lifestyle and habitual behavior

1 lifestyle

Vocabulary 1: Lifestyle

1 a Look at the verbs and adjectives that can all be used with the noun lifestyle to form collocations. Collocations are pairs or groups of words that are often used together.

I lead a luxurious Lifestyle 

istead of lead you can also use have/live

instead of lifestyle you can also use life

there are some other adjectives that you can use instead of luxurious.

they are as follow: MEMORIZE THEM

alternative / busy / chaotic / comfortable / exciting / healthy / luxurious / quiet / relaxing / sedentary / simple / stressful

Underline those adjectives which could be used to describe your lifestyle. DO IT

b Work in pairs. Compare your adjectives with your partner, explaining your choices. DO IT

Example:

I have quite a healthy lifestyle at the moment. I’m eating sensibly and doing a lot of exercise.

2 Discuss the following questions. As in other parts of this book, common collocations are shown in bold. DO IT

1- Would you like to change your lifestyle ? Why/Why not?

2- Do you lead an active social life ? What kinds of things do you do?

3- What do you think is meant by the American way of life ? How would you describe the way of life in your country to a foreigner?

4- What are some of the positive and negative aspects of our modern way of life ? In what ways, if any, was the traditional way of life in your country better?

5- Why are people so interested in the private lives of celebrities? Do they interest you?

Speaking FCE part 2

Talking about photos

1 Look at the four photographs. They show people who have different lifestyles. Before you do the speaking task, read the information in the boxes below.

Student A Compare photographs 1 and 2 and say what you think the people might find difficult about their lifestyles.

Student B When your partner has finished, say which lifestyle you would prefer to lead.

How to go about it

Student A

In Part 2 of the speaking exam you are not asked to describe the photographs in detail, but to compare them. When doing this, comment on the similarities and differences:

Similarities : Both pictures show …

Differences : In the first picture … whereas in the second one …

When talking about what the people might find difficult about their lifestyles, give reasons for your

opinions. You could comment on some of the following:

1 daily routin 2 working hours 3  leisure time 4  type of home 5  friends 6  eating habits 7  health 8  travel 9  family 10  life

Student B

In the exam you have time to develop your answer fully and give reasons for your choice.

Useful language (MEMORIZE THEM)

I get the impression it’s a stressful life.

I expect/imagine she has to get up early.

He probably spends a long time away from home.

I doubt that she has much time for a social life.

Perhaps he doesn’t see his family very often.

TALK ABOUT THE PICTURES

picture one ( Actor ) and picture two ( potter )

picture three ( farm vet ) and picture four ( fisherman )

Important words of this session: MEMORIZE THEM

1- alternative : /ɔːlˈtɜːnətɪv $ ɒːlˈtɜːr-, æl-/deliberately different from what is usual, expected, or traditional / sources of alternative energy

2- chaotic : /keɪˈɒtɪk $ -ˈɑːtɪk/a chaotic situation is one in which everything is happening in a confused way /   a chaotic mixture of images

3- sedentary : /ˈsedəntəri $ -teri/formal spending a lot of time sitting down, and not moving or exercising very much / sedentary life/job/lifestyle etc /health problems caused by our sedentary lifestyles

4- sensible : /ˈsensəbəl/reasonable, practical, and showing good judgment /  She seems very sensible .