The Reading / Listening - Level 0

There are about a billion obese adults in the developing world. There were 250 million in 1980. The number has gone up a lot. A development group said 30% of us are overweight. People have more money, so they eat more fast food and less healthier food. Governments should tell people to eat healthy food.

It's not all bad news. Restaurants and food companies in Denmark cannot cook with bad fat. South Korea told people to eat traditional Korean food. This has little fat. It has a lot of vegetables and seafood. There was a lot of public education. Koreans know that Korean food is healthy. It is good for them.

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Sources
  • http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25576400
  • http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2014/jan/03/obesity-soars-alarming-levels-developing-countries
  • http://news.sky.com/story/1189686/obesity-rates-triple-in-developing-world


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The Activities

MATCHING

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.

There are about a billion

a.

have more money

2.

There were 250 million

b.

people

3.

The number has gone

c.

obese adults

4.

30% of us are

d.

healthy food

5.

People

e.

up a lot

6.

less healthier

f.

in 1980

7.

Governments should tell

g.

food

8.

eat

h.

overweight


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PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.

It's not all

a.

Korean food

2.

food

b.

bad fat

3.

cook with

c.

is healthy

4.

eat traditional

d.

bad news

5.

It has a lot of vegetables

e.

for them

6.

public

f.

companies

7.

Korean food

g.

education

8.

It is good

h.

and seafood

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

There are about a billion (1) ___________________ in the developing world. There were (2) ___________________ in 1980. The number has (3) ___________________. A development group said (4) ___________________ are overweight. People have more money, so they eat (5) ___________________ and less healthier food. Governments should tell people to (6) ___________________.

It's not (7) ___________________. Restaurants and food companies in Denmark (8) ___________________ bad fat. South Korea told people (9) ___________________ Korean food. This has little fat. It has a lot of (10) ___________________. There was a lot of (11) ___________________. Koreans know that Korean food is healthy. It is (12) ___________________.

PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE

Thereareaboutabillionobeseadultsinthedevelopingworld.Therewe
re250millionin1980.Thenumberhasgoneupalot.Adevelopmentgro
upsaid30%ofusareoverweight.Peoplehavemoremoney,sotheyeat
morefastfoodandlesshealthierfood.Governmentsshouldtellpeople
toeathealthyfood.It'snotallbadnews.Restaurantsandfoodcompani
esinDenmarkcannotcookwithbadfat.SouthKoreatoldpeopletoeatt
raditionalKoreanfood.Thishaslittlefat.Ithasalotofvegetablesandse
afood.Therewasalotofpubliceducation.KoreansknowthatKoreanfo
odishealthy.Itisgoodforthem.

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

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Student B: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

a)

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b)

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c)

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d)

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e)

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f)

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WRITING

Write about overeating for 10 minutes. Read and talk about your partner's paper.

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Answers

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