🍎 Unit 2 · Keeping FitLesson 8 / 356 exercises

I’m Healthy, I’m Fit

How do you feel after a game of football? Tired but happy? Our habits change how we feel. Let’s find out which habits make us fit and happy.

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أنا بصحّة جيّدة، أنا رشيق ونشيط · Programme: Describing fit and unfit people; habits · Grammar: should / shouldn’t; must / mustn’t

By the end of this lesson, I can:

  • I can describe a fit person and an unfit person kindly.
  • I can say if a habit is healthy or unhealthy.
  • I can talk about feelings: excited, tired, sad, unhappy.
  • I can find silent letters in words like know and write.

🖼️ Picture dictionary قاموس مصوّر

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🚴fit رشيق / في لياقة جيّدةAziz rides his bike every day. He is fit.
🛋️unfit غير لائق بدنيًّاIf you sit all day, you can become unfit.
🍩doughnuts دونات / فطائر محلّاةDoughnuts are sweet and full of oil.
🧈fat دُهون / سمينChips and doughnuts have a lot of fat.
🥱tired مُتعَبI am tired after a long day.
🤩excited متحمّسI am excited about the school match.
😢sad حزينKarim is sad because he can’t run fast.
😞unhappy غير سعيدHe feels unhappy when he stays at home all day.
😊happy سعيدSport makes me happy.
🔁habit عادةWalking to school is a good habit.
🚲ride a bike يركب الدرّاجةI ride a bike in the park.
🎮video games ألعاب الفيديوHe plays video games for five hours.

📚 كلمات الدرس

12 كلمة من هذا الدرس في القاموس المدرسي: المعنى بالعربية والفرنسية، والنطق، ومثال.

📖 Read: Two cousins, two habits أقرأ

Aziz and Karim are cousins. They are both twelve and they live in Nabeul.

Aziz is fit. He gets up early, eats an egg and some bread, and he rides his bike to school. After school, he plays basketball with his friends. He drinks lots of water and he goes to bed at nine. He is always happy and excited.

Karim is not fit. He eats doughnuts for breakfast and he plays video games for hours. He doesn’t sleep enough, so he is often tired in class. He can’t run fast in the sports lesson and he feels sad and unhappy.

👦
AzizKarim, come with me to the park on Saturday! We can ride our bikes.
🧒
KarimOK! I’m tired of video games. I want to be fit like you.

Three months later, Karim plays football with Aziz every weekend. He feels great!

Do you understand? أفهم

Answer in your copybook first, then check.

  1. How old are Aziz and Karim?
    Answer

    They are both twelve.

  2. How does Aziz go to school?
    Answer

    He rides his bike.

  3. What does Karim eat for breakfast?
    Answer

    He eats doughnuts.

  4. Why is Karim often tired in class?
    Answer

    Because he doesn’t sleep enough.

  5. How does Karim feel three months later?
    Answer

    He feels great.

🧩 Grammar القواعد

To describe a person, use be + adjective: Aziz is fit. Karim is tired. I am excited.

Add un- to say the opposite: happy ➡️ unhappy, fit ➡️ unfit, healthy ➡️ unhealthy.

Give advice with should / shouldn’t and rules with must / mustn’t: You should ride a bike. You mustn’t sleep late on school nights.

Be kind: we talk about habits, not about how people look. Say He is unfit, not He is fat.

نصف الأشخاص بـ be + صفة. البادئة un- تعطي العكس: happy / unhappy. ننصح بـ should ونذكر القواعد بـ must. ولا نسخر من شكل الآخرين.

Healthy or unhealthy habit?

😊 Healthy habits😞 Unhealthy habits
ride a bike, walk, play sport 🚲play video games for hours 🎮
sleep nine or ten hours 😴go to bed very late 🌙
eat fruit and vegetables 🍎eat doughnuts every day 🍩
drink water 💧drink lots of fizzy drinks 🥤

Word building: un-

🧩 Word building

happy ➡️ unhappy · fit ➡️ unfit · healthy ➡️ unhealthy · kind ➡️ unkind

un- means not: unhappy = not happy.

👀 Look and say: how do they feel?

🤩 He is excited. · 🥱 She is tired. · 😢 He is sad. · 😊 They are happy.

Minutes of exercise in a day

Children should move about 60 minutes a day.
Karim (before)10 minutes
Karim (now)45 minutes
Aziz60 minutes

💬 Useful expressions عبارات مفيدة

Describing fit and unfit people

Aziz is fit. He rides his bike every day. Karim was unfit. He didn’t move a lot. She is strong and full of energy.

Talking about feelings

I’m excited! I’m tired. He is sad. How do you feel? — I feel happy.

🔊 Pronunciation النطق

silent k and w
knowkneeknifewritewrong
silent b, l, h and t
thumbclimbwalkhourlisten

Worked examples أمثلة محلولة

Try first, then read the solution.

Example 1Describe the person

Hela swims and runs every week. She is full of energy.

Step-by-step solution
  1. She moves a lot ➡️ she is fit.
  2. Use be + adjective.

✓ Hela is fit.

Example 2Opposites with un-

Give the opposite: happy, healthy, fit.

Step-by-step solution
  1. Add un- at the start of each word.

✓ unhappy, unhealthy, unfit

Example 3Give advice

Karim plays video games for five hours.

Step-by-step solution
  1. It is not a good habit ➡️ shouldn’t.
  2. Add an idea with should.

✓ He shouldn’t play for five hours. He should ride his bike.

⚠️ Common mistakes أخطاء شائعة

❌ *He is fat and ugly.*✅ He is unfit. He should move more. — Talk about habits, never make fun of bodies.
❌ *I tired.*✅ I am tired. — Don’t forget the verb be.
❌ *nothappy*✅ unhappy — use the prefix un-.
❌ We say the k in know.✅ /nəʊ/ — the k in know is silent.

⭐ Remember أحفظ

  • Fit people move a lot, eat well and sleep well.
  • Healthy habits: sport, water, fruit, sleep. Unhealthy habits: hours of screens, doughnuts every day.
  • be + adjective: I am tired. She is excited.
  • un- = not: unhappy, unfit, unhealthy.
  • Some letters are silent: know, write, thumb, hour.

Quick quiz اختبار سريع

4 questions · instant feedback

1. Aziz rides his bike every day. He is…

2. The opposite of happy is…

3. Which letter is silent in write?

4. In the text, why does Karim feel sad?

✍️ Write: A healthy day أكتب

Write about a healthy day for a child of your age (50–70 words). Use the times of the day.

Steps
  1. In the morning: what do you eat?
  2. How do you go to school?
  3. In the afternoon: what sport do you play?
  4. In the evening: what do you eat and when do you sleep?
  5. How do you feel?
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A model text to compare with (after writing mine)

In the morning, I get up at seven. I eat an egg, bread and an orange, and I drink milk. I walk to school with my sister. In the afternoon, I play handball with my friends. In the evening, I eat soup and fish, and I read a story. I go to bed at nine. I am fit and happy!

One good example among many: compare, don’t copy.

😊 The lighter side استراحة

💡
Proverb

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

🧩
Riddle

What has two wheels and makes you fit?

Answer

A bike.

😄
Joke of the day

Why are fish so fit? — Because they swim every day!

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