Level: Basic

Reading:

Too Much Sugar in Bread

Subway is a US restaurant chain. It sells mainly sandwiches and salads. Subway has more than 41,000
restaurants in all of the world.

Subway has a problem in Ireland. A court decides that Subway´s bread contains too much sugar. Bread
must have less than 2% of sugar of the amount of flour in it. Subway´s bread has 10% of sugar. It belongs
to the same group of food as cookies. A piece of Subway´s white bread has as much sugar as one Oreo
cookie.

Subway has problems in the US in 2018. The restaurant chain must close down more than 1,000
restaurants. People want healthier food. However, Subway does not change the food. Many people start
to go to other restaurants.

Vocabulary:

1. Contain (verb)  /kənˈteɪn/ – to have something inside

Example: How much liquid do you think this bottle contains?

2. Flour (noun)  /flaʊər/ – a white or brown powder that we use to make bread and cakes
Example: Gently work the butter into the flour until there are no lumps left.

3. Restaurant chain  /ˈres.trɒnt/ /tʃeɪn/ (noun)– when one restaurant is in many different places
Example: My uncle met with the supervisors of his chain of restaurants.

4. Restaurant (noun) /ˈres.trɒnt/  - a place where meals are prepared and served to customers
Example: A lot of new restaurants have started up in the region.
 5. Sandwich (noun) /ˈsæn.wɪdʒ/  - two pieces of bread with cheese, salad, or meat, usually cold,
between them
Example: I ordered for a toasted sandwich.

6. Salad (noun)  /ˈsæl.əd/ - a mixture of uncooked vegetables, usually including lettuce, eaten
either as a separate dish or with other food
Example: Serve the risotto with a mixed/green salad.

7. Problem (noun) /ˈprɒb.ləm/ - a situation, person, or thing that needs attention and needs to be
dealt with or solved
Example: I'm having problems with my computer.

8. Contain (verb)  /kənˈteɪn/ - to have something inside or include something as a part

Example: Try to avoid foods which contain a lot of fat.

9. Sugar (noun)  /ˈʃʊɡ.ər/ - sweet substance especially from the plants sugar cane and sugar beet,
used to make food and drinks sweet
Example: I don't take sugar in my coffee, thanks.

10. Bread (noun) /bred/ - a food made from flour, water, and usually yeast, mixed together and baked
Example: There's nothing better than fresh bread, straight from the oven.

Speaking:

Comprehension Questions:

1. What is Subway?
2. How many Subway restaurants are there in the world?
3. What problem did the Subway restaurant in Ireland face?
4. Was the Subway restaurant in the US also face the same problem?
5. How sweet was the Subway’s bread in Ireland?

Discussion Questions:

1. Do you like bread?

2. Do you make your own bread?
3. Do you like cookies, too?
4. What kind of sandwich do you like best?
5. Do you like to become a baker?

Grammar:

Healthier (Comparative adjective) If a person or things gains more of a particular quality and this causes
a parallel increase of another quality, we can repeat the + a comparative adjective

Example: This plant outside is healthier than the plant inside the house.