Vocabulary: Body and Lifestyle

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VOCABULARY: BODY AND LIFESTYLE

Ex I: Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined

1. A. stomach B. chilly C. exchange D. church


2. A. wrinkle B. writing C. wrist D. whistle
3. A. knowledge B. kangaroo C. knight D. knee
4. A. deer B. cheer C. heel D. engineer
5. A.armchair B. balance C. cancer D. ankle
6. A. struggle B. uniform C. lucky D. lung
7. A. tough B. laugh C. ghost D. cough
8. A. control B. hole C. dove D. lower
9. A. weather B. smooth C. clothing D. within
10.A. prevented B. boosted C. pumped D. surrounded

Ex II: Circle the word with a different stress pattern from the others

1. A. effective B. healthy C. prevent D. disease


2. A. journalist B. system C. stomach D. prediction
3. A. protect B. normally C. balance D. skeleton
4. A. memory B. harmony C. emotion D. yesterday
5. A. forget B. request C. intestine D. football
6. A.tomorrow B. million C. dinning D. moderate
7. A.habit B. incredible C. oxygen D. playground
8. A. develop B. remember C. refusal D. vessel
9. A. support B. affect C. nervous D. collect
10.A. scientist B. express C. organ D. illness

Ex III: Odd one out

1. A. nerve B. pump C. spine D. stomach


2. A. blood B. prevent C. suggest D. examine
3. A. physical B. emotional C. mental D. tradition
4. A. incredible B. information C. memory D. system
5. A. weight B. feeling C. gradual D. health
6. A. allergy B. acupuncture C. cancer D. measles
7. A. believe B. medical C. effective D. healthy
Ex IV:Complete the sentence with a word or phrase about the body

1
8
2
3

4 7

5 6

ACROSS:

1. It covers the entire body and helps people keep all the organs and muscles in place.
2. This part carries messages between the brain and parts of the body, enabling you to move or
feel pain.
3. It is either of the two organs in the chest that you use for breathing.
4. It is the organ of the body where your food goes when you eat it.
5. It is one of the longest parts that connects the feet to the rest of the body.
6. This is your “thinking machine” inside your head.

DOWN

1. It is the structure of the bones that supports the body of a person or an animal.
4. It is the bone structure that forms the head and surrounds and protects the brain.
7. It is the organ in the chest that sends blood around the body, usually on the left in humans.
8. It is the row of small bones that are connected together down the middle of the back.
Ex V:Put the words into suitable groups

grateful, planet, gloves, problem, background, plum, gratitude, presentation,


global, prepare, plumber, glacier, preview, enterprise, practice, glossary,
prediction, grape, airplane, pleasant, glance, plastic, gloomy, player, replace,
growth, planting, sunglasses, plural, grass, product, graduation, migration,
pride

/pr/ /pl/ /gl/ /gr/

Ex VI:Circle the best word

1.The heart pumps/carries blood through the blood vessels to bring oxygen to all parts of the
body.

2. Skeletal system is put/made up of our bones and it supports our body and protects our organs.

3.Discomfort, soreness and allergy are common side effects/results of taking this kind of
medicine.

4.My grandfather has some problems with his heart and he had some electronic medical devices
inserted/implanted into his body.

5. Nowadays a lot of people use acupuncture as a reliable/possible alternative to modern medicine


and it’s proved to save much money for patients.

6. In order to keep/stay healthy, young people are recommended to control their weight and
maintain daily exercise.

7. Some kinds of drinks such as coffee, tea, alcohol which strongly stimulate/accumulate the
body can cause stress.

8. Do you believe that there are foods that can help you fall asleep or cause/keep you awake?

9. Respiratory/digestive system is the one that takes in oxygen and releases carbon dioxide.
10. It cannot be denied that illnesses areresulted/caused either naturally or personally.

Ex VII:Choose the best answer

1. Though I have ……………..some medicine, the headache doesn’t go away.

A. eaten B. taken C. bought D. put

2. Foods are broken down and ………………..into energy in the digestive system.

A. converted B. inserted C. put D. turn

3. …………….medicine and indigenous fold practices are often used to treat the sick people in
Vietnam.

A. Acupuncture B. Mental C. Natural D. Herbal

4. Nervous system is the one that ………………..as the control panel of the body.

A. used B. plays C. works D. takes

5. The gardener works hard so that the growth of the grass in the ground is carefully
…………………

A. checked B. monitored C. developed D. increased

6. The foods which most commonly cause …………… are crab, shrimp, fish or even milk.

A. allergies B. measles C. headache D. cancer

7. My brother has ……………..up his bad habit of staying up late until 1 a.m.

A. put B. made C. given D. picked

8. Changing your daily routine slightly can sometimes be enough to ……….yourself of some bad
habits.

A. make B. prevent C. stop D. rid

9. Aromatherapy is used in a ………………range of settings including health spas and hospitals.

A. huge B. wide C. large D. big

10. There are some concerns about the ……………….and quality of certain essential oils used for
medical purposes.

A. safety B. growth C. increase D. treatment

Ex VIII:Fill in the gap with a suitable word given


recommended stressful maintain release nutrition
health serious process diseases affect

1.Detoxification is a ……………………….of eliminating or neutralizing toxins through all the


internal organs of the body.

2. Using aroma is widely believed to …………………pain, improve mood and promote a sense of
relaxation.

3. It is ……………….by doctors that an adult get an average of 7-8 hours of sleep each night.

4. Sleep deprivation can …………………your mood, concentration, attention, memory or even


your judgment.

5. Inadequate sleep can also lead to weight gain, depression, car accidents and cause ……………
health problems such as stroke, heart attack or diabetes.

6. You should ……………….good portion control standards for your body in terms of your height
and energy level.

7. ……………….is about fuelling your body with good energy sources so that it can work at the
full capacity.

8. Doing exercise helps combat some ………………..like high blood pressure, depression, stroke,
heart disease and certain types of cancer.

9. Poor dental ……………and gum diseases have been linked to heart disease and lower life
expectancy.

10. No matter how ……………… your life is, there are certain steps that you can take to decrease
your body’s stress response.

Ex IX:Match the words in column A with those in column B

A B
1.gain a. bad habits
2.prevent b. the destination
3.boost c. some medicine
4. get rid of d. weight
5.do e.an important decision
6.stay f.enough money
7.take g.a lot of exercise
8.make i.the problems
9.reach i.some serious diseases
10.solve j.daily routine
11.keep k. the memory function
12.save l.healthy

Ex X:Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the word in brackets

1. Children are recommended to eat more seafood as it helps them build ………………bones.
(HEALTH)

2. The boy shouldn’t watch horror films or ………………….TV programs as he often has
nightmares. (FRIGHTEN)

3. The press came to the presentation with a view to collecting ……………………(INFROM)

4. ………………………., over ninety percent of the damage caused by fire rather than by the
collapse of the buildings. (CONSEQUENT)

5. The increasing number of the …………………..of the city has pose some serious problems.
(INHABIT)

6. Our training group …………………increased as more people joined in yesterday morning.


(GRADUAL)

7. It is not difficult to make some …………………about the future development of the economy.
(PREDICT)

8. The concert…………………takes place in the city hall where many local citizens come to see
this time of the year. (NORMAL)

9. The Internet is one of many ……………….in our modern life and it brings us enormous
benefits. (INVENT)

10. With all forms of exercise, it is important to start slowly and build up ……………….
(GENTLE)

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