Julie wanted to become thinner. She knew she (1)_________ eat more vegetables and fruit but little meat. However, as she was so afraid of being laughed at by her friends, she did not consult a doctor but lived on a (2)_________ of rice, (3)_________ vegetables, bananas and lemons. Three weeks later, she found she weighed as much as ever. She felt so sad and hopeless about herself and her behaviour changed. She didn't dare to face her boyfriend and she was unwilling to visit her friends any more. Luckily, her best friend Fred came to see her and encouraged her to exercise, eat a (4)_________ diet and enjoy life again. Soon Julie became amazingly (5)_________ and (6)_________! She felt very happy.

3. Do the underlined letters in each group have the same pronunciation? Tick the odd one out. Then check if the words in each group refer to the same kind of food. Cross out the odd one and give your reasons.

1) peach cream pear bean 2) butter nut sugar mutton

3) bacon ham cabbage lamb 4) lemon eggplant strawberry watermelon

4. In pares make up a dialogue about food you like or dislike, using the expressions, below and as many food words as you know.

Answers:

1. 1) lie 2) get away with 3) raw 4) curiosity 5) customer 6) benefit

2. 1) ought to 2) diet 3) raw 4) balanced 5) energetic 6) slim

become thinner---lose weight; being laugher at by her friends---losing face; felt so sad and hopeless about herself---lost heart; was unwilling to visit any more---lost interest in visiting

3. 1)√pear; ×cream(fat and all the others are fruit)2)√sugar; ×mutton(meat and all the others are energy-giving food)3)√bacon;×cabbage(vegetable and all the others are meat)4)√strawberry;×eggplant(vegetable and all the others are fruit)

4. S1: What's your favourite food? I'm really fond of roast duck.

S2: My favourite food is roast mutton and cold vinegar fish.

S1: What do you hate?

S2: I really hate spicy food. It upsets my stomach and makes me feel ill.