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a Complete rh e sentences \Virh afew, a Jinle, much, enoulJh, 1
rnany, or a IOl of
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1 She's overweight because she eats a lotof
unhealthy food . up
2 Can 1ask yo u _ _ _ _ _ questions abolir yOUf diet? 2
Ir won'[ take lo ng.
3 Her chíldren don'r have hea lrhy díets - they don't eat
_ _ _ _ _ vegerables.
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4 How _ _ _ _ _ sugar do you pur in your coffee? 3
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5 Could [have more rea, please?
6 1 don't eat fruít -1 need ro eat more.
bike
7 How hours do you spend in from ofrhe
TV every day? 4
8 time in th e sun is good for you, but no
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more than 1S minutes.
egg
9 He's in his la sr yea r of school, so he gers _ _ _ __
homework.
10 lonly drink _ _ _ _ _ CllpS of coffee a day - maybe
b ,!.t4Am Listen and check. Then listen again and
repear rhe words.
two or rhree.
4 REAOING
a Read (he newspaper artide. \Vhich orre ofrhese ffuits
and vegeta bl es do nor co unt toward yo u r five a day?
Fruits &
beans
peaches
D
D
pota roes
cucumbers
D
D
Veggies-More
D D
carrc ts
plum s D
peas
pineapp les D
bRead rh e anid e agai n and write T (true) or F (false).
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1 The campaign to eat more healthy fo ad in rhe US
is ca Hed Fruits & Veggies- More Servings. E
2 Fr uit in a can isn't good fo r yOll.
3 Frozen vegetab les d on 't co unt toward your
five a day.
4 Only 1OO-percenr pure fruir ¡uiee cOll nts as a serving. _
5 One mandarín orange counts as Dn e serv ing.
6 You have ro eat many tomatoes to get oue serving.
7 A large spoonful ofvegecables doesn't coun[
as a servm g.
e Look ar rhe hi ghlighted words. What do you think How much fruit do you eat every day? And how many
[hey mea n? C h eck wirh your dictionary. vegetables? Food experts today think that we don't
have enough of these foods in our diet, and they say
that we eat too much fat and sugar. This is why the
5 LlSTENING World Health Organization has started a campaign
a ,!mm Listen ro two people taking a quiz about to encourage us to eat more fruits and vegetables.
body age. How old is Atice? W h at is her bod y age? The campaign in the US is called Fruits á: Veggies-
b ,!¡mm Listen again and complete the sentences. More Matters.
1 Alice walk s
2 She plays
a lot every day.
sports.
Why eat fruits
3 She does n't eat fast fo od. and vegeta bies?
4 She eats fruits and vegetables. Fruits and vegeta bies are fuI! of important vitamins and minerals
5 She's a very persono that our bodies need to be healthy. Scientific studies have shown
that eating a lot of them can prevent some illnesses like diabetes
6 She's stressed.
and obesity. Also, fruits and vegetables don't conta in mu ch fat.
7 She sees c10se frien ds reg ularly. and they don't have many ca lories, so they help us to keep thin.
8 She doesn't have time for herself.
What counts?
Almost all fruits and vegeta bies eount towa rd your fi ve a day,
USEFUL WOROS ANO PHRASES except potatoes. The food ca n be fresh, frozen, or in a can, like
peaches or peas.lt can be raw, eooked, or even dried, like raisins
Learn these words and phrases. or banana chips. Aglass of lOO-percent fruit juice with no added
bones /boünz/ skills /s blz/ sugar also counts as one serving.
brain Ibrem/ skin /skm/
face /felS/ sunLight /'sAnlalt/ How much is a serving?
illn ess /' rlnJs/ sunscreen /'sA nskrin/ Aserving of fresh fruit or vegeta bies depends on the size of the food.
prevenr /pn'w:nt/ In the case of small-sized fruit like plums or mandarin oranges, one
anxious /'rel)kSJs/
serving is two pieces offruit. Apiece of medium-sized fruit like an
apple, an orange, or apear also counts as one serving. With larger
FILE 5 fruit like melon and pineapple, one serving is a one-half cup or about
3 ounces. We use the same method for ca lculating servings with
vegetables. ln the case ofsalad vegetables, a medium-sized tomato
or 15-inch piece of cucumber eount as one serving each. Forsmaller,
cooked vegeta bies like beans and carrots, one serving is three large
spoonfuls of vegetables.