Reading 8

People who eat a lot of fruit and vegetables are less likely to have heart problems. You should eat at least five portions of fruit and vegetables a day. One portion is e.g. a banana, an apple, one slice of melon or pineapple or two plums. Remember that potatoes are not included on that list.

Eating too much salt can raise your blood pressure. And people with high blood pressure are three times more likely to develop heart disease or have a stroke than people with normal blood pressure. Three-quarters (75%) of the salt we eat is already in the food we buy, such as breakfast cereals, soups, sauces and ready meals. So you could easily be eating too much salt without realising it.

Having too much saturated fat can cause heart disease. Products that contain large amounts of saturated fats are meat pies, cheese, butter, lard, cream, cakes. You should replace butter and lard with vegetable oils, which don’t contain saturated fat.

Having sugary foods and drinks too often can cause tooth decay. Cutting down on sugar will help you control your weight. Sugar is added to many types of food e.g. fizzy drinks, juices, sweets, biscuits, cakes, ice cream.

We should be drinking about 6 to 8 glasses of water every day and even more when the weather is warm. 

Don’t drink too much coffee or tea as they can dehydrate you.

Now read these sentences and decide whether they’re true or false:

Eating vegetables and fruit is good for your heart

One melon is a portion of fruit.

Potatoes can be eaten as part of your five-a-day

Eating much salt increases blood pressure

High blood pressure doesn’t cause you any harm

There is a lot of salt in the food we buy

Eating saturated fats causes heart problems

There is a lot of saturated fat in vegetable oils

Sugary food is good for your teeth

You should drink a lot of water to stay healthy

Write the Past Continuous of the verbs in brackets:

We __ __ (to go) to the mall last night. 

Write the Past Continuous of the verbs in brackets:

She __ __ (to talk) to the police officer last week.

Write the Past Continuous of the verbs in brackets:

I __ __  (to buy) a new bicycle when you called me.

How .......... Simon .................. at the restaurant?

He was quite happy and relaxed.

................ they ........................ anything special? Not really. They were just talking. 

Complete the sentence:

A headmaster is a person who...

Complete the sentence:

A psychologist is a person who...

A janitor is a person who...

Complete the sentence:

People often ____ when they are angry.

Complete the sentence:

Jane is so ____ . She has no problems with school.