GLOBAL SUCCESS 11 - Unit 1: A Long and Healthy Life

A comprehensive set of 35 vocabulary flashcards covering key terms from Unit 1: A Long and Healthy Life, focusing on health, fitness, and medical terminology.

Fit (a)

Looking slim and in good physical shape.

Fitness (n)

The state of being physically healthy or the condition of being physically fit.

Balanced diet

A diet that contains an adequate amount of all the nutrients required by the body to grow and remain disease-free.

Strength (n)

The quality or state of being physically strong or having the power to perform physical tasks.

Strong (a)

The adjective used to describe someone who has physical power.

Physician (n)

Another term for a doctor who is qualified to practice medicine.

Mental (a)

Related to the mind or psychological state rather than the physical body.

Lifestyle (n)

The specific way in which a person or group lives, including habits and choices.

Ingredient (n)

Any of the foods or substances that are combined to make a particular dish or product like medicine.

Nutrient (n)

A substance that provides nourishment essential for growth and the maintenance of life.

Nutrition (n)

The process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth.

Life expectancy

The average period that a person may expect to live; also known as life span or longevity.

Longevity (n)

A synonym for life expectancy, referring to long life or the duration of existence.

Antibiotics (n)

A substance, such as penicillin, that can destroy or prevent the growth of bacteria and cure infections.

Infection (n)

The process of being infected or a disease caused by microorganisms like germs.

Germ (n)

A microscopic living organism that can cause disease.

Living organism

A living creature, such as a human, animal, plant, bacterium, or virus.

Food poisoning

Illness caused by bacteria or other toxins in food, typically with vomiting and diarrhea.

Work out

A phrasal verb meaning to do physical exercise to improve health or fitness.

Under the weather

An idiom meaning to feel ill, sick, or not completely well.

Cut down on

A phrasal verb meaning to reduce the amount or consumption of something, such as fatty foods.

Give off

A phrasal verb meaning to emit or send out something like light or gas.

Examine (v)

To look at someone or something closely and carefully in order to find something out or check their health.

Food label

A tag on food products that lists calorie levels and ingredients.

Routine (n)

A sequence of actions or a habit that is regularly followed.

Electronic device

Modern tools such as smartphones, laptops, or tablets.

Star jumps

An exercise performed by jumping with feet apart and arms spread out like a star.

Muscle (n)

Pieces of flesh in the body that allow the movement of arms, legs, and other parts.

Bacteria (pl.n)

Microscopic living organisms that can cause disease, the plural form of bacterium.

Cell (n)

The basic structural unit of which all living organisms are composed.

Acupuncture (n)

A treatment involving the insertion of very thin needles into the skin at specific points to relieve pain.

Yoga (n)

A healthy lifestyle practice involving physical postures, often used to improve flexibility and strength.

Addicted to

Being physically or mentally dependent on a particular substance or activity.

Allergic to

Having a medical condition that causes a reaction when coming into contact with a particular substance.

Treatment (n)

Medical care given to a patient for an illness or injury, also known as a cure.