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HEALTH

VOCABULARY

Complete the sentence beginnings using the words in the box. Use a
dictionary if necessary. Then match the sentence halves.

junk excess sugary fatty

balanced processed less-than-healthy starchy

1. To eat in __________________________ …
2. A__________________________ diet is a good mix of …
3. A __________________________ diet is …
4. __________________________ food refers to things that are pre-prepared, …
5. __________________________ food refers to foods that are high in
carbohydrates, …
6. __________________________ food is another name for ‘fast food’- …
7. __________________________ food refers to chocolate, cakes …
8. __________________________ food refers to food like sausages or bacon, …

A. …proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals.

B. …and other snacks which have a high sugar content.
C. …it usually refers to cheeseburgers, chips, take-away pizzas etc.
D. …like potatoes or pasta.
E. …when we eat too many sugary snacks and fatty foods.
F. …is to eat too much, like people do at Christmas.
G. …which are very high in cholesterol because they contain lots of fats.
H. …like frozen pizzas, packets of soup and so on.

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READING

A. Complete the two sentences below. Then read the text about a healthy
diet to see if your ideas were correct.

1. People with a healthy diet eat a balance of ….

2. People with a healthy diet eat very little ….

A healthy diet

As the rhyme says, ‘Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat’. Whether we eat a goose for
Christmas dinner or any other traditional dish, what’s clear is that we’ll probably eat far more
than we need to eat over the festive season. And no Christmas is complete without sweets,
pastries, cakes, chocolates and other less-than-healthy treats. But Christmas is traditionally a
time of excesses. If we keep to a healthy diet the rest of the year, we can break a few rules at
Christmas. So, what is a healthy diet?

For a healthy diet it is important to follow certain guidelines.

• Eat at least three meals a day.

• Eat a balance of carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins, minerals and fats.
• Don’t eat too many fatty foods, junk food, processed foods and sugary snacks.

Breakfast

‘It’s the most important meal of the day’ you often hear people say. And it is probably true.
You need energy to start the day so a bowl of cereals and a glass of fruit juice or toast and
jam and a glass of milk is ideal.

Lunch at school

If you have lunch in the school canteen, choose something rich in protein (like meat, chicken,
fish, eggs or beans) and one starchy food (bread, potatoes rice or pasta). Add a portion of
salad or vegetables and for dessert eat fruit or yoghurt.

Snacks

If you get hungry between meals, avoid crisps, chocolate and sugary cakes and biscuits. These
are bad for your health because they contain lots of fats and sugar but very few vitamins and
minerals. Instead, eat fruit, homemade biscuits or healthy sandwiches.

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Drinks

Don’t drink too many soft drinks like cola or fizzy orange. These drinks contain lots of sugar
and artificial flavouring and colouring. Instead mix fruit juice with sparkling water or make your
own fruit milkshakes and smoothies.

B. Read the text again and circle the correct words.

1. A goose is/isn’t a traditional Christmas dish.

2. People traditionally eat not enough/more at Christmas.

3. We should eat only/at least three meals a day.

4. It is/isn’t possible to eat a healthy school lunch.

5. Crisps are healthy/unhealthy.

6. Fruit juice/A fizzy drink contains lots of artificial flavouring.

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GRAMMAR

RELATIVE PRONOUNS; THERE IS/THERE ARE; WAS/WERE; A LOT/A FEW;

MUCH/MANY

A. Choose the best option; A, B or C.

1. Christmas is a time _________________ people often eat too much.

A. who B. when C. which

2. Vitamin C, _________________ can be found in lots of different kinds of fruit,

is essential for growing children.

A. which B. that C. what

3. She’s the nutrition expert _________________ appears on TV.

A. which B. what C. who

4. Dr Schmidt, _________________ ideas on health and diets are quite

revolutionary, is here with us in the studio today.

