f Chapter 1: Food Facts Read the statements in the chart belov Check (v) the correct box. assage below to find out if the statements in Before Scan the reading p e ily true or false. Share your answers with a partner. gu Read above are real © Read the passage again, then answer the questions that follow. Food Facts — | Around the world, people have beliefs about certain’ food and J drink. Some people think that chicken soup is good for a cold "Others believe that it is unhealthy not to eat meat. The question is, are any of these beliefs true? Read this factsheet to find out ; Belief: Chicken soup helps to fight a cold. Fact: For centuries,’ people have believed that chicken soup is a good cold remedy. Now, doctors say this belief may be true. Researchers’ think that chicken soup contains a special chemical |. that stops a cold from getting worse. Also, heat from the soup c®: make a person feel better. | | Belief: A vegetarian diet is unhealthy. Fact: Meat, especially red meat, contains protein’ that the body |. needs. A person who doesn’t eat meat can get enough protein & be healthy by eating tofu, eggs, nuts, and certain vegetables. 1s Belief: Chocolate causes pimples.’ Fact: This is a common belief that is not true! Many researchars say that eating chocolate does not cause pimples. More often, cause is stress or not getting enough sleep. 3 Escaneado con CamScannerBelief: Tea is better than coffee. Fact: A study in 2002 showed that black or green tea contains substances that can protect your heart, fight cancer, and lower fat in your body. Coffee does not do this. Belief: Foods like bread and potatoes are fattening. Fact: Bread and potatoes do \ ‘ ‘ : not contain much fat, or many calories. Eating too much and not exercising can cause us to gain weight. Also, adding fattening things like butter to bread and potatoes can raise the number of calories we eat. | 1 certain some, an amount of something centuries hundreds of years; century = one hundred researchers people who do research, 1€, read or do ext chemical /kemikol/ 3 substance that has certain properties that can affect living things fe found in meat, fish, cheese, and other foods that the body needs to grow | lee periments to find information la | 5 protein a substanc 6 pimples small ced swellings on the skin, usually on the face 7 Uae very serious (often deadly) disease of the human body _— Escaneado con CamScanner2H Reading Comprehensi a | ension: — The Pa : i How Much Do Roripletelcerhi alow are ‘about the reading. Choose the correct answer tO Ye a ou Remember? 1. Chicken soup is good for a cold because of arspecial — _ in contains. a, chemical bb. remedy cheat 2. Chocolate does not cause pimples but —___—— ad ——-—-—= do a. fats / calories by stress / lack of sleep ¢, butter /lack of exercise 3, Eating bread is not fattening, but —___—— a. eating potatoes bb. eating similar food ¢. adding butter to it ‘4. Our beliefs about some foods are ———— a. unhealthy b. fattening c.incorrect Vocabulary eae Comprehension: @ The words in italics are vocabulary items from the reading. Read each| question or ‘statement and choose the correct answer. Check oui a Words in Context with a partner. 4. A good remedy for a headache 1s a. aspirin b. noise 2. Which of these contains meat? a.a hamburger b. bread 3, Your diet is . a. what you eat tb, what you wear 4. an example of a fattening food is a, carrots b, ice cream 5. If you eat food with a lot of calories —___— a. you get heavier b. you lose weight @_ Now think of other examples using the vocabulary from A. Share gst Ideas with a partner. | What remedy would you take for a sore throat? Name a food or dish that contains protein. What food is a main part of your diet, Name a food that is fattening, ———— . Name a food that does not have a lot of calories, wewns Escaneado con CamScanner, @® The words in the chart . words with their anton ow Sre all in the reading passage. Match these speech in the box. ‘om the box. Also, write each word's part of lower lose better slimming __ healthy unhealthy gain fattening raise worse @ Complete the sentences below with the antonyms from the chart in A. 1. If you want to weight you need to eat less and exercise more. 2. That dress makes you look thin: The style is very 3. Don’t eat butter on your bread if you wantto___———————S—S_s the number of calories you eat. 4, Take this medicine. It will help you feel 5. Stella is very . She eats well and exercises every day. fink: Abo 1, Can you think of any other foods that are believed to be good for a cold? 2. What remedy do you usually use for a cold? 3. Do you know anyone who is a vegetarian? Do you think their diet is healthy or unhealthy? 4. Do you know of any other beliefs people in your country have about food? Escaneado con CamScanner