Healthy Food

Read the text and answer the questions below.

Reading

Complete the dialogue.

Communication

Choose the correct item.

Module 2 Self-Assessment (Units 5-8)

Vocabulary & Grammar

1. Did/Does they go to the cinema last week?

2. What were/was you doing when the telephone rang/ring?

3. My sister phoned/was phoning to tell me I had left/left my umbrella in the car.

4. At three o’clock yesterday I watched/was watching an interesting film.

5. He met her when he worked/was working in the UK.

6. Helen was/had been waiting us when we arrived/arrive.

7. Did/Were you stay in a hotel?

8. He arrived/was arriving when we had/were having dinner.

9. I broke/was breaking my leg when I played/was playing football.

10. Did you sit/Were you sitting in the library when she was calling/called you?

11. At the end of last year I was working/had been working here for 20 years.

12. I couldn’t get/got into my office because I had forgotten/forgot my keys.

13. It rained/was raining when we left/were leaving the café.

14. I didn’t see/wasn’t seeing the concert because I worked/was working.

15. When she called/was calling me I talked/was talking to my father.

16. Before my mother came/come I did/had already done my homework.

17. What did you/you did do last night?

18. What happened/had happened after the concert?

19. I turned/was turning on the radio to see what had happened/happened.

20. He had been trying/had tried to get a visa for several months before he gave/give it up.

Tom: Hi, 1)_____.

Maria: Oh, 2)_____, Tom! 3)_____ you want to join us?

Tom: Sure.

Maria: Ali, this 4)_____ my friend Tom. 5)_____ lives in the apartment across from mine. Ali's from Saudi Arabia. He's studying 6)______ the English Language Center.

Tom: Hi, Ali. Nice 7)_____ 8)_____ you.

Ali: You, 9)_____.

Tom: How long 10)_____ ______ _____ in the United States?

All food is made up of nutrients which our bodies use. There are different kinds of nutrients: carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins and minerals. Different kinds of food contain different nutrients.

Before we cut down on fat, sugar and salt, we have to know a bit more about the kind of food these things might be in. The biggest problem comes when these things are hidden in other foods: biscuits, crisps, sausages, meat pies, soft drinks and so on. The best way is to get into the habit of checking the ingredients and nutritional value on the sides of packets although this isn't always easy to do. Another thing to know is, for example, that we do need fat to live, it's an essential part of our diet and physically we couldn't exist without it. But we all know that to eat much fat is bad for our health. The matter is that there are different kinds of fat. There are fats that are good for us and fats that are bad for us. Eating less of the bad ones and more of the good ones can actually help us to live longer! Bad fats are the saturated fats, found in animal productions, like red meat, butter and cheese.

Friendly fats are the unprocessed fats found naturally in foods like nuts and seeds, olives, avocados and oily fish, including tuna. One more thing to know is that when food is cooked, its structure changes. It can change the vitamin and nutrient contents of food. More and more people feel strongly about the way, their food is produced. Nowadays so much of the basic food we eat — meat, fish, fruit and vegetables — is grown using chemicals and additives.

Although fertilizers and pesticides have greatly increased the quantity of food and helped to improve its appearance, there is a growing concern about the effects of these chemicals in the food chain. This concern has led to a growth in the demand for organically grown products. Today there is another problem. It is modified food, which is cheaper that ordinary one. There is a rumour that such food can cause cancer and other problems. Nobody knows, either it is just an imagined fear or a real problem. This problem could be solved and examined, but it will take some time. The food we eat, depends on lots of things. Taste is a big factor. Culture, religion and health also play a part in what food we eat. Advertising and social factors also have a big influence.

Income is also an important factor. That is why not surprisingly, money, rather than a lack of knowledge about how to eat well, is at the heart of the problem. Finally, there are three main messages to follow for healthy eating: First, we should eat less fat, particularly saturated fat. Secondly, we are to cut down on sugar and salt. Thirdly, we must eat more fresh fruit and vegetables.

1. How food is made up?

2. Where is the biggest problem of food hidden?

3. What nutrients do you know?

4. Could we exist without fat?

5. What are bad fats?

6. What are friendly fats?

7. What helps to increase the quantity and appearance of food?

8. What is cheaper modified or ordinary food?

9. What is the biggest factor of food?

10. What are three main messages to follow for healthy eating?

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