G: Present continuous and simple, action and

Unit 1 Eating habits non-action verbs.

V: Food; phrasal verbs.

A)VOCABULARY / SPEAKING
1) Match the words to the definitions.
a) Junk food ( ) Characteristic of food which causes a burning sensation in the mouth.
b) All-you-can-eat ( ) A kind of restaurant where you can serve yourself as many times as you want.
c) Pot-luck ( ) Food you buy at a restaurant to eat at home.
d) Eat out ( ) A small portion of food usually eaten between breakfast and lunch or lunch and dinner.
e) Spicy ( ) A person who prepares food for eating.
f) Takeout food ( ) An informal meal in which each person brings a different dish to share with the others.
g) Homemade food ( ) Not cooked.
h) Frozen food ( ) One of the regular occasions for eating, as breakfast, lunch and dinner.
i) Leftovers ( ) Foods that people do not eat and save to eat later.
j) Raw ( ) Food that is kept in a freezer.
k) Cook (noun) ( ) The piece of kitchen equipment used to cook food, = stove (Am. E.).
l) Cooker (Br.E.) ( ) Food that has too much sugar, fats, calories and is poor in nutrients.
m) Meal ( ) Food which is made at home.
n) Snack ( ) To have a meal at a restaurant, not at home.

2) Use the words from the previous exercise to fill in the gaps.
a) We went to an _________________________ pizza place and I ate 24 slices and paid only 7 dollars!
b) I don’t have time to cook. So, when I come from work, I buy ___________________________
from one of the restaurants near my apartment.
c) It is too expensive to _________________________. Let’s cook something at home.
d) A: Phil is great _________________________, almost a chef.
B: You’re kidding, right? He doesn’t even know how to use the _________________________
to fry an egg!
d) My mom cooks every day because we all love ____________________________.
e) Dinner is my favorite __________________________ because I can eat and talk to my family.
f) School cafeterias can no longer serve _________________________ like crisps and hot dogs.
g) Sushi is made from ___________________________ fish.
h) It is important to have a __________________________ in the middle of the afternoon not to feel so hungry in
the evening.
i) I made a delicious omelet using the ___________________________ from today’s lunch.
j) It was a __________________________ party. Everyone took a different dish. I made cookies and everybody
loved them!
l) His freezer is full of ___________________________ food.
m) Vatapá is a Brazilian dish from Bahia which is very ___________________________.

B) READING
1) Check if the following statements are true (T) or false (F) according to the text.
 ( ) The brains of human beings evolved when there wasn’t much food available. That is
why we tend to choose low-calorie foods.
( ) Junk food like a Big Mac makes your brain release substances which give you
pleasure.
( ) The process of feeling good that fast food gives you contributes to compulsive eating.
( ) The bread used in a Big Mac has addictive sugars which make you avoid eating more
fast food.
( ) People can be dehydrated after eating a Big Mac because of the addictive sugars.
( ) You may feel you are still hungry and need to eat more when you have too much salt.
( ) When you have a high-calorie meal, the levels of glucose get higher and make you feel
satisfied.
( ) It takes more time for our bodies to digest hamburgers because of their amount of fat.
( ) It is said that trans fats are strictly connected to obesity and diabetes.
( ) The graphic recommends eating Big Macs on a regular basis.

2) Match the words in bold to the definitions. Do not use a dictionary: try to infer the meaning
from the context.
a) ‘…when food was scarce…’ (After 10 minutes)
b) ‘…Junk food triggers your brain’s reward system…(After 10 minutes)
c) ‘…your brain’s reward system…’ (After 10 minutes)
d) ‘…make your body crave more of them…’ (After 20 minutes)
e) ‘… you need to go back for another helping of food…’ (After 30 minutes)
f) ‘...The high fructose corn syrup in the Big Mac bun...’ (After 30 minutes)
g) ‘…causing insulin spikes and even greater hunger pangs…’ (After 40 minutes)
h) ‘...hamburgers take a lot more time to digest because they are too greasy,,,’ (After 60 minutes)

( ) Something good given in return of something (adjective).

