Article 10: The Benefits of

Eating Together

Part 1 | Vocabulary Parte 1 |

Vocabulário)

Task: Read the words and expressions with your

teacher.
(Tarefa: Leia as palavras e expressões com seu
professor.)

Words and Expressions (Palavras e Expressões)

• benefit (benefício)

To be a politician has many benefits. (Ser um político

tem muitos benefícios.)
• outcome (resultado)

The experiment’s outcome was surprising. (O

resultado do experimento foi surpreendente.)

• blood pressure (pressão sanguínea)

Paul has high blood pressure. (Paul tem pressão

sanguínea alta.)

• data (dados)

All the data were analyzed carefully. (Todos os dados

foram analisados cuidadosamente.)

• nearly (quase; aproximadamente)

It was nearly midnight when you called me. (Era

quase meia-noite quando você me ligou.)

• to share (compartilhar; dividir)

I share my toys with my younger sister. (Eu divido

meus brinquedos com minha irmã mais nova.)

• likely (provável; provavelmente)

It’s cold but not likely to snow today. (Está frio mas
não é provável que neve hoje.)

• to skip (pular)

You’re hungry because you skipped breakfast. (Você

está com fome porque você pulou o café da manhã.)

• lonely (solitária)

Ana lives alone, but she never feels lonely. (Ana mora
sozinha, mas ela nunca se sente solitária.)

• simply (simplesmente)
I simply can’t learn Japanese. (Eu simplesmente não
consigo aprender japonês.)

Part 2 | Reading (Parte 2 | Leitura)

Task: Read the article with your teacher.

(Tarefa: Leia o artigo com seu professor.)

The Benefits of Eating Together

Could eating too many meals alone be bad

for our health or affect our future

success? Several studies show that it

might be for some people.

A recent study from a team of South

Korean researchers suggests that

frequently eating alone may lead to bad

eating habits. The study found that men

who ate alone more than twice a week

had a greater risk of developing high

blood pressure, high cholesterol and

diabetes.
For children, eating with their families is

not only about preventing bad outcomes

– it is also about developing good ones. In

2014, the Organization for Economic

Cooperation and Development (OECD)

looked at data from nearly three-quarters

of the world’s countries. It found that

students who often shared meals with

their families were less likely to skip

school or abuse drugs and alcohol.

Researchers also said that teenagers who

have frequent family dinners are more

likely to say their parents know a lot

about what’s going on in their lives.

If you find too many of your mealtimes to

be lonely events, experts at the Mental

Health Foundation in the U.K. suggest

making small changes. Its website

suggests trying to have at least one

shared meal a week. If you work in an

office, go out with a co-worker for a snack

every once in a while, instead of eating at

your desk. And if you're always busy,

simply make time in your week to share a

cup of coffee or tea with a friend.

Check your comprehension: Answer the

questions below.
(Compreensão da leitura: Responda as perguntas
abaixo.)

1. What effect can eating alone too often have on a

man's health?
(Que efeito comer sozinho muito frequentemente
pode ter na saúde do homem?)

2. What good effect can eating with their families

have on students?
(Que bom efeito comer com suas famílias pode ter
nos estudantes?)

3. According to the Mental Health Foundation in the

U.K., how often should we share a meal with
someone?
(De acordo com a Fundação da Saúde Mental no
Reino Unido, quão frequentemente nós devemos
compartilhar uma refeição com alguém?)

Part 3 | Speaking (Part 3 |

Conversação)

Task 1: Answer the questions below. (Tarefa 1:

Responda as perguntas abaixo.)

1. Why do you think frequently eating alone can lead

to bad eating habits?
(Por que você acha que comer sozinho
frequentemente pode levar a hábitos alimentares
ruins?)

2. How often do you share meals with your family or

co-workers?
(Quão frequentemente você compartilha refeições
com sua família ou colegas de trabalho?)

3. Why do you think that students who share meals

with their families are less likely to skip school or
abuse drugs and alcohol?
(Por que você acha que estudantes que compartilham
refeições com suas famílias são menos prováveis a
“matar” aula ou abusar de drogas e álcool?)

4. Do you enjoy eating alone sometimes?

(Você gosta de comer sozinho às vezes?)

5. How often do you eat out?

(Que frequência você come fora?)

Task 2: Debate the statements below with your

teacher. (Tarefa 2: Debata as declarações abaixo
com seu professor.)

1. We eat more when we eat alone.

(Nós comemos mais quando estamos sozinhos.)

2. Eating at home is healthier than eating out.

(Comer em casa é mais saudável que comer fora.)

3. Skipping breakfast is bad for our health.

(Pular o café da manhã é ruim para nossa saúde.)

4. We eat more when we are sad.

(Nós comemos mais quando estamos tristes.)

5. We are what we eat.

(Nós somos o que nós comemos.)

Part 4 | Vocabulary Practice (Parte 4

|Prática de Vocabulário)

Task: Use the words below to fill the blanks in

the sentences. Don’t forget to use the
proper form of the word.
(Use as palavras abaixo para preencher os espaços
nas frases. Não esqueça de usar a forma apropriada
da palavra.)

benefit / simply / data / blood pressure / likely

/ outcome / to skip / to share / nearly / lonely

1. If you are always so sleepy, why don’t you

go to bed earlier?

2. The weatherman said it’s to

rain tomorrow.

3. Laura doesn’t have any friends. She’s a very

woman.

4. Is my too low, doctor?

5. I’m curious to know the of

the next elections.
6. Martin is really old. He’s 100
years old.

7. Maggie enjoys exercising, but tomorrow she’ll

gym because she’ll be very busy
and won’t have time to go there.

8. What are some of the health

of eating fish?

9. We need to get more to

understand the social impact of the
experiment.

10. We will just a pizza for

dinner. We’re not very hungry.

Part 5 | Writing (Parte 5 | Escrita)

Homework: Write an original sentence using

each word from the vocabulary section.
(Lição de casa: Escreva uma frase original usando
cada palavra da seção de vocabulário.)

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