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SPEAKING
• Read the questionnai re and complete the questio ns
with How lIIuch or How mauy.
How much sugar and salt do YOU have a day?
Sugar
1 spoonfuls of sugar do you have in your
tea or coffee?
a three or more b two c one d none
2 cans of cola (or other fizzy drinks) do you
drink a day?
a three or more b two c one d none
3 fruit or fruit juice do you have a day?
Cl a lot b quite a lot c not much d none
4 sweets or biscuits do you eat a week?
a a lot b not many c very few d none
Salt
5 How often do you add salt to your food at the table?
a always b often c sometimes d never
6 takeaway food do you eat?
a a lot b quite a [at c not much d none
7 bread do you eat a day?
a a lot b quite a lot c a little d none
~alot
cheese do you eat a week?
b quite Cl lot c Cl little d none
b [n pairs. interview your pa rtner. Do you thin k he I she
nceds [0 eat less suga r ilnd salt?
c Work in pairs. A say how much you ear I drink of the
thi ngs below. B respond and ask for marc informal ion.
Then say ifyotl think A has a healthy diNar not. Swap
roles.
fish meat potatoes vegetables chocolate
fast food eggs pasta olive oil butter
I eat a lot of fiS~ 00w often do you eat fish?
S READING
a Read the magazine article White Gold. With a pa rtner,
complete rhe fac ts with sl'Bar or sa/r.
b Read the anicle agai n, and hi ghl ight five
new words or phrases. Compare with
a partner.
.
c Did any ohhe facts surprise you?
FASCINATING FACTS ABOUT SUGAR AND SALT
At different times in history, both sugar and saLt
were called 'white goLd', because they were so
expensive and diffkult to get. But there are many
more interesting facts about sugar and salt..,
• Christopher CoLumbus introduced
____ to the New World in 1493
on his second voyage.
• If you eat too much 2 __ ---:­
(about 1 gram per kilogram of
weight), you can die. This was a
method of ritual suicide in
ancient China.
• Salzburg in Austria was
called 'the city of 3, __ _
because of its mines.
• If you want to check if an egg is fresh, put it in
a cup with water and 4
• If the egg floats,
it isn't very fresh .
•
• In Brazil fuel made from 5' ____ is used in cars
instead of petroL
• Americans eat or drink about 2.25 kilos of 6 __ _
a month.
• 7 is used to make glass, washing powder,
and paper.
• 8 kills some bacteria, and so helps food to
last longer, which is why bacon and cheese contain
a lot.
• If you put 9
flowers last longer.
into a vase of flowers, the
• 10 only contains energy. It doesn't contain
any vitamins or minera ls.
• Sure and 11 are the only two words in
the English Language that begin with 'su' and
are pronounced 'sh '.
• We need to have a little 12"CC_7_
in our diet, but not more than 6g
a day, which is about one
teaspoon.
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