( ) A Sudden physical sensation (noun).
( ) Animal fat (adjective).
( ) Portion (noun).
( ) Insufficient to satisfy the needs (adjective).
( ) A round piece of bread (noun).
( ) To initiate a group of events or reactions (verb).
( ) To need and want greatly (verb).
 Our brains evolved during a time when food was A Big Mac contains 970 milligrams of sodium. This
scarce, so we became adept at choosing high calorie huge amount of salt can result in dehydration. With
foods. Big Mac (with cheese and sauce) contains symptoms that closely mimic those of hunger, it’s easy
540 calories and raises your blood sugar to abnormal for dehydration to trick you into thinking you need to
levels. go back for another helping of food.
Junk food triggers your brain’s reward system by Ingesting too much sodium makes it hard for your
releasing a surge of ‘feel good’ chemicals – such as kidneys to excrete salt. To try to take the excess salt out
the neuroptransmitter dopamine – which induce of your system, your body then takes water from the
feelings of pleasure. This process works in a similar surrounding tissues. This fluid buildup means that your
way to that of drugs such as cocaine and contributes heart must work harder to pump blood. This causes high
to a strong possibility of developing compulsive blood pressure and can lead to heart disease and stroke.
eating.

Do you ever still feel hungry after just having eaten a

Big Mac? This is because you have lost control of your
Did you know that a Big Mac bun contains high blood sugar, making your even more fast food.
levels of high fructose corn syrup and sodium? Both The first time you consume a high-calorie meal, your
ingredients are addictive and therefore make your insulin response can reduce your glucose levels making
body crave more of them. These ingredients are also you want to eat more. The high fructose corn syrup in
harmful and can cause obesity, diabetes and heart the Big Mac bun is quickly absorbed by the
disease. gastrointestinal tract, causing insulin peaks and even
greater hunger pangs.

Normally the body takes about 24 to 72 hours to digest

food. However, hamburgers take a lot more time to
digest because they are too greasy. It can take more
than three days to fully digest a Big Mac.
Also, it takes approximately 51 days to digest trans-fat.
A Big Mac contains 1.5 grams of trans fat. Different
studies have proved that trans fats can be linked to
heart disease, obesity, cancer and diabetes.
If you want to enjoy a Big Mac, try to have it only
occasionally. The burger’s ingredients can cause
serious harm to your body, especially when you
consume them on a regular basis.

Text adapted from http://fox13now.com/2015/09/25/infographic-claims-to-show-what-happens-in-first-hour-after-you-eat-a-big-mac/. Access

on February 23rd, 2016.
C) LISTENING
1) Listen to a Japanese girl called Rumiko talking about food and eating habits.
Is food fuel or pleasure for her? Why? (AEF 3 – CD 1, track 2)
____________________________________________________________________________

2) Listen again and choose the correct option(s).

a) Where does she usually have lunch?
( ) At a restaurant.
( ) At home.
( ) At the office.
b) Why doesn’t she cook often?
( ) Because she works late.
( ) Because her kitchen is small.
( ) Because her boyfriend cooks better than her.
c) Does she eat or drink anything unhealthy?
( ) A lot of sweets.
( ) Chicken and chips
( ) Coffee.
d) What is she addicted to?
( ) To caffeine.
( ) To sweets.
( ) To chocolate.

Rumiko Yasuda is a magazine

editor from Tokyo.
e) Is she cutting down on anything at the moment?
( ) Yes, on caffeine.
( ) No, she isn’t.
( ) Yes, on sweets.
f) What is happening to the Japanese diet today?
( ) It is getting better, people are eating more healthily and cooking at home.
( ) It hasn’t changed in the last few decades and typical Japanese restaurants are very common.
( ) It is getting worse, people are getting fatter and people’s diets are more westernized.

g) Is this a completely bad thing in her opinion?

( ) Yes, because typical Japanese restaurants are disappearing.
( ) No, because Japanese food is healthy.
( ) No, because there are more different options of restaurants and food.

3) Listen again and write down the interviewer’s questions.

a) ________________________________________________________________________?

b) ________________________________________________________________________?

c) ________________________________________________________________________?

d) ________________________________________________________________________?

e) ________________________________________________________________________?

D) SPEAKING
Use the questions above to talk to a classmate.
E) GRAMMAR: present simple and present continuous; action and non-action verbs.
1) Read the sentences and underline the correct form.
a) I don’t usually have / I’m not usually having breakfast.
b) Our classes usually start / are starting at 7:30.
c) I drink / I’m drinking a lot of coffee every day.
d) I think that Japanese people get / are getting fatter.
e) It rains / It’s raining a lot here in the summer.
f) I work / I’m working until 7 in the evening this month.
g) The Earth goes / is going around the Sun.

