Chapter 3 Health:

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3.1 Healthy eating 3.3 Health around the world
3 a) 1 x 1.5 kg chicken 11 Examples only:
b) 100 ml Phrases about Phrases about Phrases about
c) 500 g food sport and exercise health and
happiness
d) about 30 minutes
e) B organic food regular exercise a positive state of
mind
f) C
a balanced diet aerobic exercise a healthy breakfast
g) A
fizzy drinks physical fitness heart disease
5 The recipe is healthy and contains proteins (chicken)
and carbohydrates (couscous) as well as delicious clean water weight training daring adventure
herbs and spices, which also add valuable junk food stretching exercises relaxed breathing
micronutrients. However, there are no vegetables. cooked breakfast outstanding long-lasting
sportswoman happiness
7 a) Greece
b) the 18th century wholemeal bread olympic team wonderful
achievement
c) about 1889
low-fat diet outdoor pursuits unhealthy lifestyle
d) Rafaelle Esposito
jerk chicken outdoor games sedentary habits
e) because they were in Italy during the war
charcoal barbeque walking trails insect repellent
f) pizza became popular in their countries
prawn cocktail football pitch waterborne
crisps diseases
3.2 Healthy body non-alcoholic league game yearly medical
beverages
3 1) simple
bottled water flu virus
2) compound
3) compound Language booster
4) compound a) excitement
5) simple b) weakness
5 a) Yes, it is easy to understand. c) fatigue
b) No, it isn’t very interesting. d) greed
8 a) long
b) three-kilometre
c) difficult
d) cold
e) amazing

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3 a) Platform 4 carbs: a large group of energy-producing compounds in
b) 13.48 food, such as sugars and starches
dairy: foods such as butter and cheese that are made from
c) three/3 minutes
milk
Language booster vitamins: a group of substances that are essential in the
obese very overweight and therefore unhealthy diet for specific body processes
diabetes a disorder in which your body doesn’t minerals: substances such as zinc, magnesium, salt or
produce enough insulin (a type of hormone) sulphur that are formed naturally in rocks and in the
earth. They are also found in small quantities in food and
calories unit of measurement for the energy value of
drink.
food
.
low-fat containing relatively less fat than
comparable foods, diets, etc. 10 a) junk food, including burgers, chips, chocolate,
crisps and fizzy drinks
nutrient a substance in food that is good for you, for
example, a vitamin or mineral protein a b) it's making them moody and break rules
natural substance in food, which you need c) because they replace the vitamins and nutrients
for healthy growth teenagers' brains need
4 Obesity in Britain d) because a junk food diet diet is bad for your health
and your behaviour
5 26 million – about two thirds; a third – its current
sixteen billion pounds – 21%; 17%; ten/10; eleven/11 11 They both disagree with it. One boy says he eats lots of
fruit and vegetables. The girl says she eats foods that
6 Bread, cereal, rice and pasta are important for energy.
are high in iron but her brother eats poorly – so she
Fruit is important for vitamins and minerals disagrees that the problem is worse for teenage girls
(nutrients) that protect you from disease and keep you and implies that teenage boys are equally at risk.
healthy.
14 1 – a) 120 400
Vegetables are important for protecting you from
2 – c) 150 110
disease and for keeping you healthy.
3 – c) 3075
Dairy products are important for growing and for
strong bones.
Meat, fish, beans, eggs and nuts are important for
growth and development. They help to make muscle
and tissue. Protein fills you up.
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Food group Number of
servings
Bread, cereal, rice, pasta 6–11
Fruit 2–4
Vegetables 3–5
Dairy 2–3
Meat, fish, beans, eggs, nuts 2–3

8 a) fruit and vegetables

b) protein group
c) food from the bread and pasta group
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