B1 Health Part 4: Health
Lesson 74 of 10 in this unit.
📖 Reading Passage
Every July, the small island of Maro holds a three-day festival that celebrates music, food, and the sea. The island has only two thousand residents, but during the festival more than ten thousand visitors arrive by ferry. Hotels fill up months before, and many families rent rooms in their houses to earn extra money. The festival opens with a parade of fishing boats decorated with flags and lights. Each boat carries musicians who play traditional songs as they sail slowly around the harbor. On the second day, cooks compete to make the best fish soup, and visitors can taste more than twenty different recipes. Judges choose a winner in the evening, and the whole square smells of garlic, lemon, and fresh herbs. The last day belongs to young people: rock bands play on the beach until midnight, and artists paint large pictures on the harbor walls. The festival brings the island most of its yearly income, but it also causes problems. Rubbish piles up on the beaches, water runs short, and some older residents complain about the noise. This year the organizers hired extra cleaners and limited tickets for the beach concert to protect the island. In the end, small steady habits decide progress more than any single lesson, and learners who review a little each day keep what they study.
📘 Vocabulary
20 words from this lesson
- substantial
- Having a substance; actually existing.
- “They discussed substantial during the lesson.”
- teen
- : a person between 13 and 19 years old (inclusive).
- “They discussed teen during the lesson.”
- transmission
- The act of transmitting, e.g. data (signals) or electric power.
- “They discussed transmission during the lesson.”
- trap
- A machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body.
- “They discussed trap during the lesson.”
- uniform
- Unvarying; all the same.
- “They discussed uniform during the lesson.”
- wildlife
- undomesticated animals, especially mammals, birds, and fish, which live in the wild.
- “They discussed wildlife during the lesson.”
- wooden
- Made of wood.
- “They discussed wooden during the lesson.”
- aggressive
- Characterized by aggression; highly combative; prone to behave in a way that involves attacking (especially if unjustly) or arguing.
- “They discussed aggressive during the lesson.”
- answered
- Having an answer
- “They discussed answered during the lesson.”
- apparent
- Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view.
- “They discussed apparent during the lesson.”
- bang
- A sudden percussive noise.
- “They discussed bang during the lesson.”
- blast
- A violent gust of wind (in windy weather) or apparent wind (around a moving vehicle).
- “They discussed blast during the lesson.”
- bones
- A percussive folk musical instrument played as a pair in one hand, often made from bovine ribs.
- “They discussed bones during the lesson.”
- communist
- Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating communism.
- “They discussed communist during the lesson.”
- complaint
- The act of complaining.
- “They discussed complaint during the lesson.”
- component
- A smaller, self-contained part of a larger entity. Often refers to a manufactured object that is part of a larger device.
- “They discussed component during the lesson.”
- connections
- The people financially involved with a racehorse or racing greyhound.
- “They discussed connections during the lesson.”
- courage
- The quality of being confident, not afraid or easily intimidated, but without being incautious or inconsiderate.
- “The rain discouraged us from going out.”
- cure
- A method, device or medication that restores good health.
- “They discussed cure during the lesson.”
- del
- The symbol ∇ used to denote the gradient operator.
- “They discussed del during the lesson.”
📐 Grammar Notes
Modal verbs give advice with graded force: should for recommendation, must for obligation, should not for warning. Use present perfect for symptoms over time: I have coughed for three days. Conditionals frame habits: if you sleep late, you feel tired. Practice by labeling each sentence in the reading: underline the main verb, circle the time marker, and check that every they and it points to a named noun. Rewrite any three sentences in your own words while keeping tense and meaning intact. Theme: health. Reading: The Island Festival. As a final check, read the passage once more and label every verb for tense, every noun for countability, and every connector for function. Keep a short error log of your own recurring mistakes and review it before writing. This routine turns isolated rules into durable habits across all five hundred lessons.
Practice Exercises
Work through each exercise to complete this lesson.
The rock has been ___ed to make a new course for the stream.
My sister cooks us ___icious dishes.
What does 'substantial' mean?
What does 'teen' mean?
What does 'transmission' mean?
What does 'trap' mean?
What does 'uniform' mean?
What does 'wildlife' mean?
Write a sentence using 'substantial'.
Summarize the passage in two sentences.
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