Unit 2 Healthy eating Reading ea COME AND EAT HERE (D) Wang Peng sat in his empty restaurant feeling very frustrated. It had been a very strange morning. Usually he got up early and prepared his menu of barbecued mutton kebabs. roast pork, stir-fried vegetables and fried rice. Then by lunchtime they would all be sold By now his restaurant ought to be full of people. But not today! Why was that? What could s have happened? He thought of his mutton. beef and bacon cooked in the hottest, finest oil His cola was sugary and cold, and his ice cream was made of milk, cream and delicious truit. "Nothing could be better, "he thought. Suddenly he saw his friend Li Chang hurryin by "Hello. Lao Li, he called. Your usual? "But Li Chang seemed not to hear. What was he matter? Something terrible must have happened if Li Chang was not coming to eat in lo his restaurant as he always did Wang Peng followed Li Chang into a new small restaurant. He saw a sign at the door. Vired of all that fat? Want to lose weight? Come inside yong Huis slimming restaurant Only slimming foods served here Make vourself thin again! Curiosity drove Wang Peng inside. It was full of people. The hostess, a very thin lady, came forward Welcome,she said. "My name is Yong Hui I'll help you lose weight and be fit in two weeks if you eat here 2o every day. Then she gave a menu to Wang Peng. There were few choices of food and drink on it: just rice, raw vegetables served in vinegar, fruit and water. Wang Peng was amazed at this and especially at the prices. It cost more than a good meal in his restaurant! He could not believe his eyes.h threw down the menu and hurried outside, On his way 2s home he thought about his own menu, Did it make people fat? Perhaps he should go to the library and find out. He could not have Yong Hui getting away with telling people lies! He had better do some research! At the library wang peng was surprised to find that w his restaurant served far too much fat and Yong hui's far too little. Even though her customers might get thin after eating Yong Huis food, they were not eating enough energy-giving food to keep them fit. They would become tired very quickly. Wang Peng felt more hopeful as he drove back home. Perhaps 35 with a discount and a new sign he could win his customers back. So he wrote: Want to feel fit and energetic? Come and eat here! Discounts today! Our fool gives vou energv all day The competition between the two restaurants was on! 10
Unit 2 Health Comprehending 1 Read the passage carefully and think about these statements. Tick the correct boxes. Give reasons for your answers False I Usually Wang Pengs restaurant was full of people. Yong Hui could make people thin in two weeks by giving them a good diet 3 Wang Pengs regular customers often became fat 1 Yong Huis menu gave customers more energy-giving food 5 Wang Pengs menu gave customers more protective food 6 Wang Peng decided to compete with Yong Hui by copying her menu 2 In your own words explain the following sentences or parts of sentences taken from the passage Something terrible must have happened if Li Chang was not coming to eat in his restaurant as he always did He could not have Yong Hui getting away with telling people lies s Perhaps with a discount and a new sign he could win his customers back 3 Read the Warming Up and the passage again and write out your answers I The weakness of the diet in Wang Pengs restaurant was that it did not give 2 The strength of the diet in Wang Pengs restaurant was that it provided s The weakness of the diet in Yong Huis restaurant was that it did not give 4 The strength of the diet in Yong Huis restaurant was that it provided 4 Divide the passage into 3 parts. Give the main idea in each part and then retell the story in your own words 5 Discuss these questions in pairs. Write down your main points and compare them with those of another pair. What do you think Wang Peng will provide to win his customers back? 2 How do you think the story will end? 6 Many different kinds of cooking are mentioned in the passage. Make a list of them and find out what cooking skills they describe 11
Unit 2 Healthy eating Learning about Language Discovering useful words and expressions 1 Find words and expressions from the text that mean the same something that you say is not true not to be punished for something uncooked the strong wish to know about something someone who buys things or services from a shop. company, etc a particular quality that gives someone or something an advantage 2 Fill in the blanks with words from the left box and paraphrase the italicized parts using the phrases from the right box. balanced diet raw lose weig lose heart ought to energetic lose interest lose face Julie wanted to become thinner she knew she eat more vegetables and fruit but little meat. However, as she was so afraid of being laughed ar by her friends. she did not consult a doctor but lived on a of rice