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A preparation course for the in-class discussion

EFL Speaking Activity:  Couch Potatoes

For teenagers and adults CEF level B1 and above

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Welcome Video

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Hi, I'm your instructor, Junxiang. Welcome to this online course!

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Activity Description

You will participate in various activities that help understand the learning topics: health and fitness. Vocabulary, essential grammar and expression will be presented via digital tools and online resources. You will explore each task and follow the instructions to learn the course content. Finally, you will complete your fitness surveys for the coming in-class speaking activities.

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Learning Outcomes

After finishing the activities, you should be able to:

  • Identify the vocabulary of activities in this lesson.

  • Use adverbs of frequency to ask or answer questions about activity and lifestyle.

  • Create a fitness survey for the in-class speaking activities.

Intro - What Is A Couch Potato?

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couch potato.jpg

"Potato Head - Couch Potato : )" by oddsock is licensed under CC BY 2.0

A couch potato is “a person who watches a lot of television and does not have an active life.” - Cambridge Dictionary

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An animated video trailer explains what a couch potato is. You can watch the video to better comprehend the topic. 

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While watching the video, pay attention to the activities the "potato" does.

The Couch Potato | Animated Trailer

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The Couch Potato | Animated Trailer - HarperKids

Task 1: How Active Are You? (Questionnaire)

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Assessment 1 - A (10%)

Instruction

  1. Complete the questionnaire. 

  2. Write a short report (30 to 50 words) about your lifestyles after thinking about the questions below. 

  3. You can choose to write down your answer (take it to the class) or record it (for recording, click the "Record" button below).

  4. Please check the dictionary if there is any new vocabulary.

Complete the questionnaire to find out how active you are.

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1. How often do you walk more than a kilometre?

a. Every day

b. Once a week

c. Once or twice a week

d. Very rarely

e. Never

 

2. When was the last time you took any form of physical exercise?

a. Yesterday

b. Last week

c. Last month

d. A long time ago

e. I can’t remember

 

3. Tick any of the following activities that you do regularly:

  • Cycling

  • Watching TV

  • Playing team games (football, rugby)

  • Watching team games

  • Playing computer games

  • Surfing the net

  • Walking in the countryside

  • Listening to music in your room

  • Playing outside / in the garden / in the street

  • Going to a gym

  • Messaging your friends

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* Click the button to download this questionnaire.

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Click the button to record your answer, the recording will be directly upload to instructor's file.

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Task 2 – Your Health

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Assessment 1 - B (10%)

Complete the task and keep your answers/notes for in-class discussion.

Can you calculate the number of hours you spend on the activities per day or per week? (e.g. I spend 2 hours a day cycling to school and one hour a day watching TV).

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Reflect on your lifestyles and answer the following questions:

  1. Which of the activities in the questionnaire might be good for your heart?

  2. Which activities can be called sedentary?

  3. Give other examples of sedentary activities.

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* A sedentary lifestyle is a type of lifestyle involving little or no physical activity.

* Click the button to download this questionnaire

Task 1-Record

Take a break and prepare for the next session.

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You have explored the meaning of "a couch potato" and sedentary activity. In the following section, we are going to learn what healthy lifestyles are. There will be an online game and a quiz that prepare you for creating your fitness survey. 

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Are you ready? 

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Click the button. 

Let's continue the journey!

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