don’t be a mouse potato.ppt

Reading comprehension What is a couch potato? A couch potato is a person who spends too much time in front of the TV and eat too much junk food. 2. What is a mouse potato? A mouse potato is a person who sits in front of his or her computer all day and eats junk food instead of regular meals. 3. What is the difference between junk food and ealthy food? Junk food is food that has a lot of calories but few nutrients, vitamins and minerals while healthy food is food that contains few calories and many nutrients, vitamins and minerals. 4. How do you understand the word “source”in the passage? It means where something comes from. 5. What does “It is better to eat a potato than to be one”mean? It means that you had better eat such food as potatoes, which is rich in nutrients, but don’t be a either a couch potato or a mouse potato, a person who spends too much time in front of his or her TV set or computer and eats too much junk food. Don’t be a mouse potato Recent studies show that an increasing number of us are leading an unhealthy life. = Recent studies show that _______ and ______ people are _____ an unhealthy life. There is another species of inactive people, namely the “mouse potato”. = There is another ______ of inactive people, ______ / _____ ______ the “mouse potato. instead of regular meals = but _____ _____ regular meals Why are we becoming potatoes and what can we do to avoid it. = Why are we becoming people who _____________ and what can we do in ______ ______ _____ _____ potatoes? 5. The growing number of couch and mouse potatoes = the ________ number of couch and mouse potatoes 6. Ready-made dishes = _____________ 7. Not all of these are bad for us, of course, but they make it more difficult for us to control what we eat. = _______ of these are ______ for us, of course, but it ______ more difficult for us to control what we eat _____ _____ _______. 8. It is not necessary to become a vegetarian or a vegan, but we must make sure that our diet is varied and bal