關於 healthy leisure activities ，我們在網路上蒐集到這些相關的討論、資訊與評價

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Acupuncture /ˈækjupʌŋktʃər/: châm cứu
Check-up /ˈtʃek ʌp/: kiểm tra
Disease /dɪˈziːz/: bệnh
Healthcare system /ˈhelθ ker ˈsɪstəm/: hệ thống chăm sóc sức khỏe
Healthy /ˈhelθi/: khỏe mạnh
Jnjury /ˈɪndʒəri/: chấn thương
Keep-fit /ˌkiːp ˈfɪt/: những bài tập giữ dáng
Leisure time /ˈliːʒər taɪm/: thời gian rảnh
Medical /ˈmedɪkl/: sự khám sức khỏe
Medicine /ˈmedɪsn/: thuốc uống
Nursery /ˈnɜːrsəri/: nhà trẻ
Nursing care /ˈnɜːrsɪŋ ker/: chăm sóc điều dưỡng
Nutrient /ˈnuːtriənt/: chất dinh dưỡng
Nutrition /nuˈtrɪʃn/: sự dinh dưỡng
Nutritional /nuˈtrɪʃənl/: dinh dưỡng
Outdoor activities /ˈaʊtdɔːr ækˈtɪvəti/: hoạt động ngoài trời
Regular exercise /ˈreɡjələr ˈeksərsaɪz/: thể dục thường xuyên
Remedy /ˈremədi/: phương thuốc
Therapy /ˈθerəpi/: liệu pháp
Treatment /ˈtriːtmənt/: sự điều trị
Vaccinate /ˈvæksɪneɪt/: tiêm chủng
Vaccine /vækˈsiːn/: vắc-xin
Epidemic (n) /epɪˈdemɪk/: dịch bệnh
Diagnose (v) /ˈdaɪəɡnəʊz/: chẩn đoán
Disorder (n) /dɪsˈɔːdə(r)/: rối loạn
Infect (v) /ɪnˈfekt/: lây nhiễm
Vaccine (n) /ˈvæksiːn/: vắc-xin
Impaired (Adj) /ɪmˈpeəd/: khiếm khuyết, suy yếu
Depression (n) /dɪˈpreʃn/: trầm cảm
Health-concious (adj)/helθ/ /ˈkɒn.ʃəs/: Quan tâm đến sức khỏe
Speed up my metabolism (v) /spiːd ʌp maɪ məˈtæb.əl.ɪ.zəm/: Tăng cường trao đổi chất
Intensive training (n) /ɪnˈten.sɪv ˈtreɪ.nɪŋ/: Luyện tập cao độ
Chronic disease (n) /ˈkrɒn.ɪk dɪˈziːz/: Bệnh mãn tính
Diabetes (n) /ˌdaɪ.əˈbiː.tiːziz/: Bệnh tiểu đường
Remedy (n) /ˈrem.ə.di/: Phương thuốc
Feasible methods (n) /ˈfiː.zə.bəl//ˈmeθ.ədz/: Phương pháp khả thi

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CÂU HỎI & BÀI MẪU IELTS SPEAKING - CHỦ ĐỀ SPORTS
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1. Do you like sports?
Yes, I’m really keen on sports. I hit the gym club on a daily basis and have my personal trainer help me reach my fitness goal. By taking part in some activities at the gym like running or riding bicycle, I also refresh my mind and recharge my battery.

2. Do you often watch sports on TV?
To be honest, watching sport is not really my cup of tea because I find it rather boring. Moreover, as I’m always busy with my work and study, I spare my leisure time to pursue other interests like listening to American music or going shopping.

3. What is the most popular sport in your country?
In my country, football is the most common sport activity and it acquires its reputation for The King of Sports. Two teams will defend in a football pitch, try to take possession of the ball, pass it to the teammates and aim to score a goal. They also try to avoid injuries and booking. People prefer football than any kinds of sports because of the animating atmosphere it brings back.

4. Do you prefer watching or playing sports?
Absolutely I’d prefer engaging in some sport activities rather than to sit in a dump place to watch others having fun. Firstly, playing sports helps us to keep fit and stay healthy. Secondly, it also enhances people’s competitiveness to win a match. Finally, I believe that sports also teach us about discipline to play fair and how to cooperate with other people to blow a competition away.

5. Are boys and girls interested in the same sports?
Obviously there are outstanding differences in the sports activities that both genders are keen on participating in. For boys, they are into some strenuous sports like volleyball, badminton to build up their strength and muscle. However, girls are big fans of some relaxing activities like yoga or ballet to get into shape and stay healthy.

