A/ Comprehension

Food poisoning is defined as any disease of an infectious or toxic nature caused by the
consumption of food or drink. It is used to describe the illness caused by bacteria, viruses
or parasites. Food poisoning is very common, almost too common. It is very preventable
and if everyone just took the necessary precautions then it would be much less of a
problem.

People get food poisoning for a variety of reasons. When food is left out to long, bacteria
starts to grow and these organisms multiply into many more. These are the components
that make people sick. With warm, moist food, one bacterium can divide itself every half-
hour and produce 16 billion clones in 12 hours. The most common cause of food poisoning
is poor personal hygiene. This means yourself, your family, your guests’ hands, and the
restaurants who feed you. Washing hands is one of the most important factors to keeping
food safe. The second cause is inadequate cooking and cross- contamination. It‘s better
safe than sorry. If you think that something is undercooked, chances are you’re right and
should cook it for longer or not eat it at all. The third cause is when foods are kept at
unsafe temperature.

Food safety is all about reducing the risk of becoming sick from eating foods. The
principles
of food safety are easy to apply in the home, when eating in the outdoors, at your local
shop when buying groceries, and even at a restaurant. Most food poisoning incidents are a
result of mishandling food – keeping it at the wrong temperature, incorrect re-heating, and
cross contamination. To help you handle your food safely, take a look at the following
information.
Remember that nearly ALL foods need to be handled with care.

Read the text above then do the activities that follow.

1- Say whether the following statements are true or false.
a) Food poisoning is a sickness.
b) There is only one cause of food poisoning.
c) Well cooked food causes food poisoning.
d) Keeping food at the wrong temperature prevents food poisoning.
2- Answer the questions according to the text.
a) What is food poisoning?
b) Mention two causes of food poisoning.
c) How can we avoid food poisoning?
3-Who/ What do the underlined words refer to in the text?
a) It §1 b) yourself §2 c) it §3
4-Complete the following table from the text in note form.
Causes of food poisoning Its consequences Suggested solutions

B/ Text Exploration
1-Find in the text words that are closest in meaning to:
a) Poisonous §1 b) Dangerous §2 c) Decreasing §3
2-Find in the last paragraph the word whose definition follows:
Ideal standard of conduct, beliefs, attitude and character.
3-Join the following pairs of sentences with the connector between brackets,make any
necessary changes.
1- Canned food is unsafe. It contains unhealthy ingredients. (Because of)
2-Packaging is very important in business. Advertising is very important in business.
(as..as)
3- Consumers can avoid synthetic food colorings. They check labels in grocery stores.( If)
4-Reorder the following sentences into a coherent paragraph.
-that are added to food or animal feed during processing or storage.
-Food additives are substances
- They include antioxidants, preservatives, colouring ,
-Most food additives have little or no nutritional value.
- flavouring agents, and anti-infective agents.
5-Circle the stressed syllable in each of the following words.
a) Advert - b) Consumption c) Advertising d) Information
Part Two: Written Expression
Choose one of the topics and write about it.
Topic 1: Most businessmen spend large amounts of money on advertising their products.
Are-you for or against advertising? Use the following notes to give your arguments.
Advertised products aren’t always good.
Too many imitated products.
Advertising tells us about new products.
Topic 2 : People say that it’s better to be safe than sorry.

Explain the proverb giving your personal point of view