vegetables, bananas and lemons Three weeks later. she found she weighed as much as ever. She felt so sad and hopeless about herself and her behaviour changed. She didn't dare to face her boyfriend and she was unwilling to visit her friends any more. Luckily, her best friend Fred came to see her and encouraged her to exercise. eat a diet and enjoy life again. Soon Julie became amazingly and She felt very happy. Do the underlined letters in each group have the same pronunciation Tick the odd one out. Then check if the words in each group refer to the same kind of food. Cross out the odd one and give your reasons I peach cream pear bean 2 butter nut sugar mutton s bacon ham cabbage lamb lemon eggplant strawberry watermelon 4 In pairs make up a dialogue about food you like or dislike, using the expressions below and as many food words as you know dy favourite food/fruit/meat is fried chicken smoked chicken roast duck I'm fond of .I don' t often eat... barbecued mutton lemon beef sweet and sour fish I really hate.... I cant stand steamed fish creamed potatoes fried eggplant make me gain/lose weight cucumber salad boiled eggs stir-fried mushrooms EXAMPLE A Do vou know how to make soup? 13: Yes. /put in mushrooms, tomatoes and eggs to make a vegetable soup A Oh, icant stand tomatoes 12
Unit 2 Healthy eatina Discovering useful structures Underline the sentences containing modal verbs in the reading passage and use the function words below to explain the meaning of the modal verbs Intention Duty Permission Possibility Guessing Ability 2 Choose suitable modal verbs from below to complete the following dialogues There may be more than one possibility. ought /oughtn't to should / shouldn't mustn't needn't(don' t ) have to will can/can't I SAM: How can I grow thinner, Mum? MUM: Well you eat food with plenty of fibre that helps you digest better.And you stop drinking cola or eating sweet food SAM: Does it mean I eat my favourite fried chicken any more? MUM: Not exactly. if you love fried chicken, you give it up. Just eat it less often. You worry too much: a little fried chicker O yOu good! 2 DOCTOR: You are sick because you ve eaten poisonous mushrooms. Where did you get them? LUCY: I picked them in the forest. I know we eat fresh vegetables DOCTOR: Oh, but you eat them until you re sure they are not poisonous LUCY: Thank you, doctor. I'll be more careful next time CHARLES: I wish I could see things clearly in the dark. TOM: Eating carrots help you see better. You eat some every da 3Now work in pairs. One of you asks a question the other answers it. Then swap over. Remember to use modal verbs in your dialogue EXAMPLE: S: What shonld you do after school? S: I have to go home at once. I need to take the bus and I have a bus card. / ought to do mmy homework as soon as I get home. Other possible questions are: I Do you know what you have to do when you borrow books from the library? Do you know what to do when your teeth ache? s Do you know what to do if you need to meet someone you don' t know at the airport? Do you know what to do if you want to get a discount in a shop? Do you know what you should do when you meet the hostess in your friends home? 13
Unit 2 Healthy eating Using Language Listening 1 Read these words. Practise the pronunciation and find out what these illnesses are scurvy/sk3: vI/ rickets/'rikits/ obesity /aobi: satI/ 2 Listen to the whole dialogue between Wang peng and an expert write down the main idea of the dialogu 3 Listen to the tape again and join the names of the illnesses to their causes. IlLnesses Causes curv too much rice noodles, sugar and fat Rickets not enough vitamin C Obesity not enough protein and vitamin D After listening, work in pairs and discuss what problems Wang Peng and Yong Hui have and what suggestions you would give them Owner of restaurant Problems with food offered What food is needed Wang Peng Yong Hui Reading and discussing COME AND EAT HERE (2) A week later, Wang Pengs restaurant was nearly full and he felt happier. Perhaps he would be able to earn his living after all and not have to close his restaurant. He did not look forward to being in debt because his restaurant was no longer popular. He smiled as he welcomed some customers warmly at the door but the smile left his face when he saw Yong hui walking in. She did not look happy but glared at him. May I ask what you were doing in my restaurant the other day? I thought you were a new customer and now I know that you only came to spy on me and my menu. she shouted. ""Please excuse me, "he calmly explained. "I wanted to know where all my customers had gone last week. I followed one of them and found them in your restaurant. I don I want to upset you. but I found your menu so limited that I stopped worrying and started advertising the benefits of my food. Why don' t you sit down and try a meal?" Yong Hui agreed to stay and soon they were both enjoying dumplings and breast of chicken 14