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Trang 1Five Ways to Reach a Healthy Weight
Task 1
You can see a part of an article about how to reach a healthy weight (www.kidshealth.org)
Choose a heading for each part Two of the given headings are not needed.
Watch out for portion distortion.
Choose a slimming diet.
Don't skip breakfast.
Reduce screen time.
Exercise.
Don’t chat on the Net.
Eat 5 servings of fruits and veggies a day.
One reason people get less exercise these days is
because of an increase in "screen time" — the
amount of time spent watching TV, looking at the
computer, or playing video games Limit
recreational screen time to less than 2 hours per
day If you're with friends at the mall, you're getting
more exercise than if you're IMing them from your
room
Serving sizes have increased over the past 10 years, and these extra calories contribute to obesity Another key factor in weight gain is that more people drink sugary beverages, such as sodas, juice drinks, and sports drinks So choose smaller portions (or share restaurant portions) and go for water or low-fat milk instead of soda
Breakfast kick-starts your metabolism, burning calories from the get-go and giving you energy
to do more during the day People who skip breakfast often feel so hungry that they eat more later on
So they get more calories than they would have if they ate breakfast In fact, people who skip breakfast tend to have higher BMIs than people who eat breakfast
Fruits and veggies are about more than just vitamins and minerals
They're also packed with fibre, which means they fill you up And when you fill up on fruits and veggies, you're less likely to overeat when it comes to high-calorie foods like chips or cookies
Regular physical activity burns calories and
builds muscle — both of which help you look
and feel good and keep weight off Walking
the family dog, cycling to school, and doing
other things that increase your daily level of
activity can all make a difference If you want
to burn more calories, increase the intensity of
your workout and add some strength
exercises to build muscle The more muscle
you have, the more calories you burn, even
when you aren't exercising
Trang 2Task 2
Are the following statements True or False? Support your answers with quotes from the text.
- Physical activity is only good for burning calories
- Cycling burns more calories than strength exercises
- Fruits and vegetables fill your stomach and give vitamins to your body
- If you eat a lot of vegetables, you won’t feel like eating snacks
- Low-fat milk contains the same amount of calories as sports drinks
- When two of you eat out, you should order two portions of food
- Recreational screen time refers to playing computer games
- You had better meet your friends in person than chat with them
- The more you eat for breakfast, the hungrier you are later during the day
Task 3
Match the following words and phrases with their synonyms.
4 weight gain D drinks
5 kick-start E lose weight
8 make a difference H being fat
9 keep weight off I body mass index
10.beverages J putting on weight
Task 4
Work in small groups of 3 or 4 and share your ideas, experiences about what is the right weight, and how to reach and maintain it What is your opinion about the 5 ways? Have you heard of any others methods?
Task 5
Use the ideas of the article and your own ones as well to write an advice letter to a friend with a weight problem He/She would like to go on a slimming diet because he/she wants
to lose 10 kilos in a month.
Trang 3Answer Key:
Task 1:
1 Exercise
2 Eat 5 servings if fruit and veggies a day
3 Watch out for portion distortion
4 Reduce screen time
5 Don’t skip breakfast
Task 2:
1 – False; 2 – False; 3 – True, 4 – True; 5 – False; 6 – False; 7 – False; 8 – False; 9 – True; 10 – False; 11 – False
Task 3:
1 – I; 2 – G; 3 – C; 4 – J; 5 – F, 6 – B; 7 – H, 8 – K; 9 – E, 10 – D, 11 – A; 12 – L