Review vocabulary describing parts of the body.
Read part of a problem page.
Study verbs connected with moving different parts of the body and ways of describing problems with your body.
Study modal verbs, and might, could and can to talk about possibility.
Listen to someone talking about SAD, an illness suffered by many people.
Review what you have studied so far.
Post messages giving advice about how to use a computer well and explaining exercises that you can do. (This is an optional activity designed to give you extra writing practice.)
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.
Search for information about different illnesses, advice about using computers and exercises people can do. (This is an optional activity designed to give you extra reading and writing practice.)
Write a letter to a friend giving travel advice, or write about a sports injury.
Talk to your tutor about the unit and the topic you wrote about in Tutorial 2.
Review the work in the unit.
Send us your feedback on this unit.
Test what you have studied in this unit.
Practise the language you study in this unit, and improve your reading, listening and speaking skills.
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
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