Text taken from face2face Intermediate 2nd Ed.
CUP, 2013 and tasks created by Miguel Sainz Chávez
Match the word with its correct definition.
1. Lecturer a) a kind of long-grain Indian rice with a delicate fragrance
2. Bloodstream b) the blood circulating through the body of a person or animal.
3. Basmati rice c) a person who gives lectures, especially as a teacher in higher
education.
4. Performing d) The act of working, functioning or doing something at the
expected standard.
5. Walnuts
Read the text and complete the sentences below with one or two words.
1. A ____________________ in food nutrition recommends eating smarter to do better in exams.
2. If people have exams or important assignments soon, they should think more about ____________________.
3. A person’s brain consumes about ____________________ we eat.
4. People need to eat frequently if they want to keep their brain ____________________ the best it can.
5. Fast food affects ____________________ reduces thinking ability.
6. Some better options for food are sweet potatoes, oats and ____________________ that release glucose slowly into the bloodstream.
7. Some foods might help you get better ____________________.
Read the article again. Are these sentences True (T) or False (F)?
1. The writer is a student at university.
2. She thinks that students doing exams should choose food carefully.
3. The brain needs the amount of glucose found in three bananas to function well.
4. A large amount of glucose improves memory.
5. For the brain to work well, we should eat three big meals a day.
6. Fast food contains healthy fats.
7. Green tea and salmon should both improve the way you feel.
8. You may do better in tests if you eat walnuts.
Text taken from face2face Intermediate 2nd Ed. CUP, 2013 and tasks created by Miguel Sainz Chávez