LESSON 4: YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT

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YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT

– Are you a foodie or a veggie? Take “The healthy diet test” and compare your answers with your partner. Remember the more ticks you get, the healthier you are! __I don’t eat too much salt (in crisps and fast food) __I don’t eat too much sugar (in sweets and fizzy drinks) __I’m not a fussy eater __I have a balanced diet __I eat a variety of different kinds of fresh food __I eat fish at least once a week __I don’t eat red meat more than three times a week __I feel well – I have plenty of energy __I look well – my skin and hair look healthy

VOCABULARY

1. Choose the odd word in each line. Explain your choice. 1) thirsty 2) dessert 3) cut 4) fry hungry starter chop boil grill delicious jug protein 5) bite 6) tasty 7) cutlery 8) vitamin starving tip peel stir chew savory bowl cereal

2. Look at the categories and add as many examples as possible.

1) Meat and fish: veal, ... 2) Vegetables: cauliflower, ... 3) Fruit and berries: blackberry, ... 4) Drinks: smoothie, ... 5) Sauces and spices: mustard, ...

6) Cereals and pasta: noodles, ... 7) Dairy products: yogurt, ... 8) Fast food: hamburger, ... 9) Bakery: pancake, ... 10) Sweets: lollipop, ...

3. Complete the chart with an example of an item of food which you might typically describe using the adjectives on the left. TASTES TEXTURES Check the difference

sweet chewy sour crispy • “sour” and “bitter”: sour usually refers to salty crunchy acidic food, whereas bitter creamy bitter refers to any bland sticky sharp, and possibly spicy flaky unpleasant taste. • “salty” and “savoury”: hot stale salty means with salt, rich greasy whereas savoury is used to describe dishes which 4. Look at these pairs of words and match 1-8 to a-h. are eaten as a main course, as opposed to for 1) still/sparkling a) egg dessert 2) hard-boiled/poached b) beans • “spicy” and “hot”: 3) rare/well-done c) water hot can have the 4) baked/green d) chocolate meaning of spicy, but 5) blue/smoked e) cheese can also refer to the 6) mashed/roast f) potato temperature at which 7) hot/dark g) steak the food is served. 8) raw/rotten h) meat

5. Choose the correct answer.

1) If something is a piece of cake, it is . a) easy b) difficult 2) Somebody who is a couch potato . a) does a lot of sport b) watches a lot of TV 3) If somebody is a big cheese, he or she is . a) an important person b) a serious person 4) When two people are like chalk and cheese, they are very . a) different b) similar 5) If you tell somebody to spill the beans, you want them to . a) do something they don’t enjoy b) tell you a secret

READING

6. What is your attitude to food? Can you say that you are a food addict? What food do you prefer? Read a story of a teen girl and choose the correct quantifiers in bold. Refer to the Grammar Bank at page 24 if necessary.

Hi! I’m Alessandra Peters, and I’m the teenage food blogger, recipe developer, food photographer, and writer behind this blog! I have a passion for creating delicious, nutritious super cool healthy food that’ll empower young people to discover a healthier self.

In July 2012, I was diagnosed with Celiac disease and much/lots of food intolerances. So I stopped eating a lot of/many things – junk food, ice cream, pizza – and I started to feel much/so better. I taught myself how to cook using real food, started researching where the food we eat comes from, and geeked out about nutrition. Going from pretty much constant exhaustion to having boundless energy in just a few/few months showed me just how lots of/ much what you eat can affect your life, so I decided to start a blog… which I not-so/such-creatively called “The Foodie Teen!” I still remember being absolutely shocked when I checked the blog statistics page one day to see that people from all over the world were reading my recipes, sharing them, and laughing at my jokes (okay, maybe not that last one!).

Since starting a blog, my life has changed so much/more for the better in a way I could never have imagined. I’ve had the amazing opportunity to connect with an incredible a great deal of/ number of people all over the world, and I’m grateful every day for what a collection of bytes and pixels has allowed me to do and experience!

