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Exercises

30.1 Rewrite the words in bold using words from A opposite.

1 Ifpeopleeatthesefoodsinbigamounts large quantities ,itmaybedangerous.
2 Certainfoodsarethought byscientiststohaveapositiveeffecton
ourbodies.
3 Foodswithalotoffatinthem maycausehealthproblems.
4 Somefoodsmaycause healthproblemsthatlastlongintothefuture.

30.2 Match the adjectives and nouns to make five collocations to fill the gaps in the sentences
below.

adjectives nouns
oily processed wholemeal mental fizzy drinks bread fish health foods

1 Wholemeal bread isusuallyconsideredtobehealthybecauseitcontainsthecompletegrain,with
nothingtakenout.
2 maytastegoodwhenyou’reverythirsty,buttheyoftenhaveahigh
sugarcontent.
3 Typesof includesalmon.
4 oftencontainartificialcolourstomakethemlookmoreattractive.
5 Somefoodscanbegoodforour aswellasourbodies.

30.3 Verb-noun collocations. Match the sentence beginnings on the left with the endings on
the right.

1 Certainfoodscanslow d acholesterol.
2 Somefoodscanboost btheriskofheartdisease.
3 Somefoodscanlower ctheimmunesystem.
4 Otherfoodscanreduce dtheageingprocess.

30.4 Can you remember which positive effect each of these foods may have? Choose your
answers from 30.3 (a-d).

1 spinach c 2 vegetablejuice 3 apples 4 blueberries

30.5 Correct the mistakes in these sentences. There may be more than one.

1 Blueberriescanimproveshort-timememory.term
2 ManyfruitsareagoodsauceofvitaminCandprovidemayorhealthbenefits.
3 Oilyfishesshouldformpartofahealthydiet.
4 Whichdoyouprefertoeatasasnackifyou’rehungry,fruitsornuts?
5 A:There’sanewChineserestaurantintown.B:Good!IloveChinesefoods.
6 Therehasbeenasharpraiseinthenumberofpeoplesufferingfromdepresion.

30.6 Complete the two versions of each sentence. Use related word forms, as in the example.

1 Tobaccoandalcoholcancausealotof harm /canbe harmful toourhealth.
2 Childrenwhoare /whosufferfrom needtoexercisemore.

3 Herjobisvery /causesheralotof andisverytiring.
4 Howcanwekeep /maintainagoodlevelof ?Theansweristo
get regular /to regularly.

30.7 Over to you

List the foods that you eat most regularly. How many are (a) healthy (b) not so healthy? Do you
consume any superfoods? Why? Why not?

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