Sales Of Brain Foods Soar As School Exam Season Gets Under Way

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Sales of brain foods soar as school exam season gets under way

1. Think of some examples of healthy foods. ¿What effects do these foods have on us?

•Healthy foods help your body function better
• unhealthy foods cause the digestive system not working properly

HEALTHY UNHEALTHY
FISH HOT DOG
MEAT PIZZA
RICE HAMBURGE
MILK CANDY
CARROT FRENCHFRIES
SPINACH BUTTER
APPLE ENERGY DRINKS
ONION COFFEE
BEAN CHOCOLATE
BANANA SUGAR

2. look at the title of the article and answer the following questions :

A. What do you think brain foodscould be?
Foods for the brain are:
Avocado
Blueberries
Salmon
Seeds
Nuts
B. If sales soar do they go up or down?
Up
C. When is the exam season in your country?
At the end of each quarter3. The first paragraph contains some difficult vocabulary find the words that mean
A. Support = sustain, support, maintain
B. Filling = fill, meet
C. Relating to foods
D. A school where you learna lot in a short time to prepare for an exam = university
E. Relating to the activity of the brain = knowledge
F. Happy to do something else= cheerful
G. Something similar to something else =equalH. Useless, pointless=single
I. Ambitious, assertive=greedy

4. Read the article to the end. Are these statements true or false
A. There is no scientific evidence to support the views of theseparents. (t)
B. Julian graves is a doctor who has encouraged parents to buy health foods (f)
C. One expert believes eating and dinking regularly prepares students well for exams (t)
D. The bodyreplaces essential fats in the brain (t)
E. Starting to eat nuts and oily fish just before an exam has no positive effects (f)
5. There are many expressions to describe change. Without looking back atthe text can you remember these words that describe a positive change?
A. …Boosting their brain power…
B. …Soaring sales figures…
C. …the growing market …
D. …really help to raise iQ and...