CLASSROOM Grammar Elite
for Junior Secondary Students
Words by Theme

Unit 2

Theme: Health and fitness (p.27)

  1. Well-being (n.): the state of feeling healthy and happy

    e.g.
    People should not focus only on (著重) making money. They should pay close attention to (密切關注) their well-being (健康幸福) as well.

  2. Workout (n.): a period of physical exercise

    e.g.
    Sitting down immediately (立刻地) is not recommended after workouts (身體鍛煉). It can lead to shock (休克).

  3. Instructor (n.): a person whose job is to teach someone a practical skill or sport

    e.g.
    As a novice (新手) skier (滑雪者), you should hire (僱用) an instructor (教練) for the sake of (爲了) your safety.

  4. Cardio (n.): physical exercise that makes your heart work harder

    e.g.
    Cardio (有氧運動) helps burn off (燃燒) excess (多餘的) calories (卡路里) in the body.

  5. Routine (n.): a usual way of doing things

    e.g.
    Running fifteen hundred metres and doing fifty push-ups (伏地挺身) every day is the athlete’s daily (每天的) routine (常規).

  6. Training (n.): physical exercise that you do to stay healthy

    e.g.
    A well-designed training (訓練) plan helps you achieve your fitness goals (目標).

  7. Coach (n.): a person who trains a team or someone else in sport

    e.g.
    Under the patient (有耐心的) guidance (指導) of the coach (教練), the gymnast (體操運動員) finally completed the difficult roll (翻滾).

  8. Tailor-made (adj.): specially made for someone or something

    e.g.
    Diet (飲食) plans should be tailor-made (量身定做的) to suit (適合) the needs of different people. We should not blindly (盲目地) follow those on the internet.

  9. Nutritionist (n.): a person who is an expert on the relationship between food and health

    e.g.
    That nutritionist (營養師) attends (參加) a television show to teach the viewers (觀眾) how to make delicious and nutritious (有營養的) meals.

  10. Diet plan (n. phr.): an eating plan in which you eat certain foods to improve your health

    e.g.
    In addition to (除了) regular exercise, making a diet plan (飲食計劃) is also essential (必要的) to losing weight.

  11. Wellness (n.): the state of being healthy

    e.g.
    The school has launched (推出) a wellness (健康) programme, hoping that its students can maintain (維持) a healthy lifestyle (生活方式) while studying hard.