B1 PRELIMINARY · VOCABULARY · TOPIC VOCABULARY
Health and sport
Words like keep fit, go running, feel ill and a healthy lifestyle.
Finn says
Health and sport come up in Speaking Part 3 and 4 ('How can young people keep fit?') and in many Reading and Listening texts. Learn the words in groups, with the words they go with, and try to use two or three of them next time you practise Speaking or Writing.
Sport and exercise
keep fit / get fit
stay healthy / become healthier
I go swimming to keep fit.
go + -ing
for many sports
I go running three times a week.
play / do
play + ball games · do + martial arts, yoga, gymnastics
I play tennis and do yoga.
win / beat
win a match · beat a person or team
We beat them 3–1 and won the match.
Health
feel ill / sick
not feel well
I feel ill – I think I've got a cold.
get better
become healthy again
I hope you get better soon!
a healthy lifestyle
a way of living that is good for you
Sleep is part of a healthy lifestyle.
Make it better
The same idea, first in basic English, then in the kind of language that gets a higher mark.
- Basic: I do sport to be healthy.Better: I do sport to keep fit.The natural phrase.
- Basic: We won the other team.Better: We beat the other team.You 'beat' a team and 'win' a match.
- Basic: I hope you are good soon.Better: I hope you get better soon.The phrase people really use.
Finn's exam tip
Be careful with play / do / go: play football, do judo, go skiing. If the sport ends in -ing, it's usually 'go'.
Quick check
Choose the best answer.
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