Speaking about a drink

(Mission 1 Tests Test 4 Part 3)

Speaker 1 (Female): I was so worried when my kids were growing up that their teeth would decay if they drank too much. I would only let them have a bit once a week. I think it's very sweet and sickly but I enjoy a glass every now and then. It's that sparkling sensation in your mouth that's nice. It's great with ice on a hot summer's day. The kids like the lemon taste best, and I treat them to one whenever we go to a fast food place after we've been shopping.

Speaker 2 (Male): This is a very old traditional drink. My father used to tell me stories of his father who made it, but it's quite a difficult drink to make. It takes good ingredients and time. It's an international drink too. The Dutch and Germans are supposed to be good at making it, but I prefer the English myself! You can buy it in bottles, or even cans these days. Most people like to drink it with friends or with a meal. Of course wine-lovers consider it a baby's drink, but I wouldn't agree with that at all.

Speaker 3 (Male): I drink this a lot now. It's such a versatile drink. I love it blended with bananas or strawberries. Some people say it's not really a drink but a nutritious meal. Sometimes I have it warm with honey, because it makes me sleep better. I like the adverts for it in the magazines and on television. They say not only kids, but adults need it too. They say you should drink it semi-skimmed.

Speaker 4 (Female): My husband drinks nothing else, ever since we came back from our holiday in the Caribbean. It was so cheap out there. Every drink they offered you was fresh and natural and we were spoiled for choice. You just had to look at the trees and you understood why. We really liked the cocktails too and when they poured them in the glass they were all different colours, even milky white. I never buy them in cartons from the shop. They seem to have more sugar and I think they're bad for you.

Speaker 5 (Female): Most countries make and bottle their own. Usually different kinds are made in different regions. I love to drink a glass with my meal or when I go out in the evening. My husband likes a glass too. We've started buying cartons of it, but that's a fairly
new idea. Last week we went on a picnic and we found that they came in very handy - no corkscrew was needed. It's the drink of the gods so they say. Well, I can never make up my mind whether I prefer the fruity sparkling kind or the rich and dry kind. It depends on what you eat I suppose. I like it to be dry if we're eating chicken. I'd like to have a go at making
my own sometime.

Fast Food Survey

(Listening 2 Unit 2B Ex.2)

A: Excuse me, do you mind answering a few questions?
B: No.

A: Um firstly, do you ever eat fast food?
B: Yes, yes, I do.
A: What kind of fast food do you normally eat?
B: Oh, er you know, burgers, sandwiches, well sometimes like a pizza or, you know,

kebabs.
A: Oh, right. And how often do you eat fast food? Every day, more than once a week or

less than once a week?
B: Er, well Monday to Friday when I'm working er, yeah every day, um but not not

usually at the weekends.
A: And what time of day do you eat fast food?

B: Well, at work as I said, you know at lunchtime, um you know sort of go out and

get a burger or a sandwich. Sometimes, you know, if if I'm going out and I've no time

to cook in the evenings then I'll, I'll send out for a pizza.
A: Oh, right. Do you only eat it as a main meal or do you snack between meals?
B: No, only as a main meal, you know lunch or, or in the evening.
A: And what do you think of fast food? Which statements do you think are true? Um,

either 'It's convenient' ?
B: Oh, definitely. I mean, that's sort of the main reason that I eat it.
A: Right. How about ”It tastes good'?
B: Yeah. Um, I mean, not as good as food like in a, in a good restaurant, but it's not bad.
A: 'It's good for you'?
B: No. Sort of eating quickly and standing up it's sort of bad for you. The food itself

isn't very good for you, you know there's not enough greens, um you know vegetables or salad.

A: Mm. How about 'It's an expensive wayof eating? What do you think of that?

B: Oh, yes, it is, er but you're paying for the convenience, you know the speed of it. Er,
well, I certainly think that it's cheaper than you know cooking your own food.

A: Er, and what about lastly 'It creates litter'. Do you think that's true?

B: Yes, yes, it does. Only I, I always put mine in a you know in a litter bin, but er
unfortunately a lot of people don't, um but in the packaging there is a lot of paper
involved and plastic and sometimes polystyrene.

Fast food

(Ideas and Issues p.52)

A report out today says that British schoolchildren eat too much sugar and animal fat, and not enough fibre. They also consume too many additives and colourants.
According to the report bv Action For Health, one in ten children is overweight because of eating too much fat. And it states that being overweight in childhood can lead to heart disease in later life.

