1 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Discuss the questions.

(Làm việc theo cặp. Thảo luận các câu hỏi.)

1 Why is fast food so attractive to some people?

2 What can be done to encourage people to eat less of it? 

2 Read the three texts about food addiction. What were the consequences of the three people's addictions?

(Đọc ba văn bản về chứng nghiện thực phẩm. Hậu quả của việc nghiện của ba người là gì?)

FOOD ADDICTION

A

Few people would disagree that one of the world's most popular dishes is pizza. Twenty-two-year-old Zack certainly wouldn't. He would eat a variety of pizza-based items, including homemade pizza, precooked microwave pizza, and even pizza leftovers from the night before. He was consuming 800kg of pizza a year. As a child, Zack had eaten a wide variety of food. But he became addicted to pizza when he started secondary school. American school meals have often been criticised for the large amount of fast food present on the menu, and pizza is the star dish. Zack even spent all his pocket money on  slices of pizza.

Naturally, Zack's family worried about his high-calorie, low-vitamin diet. So did Zack. In an attempt to break his addiction, Zack agreed to appear on a TV programme called Freaky Eaters. ¹ ____ It wasn't easy. He had to eat a fish dish, while his brother sat in front of him enjoying... a pizza! However, Zack met the challenge and has never eaten pizza again.

B

Seventeen-year-old Stacy Irvine's friends visit her and discover that she has been rewarded thousands of free toys from fast food restaurants as a regular customer. Stacy's mother often gave her two-year-old girl a portion of fried chicken in a McDonald's restaurant. Since then, Stacy has refused to eat anything else except for pieces of fried chicken, and as a result, her diet has created serious health. She has been warned that if she doesn't change her diet, she will die. Stacy once collapsed due to lack of vitamins and nutrients and needed to be hospitalised. ² ____ She insisted that Stacy adopt a healthier lifestyle. However, worryingly, Stacy's mother said that while Stacy was beginning to understand the seriousness of her situation, she couldn't eat anything else but chicken nuggets.

C

Twenty-year-old Hanna Little was keen on chips. The only thing that Hanna consumed for fifteen years was one plate of chips after another. ³ ____ And it did because not only did Hanna develop health problems, but she also had to leave her job after collapsing at work. At five, Hanna became addicted to chips and refused to eat fruits and vegetables despite her mother's efforts. Hanna says that she was terrified of tasting the flavour of different types of food and she would feel anxious just at the idea of doing it. ⁴ ____ Furthermore, Hanna was soon seen as 'odd' by her friends' parents.

It wasn't until the age of sixteen that Hanna realised she had Selective Eating Disorder (SED). Despite this new knowledge, no solution was found. It wasn't until she lost her job before she started eating normally. Hanna sought therapy from psychologist Felix Economakis, who used hypnosis, a treatment that none of the doctors that she had seen before had mentioned, to get her to eat fruit after one one-hour session, and since then she has been willing to eat anything.... including chips!

3 Read the Reading Strategy. Match the sentences (A-E) with the gaps (1-4). There is one extra sentence.

(Đọc Chiến lược đọc. Nối các câu (A-E) với chỗ trống (1-4). Có một câu bị thừa.)

A Not surprisingly, a diet that contained few nutrients and an excess of fat and carbohydrates could only have negative consequences.

B Its aim was to encourage food addicts to beat their addictions with the help of a psychologist and nutritionist.

C One of the first steps was to get rid of her collection of free gifts.

D Parties, picnics and barbecues with friends and family used to be a nightmare.

E The doctor who treated her said she had never seen such an extreme case of food addiction.

4 Are the sentences true or false? Write T or F. Correct the false sentences.

(Nhưng câu sau đúng hay sai? Viết T hoặc F. Sửa các câu sai.)

1 Zack ate well until he was a teenager.

2 Zack ate his last pizza on Freaky Eaters.

3 Stacy became addicted after a member of her family introduced her to a certain type of food.

4 Stacy has recovered from her health problems.

5 Hanna's condition affected her work and social life.

6 Hanna was cured by an unusual treatment.

5 VOCABULARY Complete the sentences with highlighted words from the texts in the correct form.

(Hoàn thành các câu với các từ được đánh dấu trong văn bản ở dạng đúng.)

1 What ______ of ice cream would you like? Strawberry or vanilla?

2 It's a simple ______ to prepare, consisting mainly of rice and vegetables.

3 I'm trying to reduce the ______ of food I eat. I want to eat the same food, but in smaller quantities.

4 I'll just have one ______ of bread, please.

5 Most Japanese people eat a  ______ of rice, fish and vegetables.

6 We can eat the ______ from tonight's dinner for tomorrow's lunch.

7 The restaurant serves smaller ______ for children.

8 We can't order yet because we haven't seen the ______.

6 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Read the statement and decide together whether you agree or disagree with it.

(Làm việc theo cặp. Đọc câu nói và cùng nhau quyết định xem bạn đồng ý hay không đồng ý với nó.)

It is the fault of fast food restaurants if people are addicted to their food.

(Đó là lỗi của các nhà hàng thức ăn nhanh nếu mọi người nghiện đồ ăn của họ.)

Discuss your ideas and make notes to support your opinion. Use the words below to help you.

(Thảo luận ý tưởng của bạn và ghi chú để hỗ trợ ý kiến của bạn. Sử dụng các từ dưới đây để giúp bạn.)

Adjectives

Nouns

Present your opinions to the class. Use the phrases below to help you.

(Trình bày ý kiến của bạn trước lớp. Sử dụng các cụm từ dưới đây để giúp bạn.)

Presenting opinions

There's no doubt in my mind that...

As far as I'm concerned,...

I believe very strongly that...

I'm absolutely convinced that...

Nobody can deny that...

It's perfectly clear that...