A. who’s B. who C. whose

5. Fatty foods and sugary snacks are _________________ you should avoid!

A. which B. that C. what

6. Pasta is a kind of food _________________ can be eaten with almost anything.

A. that B. who C. what

7. Jamie Oliver, _________________ has written books and appeared on TV, is

trying to improve school dinners in the UK.

A. whose B. who C. that

8. My mother is the one _________________ trying to get us all to eat healthily.

A. whose B. what’s C. who’s

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B. Complete the sentences using the words in the box.

wasn’t much are a lot

many a few were is

1. There ___ hundreds of people running in the marathon.

2. ____ there any of that low-fat cheese left?
3. There ____ any vegetarian food so we had to go to another restaurant.
4. There _____ lots of vitamins in fresh vegetables.
5. There isn’t _______ sugar in these biscuits – they’re healthy.
6. How _____ fast food restaurants are theer in your city?
7. _______ of green vegetables contain small amounts of vitamin B.
8. You only need to eat _______ walnuts a day to reduce your cholesterol.

C. Correct the mistakes.

1. The school canteen, that caters for a thousand students, is open from 12 till 3.
2. Stella McCartney, who father is ex-Beatle Paul, is a famous fashion designer.
3. This is the chef which appears on TV.
4. There isn’t much vitamins in cakes and biscuits.
5. There are lot of minerals in green leafy vegetables like cabbage.
6. There’s a lot of people who eat in excess at Christmas.
7. There weren’t much food left when we arrived at the party.
8. There aren’t much people who can eat a healthy diet at Christmas.

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WRITING

A. Write an article about the ‘Mediterranean Diet’.

It is claimed that the Mediterranean Diet is one of the healthiest diets a person can
have. People in Spain, Italy, Greece and Morocco have followed this diet for centuries,
and now suffer less from high cholesterol and heart disease.

Write an article for your school magazine. Talk about the benefits of the Mediterranean
Diet and suggest ways that your schoolmates could introduce this diet into their daily
lives.

Organise your text.

Make notes:

Find out (and make notes) about the Mediterranean Diet. What kind of foods are
eaten? Where does it come from? What are the health benefits?

Linking words and expressions:

One of the main advantages of the Mediterranean Diet is that …

Another advantage of the diet is …
As well as that …

Plan:

Begin the article with a quote, a question or a strong opinion.

1. Introduction: The Mediterranean Diet – where does it come from? What is it?
2. Paragraph 1: What kind of food?
3. Paragraph 2: What kind of health benefits?
4. Paragraph 3: How can you introduce this diet into your daily life?

Useful words and expressions:

….. is good for your (heart).

…. Keeps your cholesterol down.
If you eat less (red meat), …
…. high in fibre.
Write your article. Use 80 – 120 words.

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SPEAKING

A. Talk about these questions with a partner:

1. Do you think you have a healthy diet?

2. What healthy foods do you eat?
3. What unhealthy foods do you eat?
4. How many times a week do you eat meat?
5. How many times a week do you eat fish?
6. How many snacks do you have every day (between meals)?
7. How much fruit do you eat?
8. How much cheese, yoghurt and milk do you have?
9. What do you usually have for breakfast?
10. What was the last unhealthy thing you ate?

B. Speak with a partner about these pictures.

1. Which of the two diets is closer to your own?

2. Imagine you are going to have a party with food and drink for your classmates.
You want the food to be healthy and tasty. Decide from the pictures above
which food you would include.

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LISTENING

A. You are going to listen to a woman from Hong Kong talking about losing
weight. Before you listen write six words or phrases that you expect to
hear. Then listen and tick the words or phrases as you hear them.

