6H Writing: An article | Tiếng Anh 12 (Friends Global) | Unit 6: Health - Lớp 12 - Giáo Dục Việt Nam

1 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Discuss the questions.

1 Do you have a sweet tooth? What are your favourite sweet treats?

2 Why is too much added sugar bad for you? What problems can it cause?

2 Read the task below. Identify the elements that need to be included in the article. How many paragraphs do you think it should have?

3 Read the article and compare it to your ideas in exercise 2. Are there any differences?

4 Read the Writing Strategy. Underline the words the writer uses in the article to link ideas together.

5 KEY PHRASES Look at the phrases. Which ones are included in the article?

 6 SPEAKING Work in groups. Discuss the opinions below. Decide which view you hold and use a comment adverb to introduce your view. Then add a reason.

1 It is/isn't OK to have some fat in your diet.

2 Additives in food are / aren't bad for you.

3 Fast food should/shouldn't be banned in leisure centres.

Personally, I think that our school should stop serving fast food. We eat too much of it.

Really?

7 Read the task below. Make notes on your opinions.

Not so sweet?

I don't know anyone who doesn't love sugar. Humans have a natural sweet tooth and it can be difficult to control our sugar-eating habits. But how can something so nice be so bad for us?

Obviously, naturally occurring sugar, for example in fruit, is considered healthy sugar. However, refined sugar is not healthy and is added to many processed foods to make them taste better. Surprisingly, this 'hidden' sugar can be found in many savoury foods like bread, tins of vegetables and sauces. Moreover, refined sugar has no nutritional value and therefore offers empty calories. It also has no fibre, unlike the natural sugar in fruit, and therefore is easy to eat a lot of. Consequently, excess calories cause weight gain. Too much sugar also encourages childhood tooth decay and diabetes in later Ufe.

So, how can we reduce sugar, especially hidden sugars in our diets? I think the government is responsible. Ideally, it should regulate the amount of sugar that companies can add to processed foods. Furthermore, sugar's health risks should be taught in school. This approach has worked for smoking, after all.

Personally, I think it is extremely important that young people know about the dangers of sugar so that we can make informed choices. Although it is delicious, we must not put our future health at risk.

8 Plan your article in your notebook. Organise your ideas into paragraphs and link them. Then write your article (180-200 words).