Unit 9
Lessons 5+6
Student’s Book pages 74 and 75
VOCABULARY: Health
1. Which words refer to health? Check the meaning of any words you don’t know in the Activity Book Glossary or in a dictionary.
Answers:
respiratory
cure
headache
disease
therapeutic.
READING
2. Read the article about the Dead Sea. In what ways is the Dead Sea such a good place for health tourism?
Answers:
The Dead Sea has a warm temperature, and the air is rich in oxygen. It has therapeutic waters. There are also special treatment resorts at the Dead Sea.
COMPREHENSION
3. Read the article again. Then, answer the questions using complete sentences.
1- Give another suitable title to the text.
Health tourism in Jordan
2- What do the words in bold refer to?
those: tourist attractions
It: the Dead Sea
3- What is the main idea of the text?
The main idea of the text is to introduce the readers to the health benefits of the Dead Sea in Jordan
4- Describe why the Dead Sea has been given its name.
The water contains vast amounts of minerals such as magnesium, calcium, potassium and salt. These amounts of salt make it impossible for marine creatures to live in its water, which is why it is called the Dead Sea.
5- What are the health benefits of the Dead Sea?
It has therapeutic waters because it contains a lot of minerals that are used to cure skin diseases, headaches and foot pain. Also, the air is rich in oxygen, which is helpful for people with respiratory and skin diseases.
6- What other places for health tourism can you think of? What is special about them?
Students’ own answers.
PRONUNCIATION
4. Listen to the sentences. Notice the sound of the cluster th in the words. Listen again and repeat. Then put the words with th in the correct column in the table.
1- The Dead Sea, which is the lowest point on Earth, is located southwest of the capital city, Amman.
2- The Dead Sea, which is visited by thousands of tourists from all over the world, is famous for its therapeutic waters.
In pairs, find in the text more words and place in the table.
the | Earth |
those, with, that, these, there, their, them | health, southeast, thousands, therapeutic |
GRAMMAR: The Present Simple Passive
5. Match the phrases to make sentences about the Dead Sea.
|
1
Jordan |
is known |
for its tourist attractions. |
|
2 The Dead Sea |
is located |
southwest of the capital city Amman. |
|
3 Many diseases |
are treated |
with the therapeutic waters. |
|
4 The Dead Sea resorts |
are provided |
for patients
from all over the world. |
|
5 The Dead Sea water |
is used |
To cure skin diseases. |
|
6 Vast amounts of minerals |
are found |
in its waters. |
SPEAKING
6. Do you think the Dead Sea is a good place to visit? Would you like to go on holiday there? Look back at the text and prepare five reasons to visit the Dead Sea. Use non-defining relative clauses if you can.
The Dead Sea, the lowest point in the world, is located southwest of the capital Amman. The air is rich in oxygen, which helps people with respiratory and skin diseases. The Dead Sea, visited by thousands of tourists from all over the world, is known for its healing waters. It is known for its healing waters. In fact, water contains many minerals such as magnesium, calcium, potassium and salt, which are used in the treatment of skin diseases. These
salts make it impossible for marine life to live in the waters, which is why it is called the Salt Sea.
7. Explain your reasons to a partner and listen to their reasons. Are your reasons the same? We call the sound of two consonants a cluster. In pairs, find words in the vocabulary box on page 66 that start with other clusters. Write the words and say them.
Answers:
Students’ own answers
WRITING
8. Choose a tourist attraction in Jordan. Write a postcard to a friend and describe what you have seen there. Use the postcard on page 72 as a model and refer to the article in exercise 2 on page 74 to help you. Then share your work with the class.
Answers:
Students’ own answers.