The most important thing is to be

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UNIT 1(1)
The most important thing is to be __ __ __ __ __
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ARE THEY GOOD OR BAD?
Good better the best bad
the worst others
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2. Fill in the gaps in these sentences.
F_________ or fiction

• 1.B_________water is p________ than t_______
  water
• 2.Eating cheese gives you n ___________
• 3.A vegetarian d________ is the h___________
• 4.D_______ fruit is not as healthy as
  fresh fruit
• 5.Margarine contains l_______ f______ than butter
• 6.A F_______ l_______ which includes the words
  low f ____ indicates a healthy ch_____
• 7.N________ fruit juice n_______ diet
  drinks are bad for your teeth
• 8.Experts d_________ with each other about
  what healthy eating is

• 1. Bottled water is purer than tap water
• 2. Eating cheese gives you nightmares
• 3.A vegetarian diet is the healthiest
• 4.Dried fruit is not as healthy as fresh fruit
• 5.Margarine contains less fat than butter
• 6.A Food label which includes the words low
  fat indicates a healthy choice
• 7.Neither fruit juice nor diet drinks are bad for
  your teeth
• Dried fruit lacks Vitamin C
• 8.Experts disagree with each other about what
  healthy eating is.

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2. Fill in the boxes with information from the
text on page 8-9

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15 years ago
Diet drinks are acidic and
From adverrtising
Fruit juice contains
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The best drinks are
50 years ago
They disagree because
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Dried fruit lacks
What matters is .
To have a balanced diet we need
However
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5
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You can t
Scientists agree
It doesn t matter
Its a myth
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We have to realize
Its believed that
Vegetarian diets aren t healthy if
Make sure
But low fat products
Low products contain
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1. Match both columns to make meaningful
combinations

• 1.Diet 2.sugar 3.tooth 4.dried
  5. make 6.neither 7.low 8.food
  9.a popular 10.skip 11.lose 12.junk
  13.a balanced 14.it doesn t matter
  15.at 16. dried fruit 17.adver- 18.an
  apple a day 19. to see in the 20.to be
  21.A healthy 22.this sweet is sugar- 23.
  Its believed 24.oranges don t stop people
  getting 25.a recent 26.iron-

• Sure least decay colds diet
  myth whether... or lacks Vitamin C
  food weight nor survey shows
  overweight dark damage your teeth
  tising free choice drinks fruit
  label rich food fat a meal that
  ... keeps the doctor away

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1. Match both columns to make meaningful
combinations.

• 1.Diet drinks 2.sugar damages your teeth
  3.tooth decay 4.dried fruit 5. make sure
  6.neither nor 7.low fat 8.food label
  9.a popular myth 10.skip a meal 11.lose
  weight 12.junk food 13.a balanced diet
  14.it doesn t matter whether ... or 15.at
  least 16. dried fruit lacks vitamin C
  17.adver- tising 18.an apple a day keeps ...
  19. to see in the dark 20.to be overweight
  21.A healthy choice 22.this sweet is sugar-
  free 23. Its believed that ... 24.oranges
  don t stop people getting colds 25.a recent
  survey 26.iron- rich food

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FOOD
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1.Types of food
Beef pepper shellfish walnut
napkin soft drinks apricot caramel
cream tuna broccoli cramberries
peanut curd sardine artichoke
shrimps octopus grapes fig
raspberry trout veal aubergine
crabs rum hazelnut lobster
cod garlic lamb olives vinegar
squid butter plum mussels
bun lemonade jelly pistachio
lentils avocado pear coconut peach
salmon turkey courgette sausages
French bread cream anchovies chick
peas mince meat cinnamon whiting
liver hake leek ostrich cockles
Brussel sprouts flour
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2.Look at the picture and write the ways of
cooking.

