The Roadmap Report

B1+ Unit 9:
1: The
Walking
personal
football
trainer 1C
9AAQuality
new lifestyle
of life

BEFORE YOU WATCH

1 Work in pairs. Look at the photos. What are

the people doing? What do these photos have
in common?

2 Work in pairs. Discuss the questions.

1 What do you think people can do to have a good
quality of life?
2 Do you think you have a good quality of life?
Why/why not?
3 What exercise do you like to do? How often do
you do it?
4 What do you think makes a happy life?

3 Read the text quickly. What ten factors does it

mention that can contribute to a good quality of
life? Do you agree with each one. Give reasons
for your answers.

Living the good life

A recent study has shown that people in the UK
have a worse quality of life than those in many
other European countries. The research showed
that companies in the UK generally have longer
working hours, leading to increased stress and
anxiety for employees, less holidays and time
off work, and lower wages than in many other
western countries.
Researchers compared information on 17 factors
in the international study, including social
pressure, cost of living, the sense of
community within towns and cities and life
expectancy. The weather, how much exercise
people do, and the availability of leisure
facilities were also considered.
Results showed that France and Spain came top
of the quality of life list. The main contributing
factors people mentioned when questioned in
these happy countries were a good climate with
plenty of sunshine, the many green outdoor
spaces they can spend leisure time in, and better
working hours which mean they can spend a lot
of time with family and friends.

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 The Roadmap Report
B1+ Unit 9:
1: The
Walking
personal
football  
trainer   1C
9AAQuality
new lifestyle
of life

7 Watch the whole video again. Answer the questions.

WHILE YOU WATCH
1 How does Sally say she feels at the end of the day?

4 a You’re going to watch a video about a different way

to exercise. Read Sally’s introduction. Complete the 2 How is walking football different to normal football?
sentences with the phrases in the box.
3 What does Sally say when she interrupts?
a good sleep eating well quality of life
rushing around walking football
4 Who is walking football meant for?

Hi there, it’s Sally Williams here, and in this edition of
5 Paul says football focuses on the three ‘fs’. What are
the Roadmap report I’ll be looking at things we can do
they?
to improve our 1 . Now, like lots
of people, I’m always 2 and don’t
always do the things that are good for me – like 6 What two things does Sally practise?
3
and getting
4
. And I wish I had more time to 7 How does the first man say that football has changed
exercise but at the end of the day I’m too tired to do his life?
everything too energetic. But I’ve just found out about
another way of exercising which could be the answer. 8 How does Sally feel about walking football?
It’s football, but with a difference. I’m meeting
5
Association Chief Executive
Paul Carr to find out more.
AFTER YOU WATCH
b Watch the video from the start to 01:00 and check
your answers.
8 Work in pairs. Discuss the questions.
5 a Match words 1–6 with collocations a–f. 1 Would you like to try walking football? Why/Why not?
1 socially a average 2 Apart from the health benefits, what are the other
2 reduce b and safety benefits of doing sport regularly?
3 health c community 3 What are your favourite and least favourite sports?
d isolated Why do you like/dislike them?
4 serious
5 a sense of e stress 4 Are there any sports that you’ve you never tried, but
would like to? Why?
6 above f illnesses
9 Work in pairs. Think about sports you know that
b Watch the video from 01:00–2:05 and check
could be adapted to help people. Choose one sport
your answers.
and make a list of all the ways it could help people.
6 Watch the video from 03:31 to the end. Complete Then work with another pair and explain how you
the extracts with the words that you hear. Use 1–5 would adapt it and why. Explain how you would
words in each gap. adapt it and why.
1 I wish before A: If we choose tennis, we could adapt the rules to
the match. help people with leg or back problems who can’t run
2 How has football ? very fast.
3 … five, six times a week I go out and I play football or B: Yes we could make the rules say that you can only
I referee so it just . have set positions.
A: Then people only need to take three steps away from
4 I mean the doctors have told me
their positions.
and this is my
only way of doing it.
5 I’ve had two knee operations and I didn’t think I would
be .
6 Walking football can be
for people’s physical and mental health …
7 … some doctors are even prescribing it
.
8 … well I definitely feel better after
.

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