1Work in pairs. Look at the photos. What are the people doing? What do these photos have in common?
What are the people doing? What do these photos have in common?
2Work in pairs. Discuss the questions.
1What do you think people can do to have a good quality of life?
2Do you think you have a good quality of life? Why/why not?
3What exercise do you like to do? How often do you do it?
4What do you think makes a happy life?
3Read the text quickly. What ten factors does it mention that can contribute to a good quality of life? Do you agree with each one?
🏃 Living the Good Life
A recent study has shown that people in the UK have a worse quality of life than those in many other European countries. The research showed that companies in the UK generally have longer working hours, leading to increased stress, less holidays and time off work, and lower wages than in many other western countries.Researchers compared information on 17 factors in the international study, including social pressure, cost of living, the sense of community within towns and cities and life expectancy. The weather, how much exercise people do, and the availability of leisure facilities were also considered.
Results showed that France and Spain came top of the quality of life list. The main contributing factors were a good climate, the many green outdoor spaces they can spend leisure time in, and better working hours which mean they can spend a lot of time with family and friends.
The ten factors mentioned:
1Working hours
2Holidays
3Wages
4Cost of living
5Sense of community
6Weather
7Exercise
8Leisure facilities
9Green outdoor spaces
10Time with family and friends
4aRead Sally's introduction. Complete with the phrases in the box. Then watch from the start to 01:00 to check.
a good sleepeating well
quality of liferushing around
walking football
Hi there, it's Sally Williams here, and in this edition of the Roadmap report I'll be looking at things we can do to improve our
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Now, like lots of people, I'm always
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and don't always do the things that are good for me — like
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and getting
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And I wish I had more time to exercise but at the end of the day I'm too tired to do everything too energetic. But I've just found out about another way of exercising which could be the answer. I'm meeting
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Association Chief Executive Paul Carr to find out more.
5aMatch words 1–6 with collocations a–f. Then watch from 01:00–02:05 to check.
Click a word (left), then click its collocation (right).
Matched: 0 / 6
6Watch the video from 03:31 to the end. Complete the extracts. Use 1–5 words in each gap.
1. I wish before the match.
2. How has football ?
3. … five, six times a week I go out and I play football or I referee so it just .
4. I mean the doctors have told me and this is my only way of doing it.
5. I've had two knee operations and I didn't think I would be .
6. Walking football can be for people's physical and mental health …
7. … some doctors are even prescribing it .
8. … well I definitely feel better after .
7Watch the whole video again. Answer the questions.
1. How does Sally say she feels at the end of the day?
2. How is walking football different to normal football?
3. What does Sally say when she interrupts?
4. Who is walking football meant for?
5. Paul says football focuses on the three 'f's. What are they?
6. What two things does Sally practise?
7. How does the first man say that football has changed his life?
8. How does Sally feel about walking football?
💡 Model answers:
1. Too tired to do anything energetic · 2. It's focused on health and safety, no contact, no running · 3. Sorry to interrupt but … · 4. Everyone, but specifically people who are socially isolated, people who have got serious illnesses and are coming back from operations · 5. Fun, friendship and fitness · 6. A quick walk and her footwork · 7. It keeps him active and involved with the community · 8. She feels better and had fun
1. Too tired to do anything energetic · 2. It's focused on health and safety, no contact, no running · 3. Sorry to interrupt but … · 4. Everyone, but specifically people who are socially isolated, people who have got serious illnesses and are coming back from operations · 5. Fun, friendship and fitness · 6. A quick walk and her footwork · 7. It keeps him active and involved with the community · 8. She feels better and had fun
8Work in pairs. Discuss the questions.
1Would you like to try walking football? Why/Why not?
2Apart from the health benefits, what are the other benefits of doing sport regularly?
3What are your favourite and least favourite sports? Why do you like/dislike them?
4Are there any sports that you've never tried, but would like to? Why?
9Work in pairs. Think about sports you know that could be adapted to help people. Choose one sport, make a list of ways it could help, then explain to another pair how you would adapt it and why.
A: If we choose tennis, we could adapt the rules to help people with leg or back problems who can't run very fast.
B: Yes, we could make the rules say that you can only have set positions.
A: Then people only need to take three steps away from their positions.
B: Yes, we could make the rules say that you can only have set positions.
A: Then people only need to take three steps away from their positions.