Discuss the following issues

A No Smoking Day

Read the note and give your opinion about this option.

Match the suggestions (1-3) to the reasons (a-c). Then, write an article for your university newspaper about how to lose weight.

Speaking

C) Give advice to your friend how to avoid stress.

B) Make a list of products which make you feel calm.

Eat to Relax

Answer the questions to the text above.

1. What does new research suggest?

2. When may vitamins increase diseases?

3. Why can vitamins be toxic to health?

4. Why are the commercial forms not always compatible with natural ones?

5. What can you recommend about taking vitamins?

11.9 a) Read the text below and look carefully at each line. If the line is correct, put a tick (ü), if it has a word that should not be there, write this word on the line, as in the examples.

We all know that eating of healthy foods helps us to 0 of

live longer and to ward off the danger of strokes or 00 ü

heart disease. A healthy lifestyle, which includes and 1

regular exercise and a diet with lots of fruit and 2

vegetables, not only keeps the doctor away but also 3

makes us to feel good. Being in good health is an 4

important way for to reduce stress, but this is not the 5

only benefit of eating properly. In particular, the types 6

of food that we eat influence on our moods. Eating 7

carbohydrate-rich foods like breads, cereals, rice and 8

pasta it causes the production of serotonin, which 9

makes us feel calm. Fruit and vegetables also set off 10

the production of this chemical, but in too smaller 11

doses. Milk, cheese and the yoghurt can also help, 12

especially when they eaten together with carbohydrates. 13

The next time you feel stressed, try a little piece 14

bread and a glass of milk and you’ll feel relaxed in no time. 15

1. eat a variety of foods

2. not miss meals

3. take up a sport you like

a) body / burn /calories more slowly / can put on weight

b) if / exercise regularly / lose weight

c) if / only eat salads / not have energy / get through the day

Example: You should eat a variety of foods. If you eat only salads …

Giving up smoking is a good idea – in fact, it is one of the most important things that someone can do to improve his or her health. I recommended having a No Smoking Day. And it took place at the end of April at my faculty. But we found that nothing unusual resulted. Nothing had changed – smokers think that a lack of nicotine means that they are more likely to have problems at university or at home if they try to give up smoking. Some of my friends think that No Smoking Day could damage one’s health.

1. What is your idea of healthy lifestyle?

2. What is your idea of healthy diet? Is it a low-fat / sugar-free / meat free diet? Is food in your university canteen healthy? Why or why not?

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