns referred to. It means more than one but not many. For example: Some questions= more than 1 question but not many Some cookies = more than 1 but but not many Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje - SENA. Reservados todos los derechos 2013. 5 /6
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