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1 In sickness and in health
Ask students to read through the texts quickly, ignoring
the gaps to find out what each one is about.
Discuss answers as a class and compare with earlier
ideas.
See unit summary on page 4.
Key
Text 1 is about people who are obsessed with exercise.
Exam training in this unit
Reading
Lexical cloze: collocations, idioms
Text 2 gives one person’s view of the benefits of vitamin
pills.
Use of English
Cloze: identifying parts of speech
Comprehension and summary:
identifying question types, selecting
relevant information
Text 3 describes the advantages of physical work for
the treatment of bad backs.
Listening
Multiple-choice questions on one text:
prereading questions
B Draw students’ attention to the Exam tip before
they begin B. Use the first gap in Text 1 as an example,
emphasising the phrase on the spot .
Students read carefully through each text and circle
their chosen option.
Speaking
Themed discussion: techniques for
describing
Writing
A proposal: making recommendations
Ask students where they might hear the phrase in
sickness and in health . It is an extract from the vows that
a couple take at an Anglican wedding ceremony. The
overall theme of the unit is how to keep fit and healthy.
Check answers as a class.
Key
Reading SB pages 10–12
Text 1
1C on the spot is a set phrase meaning in one fixed
place
2B puts off is an idiomatic phrasal verb meaning to
postpone
3C coming to terms with is a set phrase meaning to
accept the way things are
4D the moment you do something is a set expression
equivalent to as soon as you do something
5A take heart is a set phrase meaning to feel more
positive about something
6C previous experience is a collocation
One man’s meat is another man’s poison
Draw students’ attention to the title. Ask them how
they interpret this expression and discuss answers as a
class. The expression suggests that what is beneficial for
one person may be harmful to another or that not
everyone has the same tastes or preferences.
Introduce the activity by asking students as a class how
effective they think giving up sugar would be as a way
of keeping fit. Ask them to compare it with going
swimming regularly, and to give reasons.
Students rank the suggestions and give justifications in
their groups.
Invite one member of each group to present the group’s
views to the rest of the class for comparison.
Round off the activity by asking students if they think
physical fitness is important in the modern world.
Text 2
7D emotionally and physically drained is a collocation
8B pick myself up is an idiomatic phrasal verb meaning
to recover from some difficulty
9C pleaded to try , because influenced and urged are
followed by me , and recommended is followed by
that or -ing
10 A out loud is a set phrase meaning in a voice that can
be heard
11 C a sparkle in my eyes is a set phrase meaning a
feeling of enthusiasm
12 B cut down on is an idiomatic phrasal verb meaning
to reduce in amount
Lexical cloze Paper 1 Part 1
A Discuss each title in turn and put students’ ideas on
the board.
Text 3
13 D digging up is a phrasal verb meant literally
14 C handed over is a phrasal verb meaning to pass
responsibility for something
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15 B brought up on is a phrasal verb relating to how
children are taught to behave
16 B does wonders for is a set phrase meaning very
beneficial for
17 A exhilaration is the appropriate word in context,
meaning a sense of excitement
18 B soothed is the appropriate word in context,
meaning that pain and tension are removed
Students read their sentences out to the class for
comparison.
Key
1 d the correct, legal or best place for you, e.g. The
chairman took his rightful place at the head of
the table.
2 g a feeling of being healthy in both your mind and
your body, e.g. A sense of emotional and physical
well-being is important to our happiness.
3 h the instant of understanding, e.g. He saw what
he had done wrong in a moment of realisation.
4 e to do some form of physical activity, e.g. You
should take more exercise to lose weight.
5 b when someone gives the appearance of not
paying attention, e.g. I could tell she wasn’t
listening to me from the far-off look in her eyes.
6 a to affect something either positively or
negatively, e.g. Giving up cigarettes will have a
wonderful effect on your health.
7 f the amount of medicine you have been advised
to take, e.g. It’s dangerous to take more than the
recommended dose of these pills.
8 c a way of stressing that the price is too high, e.g.
the restaurant we went to last night was
ridiculously expensive.
Comprehension
C Students answer the questions using their own
words as far as possible.
Check answers as a class, and ask students to justify
their answers by referring to relevant parts of the text.
Key
Text 1
1 People who take regular exercise see those who
don’t as being less important and they prefer not to
waste time talking to them.
2 It can be negative because it can make you over-
confident about your health. It is also time-
consuming, expensive and you can’t stop because
you lose your fitness.
3 The path to true contentment lies in sitting at home
on the sofa by the fire doing nothing.
Idioms
F Students look at the picture of a couch potato that
accompanies the first text on SB page 10. Ask them
what they think a couch potato is, based on the picture.
When students have given you a few suggestions, ask
them to look through the explanations a–h and find
which they think is the correct one.
Text 2
1 An advertisement through the post prompted the
writer to try the pills for his/her depression.
2 The pills had a positive effect and made the writer
glad to be alive.
3 The writer believes there is a link between feeling
well physically and feeling well emotionally.
Text 3
1 Initially it made his back feel good.
2 A rub-down is a kind of massage to relieve pain in
the muscles. Goldman thought rub-downs were
unnecessary.
3 He concludes that hard physical work can be
beneficial physically and mentally.
Students match the remaining idioms with their
explanations. The idiom a stuffed shirt is illustrated in
the cartoon.
Check answers as a class.
Key
1g 2h 3c 4f 5a 6e 7d 8b
Vocabulary
Collocation
D Ask students to work in pairs. Remind them that
they can check their answers by referring to the texts.
E Point out to students that they may be able to use
more than one collocation in the same sentence, so they
don’t necessarily have to write five sentences.
Note: Idioms 1 and 8 are based on the proverbs ‘A new
broom sweeps clean’ and ‘A rolling stone gathers no
moss’.
PROFICIENCY MASTERCLASS (CPE) TEACHER’S BOOK
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