Review vocabulary of parts of the body.
Read part of a problem page.
Study verbs describing ways of moving and describe problems with parts of the body.
Study the modal verbs might, could and can to talk about possibility, and reflexive pronouns.
Listen to someone talking about SAD, an illness suffered by many people.
Practise what you have studied so far in this unit.
Tell your tutor about your computer use and exercises that you can do.
Practise useful language and vocabulary used at the doctor's.
Study strong and weak forms.
Post messages about your exercise routine and give some advice.
Write a letter giving travel advice, or write about a sports injury.
Practise sentence stress and rhythm when you speak.
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adjust
adjust (v)
to change something to make it better, more comfortable, for example
a
a few (det)
a small number of something; for example, "We took a few apples on the picnic"
alternate
alternate (v)
to change regularly between two or more possibilities
at
at once (adv)
immediately, without delay
bend
bend (v)
to change the shape or direction of something so that it isn't straight; for example, when you bend your elbow, your arm isn't straight
break
break (n)
a short period of time when you stop working and have a rest before starting again
chance
chance (n)
an opportunity
common
common (adj)
usual, normal
flight
flight (n)
the noun from the verb to fly; also, a journey on an aeroplane
height
height (n)
the noun from the adjective high; the length of a thing from top to bottom
lethargic
lethargic (adj)
tired, without the energy to do anything
likely
likely (adv)
probable
manager
manager (n)
a job title; a manager is the person responsible for and in control of a company or business
occur
occur (v)
to happen
over
over (prep)
a preposition of place and movement; for example, "The dog ran to the wall and jumped over it"
persist
persist (v)
to continue, often for a longer period of time than you expect
sign
sign (n)
a mark or shape that has a particular meaning
surf
surf (v)
to use the Internet is often referred to as surfing the Internet
symptoms
symptoms (n)
the physical signs that someone has a particular illness; for example, the symptoms of the flu are a bad cold, a temperature and your body aches
lose some weight
lose some weight (phrase)
become thinner
treadmill
treadmill (n)
exercise machine for running
gradually
gradually (adv)
every time a little bit more
cool down
cool down (v)
go slowly; don't run so your body temperature can return to normal
tip
tip (n)
a piece of advice
towards
towards (prep)
in the direction of; for example, "When the bull saw me, it started running towards me"
twice
twice (adv)
two times
width
width (n)
the distance across something from one edge to the other