2) Complete the sentences with the simple present or present continuous forms of the verbs in the
parentheses.
a) We ___________________________ to fast food restaurants very often. (not – go)
b) More and more children ___________________________ greasy and sugary snacks at school
nowadays. (have)
c) ___________ you _____________________ any vitamins or supplements at the moment?
(take)
d) Don’t eat that spinach if you __________________________ it. (not – like)
e) ___________ your girlfriend _____________________ how to cook? (know)
f) We ___________________________ take-out food during the weekend. (not – get)
g) What ____________ your parents _____________________? It smells great! (cook)
h) You look worried! What ____________ you _______________________ about? (think)
i) The diets of people in Brazil ________________________________ worse. People
_____________________________ more and more junk food. (get / eat)
j) I ______________________ to eat less at the moment. The doctor said I need to lose 10 kilos!
(try)

3) Circle the correct option. Why is the other option not correct?
a) I need / I’m needing a new cell phone.
b) I recognize / I’m recognizing that girl.
c) I know / I’m knowing it is correct.
d) I have / I’m having a new pair of sneakers.
e) I have / I’m having lunch now.

4) Circle the correct form, simple present or present continuous.

a) I don’t believe / I’m not believing you cooked dinner without any help!
b) Let’s choose what to eat. The waiter comes / is coming!
c) Liz doesn’t want / isn’t wanting to have dinner!
d) The chef is sick, so he doesn’t work / isn’t working today.
e) The check doesn’t seem / isn’t seeming correct! Forty dollars for a slice of pizza and a Coke?
f) Do we need / Are we needing to go to the supermarket today?
g) Can I call you back in ten minutes? I have / I’m having dinner now.
h) I didn’t like fish when I was a child, but now I love / I’m loving fish!
i) What do you cook / are you cooking? It smells delicious!
j) What do you cook / are you cooking when your parents visit you?
k) Ouch! You stand / are standing on my foot!
l) Sorry! She can’t answer the phone right now. She takes / is taking a shower.
m) We need / are needing an answer from you until tomorrow.
n) Do you go out / Are you going out tonight?
o) A: Do you go / Are you going to the park this afternoon?
B: I don’t know. It depends / is depending on the weather.
 p) A: What does she cook / is she cooking?
B: I don’t have any idea, but it smells / is smelling delicious!
5) Fill in the gaps with the simple present or the present continuous of the verbs.
1. Where's John? He ___________________________ (listen) to a new CD in his room.
2. Jean _________________________ (work) hard every day but she ______________________________
(not work) today because she’s sick.
3. Look! That boy is desperate! He ______________________ (run) after the bus. He
_______________________(want) to catch it.
4. Shh! The boss _______________________(come) and we _________________________ (need) to finish
this!
5. A: __________ you ______________________ (enjoy) this party?
B: Yes, I _________________________________(have) a great time!
6. A: What ____________ you _____________________ (do) next Saturday?
B: Nothing special. I _______________________________ (stay) at home.
7. I __________________________ (live) with my parents but right now I ___________________________
(stay) with some friends for a few days.
8. I can't talk on the phone now. I _____________________________ (drive) home.

F) VOCABULARY: Phrasal Verbs

1) Match the the phrasal verbs to the definitions.

a) I eat out a lot because I don’t have time to cook.
b) I’m trying to cut down on caffeine because I’m having difficulties in falling asleep.
c) The doctor told me I have to cut out all fats because of my high cholesterol levels.
d) There was no cake left for me. They ate it all up.
e) I got home so hungry I decided to heat up some frozen food.

( ) Eat less.
( ) Make cold food hot.
( ) Eat at a restaurant, not at home.
( ) Eat everything.
( ) Eliminate.

4) Use the phrasal verbs above in the sentences.

a) A: There are no sweets I can eat! I have to ________________________________ all kinds of
sweets.
B: No sweets at all? Poor you! I wouldn’t survive without sweets!
b) I couldn’t _________________________________ the food because the microwave is not
working.
c) I’m too tired to go out! I don’t want to _______________________________. Let’s order
something
and eat at home!
d) If you want to lose weight, you’ll have to ___________________________________ on fried
things.
e) Your plate is totally empty! You _________________________________ everything!