Pre-reading questions:
- Do you like eating sweets? Please explain your answer.
- What is your favorite dessert?
Vocabulary:
- indulge /in-DUHLJ/
- gain /geyn/
- fatty /FA-tee/
- vessel /VES-uhl/
- moderate /MOD-er-it/
[verb] to have something enjoyable
Jam and Yuki indulged in a shopping spree.
[verb] achieve or get something
The store gained more customers.
[adjective] containing too much fat
Aly tries to avoid fatty food to stay healthy.
[noun] a tube that carries blood through the body
About 15 percent of strokes are the result of blood vessels bursting within the brain.
[adjective] average in amount
She baked cookies in a moderately hot oven.
According to a study in Israel, eating too much ice cream in one sitting is bad for the heart. Food like ice cream may increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes. Indulging in too much of ice cream may also cause weight gain.
Doctors worry about people with heart problems who like eating fatty food such as ice cream. Fatty food may block blood vessels which may reduce blood flow to the heart. This may eventually lead to heart attack. For this reason, doctors are reminding people to eat ice cream moderately.
Doctors worry about people with heart problems who like eating fatty food such as ice cream. Fatty food may block blood vessels which may reduce blood flow to the heart. This may eventually lead to heart attack. For this reason, doctors are reminding people to eat ice cream moderately.
Comprehension Questions:
- What are the possible effects of eating too much ice cream?
- Who should be careful when eating ice cream?
- What kind of food can block blood vessels?
- What will happen if blood vessels are blocked?
- What are the doctors’ advice about eating ice cream?
Discussion Questions:
- Why should people follow the doctor’s recommendation when eating ice cream?
- Do you think people with heart problems should stop eating ice cream? Why or why not?
- Are there benefits from eating food like ice cream? Please explain your answer.
- If you could make your own ice cream flavor, what would it be?
- Why do you think some people like to eat junk food?