A.
Young people know how to eat wisely and many do
though it’s hard to resist temptations.
Read these teens’ opinions.
Porscha Hall
I usually skip breakfast and have chips, cookies, candy and
soda for lunch. I buy it from school vending machines. After
school, I often go a take away restaurant for French fries, fried
rice and egg rolls. Dinner at home tends to be much healthier –
baked chicken and rice, grilled fish, salads… I know my mom
would prefer that I eat healthier meals, but the fact is that I
don’t have much time and junk food is often the quickest way
to satisfy
Roy Patelmy hunger when I’m on the go and that’s common
among busy teenagers.
I am a big fresh fruit eater, which is unusual, I admit, for a 15-
year-old. I love citrus fruit, apples, nectarines, kiwi and mango.
I never skip breakfast. For me it’s the most important meal of
the day. At school I only eat soup and sometimes an apple. I
usually come home around 3 o’clock and I have a vegetable
Rashida Ross salad. I know I do this thanks to my parents’ mealtime routines.
When I eat out, I also try to choose healthy dishes, but
I enjoy chips, pizza, candy and hot sausages, but my mom’s rule
sometimes I can’t resist some delicious desserts.
of eating a salad with every meal sticks. I try to do what my
mom does with vegetables and stuff. I know it’s good for me.
B. Sometimes
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refer to by ticking [] the appropriate box(es).
become a habit I guess. I’m not a big fried-food eater and my
parents try not to buy cookies and chocolates. We always have
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Rashida
fresh fruits and yoghurts in the house, which helps me to keep
good eating habits.
1) He/She loves fruit.
2) He/She always takes breakfast.
3) His/Her school sells junk food.
4) He/She never skips salad.
5) He/she has better eating habits thanks to his/her parents.
6) He/she always has soup for lunch on weekdays.
C. Now complete these sentences according to the text.
1. Although Porscha’s mother
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2. According to Porscha,
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reasons why teens eat unhealthy food.
3. Unlike most teens, Roy _________________________________________________,
especially
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4. Rashida enjoys _________________________________________________________;
however,
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5. Rashida’s parents avoid
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D. In your opinion, which of these three teenagers has healthier eating habits?
Why?
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F. Now reread Roy’s opinion
E. Reread Porscha’s opinion and find words/ and say what these words
expressions in the text that mean the refer to in the text.
same as these.
1. don’t take 1. which (line 1)
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2. fizzy drinks __________________________ ____________________________
3. carry-out _____________________________ 2. me (line 3)
4. cooked in the oven ______________________
______________________ 3. it (line 3) _______________________
5. like better ____________________________ 4. this (line 6) ______________________
6. fastest _______________________________ ____________________________
G. Find in text three examples of American
English words and write their equivalents
in British English.
AmE ___________________ AmE ___________________ AmE ___________________
BrE ____________________ BrE ____________________ BrE ____________________
H. Now it’s your turn. Write a similar text about your eating habits.
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