2.6 Check your progress

1 Test yourself! Match the sentence halves. 1 When I’ve got a cold ... 2 When I eat too much ... 3 When I have a sore throat ... 4 When I have a fever ... 5 When I have a headache ... 6 Potatoes and rice ... 7 Eggs, meat and fish ... 8 Dairy products ... a I sometimes lose my voice. b I feel dizzy. c provide our bodies with calcium. d I usually have a runny nose. e provide our bodies with protein. f I shiver a lot. g give us energy. h I feel sick.

2

Read and circle the correct answer.

If you catch the flu you 1 should / shouldn’t rest as much as possible.The symptoms you might have are headaches, a blocked nose and a fever. You probably won’t have 2 any/ less energy to do all the things you usually do, and your body will hurt 3 a lot / many. If you take 4 some / any medicine, it will help you feel a bit better. You 5 should / shouldn’t eat 6 many / much food if you have a fever, and be sure to drink 7 several / plentyof fluids.

3

Complete these sentences about your diet.

a I usually eat for breakfast. b I always eat for a snack. c I never eat for lunch. d I sometimes eat for lunch. e I often eat for dinner. f I usually eat before I go to bed.

Challenge 4 Write sentences in your notebook about the food you should and shouldn’t eat in your diet and why.