Saad Brothers Middle School Level : 4 MS School year : 2018/2019

T.S
Text :
Food
Most of us would like to live a long and healthy life. Doctors are telling us that, in order to do
so, we must eat healthy diet. But, too often we ignore the advice.
The problem is that too many of us are eating food which is far from being nutritious and
which is lacking on many of vitamins essential to health. Because of our busy way of life, we
rely too much on fast foods, not taking the time to prepare a rich meal for ourselves. Even
when we decide to eat in restaurants, many of us decide that we have very little time and that
our food must be served instantly. Because of that, in many countries, many restaurants are
specialized in serving fast food. Unfortunately, much of this food is also junk food, and even
more, many children have become addicted to this food and they are refusing healthy food.
In general, we should eat more cereal products to increase our intake of fiber. We should
consume significant quantities of fruit and vegetables since they have some effect in
preventing cancer. It is important too, to eat plenty of eggs and dairy products to remain
healthy, despite the fact of containing cholesterol which can lead to heart diseases.
Our eating habits have changed, but the message remains the same, watch what you eat !
Questions :
Part one (14pts):
I) Reading Comprehension (05pts) : Read the text carefully then do the following activities:

Activity One (1 pt): Are these statements « true », « false » or « not mentioned » ?
1- When eating, people pay a lot of attention to doctors’ advice.
2- Today, people don’t have time to prepare healthy meals.

3- Eating in restaurants is expensive. 4- Cholesterol provokes heart diseases.

Activity Two (01 pt): Answer the following questions :

1- Do fruit provoke cancer? 2- Are cereals rich in fibers?
Activity Three (02 pts): Lexis
A/ Find in the text words that are closest in meaning to:
denying = ………………. considerable = ………………
B/ Find in the text words that are opposite in meaning to:
poor ≠ ……………… reduce ≠ ……………...
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Activity Four (01 pt): Match the words with their definitions :
 A B
1- ignore a- the amout of food and drinks that we take into our bodies.
2- diet b- behave as if you have not heard or seen someone or something.
3-intake c- unable to stop taking a harmful substance, especially a drug.
4- addicted d- food that a person eats each day.
II ) Mastery of Language (10 pts) :
Activity One (02 pts): Correct the underlined mistakes then write the corrected sentence :
Eating healthy food are good than eat unhealthier food.
Activity Two (03pts): Put each food item in its category :
goose – ice cream – sardine –caviar –chicken–candies – tuna –duck s –chocolate – nougat –
turkey – salmon
Poultry Fish and seafood Confections

Activity Three (2.5 pts): Complete the following table:

Adjective Comparative Superlative
nutritious
rich
healthy
essential
fit
Activity Four (1.5 pt): Find in the text six (6) words that have the following sounds :
/ai/ /i:/ /ei/
1- …….. 2- …….. 1- …….… 2- ………… 1- ……. 2- ……

Activity Five (1 pt): Fill in the blanks with: fruit – dairy – vegetarian – different
There is no fixed definition of a ……… diet because there are too many ………. types of
vegetarian diets that people are following. Some vegetarians eat only vegetables, ………, beans
and nuts. Some eat eggs in addition to all that. Others include ……….. products.
Part two : Written Expression (05pts)
Your friend eats a lot of junk food.
Write him/her a letter in which you advise him/her about the disadvantages of eating junk food
and the advantages of eating healthy food.
Use the following clues :
-Diseases : heart diseases, blood pressure, diabetes…
- Obesity / overweight….. - Good health / fit
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