• 1. ________ 2. _________ 3. ________ 4.
  _______ 5. ________
• 6. _________ 7. ________ 8. _______ 9.
  ________
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• 1.in water _______
• 2. in oil or butter above the eat ______
• 3.under the heat _______
• 4. in the oven using oil ______
• 5. in the oven without oil ______
• 6. food that isnt cooked ______
• 7. above water vapour ______
• 8. in a barbecue ______
• 9. Chinese way of cooking ______
• 10. boil for a long time ______
• 11. food with spices for a while _____  
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•  Bake boil stir-fry fry barbecue
  grill stew roast marinade raw
  steam

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Describing food at a restaurant

• 1. t ______ has lots of taste ? t ___
• 2. b ______ without a strong taste, neutral in
  flavour, eg. Boiled rice
• 3. s _______ lots of sugar ? b ______
• 4. s _______ lots of salt
• 5. h _____ / s _______ lots of spice
• 6. f ______ recently cooked, produced or picked
• 7. t ______ easy to cut ? t _______
• 8. f ______. Meat with a lot of fat ? L ___
• 9. f _______ food that makes you put on weight
• 4. Cooking steak
• 1. r ______ still red inside
• 2. m _____ - r ___ a bit red
• 3. m ______ pink inside
• 4. w ___ - d ___ not pink at all
• 5. The four seasons are ...
• 1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________
  4. ______

• Tasty ? tasteless
• Bland
• Sweet ? bitter
• Salty
• hot /spicy
• Fresh
• Tender ? tough
• Fatty ? lean
• Fattening
• Rare
• Medium rare
• Medium
• Well-done
• Vinegar, salt, oil, pepper

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Food preparation

• 1.Shell
• 2.Peel
• 3.Slice
• 4.Chop
• 5.Shred
• 6.Dice
• 7.Grate
• 8.Coat
• 9.Beat
• 10.Knead
• 11.Glaze
• 12.Grease
• 13.Toss
• 14.Mash
• 15.Sift
• 16.drain

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Healthy food

• Conquers kidney stones
• Combats cancer
• Promotes weight loss
• Stops insomnia
• Slows aging process
• Shields against Alzheimers
• Supports immune system
• Controls blood pressure
• Helps to stop strokes
• Lowers cholesterol
• Cushion joints
• Prevents coughs
• Relieves colds
• Aids digestion
• Dissolves warts
• Kills bacteria
• Quiets a cough

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COMPARISON

• 2. Comparison of adjectives.

• 1. We can compare adjectives, adverbs, actions
  and nouns  
• a) Adjectives
• - ( tall ) ex. Alejandra is taller than Alex
• b) Adverbs
• - ( slowly ) ex. I run more slowly than you
• c) Actions (verbs)
• - ( smoke ) ex. I smoke more than you
• d) Nouns
• - ( smoker ) ex. Im a heavier smoker than you

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comparison

• Other ways of expressing comparison.
• Es 4 veces más grande que ese - Its 4 times as
  big as that one
• Es un poco, mucho más, muchísimo más grande que
  ese Its a Little/bit bigger / much bigger /
  far or a lot bigger than ...
• Es la más grande que he visto/ conocido- Its
  the biggest I have ever seen / met
• Cuanto más grande mayor/ menos trabajo / más
  tonto - The older he is , the more / the less
  work / the sillier

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comparison

• Other ways of expressing comparison.
• Es 4 veces más grande que ese - Its 4 times as
  big as that one
• Es un poco, mucho más, muchísimo más grande que
  ese Its a Little/bit bigger / much bigger /
  far or a lot bigger than ...
• Es la más grande que he visto/ conocido- Its
  the biggest I have ever seen / met
• Cuanto más grande mayor/ menos trabajo / más
  tonto - The bigger he is , the more / the
  less work / the sillier

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5. Rewrite the sentences so that they mean the
same as the sentences before them

• 1. Sue is a better driver than me.
• 2. My brother writes more neatly than me
• 3. Peter runs more quickly than Diana
• 4. Money is less important than anything
• 5. You can speak fluently if you practise more
• 6. Im as tired as him
• 7. Ive never met such an interesting person
• 8. The more you drink the less healthy youll be
• 9. Im not as tall as you
• 10. Nobody plays football as well as him
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• I don t drive __________________________________
  ___
• My brother is ____________________________________
  _
• Diana doesn t ___________________________________
  _
• Money is ________________________________________
  
• The more you practise,____________________________
  __
• He worked _______________________________________
• She is __________________________________________
  
• If you ___________________________________________
  
• I am ____________________________________________
• He plays _________________________________________
  
• I don t drive as well as him
• My brother is a neatlier writer than me
• Diana doesn t run as fast as me
• Money is the least important
• The more you practise, the more fluent you will
  be
• He worked as hard as him
• She is the most interesting person I have ever
  met
• If you drink a lot, you will be less healthy