I'm Slimming

Carol: Come in, Linda, dear. Happy to see you again.

Linda: Glad to see you, Carol. How are you?

C: I'm great, thank you. How about something to eat?

L.: No, thank you. I'm slimming.

C: A cup of coffee, then?

L.: Yes, without milk, please. I'm slimming.

C: And I'm going to have some ham. I'm hungry.

L.: Well, I'd like some ham, too. A small piece for me, please.

C: Here is the bread.

L.: I don't eat bread. I'm slimming. (She eats three pieces of ham with a large slice of bread).

C: Help yourself to the cheese sandwiches.

L.: Oh, no. I'm slimming. All right. I shall have a sandwich to please you. (She eats two sandwiches).

C: Would you like some cake too?

L.: Yes, I’ll try a very small piece of chocolate sponge. (She has a lot of chocolate sponge). Oh, what lovely sweets! I'd like some of them. Not too many, of course. I'm slimming, you see.

C: You are welcome to them. And help yourself to some apples.

L.: I shall have only one. I'm slimming. (And she has three of them).

Questionnaire Ex. 12 Here is a questionnaire about food and diet. Answer the questions to find out how much you know. Compare your answers with your partner's. The correct answers are given below.

1. Which foods give us a lot of energy?

a) cereals

b) meat

c) fruit and vegetables

2. Which foods help to build our bodies?

a) cereals

b) meat

c) fruit and vegetables

3. Which food is most fattening?

a) brown bread

b) boiled potatoes

c) salted peanuts

4. Which foods do we get a lot of vitamins from?

a) cereals

b) meat

c) fruit and vegetables

5. People often damage their health by eating too many

a) breakfast cereals

b) fatty foods

c) frozen vegetables

6. Which of those foods can also be dangerous to our health?

a) salt

b) tea

c) skimmed milk

7. Oranges are good to eat because they contain a lot of

a) vitamin A

b) vitamin В

с) vitamin С

8. Vitamin С is good for you because it

a) makes your hair grow

b) helps to fight colds

c) helps you to see in the dark

9. Green vegetables like cabbage need to be cooked

a) thoroughly

b) with lots of water

c) lightly

10. If you live in a cold climate you need a lot of

a) fat

b) bread

c) coffee

Answers to questionnaire:

la 2b 3c 4c 5b 6a 7c 8b 9c 10a

What's your scores?

0-3 You have little idea about what to eat to keep healthy. You need to find out

quickly!

4-7 You have some idea about what to eat to keep healthy, but need to improve

your knowledge.

8-10 You have a good knowledge of what you should eat and should not eat. But what

do you eat?

Skill You Are What You Eat!

Developing

What do your tastes in food and drink reveal about your character? Read about Charlie Chilli, Suzie Sweet-Tooth, Hungry Harry and Picky Polly and see which one you identify with! The character analysis is at the bottom.

Character Analysis

Chilli eaters are brave and adventurous; they like to shock, but they get bored and restless very easily.

Sweet eaters are easy-going and sociable but they lack confidence. They are kind and sympathetic but not always reliable.

Hungry eaters are hard-working and generous; they aren't ambitious and hate changes of any sort. They worry about the future.

Picky eaters are artistic and sensitive but they lose their tempers easily. They set themselves very high standards and don't like to fail.

Ex. 13 Look at this list and decide whether these are good or bad eating habits. Discuss your answers with someone else.

	Very good .... very bad
1. eating while you are standing up	1	2	3	4	5
2. a vegetarian diet of fruit and vegetables	1	2	3	4	5
3. eating fried foods	1	2	3	4	5
4. having a large lunch every day	1	2	3	4	5
5. putting salt on your food	1	2	3	4	5
6. drinking three cups of strong coffee every day	1	2	3	4	5
7. drinking fresh orange juice every day	1	2	3	4	5
8. drinking one glass of wine every day	1	2	3	4	5
9. eating very slowly, chewing many times	1	2	3	4	5
10. eating when you are nervous or worried	1	2	3	4	5
11. having no breakfast in the morning	1	2	3	4	5