Read the passage and decide whether the sentences are true or false . ⇱
Meliha and her children live in St. Paul. She is from Somalia. She came to the US five years ago. Many things are different in America. You can buy junk food with fat, sugar, and oil here. Americans don't walk as much as people in Somalia. You can drive a car or take the bus. Meliha sees many overweight people in America.
Meliha's children like junk food such as hamburgers and French fries. She does too. She notices that she gains weight in America. Her children like watching TV instead of playing outside. Meliha doesn't walk very much because she has a car. Meliha's doctor says she has to eat more fruit and vegetables. He says that too much junk food like chips, fries, and sugar is bad for her health. He tells her that she needs to get more exercise.
Use the words in the box to fill in the text. You can use one word more than once. ⇱
WHY DO JAPANESE PEOPLE LIVE LONGER?
The average lifespan of the Japanese is 78 for males and 85 for females, the longest in the world. The main secret lies in their food. The Japanese eat (6)……………. tofu, which is made from soybeans. Tofu contains (7) ……………… vegetable protein, calcium and Vitamin B. It doesn’t contain (8) …………….fat, and it doesn’t provide (9) ……………..calories. Seafood like fish and vegetables play an important role in their diet, too. They cook the seafood with (10)……………. cooking oil and less time. For each meal, they have (11) …………… dishes on the table than us but they eat only (12)…………….. of everything, never stuffing themselves. Japanese people also work very hard and do (13) ………….exercise. This helps them burn the calories off easily.