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English Form 2 Unit 3
UNIT Theme: Health and Environment

3 Fit as a Fiddle

NTBL

Speaking Skill PL

PBD Module DSKP Practice

A Study the dialogue. Fill in the blanks with suitable phrasal verbs and figurative expressions. LS 2.4.1
to your heart’s in the pink of taken up in fits and start looking up
content health
nothing ventured
call up wake up a fine time trying out
nothing gain

Lucy : Hello, Grace. Why are you eating all these fruits with red-coloured skin?

Grace : I’m (a) trying out a new diet of taking red-coloured fruits only to be (b) in the pink of health .
Apparently, they have various nutrients that give you health benefits.
Lucy : Really? You do look healthier. I should also consume red fruits and vegetables. What should I do?

Grace : Make a full meal of these fruit and vegetables and eat (c) to your heart’s content at least three times
a week. However, if you follow this diet (d) in fits and starts , you will not reap the benefits.
Lucy : Thank you for the advice. By the way, I noticed the dustbins outside our apartments are overflowing

and has not been collected for days.
Grace : Yes, the stray cats and dogs will have (e) a fine time rummaging through them. My father has

(f) taken up the problem with the management but they are indifferent to our complaints. My
brother intends to (g) call up the local authorities and make a personal complaint.
Lucy : Good, that should make the management (h) wake up to their responsibilities. Let’s put up a notice

encouraging the residents to send their recyclables to the recycling centre down the road.
A week later,
Grace : Look at the queue at the collection centre. People are (i) catching up with our notice.

Lucy : Yes, things are (j) looking up . No more overflowing bins.
Grace : The saying, (k) ‘ nothing ventured nothing gained ’ , is true in this case. Let’s give ourselves a pat on the
back!

B Summarise the problems mentioned in the text above. LS 4.1.3

(a) Red fruits and vegetables : Nutrients from red fruits and vegetables have health benefits .
(b) Garbage collection : Complaints about garbage collection can be solved by complaining to the right
channel .

(c) Recyclables : Making people aware of recycling benefits each and every one .
Learning Objectives: .............................................................................................
Pupils will:
• communicate opinion or feelings • summarise main points

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