Tag: body, health & diet
C1-C2 Listening Interview Donald Williamson on Sin Tax effectiveness
Photo by Polina Tankilevitch on Pexels.com First came taxes on tobacco, then on hard drinks. Okay, for our own good I’ll buy it. Then came taxes on sugary foods, as if this would save people from: eating disorders, weight problems, diabetes. You name it! Meanwhile, more and more ads appear on TV whetting appetites, offering…… Continue reading C1-C2 Listening Interview Donald Williamson on Sin Tax effectiveness
C1-C2 Bad habit vocabulary crossword
Scene from the Body Snatchers (1978) The picture is from the final scene of the 70s version of The Body Snatchers and one of those really disturbing movies that sort of scares me out of my wits. I couldn’t help using the picture for this post because I somehow feel that many smokers must feel…… Continue reading C1-C2 Bad habit vocabulary crossword
B2 Listening 15 Wierd Food Recipes in the World
Image from Mentalfloss I found this video quite funny and entertaining and couldn’t help laughing at the speaker’s reactions to some of the dishes he describes. I’m aware that there is a lot of prejudice concerning eating habits, but what would our great-grandmothers have thought if they had seen us ordering a hamburger and chips…… Continue reading B2 Listening 15 Wierd Food Recipes in the World
B2 Flavour vocabulary
What’s your favourite type of food? Do you like savoury dishes or do you have a sweet tooth? I particularly go for savoury, but I also sometimes crave for chocolate. Here’s another of my tacky videos (sorry, I don’t have a good video editor, but I’ll finally get round to it. Promise!). This video covers…… Continue reading B2 Flavour vocabulary
Flipping cards Injuries and treatments
Here’s a challenge for you! Look at the pictures and try to say the names of what you see then check to see if you were right by placing your mouse over the picture. Now isn’t that amazing!
C1/C2 What Doctors Won’t Do…
Use of English activities Image by Danilo Alvesd Unsplash Are you one of my type, meaning that you’d ditch the doctor unless you found yourself at death’s door or are you more of the hypochondriac type that literally lives surrounded by huge piles of medical prescriptions? Are you leery of medical treatments or do you…… Continue reading C1/C2 What Doctors Won’t Do…
Vocabulary quiz for illness and medical condition
Photo by Miguel u00c1. Padriu00f1u00e1n on Pexels.com Is it pandemic, plague or epidemic? What’s the word for when I come out covered in rashes? Here’s a vocabulary quiz with some of the most Cish words I’ve found to help make learning vocabulary fun and above all, easy to brush up when needing to refresh our…… Continue reading Vocabulary quiz for illness and medical condition
Health idioms
Image by Nelly Antoniadou on unsplash If you kick the bucket or feel that you’re at death’s door, you’re obviously feeling quite rotten, but how rotten do you actually feel? On the button below you’ll find some idioms related to health. Don’t forget to hit the like button or suscribe if you found the activity…… Continue reading Health idioms
C1-C2 Phrasal verbs for health
Pexels Negative Space Here you have a fun quiz for advanced levels that includes quite a few phrasal verbs and some idioms related to health.