Don’t be a mouse potato

1. Don’t be a mouse potato

2. Reading comprehension • What is a couch potato? A couch potato is a person who spends too much time in front of the TV and eat too much junk food. 2. What is a mouse potato? A mouse potato is a person who sits in front of his or her computer all day and eats junk food instead of regular meals. 3. What is the difference between junk food and healthy food? Junk food is food that has a lot of calories but few nutrients, vitamins and minerals while healthy food is food that contains few calories and many nutrients, vitamins and minerals.

3. 4. How do you understand the word “source” in the passage? It means where something comes from. 5. What does “ It is better to eat a potato than to be one” mean? It means that you had better eat such food as potatoes, which is rich in nutrients, but don’t be a either a couch potato or a mouse potato, a person who spends too much time in front of his or her TV set or computer and eats too much junk food.

4. Don’t be a mouse potato • Recent studies show that an increasing number of us are leading an unhealthy life. = Recent studies show that _______ and ______ people are _____ an unhealthy life. • There is another species of inactive people, namely the “mouse potato”. = There is another ______ of inactive people, ______ / _____ ______ the “mouse potato. • instead of regular meals = but _____ _____ regular meals • Why are we becoming potatoes and what can we do to avoid it. more more living that kind or is doesn’t have

5. order not to become = Why are we becoming people who _____________ and what can we do in ______ ______ _____ _____ potatoes? 5. The growing number of couch and mouse potatoes = the ________ number of couch and mouse potatoes 6. Ready-made dishes = _____________ 7. Not all of these are bad for us, of course, but they make it more difficult for us to control what we eat. = _______ of these are ______ for us, of course, but it ______ more difficult for us to control what we eat _____ _____ _______. increasing pre-prepared dishes Some good becomes because of them

6. is no need is necessary 8. It is not necessary to become a vegetarian or a vegan, but we must make sure that our diet is varied and balanced. = There _____ _____ _____ to become a vegetarian or a vegan, but it _____ _____ ______ make sure that our diet is ______ different kinds and balanced. 9. _____ number of calories ______ our body needs depends on _____ our body type is, _____ _____ we weigh and _____ active we are. 10. The best source for calories is carbohydrates, which(=____________ ) are found in grains, vegetables and fruits. to of The that how much what how carbohydrates

7. for us to neede 11. Our bodies store carbohydrates in our muscles so that we can get energy when we need it. = Our bodies store carbohydrates in our muscles ______ _______ ______ get energy when _______. 12. A healthy diet should include a variety of food, most of which should be rich in nutrients. = A healthy diet should include _______ ______ of food, ______ most of ______ should _______ _______ nutrients. 13. That does not mean we are not allowed to eat junk food. = That does not mean we _____ _____ junk food. different kinds and contain many them can’t eat

8. from eating little to how often that 14. Enjoy an unhealthy bite every now and then = enjoy _______ a _______ unhealthy food ______ time ______ time 15. All _____ we have to do is to be careful ____ ____ and ____ _____ we eat of it(=______ ______ ). 16. A balanced diet combined (=_________ ) with exercise is the recipe for a healthy life. how much unhealthy food together