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ISSUE 4.  

PRACTISE YOUR VOCABULARY.

These are tasks for testing your vocabulary. The exercises are taken from EXAMINATION WORKBOOK FOR STUDENTS who want to pass IELTS. If these exercises are easy for you, youre an expert in English. Have a bit of patience &  you'll conquer them!

Task 1:

 Find words which suit the sentences best.  A sample sentence with the word removed has been given to you.

1. Units of measurement of energy in food.

(Example: She's counting___________ to try and lose weight)

2. A compound which is an essential part of living cells, one of the elements in food which you need to keep the human body working properly.

(Example: Eggs are a rich source of________ )

3. A chemical substance containing carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.

(Example: Bread, potatoes and rice are good sources of___________ )

4. A white substance from plants or animals which can be used for cooking.

(Example: Fry the meat and drain off the_______________ )

5. Matter in food which cannot be digested and passes out of the body.

(Example: A diet that doesn't contain enough_______ can cause intestinal problems)

6. A fatty substance found in fats and oils, also produced by the liver and forming an essential part of all cells.

(Example: If you eat too much________ , it can be deposited on the walls of arteries, causing them to become blocked)

7. Essential substance which is not synthesized by the body but is found in food and is needed for health and growth.

(Example: He doesn't eat enough fruit and suffers from________ C deficiency)

8. Substance which is found in food, but which can also be dug out of the earth.

(Example: What is the________ content of spinach?)

9. Too heavy, often as a result of eating too much.

(Example; The doctor says I'm_________ and must go on a diet)

10. The result of not having enough to eat, or the result of eating too much of the wrong sort of food.

(Example: Many of the children in the refugee camp were________ )

11. Receiving food.

(Example: We are developing a scheme to improve_____________ in the poorer areas)

 

Task 2: Match sentences 1-10 with a second sentence A-J. Use the key words in italics to help you.

1. A lot of people are allergic to nuts.

2. Many people do not trust genetically modified foods.

3. Organic vegetables are more expensive but are better for you.

4. We refuse to eat battery chickens.

5. We prefer to eat free range meats.

6. The harvest has been very bad this year.

7. Following the floods in Mozambique, there was a terrible scarcity of food.

8. There has been an outbreak of salmonella, listeria and other food poisoning in Perth.

9. Too many people don't eat a balanced diet.

10. Fast food is very popular.

 

A. This is because they are cultivated naturally, without using any chemical fertilizers and pesticides.

B. There wasn't enough to feed everyone affected by the disaster.

C. They are not sure that altering the composition of cells to change certain characteristics is safe.

D. It's good to know that the animals were given enough space to express their natural behaviour.

E. Terrible weather conditions have prevented the crops from ripening and reduced the yield.

F. A lot of people are in hospital as a result.

G. Unfortunately, a diet of burgers, pizzas and fried chicken is not very healthy

H. They physically react very badly.

I. This is because they spend their life confined in a small cage.

J. They don't consume sufficient quantities of the different food groups.

 

Task 3: Now complete this article with one of the words or expressions from Tasks 1 and 2. In some cases, more than one answer may be possible. You may need to change some of the word forms.

Most children enjoy eating 1__________ , but scientific tests have shown us that burgers and pizzas can lack essential 2____________ and 3____________ , which are essential for health and growth, while simultaneously containing large amounts of 4________________ and 5_______________ which can result in obesity and heart problems. Many children end up suffering from 6________________ , since they eat too much of the wrong sort of food. In fact, in many areas of the developed world, a lot of children show similar symptoms to those in poorer developing countries, where 7________________ of food causes thousands of deaths from starvation, especially in the wake of natural disasters which ruin crops and in some cases totally destroy the annual 8____________ . Dieticians tell us that we must eat a 9________________ , as it is essential we consume sufficient quantities of the different food groups. They tell us that we should all eat more 10 ________________, which cannot be digested by the body, and fewer foods which are high in 11 ___________, as this can block the walls of arteries and lead to heart problems. This is good advice, of course, but our lifestyles often make this difficult. Many of the ready-prepared foods we buy from supermarkets are high in 12________________ , giving us more energy than we actually need. 13_________________ foods are appearing on our supermarket shelves, even though nobody is really sure if altering the composition of food cells is safe. We have the option, of course, of buying 14________________ foods, but naturally-cultivated fruits and vegetables are expensive. And to make matters worse, we are continually hearing about outbreaks of 15______________________ and 16_____________ which put us off eating certain foods, as nobody wants to spend time in hospital suffering from 17_______________ . A few things to watch out for next time you go shopping. If you have the time and the money, that is!

 

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