I can usually be found experimenting in the kitchen, trail running in the woods, or snuggled up with my cat reading cookbooks! article and image credits: http://thefoodieteen.com/

7. Decide if the sentences are true (Т) or false (F) according to the text.

1) Alessandra had to switch over to a healthy diet because of her medical condition. 2) She adores discovering and sharing tasty and useful recipes of healthy food. 3) She collects recipes from different cook books and other cooks. 4) She thinks her illness has changed her life greatly. 5) She started a blog in order to teach herself to cook real food. 6) She was really surprised by the number of people following and admiring her blog. 7) She can normally be seen cooking, running or playing with her cat.

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8. Can you find any words in the text that describe food? Add them to the list below and divide them into positive and negative.

appetizing / disgusting / horrible / nasty / scrumptious / tasteless / yummy / zesty

Positive adjectives:

Negative adjectives:

9. Give the examples of any dishes like that you have tried in your life.

GRAMMAR

GRAMMAR BANK

COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

Some nouns are countable and we can use them with articles “a/an”: a fig – many figs Some nouns are uncountable and we can’t use “a/an” with them: water – much water Most of them take singular verb: the water is hot Some nouns are plural and take plural verb: jeans – some jeans – the jeans are blue

QUANTIFIERS WITH NOUNS

For countable nouns we use: many/several/few/a few/a number of… For uncountable nouns we use: much/little/a little/a great deal of… For both we can use: some/any/lots of/a lot of/loads of/plenty of… NOTE! many/much are normally used in questions and negative sentences a lot of/lots of are used in statements We can say so much/many, but such a lot of/lots of

10. Complete the following sentences with the most appropriate option.

1) Drinking coffee can be unhealthy. a) several b) two cups of 2) To stay healthy, we should try to eat fruit every day. a) some b) several 3) We should eat nuts. a) a lot of b) few 4) Adding broccoli to your diet is healthy. a) some b) few 5) The food pyramid recommends that we eat fat. a) a lot of b) little 6) Eating bright coloured vegetables is healthy. a) very much b) a lot of 7) Healthy eating doesn’t mean to do without bread. a) any b) much 8) Healthy diet doesn’t require a lot of money. a) so b) such 9) You will succeed if only you make effort. a) a few b) a little 10) Is there __________ cheese left? a) some b) any 11) To make a pancake, you need ________ eggs and flour. a) much b) some 12) For lunch, I had a salad and a ___________ of pizza today. a) slice b) piece 13) Please, buy me a __________ apples for the cake. a) few b) little

11. Complete the phrases with following words. Find all the possible answers.

advice / bread / clothing / cake / information / knowledge / jeans / luggage / news / paper / scissors / furniture

1) a bit of 2) a piece of 3) a slice of 4) a pair of 5) a sheet of 6) an item of

12. Practice quantifiers that we usually use with food and drinks. Restore a shopping list from Tom’s mother. Use the words below.

rolls / pounds / a loaf / a tube / a dozen / a box / a loaf / a pack / a tin / a list / slices / a carton / a bottle / a bunch / a large amount / a jar / a cone / a chest / a pocket

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Dear Tom,

I’ll be late today, could you do some shopping for me? Here is of things we need: ✓ of eggs ✓ of bread (take the one in !) ✓ of frozen pear ✓ of tuna ✓ of soft cheese ✓ three of potatoes ✓ of milk ✓ of BBQ sauce ✓ of dill and parsley ✓ of strawberry jam ✓ of cereal ✓ of toothpaste ✓ two of toilet paper In you want, you can buy of biscuit or of ice cream for yourself. You need of money, please, take it from of drawers in my room!

See you in the evening!

Love, your mother.

13. How often do you go shopping? What is usually in your shopping basket?

WRITING

14. Write an opinion essay about the role of food in your life. Describe your attitude to food – its production, preparation, eating, and its effect on everyday life. Write about 200 words using the following plan.

1) Introduction to the topic 2) Arguments for and against 3) Your attitude 4) Conclusion