Week3_Lesson4_Vocabulary_HealthFitness

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Astana IT University
Department of General Disciplines
Foreign Language 1. B1- level.
WEEK 3. LESSON 4. VOCABULARY
HEALTH AND FITNESS.

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Lesson Objectives
• Recognize and understand the meaning of sports and fitnessrelated vocabulary.
• Use word families correctly.
• Apply vocabulary in personal or hypothetical scenarios (higherorder thinking).

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Vocabulary list
Word Family
Definition
Collocations
Example Sentence
compete (verb), competition
(noun), competitor (noun),
competing (adj), competitive
(adj)
She gets out of breath just
Breath: the air you take in and out be out of breath, be short of breath,
walking up the stairs. / I was
/ Breathe: to take air in and out of get your breath back, breathe
breathing more and more
your lungs / Breathless: unable to heavily, breathe easily, breathe
heavily. / He was breathless
breathe easily
deeply
from running so fast.
All four schools compete in
compete in something, compete for
Take part in a competition /
the local championship. /
something, win the competition,
contest / participant / eager to win
He’s always so competitive on
competing teams
the tennis court.
coordination (noun),
coordinated (adj),
uncoordinated (adj)
Ability to move different parts of
your body together / wellgood hand-eye coordination
coordinated / not coordinated
breath (noun), breathe (verb),
breathless (adj)
You need good hand-eye
coordination to play tennis
well.
Needs a lot of effort or attention / physically demanding, extremely
demanding (adj), demand (verb)
ask strongly
demanding, demand full attention
The aerobics class was just
too demanding for me. / The
task demands full
concentration.
figure (noun)
Keep an eye on your figure.
Shape of your body
keep an eye on your figure

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Word Family
Definition
Collocations
Example Sentence
Ability to bend and move easily / improve flexibility, maintain
able to bend or change easily
flexibility
Improve your flexibility with
yoga. / I’m not flexible enough to
touch my toes.
keep up (with) (phrasal verb)
Move at the same speed as others
or make the same progress as
keep up with someone
them
I couldn’t keep up with the others
in the class. / She was walking
quickly, and I was struggling to
keep up. / Come on – try to keep
up!
shape (noun)
Physical condition / fitness
be in shape, get back in shape,
out of shape
stamina (noun)
Ability to continue hard exercise
for a long time
Build your stamina with regular
build stamina, increase stamina
runs.
Physical power / make stronger /
having power
Physical strength helps when
lifting weights. / These exercises
help strengthen your muscles.
flexibility (noun), flexible (adj)
strength (noun), strengthen
(verb), strong (adj)
physical strength, brute
strength, regain strength
Water that comes out of your skin work up a sweat, come out in a
sweat (noun/verb), sweaty (adj)
during exercise
sweat
recovery (noun)
Returning to normal after exercise
muscle recovery, full recovery
or injury
Get in shape before summer.
He worked up a sweat during the
workout. / His hands were
sweaty.
Adequate sleep is important for
muscle recovery.

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Exercise 1. Fill in the correct word for each sentence.
1.After running up the hill, I was completely __________ and had to sit down to get
my __________ back. (breathless / breath)
2.During the advanced yoga class, the instructor emphasized the importance of
__________ and advised us to __________ our flexibility daily. (flexibility /
maintain)
3.The tennis tournament is extremely __________, and each __________ must
bring their best skills to have any chance of winning. (competitive / competitor)
4.Even though the aerobics session was __________, I was confident to
__________ with the others and not fall behind. (demanding / keep up)
5.Professional gymnasts need excellent __________ to perform their routines, while
beginners often are __________ when trying complex moves. (coordination /
uncoordinated)
6.To improve your overall __________, you should focus on building __________
through regular exercises. (shape / stamina)
7.After the marathon, proper __________ is essential, including hydration, rest, and
stretching, to ensure full __________ of your muscles. (recovery / recovery)

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Exercise 2. Fill in the blanks with the correct word from the list:
breathless, competitive, coordination, stamina, recovery,
flexibility.
1.During the triathlon, she was __________ after cycling 50 km.
2.To avoid injuries in gymnastics, you need excellent __________.
3.He joined a new soccer team and found all players extremely
__________.
4.Long-distance runners need to build their __________ to finish
races without stopping.
5.After a hard training week, proper __________ is necessary to
prevent overtraining.
6.Practicing yoga daily helps improve __________ and prevent
stiffness.

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Exercise 3. Match the words
on the left to the words on
the right to form collocations
Vocabulary Builder Note:
A collocation is a pair or group of words that are
often used together naturally by native speakers.
These combinations just "sound right."
❌ We don't say: "make a sweat" or "strong rain"
✅ We say: "work up a sweat" and "heavy rain"
Beginning of the
Phrase
Ending of the Phrase
1. be out
a) a sweat
2. breathe
b) breath back
3. get your
c) with someone
4. keep up
d) coordination
5. build
e) of breath
6. improve
f) strength
7. work up
g) stamina
8. physical
h) flexibility
9. good hand-eye
i) heavily
10. physically
j) demanding
11. regain
k) strength after an
injury

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Exercise 4. Fill in the blanks in the story using the collocations from the collocations from the
Exercise 3. Make sure the collocation fits the meaning of the sentence and the context of the story.
One sunny morning, a group of friends decided to go running in the
park. At first, everyone started at a slow pace, but soon they were all
________ and needed a few minutes to ________.
Some of the faster runners were able to ________ without any
problem, but others struggled to ________. One of the friends said,
“Running every day really helps to ________ and ________ at the same
time.”
After about half an hour, everyone was sweating a lot. “I really
________ today,” said one of them, laughing. “This is more ________
than I expected!”
A coach at the park noticed a few kids practicing tennis and said,
“Good players need ________, not just speed. And don’t forget,
building ________ helps you stay healthy and strong.”
One of the friends had been recovering from an injury last month. “I
finally feel ready to ________ after all the exercises my physiotherapist
gave me,” she said proudly.

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Exercise 5. Look at the picture and write 5 sentences
describing it. Use at least 5 collocations from the list.
1. be out of breath
2. breathe heavily
3. get your breath back
4. keep up with someone
5. build stamina
6. improve flexibility
7. work up a sweat
8. physical strength
9. good hand-eye coordination
10.physically demanding
11.regain strength after an injury

10. Go to the quiz on MS Teams. Check your knowledge by taking the quiz. Note: 1. Consider the deadline 2. Gain at least 6 points

• Go to the quiz on MS Teams.
• Check your knowledge by taking the quiz.
Note:
1. Consider the deadline
2. Gain at least 6 points

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Thank you!