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Text: Read the text carefully then do the activities below
Most of us would like to live a long and healthy life. Increasingly, doctors are advising us to eat a
healthy diet. Too often, we ignore the advice!
In most countries of the developed world, there is no food shortage; but their inhabitants could be
suffering from a form of malnutrition. This is something that we are accustomed to associate with poor
countries which regularly suffer from famine caused by primitive agricultural methods and over-population.
The problem in most developed world countries is that most people are eating food which is far from
being nutritious and which is lacking in many of the vitamins essential to health. Because of time and work,
we rely too much on convenience foods, not taking the time to prepare a nourishing meal for ourselves.
Instead, we grab something from the supermarket shelves or freezer and put it in the microwave. Even when
we decide to eat in a restaurant, many of us have very little time and that our food must be served instantly.
It is for this reason that there are so many restaurants specialized in serving fast food. Unfortunately, though
much of this food is junk food, many children have become addicted to, refusing the healthier alternatives.
In general, we are eating too much processed food and not enough substantial food. Ideally, we
should eat more cereals in order to increase our intake of fiber, since there is some evidence that this reduces
the risk of certain cancers. Antioxidants, too, are thought to have some effect in preventing cancer and these
are found in significant quantities in fruit and vegetables. Formerly, it was considered important to eat plenty
of eggs and dairy products to remain healthy. Such foods are now known to be high in cholesterol which can
be a contributory factor in heart disease.
Fashions in healthy eating may have changed but the message remains the same. Watch what you
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Reading Comprehension: (15pts)
A/ Comprehension: (08 pts)
I- Choose the answer that best completes the following statements:
A- In the developed countries, most people eat food which is ……………….. :
a- very nutritious b- of a very bad quality c- poor in necessary nutrients
B- In most under-developed countries there is ……………. :
a- no food shortage b- lack of food causing malnutrition c- an over production of food.
C- Consuming a lot of eggs and dairy products are considered to be ……………. :
a- good for our health b- unessential and poor in vitamins c- a source of health problems.
II- Reorder the following sentences as they appear in the text:
- Much of the food served in fast food restaurants is nutritious.
- When eating, people pay less attention to doctors’ advice.
- Nowadays, people don’t have time to prepare balanced meals.
III- Answer the following questions according to the text:
- Are people in the developed countries suffering from malnutrition? Justify.
- How do children react to the consumption of balanced food?
- Why is the number of fast food restaurants important in certain countries?
IV- Choose the most appropriate title to the text:
a- Our Modern Eating Habits b- Eating Habits and Health c- Junk Food and Children
B/ Text Exploration: (07pts)
I Find in the text words whose definitions follow:
- When there is not enough of something (§1) ………………
- To take hold of something suddenly and quickly (§2) ………….
- Food treated with chemicals to preserve it or give extra taste or colour (§3) ………………
II Divide the following words into roots and affixes:
Antioxidants – supermarket - contributory
prefix root suffix
III Join the following sentences using the link words between brackets. Make any necessary changes:
- Many people suffer from tricky health problems. They consume too much junk food (due to)
- Children are addicted to fast food and sweets. There are many advertisements shown on TV. (so…that)
IV Fill in the gaps with appropriate words from the list below to get a meaningful paragraph:
advertisements – junk – measures – diseases – energy - obesity
Obesity is becoming a serious problem in most developed societies because of the kind of food people
are consuming. It is mainly caused by a loss of ……2…… balance provoked by the effect of TV adverts. It’s
high time our governments took ………3…… to treat the real causes of ………… at world level and ban food
……4…… from the media.
Written Expression: (05pts)
Choose one of these topics:
Topic One: Young people today tend to eat more and more junk food which often exposes them to serious
health problems and obesity. Being aware of the importance of changing our eating habits to keep healthy,
write an article of about 80 to 120 words for your school magazine to advise your classmates to adopt a
balanced diet and get rid of bad eating habits.
The following notes may help you:
- Consume more veggies and fruits /hydrating the body / much water / no energy drinks
- Exercising /balanced diet / avoid junk food / more vitamins / less carbs …
Topic Two: The local newspaper has recently reported a scandalous fraud case of an employee who engaged
in embezzlement causing big losses to the company he works for. As an honest employee, you decided to
launch a sensitising campaign against unethical behaviours. Write an email of about 80 to 120 words to urge
your colleagues to respect ethical standards and avoid such malpractices.
III Rewrite sentence B so that it means the same as sentence A:
A- You will lose weight on the condition that you go on a diet.
B- If ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
A- GMFs might harm our health.
B- Our ………………………………………………………………………………………………
IV Classify the following words according to the pronunciation of their final ‘ed’:
consumed – produced – addicted – processed.
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