For A1-A2 Levels

Please, review the vocabulary related to the topic. It will help you feel more confident when role-playing and – if you find any words that are entirely new to you, make sure you write them down and use them in the Conversation Club meeting.

Part 1: Your Lifestyle

• Do you think you have a healthy life style?
• Is it possible to have a healthy life style in modern world?
• Why do many people try to have a healthy life style?
• What is the main purpose of it?

Idioms To Use:

• to be /feel run down: to be very tired and unwell due to overwork
• to get back in shape : to begin exercising in order to become fit and healthy again
• to be fresh as a daisy : to be well rested, awake, and energised

Part 2: Smoking

What is your attitude to smoking? What about passive smoking?

Is it hard to give up smoking? What is the best way to give up smoking?

Vocabulary to use:

quit smoking = stop/give up
cut down on…(sugar, salt, red meat, junk food etc. etc.) = limit your (alcohol, salt, calorie etc. etc.) intake

• Do you often find yourself under stress?
• What are the areas of your life where stress situations take place more often? Work? Family? Relationships with friends? While commuting to work?
• How do you usually cope with stress?
• Is there any connection between the person’s style of life and the duration of their life?

Can you tell a physically inactive person from someone who takes care of his\her physical condition? What are the main differences?

Positive Words To Use

on the go : very active or busy.”he’s been on the go all evening”

spry : adjective [‘ˈspraɪ’] moving quickly and lightly.

zippy : very quick or speedy a zippy sports car. b : strikingly fresh, lively, or appealing in style zippy clothes

Negative Words To Use

soggy [‘ˈsɑːgi’] (of soil) soft and watery.

deskbound restricted to working in an office, rather than in an active, physical capacity

sluggish [‘ˈslʌgɪʃ’] moving slowly