Pre-reading questions:
- Do you like ice cream? Why or why not?
- Which ice cream flavor do you prefer, chocolate or strawberry? Please explain your answer.
Vocabulary:
- health /helth/
- contain /kuhn-TEYN/
- fat /fat/
- increase /in-KREES/
- risk /risk/
[noun] the condition of the body or mind
Exercise is good for our health.
[verb] to be made up of something
The book contains 6 chapters.
[noun] a natural oil that is gotten from animal bodies
He is in a low-fat diet.
[verb] to make something greater in size or amount
The number of tourists in Japan has increased.
[noun] could cause danger, harm, or loss
Jane takes a risk every time she goes out.
A lot of people enjoy eating ice cream. A study shows that eating too much ice cream in one sitting is bad for the health. People with heart problems should be more careful when eating ice cream. It increases the risk of a heart attack because it contains fat and sugar.
True or False:
- Eating too much ice cream in one sitting is good for the health.
- Ice cream increases the risk of heart attacks and strokes because it contains fat and sugar.
- People with heart problems should be careful when eating food that contains fat and sugar.
- Most people do not like eating ice cream.
- People can avoid heart attacks and strokes by eating ice cream.
Vocabulary Check:
Complete the sentences by using the words in the box.
health | contain | fat | increase | risk |
- This meat has a lot of ________, so don’t eat too much of it.
- Orange ________ lots of Vitamin C.
- I drink tea because it is good for my ________.
- Wear your seatbelts. Don’t ________ getting hurt.
- The fee for the event ________ this year.