sedentary lifestyle
noun- Meaning
- a way of living with very little physical activity
- Uzbek
- harakatsiz turmush tarzi
- Russian
- малоподвижный образ жизни
Example: A sedentary lifestyle is now a bigger health risk than smoking in some countries.
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Vocabulary
Health
Sport, diet, healthcare systems, mental health — across Task 2 and all three Speaking parts.
Where it earns marks
Speaking Part 1 asks about food and exercise — these words lift that answer a level.
balanced diet
noun- Meaning
- eating the right variety and amount of food
- Uzbek
- muvozanatli ovqatlanish
- Russian
- сбалансированное питание
Example: A balanced diet costs less than people assume if meals are cooked at home.
obesity
noun- Meaning
- the condition of being very overweight
- Uzbek
- semizlik
- Russian
- ожирение
Example: Childhood obesity has doubled in urban areas over the last two decades.
mental health
noun- Meaning
- a person's emotional and psychological wellbeing
- Uzbek
- ruhiy salomatlik
- Russian
- психическое здоровье
Example: Employers are slowly beginning to treat mental health as seriously as physical illness.
preventive
adj.- Meaning
- intended to stop a problem before it happens
- Uzbek
- profilaktik, oldini oluvchi
- Russian
- профилактический
Example: Preventive care is far cheaper than treating a disease once it has developed.
life expectancy
noun- Meaning
- the average number of years people live
- Uzbek
- o'rtacha umr ko'rish davomiyligi
- Russian
- ожидаемая продолжительность жизни
Example: Life expectancy rose sharply once clean water reached rural districts.
cut down on
phrase- Meaning
- to reduce the amount of something you consume
- Uzbek
- kamaytirmoq
- Russian
- сократить потребление
Example: I have tried to cut down on sugar, though it is harder than I expected.
wellbeing
noun- Meaning
- the general state of being healthy and comfortable
- Uzbek
- farovonlik, yaxshi holat
- Russian
- благополучие
Example: Green spaces in cities have a measurable effect on residents' wellbeing.
Practice
Choose the word that fits the gap — its meaning appears after you answer. Nothing is saved.
1.Office workers who sit all day and never exercise have a .
2.A includes fruit, vegetables, protein and whole grains.
3.My doctor told me to salt because my blood pressure is high.
4.In Japan, is over 84 years, one of the highest in the world.
5.Vaccination is the best-known example of medicine.
6.Talking to a counsellor can help people whose is suffering after a difficult year.
Turn the words into practice
Karvon's lessons bring new words back on a spaced-repetition schedule, and your essays and Speaking answers are graded on vocabulary separately.