Role-play

Work in pairs. Make up a conversation using the instructions below.

Student A	Student B
You think that your partner eats the wrong kinds of food, and should try to change his/her habits. Explain what food you think is best, and why.	You eat a lot of snacks, ‘fast’ food and food from packets. You do not think that this is unhealthy, as you eat other kinds of food too. Try to persuade you partner that convenience foods have a lot of advantages.

It is interesting to know

& Reading

Read the text and be ready to discuss it. Translate the underlined words and use them in the sentences of your own.

What is cholesterol?

Cholesterol is a kind of fat. Everyone has some cholesterol in their blood. But if you have a lot, it can give you heart disease.

The problem lies in the blood vessels, which take blood to and from the heart.

For less cholesterol…

Eat lots of vegetables and fruit.

Olive oil is very good for you. Eating olive oil actually lowers your level of blood cholesterol.

Fish oils are also good for your heart.

Exercise helps to lower the level of cholesterol in your blood.

For more cholesterol…

Most kinds of red meat contain a lot of saturated fat.

Butter, milk and cheese contain saturated fat, too.

So does chocolate.

The yolks of eggs are high in cholesterol.

Most vegetable oils are OK, but some may be high in saturated fat.

Shellfish are high in cholesterol.

Superfoods

· Cabbage – for beta-carotene and minerals.

· Nectarines and peaches – rich in beta-carotene like all yellow-orange fruit. Skin is full of fiber, so clean but don’t peel.

· Salmon, sardines and tuna – nutritious and rich in protective oils.

· Sesame seeds – rich in protein, zinc, and polyunsaturated fatty acids, which are good for the heart.

· Sweet peppers – excellent source of vitamin C, which aids the absorption of iron and potassium.

— Speaking

Complete the following sentences:

1. Cholesterol is ….

2. To reduce the level of cholesterol in blood you should ….

3. To increase the level of cholesterol you should / shouldn’t ….