CLASS 11

MYTH OR MIRACLE?
NAME: Jeremy Alexander Fonseca Miranda DATE: 30/11/2021
VOCABULARY: Superfoods
1. How many items below can you name? Match the words with the photos

blueberries 2 honey 1
artichoke 5 kiwi 9
Brazil nuts 7 miso 3
coconut 4 pineapple 11
garlic 8 turmeric 10
ginger 6

2. Listen and say the words. Mark the stressed syllables.

blueberries artichoke Brazil nuts coconut garlic ginger

honey kiwi miso pineapple turmeric

VOCABULARY 2: Medicine and health

3. Read the article and find out which food item it is describing.

People have known about its amazing healing properties for a long time, and the ancient
Greeks and Egyptians used it to treat infections centuries ago. But when penicillin and the
other antibiotics were developed in the first half of the 20 th century, doctors stopped using it
because they had other powerful medicines they could use. Today, however, we have
superbugs and serious problems of resistance to antibiotics, so doctors and scientists are
again searching for something new to fight bacteria like MRSA and E coli, which are very
dangerous to patients in hospitals, especially after an operation. Could this be it?

acai berries honey X

artichoke Kiwi fruit
Brazil nuts miso
coconut pineapple
garlic turmeric
ginger

4. Read the article again. Find ten words connected with medicine or disease.

People have known about its amazing healing properties for a long time, and the ancient
Greeks and Egyptians used it to treat infections centuries ago. But when penicillin and the
other antibiotics were developed in the first half of the 20 th century, doctors stopped using it
because they had other powerful medicines they could use. Today, however, we have
superbugs and serious problems of resistance to antibiotics, so doctors and scientists are
again searching for something new to fight bacteria like MRSA and E coli, which are very
dangerous to patients in hospitals, especially after an operation. Could this be it?

penicillin antibiotics Healing doctors medicine

Medicine properties
scientists patients hospital operation treat
infection bacteria MRSA E-coli superbugs
Disease resistance

5. Listen to a conversation between two friends. They´re talking about the item in the article. Which words
do you hear?

healing properties hospital

treat x operation x
penicillin x infection x
antibiotics x superbugs
doctors x resistance
medicine x bacteria x
scientists x MRSA
patients E.coli
6. Can you remember the answers? Listen and check

1. What kind of website is Joe looking at?

A website about natural products in medicine.

2. What happened to his friend Maria?
She had a bad infection after an operation.
3. How did the man from Wales get injured?
He got a cut from one of his koi fish
4. What happened to his injury?
It got infected and he ended up in a wheelchair because he couldn't walk.
5. What made him search for a new treatment and where did he find it?
His doctors started to talk about amputation; he heard about manuka honey from a street
doctor in Venezuela.
6. What did the farmer in Chile notice and what was his conclusion?
He noticed that the honey in his beehives didn't go bad, even in warm weather. It stayed
fresh.
So, it must have something special which protected it against bacteria.
7. How can you use this product?
You can eat it, but most people put it on their skin.
7. Read some of the claims for nine other superfoods. Can you match them with items on the right? Listen
and check your ideas?

1. It can help prevent certain types of cancer and give protection from I a blueberries
radiation.
2. Many people believe they give you energy, help you lose weight, a b coconut
and slow down the again process!
1. They say it’s really good for colds, flu, and respiratory problems. h c pineapple
4. People say that they have a powerful positive effect on your brain. g d article
5. It may help your digestion and it lowers cholesterol. d e kiwi
6. It can possibly help to regulate blood sugar levels. f f vinegar
7. It’s especially good for your hair and skin. c g Brazil nuts
8. Apparently its oil is excellent for your skin as you get older. b h ginger
9. They say it can help prevent skin cancer and is also good for e I miso
depression
8. An interviewer asked people if they had a favorite miracle home remedy. Listen and number the things in
the order you hear them.

5 4 1

6 2 3

9. Listen again. What do the people claim each thing is good for?

1. Sugar gets rid of hiccups.

2. Chocolate is good for coughs.
3. Peanut butter is good for getting bubble gum out of your hair.
4. Vinegar is good for sunburn and blocked drains.
5. Cherries are good for helping you sleep.
6. Toothpaste gets rid of pimples (and gets rid of stains like ink and lipstick and cleans piano
or keyboard keys).
MODALS: Permission, Obligation, Prohibition
10. Fill in the blanks with the correct modals of permission, obligation, and prohibition.
1. Your parents must get your report cards next week.
2. Can I borrow your English book, please?
3. Every tourists have to follow the rules when visiting a tourist spot.
4. We have to stay at home during the community quarantine.
5. Always remember that when driving a vehicle, you must stop on the red lights.