6. Do you often exercise?
I used to be a couch potato, but then I gain a lot of weight, making me unable to put on any of my favorite clothes. And this had pushed me to hit the gym every day to lose the pounds. I has stuck with it for about few months now and the result is so amazing! I can be confident with my body again now.

7. How do you exercise?
When going to the gym, the very first step that I need to take is to do some warm up by stretching, bending over and doing jumping jack. After this stage, I will work out very intensely with some exercises like deadlift or squat, which can put my muscles in pain for the first few days.

8. Will you exercise in the future?
Yes, definitely. I will take up football, which is the type of sport that I have always wanted to try. I’ll start it by practicing controlling the ball with my legs, and then I will find a friend who plays semi-professionally and ask him to teach me in more details. If I do well with it, maybe I will join in a local football club.

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THE IMPORTANCE OF CHILDREN'S PLAY

Brick by brick, six-year-old Alice is building a magical kingdom. Imagining fairy-tale turrets and fire-breathing dragons, wicked witches and gallant heroes, she's creating an enchanting world. Although she isn't aware of it, this fantasy is helping her take her first steps towards her capacity for creativity and so it will have important repercussions in her adult life.

wicked (adj): độc ác;
gallant (adj): dũng cảm
enchanting (adj): mê hoặc;
repercussion (n): kết quả

Minutes later, Alice has abandoned the kingdom in favour of playing schools with her younger brother. When she bosses him around as his 'teacher', she's practising how to regulate her emotions through pretence. Later on, when they tire of this and settle down with a board game, she's learning about the need to follow rules and take turns with a partner.

abandon (v): bỏ rơi
regulate (v): điều chỉnh

'Play in all its rich variety is one of the highest achievements of the human species,' says Dr David Whitebread from the Faculty of Education at the University of Cambridge, UK. 'It underpins how we develop as intellectual, problem-solving adults and is
crucial to our success as a highly adaptable species.'

achievement (n): thành quả
intellectual (n): người trí thức

Recognising the importance of play is not new: over two millennia ago, the Greek philosopher Plato extolled its virtues as a means of developing skills for adult life, and ideas about play-based learning have been developing since the 19th century.
But we live in changing times, and Whitebread is mindful of a worldwide decline in play, pointing out that over half the people in the world now live in cities. 'The opportunities for free play, which I experienced almost every day of my childhood, are becoming increasingly scarce,' he says. Outdoor play is curtailed by perceptions of risk to do with traffic, as well as parents' increased wish to protect their children from being the victims of crime, and by the emphasis on 'earlier is better' which is leading to greater competition in academic learning and schools.
International bodies like the United Nations and the European Union have begun to develop policies concerned with children's right to play, and to consider implications for leisure facilities and educational programmes. But what they often lack is the evidence to base policies on.

mindful (adj): quan tâm
scarce (adj): ít
perception (n): quan điểm
implication (n): ngụ ý

'The type of play we are interested in is child-initiated, spontaneous and unpredictable - but, as soon as you ask a five-year-old "to play", then you as the researcher have intervened,' explains Dr Sara Baker. 'And we want to know what the long-term impact of play is. It's a real challenge.' Dr Jenny Gibson agrees, pointing out that although some of the steps in the puzzle of how and why play is important have been looked at, there is very little data on the impact it has on the child's later life.
Now, thanks to the university's new Centre for Research on Play in Education, Development and Learning (PEDAL), Whitebread, Baker, Gibson and a team of researchers hope to provide evidence on the role played by play in how a child develops.
'A strong possibility is that play supports the early development of children's self-control,' explains Baker. 'This is our ability to develop awareness of our own thinking processes - it influences how effectively we go about undertaking challenging activities.'

spontaneous (adj): bất ngờ
unpredictable (adj): không thể đoán được
impact (n): ảnh hưởng possibility (n): khả năng
self-control (n): tự kiểm soát

In a study carried out by Baker with toddlers and young pre-schoolers, she found that children with greater self-control solved problems more quickly when exploring an unfamiliar set-up requiring scientific reasoning. 'This sort of evidence makes us think that giving children the chance to play will make them more successful problem-solvers in the long run.'
If playful experiences do facilitate this aspect of development, say the researchers, it could be extremely significant for educational practices, because the ability to self-regulate has been shown to be a key predictor of academic performance.
Gibson adds: 'Playful behaviour is also an important indicator of healthy social and emotional development. In my previous research, I investigated how observing children at play can�give us important clues about their well-being and can even be useful in the diagnosis of neurodevelopmental disorders like autism.'

toddler (n): trẻ mới biết đi
pre-schooler (n): trẻ nhỏ tuổi
unfamiliar (adj): không quen thuộc facilitate (n): tạo điều kiện cho
diagnosis (n): chẩn đoán
autism (n): tự kỷ

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