The report says that sweets and chocolate are not only bad for children's teeth. It adds that children who get most of their calories from sugar do not get enough fibre in their diets from fruit and vegetables.

The report also suggests that colourants and other additives in fizzy drinks and sweets affect children's behaviour. Teachers have complained that some children misbehave and can't sit still shortly after lunch breaks.
According to the report, nine out often school shops sell junk food like sweets and fizzy drinks while only two out of ten sell fruit. The report concludes that schools should spend more time on food education especially as many parents are encouraging bad eating habits. No less than 20% of British children do not eat a cooked evening meal. Instead they have crisps, snacks, biscuits and sweet drinks.

Hot Dog

(When in Britain Unit 7 Task 4)

Most people know what a hot dog is. It's a sausage in a roll. But do you know why it's called a hot dog? Well, the long red sausage which goes into a hot dog is called
a frankfurter; it got its name from the German town of Frankfurt. The sausages were very popular in the 1900s but hot frankfurters were difficult to sell in crowds. One man. Harry M Stevens, had the job of feeding the crowds in baseball games. He had an idea! Why not put the frankfurters in long, hot bread rolls? This made them easy to sell. Stevens added mustard and called them 'red-hots'.

The 'red hots' had a hot and spicy taste and became very popular. But, in 1903, an
American cartoonist drew a long German sausage dog in place of the frankfurter. They were both long, and 'German', so a frankfurter in a roll soon became known as a 'hot dog'. It was a joke, but some people really thought the sausages contained dog meat! For a while, sales of hot dogs fell but not for long!

Healthy Diet

(Heinemann Integr Skills UppInt U.2 Lesson 4.)

LESSON 4
You Are What You Eat

Activity 5

OK, Now for the answers to our 'healthy diet quiz'. Take a pen or pencil and write down your score as we go along.

Number 1 If you gota or b you score 1 point. You should really eat some green leafy vegetables and some raw vegetables every day. c scores 2 points, try to include vegetables like spinach and frozen peas, which are high in fibre. If you ticked d you get 3 points. Remember, vegetables are not fattening, and they're full of vitamins and fibre.

Number 2 If you get a or b you can have 1 point. Again, you should eat fresh fruit daily, as it's full of vitamins and also contains fibre, c scores 2 points and d 3 points, try to make your life more fruity. You must be able to find some fruit you like!

Number 3 If you ticked a you get 4 points. This is too much! You don't need to give up meat altogether, but try to find some lower fat food - perhaps plan a couple of meals a week around vegetables, b 3 points. Why not substitute fish or chicken for one of the meat meals? c 2 points. If you're happy with this, fine. Make sure you're getting enough protein, iron and B vitamins from food such as wholemeal bread, fish and yoghurt, d 2 points. If you eat chicken and fish you're doing well. If you are vegetarian make sure you are getting protein and vitamins from eggs, cheese and yoghurt.

Number 4 a 1 point. Good, you're getting enough fibre, b 2 points. Good too, but try to add more fibre to meat dishes, by adding beans or other pulses, c 3 points. Try to find some recipe books which show you how to plan meals based on beans and lentils. Indian, Italian and Mexican food have lots
of good dishes using pulses, d 4 points. If you don't like eating wholemeal bread, keep on eating the white bread. It does have some fibre.

Number 5 a 1 point. Fish, especially oily fish, is an excellent source of protein, b 2 points. Good - eat more! c 3 points. The fish is good, but there is too much fat. d 4 points. You are missing out on a very healthy food!

Number 6 a 4 points. You function much better if you eat breakfast, and this means you are less likely to have mid morning snacks, b 3 points. This is high in fibre and nutrients and better than sugary cereals, c and d 1 point. Good. Carry on!

Number 7 a 4 points. You are eating too many empty calories which contain no vitamins or minerals. You may have weight problems as a result, b 3 points. Try to cut down. c 2 points. Well done. d 1 point. Excellent - if you're telling the truth!

Number 8 a 4 points. You must change this or as well as having a weight problem you may also have a heart problem. b 3 points. A bit better, but not much. c 2 points. Try other methods of cooking - grilling, poaching, steaming. d 1 point. Good. Stay like that.

Score

The lower the figure - minimum 9, maximum 30, the healthier your diet!

A Place to Eat

Date: 2016-04-22; view: 1006