Focus on Words

without the Revolution, there would be greater famine and malnutrition than the UN
presently documents (approximately 850 million people suffering from chronic
malnutrition in 2005).
It is becoming increasingly difficult to maintain food security in a world beset by a
confluence of “peak” phenomena, namely peak oil, peak water, peak phosphorus, peak
grain and peak fish. The journal Science published a four-year study in November
2006, which predicted that, at prevailing trends, the world would run out of wild-caught
seafood in 2048.
<strong>Focus</strong> on Words
COLLECTING WORDS
Words to do with nutrition
diet, go on a diet, malnutrition, maintain food security, food chain, harmful/
wholesome food, obese, obesity
WORDS IN USE
Read the text and speak about life expectancy in different countries.
1. What does life expectancy depend on?
2. While answering make use of the words and expressions which
a. Add information
b. Generalize information
c. Sum up information
As a country develops, the inhabitants usually become wealthier- and healthier. In
Japan the average life expectancy at birth for men is 77. 6. years and for women – 84.
6years. On the other hand, in a developing country like Botswana, it is just 37 for men
and 36 for women.
However in developed countries, lifestyle and diet are changing People have
busier lives, they are more likely to suffer from stress. They do not have time to prepare
proper meals. And they eat fast food instead, which contains a higher proportion of
salt, sugar and fat. They do not walk so much and some do not do any physical activity
at all. As a result, the percentage of people with heart diseases increases. Another
disease that has become common is diabetes. To avoid it young people should try not
to gain weight. They should watch what they eat. and avoid foods high in fats and
sugars, exercise regularly by jogging, swimming or doing aerobics. If people change to
healthier lifestyle, we may be able to stop diabetes in the future.
Fact File
McDonalds, an American company has 31, 000 locations worldwide.
In 2008, there were over 922 million international tourist arrivals, with a growth
of 1. 9% as compared to 2007.
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