1. ___________________ 4. ___________________
2. ___________________ 5. ___________________
3. ___________________ 6. ___________________

Source: http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/i-wanna-talk-about/losing-weight

B. Listen again and decide whether these statements are true or false.

1. In Hong Kong it is unusual to see an advertisement about weight loss.

2. Most women in Hong Kong are thin.

3. Losing weight through a beauty salon is expensive.

4. Changing your bed time has no effect on weight loss.

5. The speaker thinks that the best way to lose weight is to do exercise.

6. Going to the gym makes the speaker stressed.

7. The speaker thinks that looking good is important.

8. The speaker thinks that a healthy body is the most important thing for life.

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ANSWERS

VOCABULARY

1. excess - F
2. balanced - A
3. less-than - healthy E
4. processed - H
5. starchy - D
6. junk - C
7. sugary - B
8. fatty - G

READING

Students’ own ideas

1. is

2. more

3. at least

4. is

5. unhealthy

6. a fizzy drink

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GRAMMAR

A.

1. B
2. A
3. C
4. C
5. C
6. A
7. B
8. C

B.

1. were
2. is
3. wasn’t
4. are
5. much
6. many
7. A lot
8. a few

C.

1. The school canteen which caters for a thousand students is open from 12 till 3.

2. Stella McCartney, whose father is ex-Beatle Paul, is a famous fashion designer.

3. This is the chef who/that appears on TV.

4. There aren’t many/much vitamins in cakes and biscuits.

5. There are a lot of minerals in green leafy vegetables like cabbage.

6. There are a lot of people who eat in excess at Christmas.

7. There wasn’t much food left when we arrived at the party.

8. There aren’t many people who can eat a healthy diet at Christmas.

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WRITING

Students’ own answers.

SPEAKING

Students’ own answers

B
Students’ own answers

LISTENING

Students’ own answers

1. False

2. True

3. True

4. False

5. True

6. False

7. True

8. True

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Transcript:

I wanna talk about losing weight. I suppose many people agree that this is such an
important topic for girls in Hong Kong. You can tell by the number of advertisements in
the MTR stations, magazines and even on TV promoting the importance of it…in your
everyday life.

If you walk in the streets in Hong Kong, you will find that the majority of women are
fairly skinny, maybe skinnier than they need to be because I guess if they are not in
good shape, they know that if they are not in good shape, they’ll be considered ugly or
in general not attractive at all. There was a piece of news that a girl in high school had
committed suicide because she was considered fat and had been consistently teased
by her peers or been called names by her peers, and she couldn't take the pressure
and I guess she had the concept of being fat is generally a sin.

In fact I myself have tried different ways of losing weight. The first method that I’ve
tried was go to beauty salons regularly and there are of course pros and cons of doing
that. One of the pros is that it’s really fast and it’s quite effective in fact. Of course the
biggest con is that it’s quite costly - it can cost you from say 5000 grand to more than
10,000 grand depending on how many days or how many courses you open. And the
other con is that it in fact rebounds quite quickly if you don’t go to the beauty salons
on a regular basis. And other than going to the beauty salon, you can also control your
diet by eating less than you usually do but it can really be a killer if you are a food
lover like me and it’s sometimes hard to maintain the diet.

And the third method that I tried was to sleep earlier than I usually do, which is
around, say 11pm. I think it is really a good method or it’s really good for your health
because it keeps your metabolism going. And also to sleep late, say 2 am, usually
you’ll get hungry and you’ll grab a supper too, meaning that you will consume more
food than you really need to. And the fourth method that I tried, that I finally tried,
which is by far the most effective method was to work out, or to go to the gym
regularly, not that it helps you to achieve your goal – to lose weight and it is actually
not difficult to do because if you go to the gym or run for like every day for at least
half an hour or say just half an hour, you can achieve your goal within one month. And
also noticed myself getting healthier because it improves my blood circulation,
substantially I would say, and I guess less tired and I start to perform well or better at
work as well. And people say that your brains produces (produce] what I call the
happy hormones after you finish your work out and I really like the feeling of being
happy especially if I go to the gym after work and it’s a great stress reliever.

And in summary I think that it is not a bad idea to lose weight on a regular basis
because you get a better appearance by doing that, and that generally does boost
one’s self-esteem. And also if you work out to lose weight, obviously you get a
healthier body, which is one of the, or I say the most important thing for life.

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