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UNIT 4Health PartA_1 Identifying the Relationship Between the Speakers Identifying the relationship between the speakers in a conversation is an important skill in listening comprehension. Although sometimes the conversation itself does not contain words that say exactly what the relationship is, we can rely on contextual clues to find it out. Such clues include the degrees of intimacy (e.g., how intimately the speakers address each other, what endearments are used), the degrees of politeness (strangers tend to be more polite towards each other than friends or family members), and the particular situation (at a doctor’s consulting room, at a shop, etc.). Listen to the following dialogues and choose the right answers to the questions that follow the dialogues. PartA_1_p2 PartA_1_p3 PartB_1 Discuss the following questions in pairs or small groups: 1. How are you feeling today? 2. Did you sleep well last night? 3. Do you have problems going to sleep? How long have you had this problem? 4. Have you gained /lost weight recently? What are you going to do about it? 5. Do you get much exercise? 6. What do you think we can do to keep fit? 7. Do you think health is more important than good grades or a successful career? Why or why not? PartB_1_2_demo PartB_1_2_demo PartB_2_1 medication n. medicine 药物 stress n. worry and pressure caused by difficulties in life and too much work 压力 symptom n. an outward or noticeable sign of illness 症状 insomnia n. habitual inability to sleep 失眠（症） complaint n. an illness 疾病 PartB_2_2 1. Background information Nowadays many people complain of insomnia, indigestion and overweight. Too much fat and lack of physical activities often result in indigestion and overweight, which can happen in all age groups. Stress from intense competition in life and work is one of the main causes of insomnia. A recent survey shows that 35% of our population is suffering from trouble sleeping, while in