Jana Nevena part 2 class 8

What People Drink Around the World

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Intermediate

Culture & Entertainment

World
Exercise 1
Vocabulary
sugary
Adjective
ˈʃʊɡəri
containing a lot of sugar; sweet
I want to lose weight, so I try to avoid sugary drinks.
publish
Verb
ˈpʌblɪʃ
to print an article, photograph, etc. in a newspaper, magazine, or journal
My research was published in a scientific magazine.
average
Adjective
ˈævərɪdʒ
the middle or most common number
The average cost of buying a home has decreased in the last two years.
introduce
Verb
ˌɪntrəˈduːs
to make something available or put in use for the first time
Our company is introducing three new products this month.
overweight
Adjective
ˌoʊvərˈweɪt
weighing more than is healthy
Two thirds of the American population is overweight.
diet
Noun
ˈdaɪət
the food that one usually eats
Fruits and vegetables are an important part of a balanced  diet.

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Exercise 2
Article
What People Drink Around the World
A study has found which countries around the world drink the most and least
milk, fruit juice, and sugary drinks.

Published in June in the journal Current Developments in Nutrition, the study

found that people in Mexico drank the most sugary drinks, with the average
person drinking over half a liter per day – and that's after the country
introduced a tax on sugary drinks in 2014.  Over 70% of Mexicans are
overweight.

Suriname and Jamaica were the next two highest drinkers of sugary
drinks. The countries that drank the least were China, Indonesia, and Burkina
Faso.

Colombia drank the most fruit juice, at an average of 325 milliliters per day,
followed by the Dominican Republic at an average of almost 300 milliliters.  The
countries that drank the least juice were China, Portugal, and Japan.

People in Sweden drank the most milk: more than 295 milliliters per day on
average. Next were Iceland and Finland at more than 265 milliliters.  China,
Togo, and Sudan drank the least milk.

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Around the world, adults drank an average of almost 86 milliliters of sugary
drinks each day. People of all ages drank about 45 milliliters of juice and 92
milliliters of milk. People in Asia drank about one-tenth as much fruit juice and
sugary drinks as people in Latin America, and only half as much milk as the
global average.

The lead author of the study, Laura Lara-Castor, says she hopes that the
information will help different countries improve their diet and health.

Exercise 3
Questions
1. What country drinks the most sugary drinks?
2. How much milk does an average adult drink each day?
3. Do people in Asia drink more fruit juice than people in Latin America?

Exercise 4

Discussion
1. What are your thoughts on the findings of this study?
2. What's your favorite sugary drink? How often do you drink it?
3. Do you often drink fruit juice? If so, do you have a favorite type? If
not, why not?
4. Do you drink much milk? Why? Why not?
5. Do you usually prefer to drink tea or coffee? Why?

Exercise 5

Further Discussion
1. What's your favorite non-alcoholic drink? Please explain your answer.
2. Are there any foods or drinks that you try to avoid? Please explain
your answer.
3. Would you say that most people in your country have a healthy diet?
Why? Why not?
4. What countries do you imagine have the most unhealthy diets? Why
do you think so?
5. Don't eat anything your great-grandmother wouldn't recognize as
food. – Michael Pollan. What do you make of this advice?