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Name: Test 2A – 8 grade Class: ______ No. ___ Date: ___________________

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Teacher: _______________ Mark: ____________________ Enc. Educação___________________

I – Reading
Read the text carefully.

10 ways the UK's eating habits have changed

The results of a survey about the UK's food-buying patterns since 1974 have been released.
What do they tell us about the nation?

1. Less white bread, less full-fat milk – Purchases 1 of

white bread dropped2 75% since 1974, while those of
5 brown bread rose3 by 85%.

2. The fall of liver4 – People used to really like eating

liver. In 1974 a typical family bought 36 g of it per
week, but now they only buy 3 g – a 92% drop.

3. The Italianisation of British meals – Italian-style

10 cooking is very popular today. Pizza rose dramatically,
with an average purchase from 2 g per week in 1974 to
53 g now. The amount of takeaway pizzas bought per
family rose by 1,000%.

4. Cheaper food – It might not always feel like it when we go to the supermarket, but doing the
weekly shop is now cheaper.
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5. Freezer revolution – Just 15% of families owned a freezer in 1974. By 2000 that number stood at
94%. At the same time, there was a drop in the popularity of canned food.

6. Decline of tea – Back in 1974, the average family bought 68 g of tea per week. Now that fell to 25 g.
But tea is still more popular than instant coffee.

7. More chips – The nation's preferred form of potato is still the chip. Purchases of chips are three
20 times higher now than in 1974.

8. Different fish – The traditional accompaniment to chips is now different. A typical family bought
44 g of white fish per week in 1974. Now, that number is just 19 g. People buy more shellfish and
salmon […]
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-35595530
(abridged and adapted), accessed in October 2018

Word check:
1
purchase – compra; aquisição; 2 dropped – desceu;
3
rose (past simple of rise) – subiu; 4 liver – fígado

A. Are these statements true (T) or false (F)?

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 1. The British drink more full-fat milk. 
2. They don’t eat liver anymore. 
3. They like Italian food very much. 
4. Food is now less expensive. 
5. The British love chips. 

B. Answer the questions about the text. Use your own words.

1. Why do you think there was a drop in the popularity of canned food?
________________________________________________________________________
2. Is instant coffee as popular as tea in the UK?
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3. What kind of fish was the traditional accompaniment to chips?
_______________________________________________________________________

II – Language

A. Put the words in the correct column.

overweight fit wholegrain sugary fat

1. Healthy 2. Unhealthy

B. Circle the correct option to describe the food in the pictures.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
a) bitter a) hot a) bitter a) acid a) sweet
b) sweet b) yummy b) salty b) sweet b) crunchy
c) hot c) sour c) greasy c) juicy c) spicy
d) salty d) sweet d) juicy d) crunchy d) dry

C. Complete the text with the words/expressions from the box.

tasty lose weight fruit concentration balanced diet

Don't skip breakfast

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Some people skip breakfast because they think it will help them (1)
_____________________.
In fact, research shows that people who regularly eat breakfast are less likely to be overweight.

Breakfast has also been shown to have positive effects on children’s mental performance and
increase their (2) _____________________ throughout the morning.

A healthy breakfast is an important part of a (3)

_____________________ and provides some of
the vitamins and minerals we need for good health.

Lower-sugar cereal with (4) _____________________on top is a (5) _____________________ and

nutritious breakfast.

https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well (abridged and adapted),

accessed in October 2018

D. Match the two columns.

Container Food
1. tin / can of a) cereal
2. jar of b) milk
3. box of c) sardines
4. bowl of d) jam
5. carton of e) soup

Some years
1. _______ 2. _______ 3. _______ 4. _______ 5. _______ ago…

E. Complete the sentences with the right form of used to.

1. David ______________________ 0.5 L of water a day.  Drink 0.5 L of water a day. 

2. David ______________________ vegetables every day.  Eat vegetables every day. 
 Buy organic fruit. 
3. He ______________________ organic fruit.
 Practise sports once a month. 
4. He______________________ sports once a month.
 Have lunch at the restaurant. 
5. He ______________________ lunch at the restaurant.

F. Circle the correct quantifier to complete the sentences.

1. My British cousin drinks a lot of / many / a few tea: 8 cups a day!

2. I have got much / a little / a few oranges. I’m going to make orange juice.
3. How a little / much / many sugar do you put in your coffee?

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 4. I have a balanced diet, I eat many / much / a little of everything.
5. How little / many / much eggs do we need to bake the cake?

G. Complete the sentences with the correct modal verbs: may, might, can, could, would. Use
each modal verb only once.

1. _____________ you like a cup of tea?

2. Our friends _____________ be late for dinner because of the traffic.
3. My father _____________ cook very well.
4. I _____________ bake tasty cakes when I was 7 years old.
5. _____________ I use your blender, please? Mine is broken.

III – Writing

A. Now that you know more about British eating habits, write a small text (50-90 words) about
Portuguese eating habits. You may refer to:

 What we eat for breakfast / lunch / dinner

 Your opinion on the Portuguese diet / eating habits
 Your favourite food / drinks / desserts
 …

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Good work!

Answer key

I – Reading

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A. 5 x 3% = 15%
1. F | 2. F | 3. T | 4. T | 5. T
B. 3 x 5% = 15%
1. I think there was a drop in the popularity of canned food because now people own freezers. | 2. No, it isn’t. | 3. The
traditional accompaniment to chips was white fish.

II – Language
A. 5 x 1% = 5%
1. fit, wholegrain | 2. overweight, sugary, fat
B. 5 x 2% = 10%
1. b) | 2. c) | 3. a) | 4. d) | 5. c)
C. 5 x 2% = 10%
1. lose weight | 2. concentration | 3. balanced diet | 4. fruit | 5. tasty
D. 5 x 1% = 5%
1. c) | 2. d) | 3. a) | 4. e) | 5. b)
E. 5 x 2% = 10%
1. used to drink | 2. didn’t use to eat | 3. didn’t use to buy | 4. used to practise | 5. used to have
F. 5 x 1% = 5%
1. a lot of | 2. a few | 3. much | 4. a little | 5. many
G. 5 x 1% = 5%
1. Would | 2. might | 3. can | 4. could | 5. May

III – Writing
A. 20%
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