HEALTHY FOOD

Listening 1 (Upstream_Intermediate B2 – Unit 8, ex. 33 p. 124)

1. Discuss with your partner:

Is there any link between the food we eat and our health?

1. You will hear a radio interview with a famous cardiologist. Say, if the statements are true or false.

2.1. Heart attacks are more common now than they were in the past.

2.2.Dr. Shaw says most people would eat a healthier diet if they had more time.

2.3.If you have a healthy diet, with lots of fruit and vegetables, you don’t have to exercise.

2.4.Dr. Shaw recommends joining a gym.

2.5.Dr. Shaw says men in their 50s tend to smoke and drink too much coffee.

2.6.Dr. Shaw implies men are more at risk of heart attacks than women.

1. What useful information did you get from the interview?

 

Listening 2 (Upstream_Intermediate B2 – Unit 8, ex. 8 p. 131)

1. What is your idea about organic food? Is it useful for our health?
2. Listen to an interview with an owner of an organic food restaurant. Complete the sentences.

2.1.Organic food is produced without the use of …

2.2.Diane’s first introduction to organic food wad as a …

2.3.Her grandmother used … fertilizers on her fruit and vegetables.

2.4.… products can also be organic.

2.5.A lot of people go to the restaurant …

2.6.Later in the day, there is a different …

2.7.In summer the cafe has …

2.8.People are realizing that organic food tastes …

2.9.The … also benefits from organic food.

2.10. The chemicals used in fertilizers and pesticides.. the soil.