🌱 Natural ScienceUnit 2 of 69 lessons

How can we keep ourselves healthy?

Become a health coach! Learn what each nutrient does in a balanced diet, why exercise and sleep matter, how hygiene and check-ups keep illness away, why junk food, too many screens, tobacco and alcohol are bad for us, and how to take care of your mind.

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My vocabulary notebook

Do you see a word and think "I know that word, but what does it mean?" Make a vocabulary notebook: write the word on the left and its meaning on the right. You can add the word in Spanish too!

habitsomething you do regularly

balanced dietfood from all the different food groups

nutrientsthe parts of food that the body needs

glucosethe sugar in the blood that gives cells energy

insulina medicine some people with diabetes take

bacteriatiny living things; some can make us ill

check-upa visit to the doctor when nothing is wrong

stethoscopethe doctor's tool to listen to your heart and lungs

junk foodfood with lots of sugar, salt and bad fats

couch potatosomeone who spends all day sitting on the sofa

addictivevery hard to stop once you start

peer pressurewhen people your age push you to do something

empathyimagining how other people feel

fencinga sport in which two people fight with special swords

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Healthy habits: a balanced diet

Lesson 1 · 8 min

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Practice: diet, exercise and hygiene

Lesson 4 · 10 ex.

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Unit 1 · Available