eng10-V6· Vocabulary· ~13 min

Health & Media

Words for health, fitness and the media.

This lesson covers two important word groups for B1-B2 learners: health and fitness words (like nutrition, exercise, and wellbeing) and media words (like journalist, broadcast, and documentary). You will learn to recognise meanings, fill gaps in sentences, spot the odd one out, and group words by topic. Being able to talk about your health and the news around you is a key skill at this level.

Key terms

health — the condition of your body and mind — being free from illness or injury
nutrition — the food you eat and the process of taking in nutrients that your body needs to grow and stay healthy
exercise — physical activity that you do to stay healthy and strong
media — all the ways of sharing news and information with large numbers of people, such as TV, radio, newspapers, and the internet
journalist — a person whose job is to collect, write, and report news for newspapers, TV, radio, or websites
social media — websites and apps that let users create and share content and connect with other people online
Health & Fitness words vs Media & News words
Health & FitnessMedia & News
healthmedia
nutritionjournalist
exercisebroadcast
balanced dietheadline
diseasearticle
preventadvertisement
wellbeingsocial media
fitdocumentary

These two word groups often appear in separate contexts. Health words describe your body, food, and illness. Media words describe news, communication, and entertainment. A few words like 'documentary' can cross over when the topic is health.

✎How to approach a meaning→word question
  1. 1Read the definition: The prompt says: 'Which word means the food you eat and how it affects your body?'
  2. 2Scan the choices: You see: health, nutrition, exercise, disease. Think about each one.
  3. 3Eliminate wrong ones: 'Health' is your general condition, not food. 'Exercise' is physical activity. 'Disease' is an illness. None of these match.
  4. 4Pick the match: 'Nutrition' is exactly about food and how it affects your body. That is the correct answer.
🚫Common mistake

Don't confuse 'headline' with 'article'. A headline is only the title of a news story — usually a few words in large print. The article is the whole piece of writing.

⚠️Caution

The word 'media' is usually treated as an uncountable (mass) noun in English. You say 'the media is...' or 'social media is...', never 'a media' or 'medias'.

💡Note

Words like 'fit', 'health', and 'wellbeing' are all positive, but they are not the same. 'Fit' is about your body's physical condition; 'wellbeing' includes mental and emotional comfort too.

Rules

  1. 1'Health' (uncountable) refers to your general condition; 'fit' (adjective) describes being in good physical shape.
  2. 2'Nutrition' is the process of eating and using food; a 'balanced diet' is the healthy mix of foods you actually eat every day.
  3. 3'Prevent' (verb) means to stop something before it happens — you prevent illness, not cure it.
  4. 4'Media' is the general word for all ways of sharing information; 'social media' is the specific part where users create and share content themselves.
  5. 5'Broadcast' can be a verb (to send out a programme) or a noun (the programme itself); it is mainly used for TV and radio, not newspapers.
  6. 6'Genre' is a category word — you use it to group films, books, or music by style (e.g. horror, comedy, documentary). A 'documentary' itself is a specific kind of non-fiction film, not a genre label.

Practice

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