Listen to a radio programme about fast food and complete the missing information in the tables. For part A write the numbers you hear. For part B tick everything mentioned.
A
Number of fast food outlets in UK
Total daily amount of calories
Recommended daily amount of fat (%)
Amount of fat in portion of fish and chips
Amount of fat in portion of pizza
Amount of salt in hamburgers
B
Vitamins
A
B1
B2
B6
B12
C
E
iron
zinc
protein
calcium
Fish and chips
Chicken and chips
Hamburger
Jacket potato
Milk shake
Pizza (cheese and tomato)
Speaking
Discuss the following questions:
1. What is the expert’s opinion of fast food?
2. What about you?
3. What kind of food is eaten a lot in our country?
4. What is a balanced diet?
5. How does diet affect your health?
6. Have you changed your diet recently?
7. How careful are you about having a well-balanced or a calorie-controlled diet?
8. How healthy do you think healthfoods really are?
9. We should all ‘eat, drink and be merry’. Do you agree?