Prime Time 7, Coursebook plus Semester Self-checks

Speaking – Paired activity: A healthy party? You are celebrating your birthday together with your best friend. You meet to talk about what food and drinks to offer at your party. Discuss the following options: • finger food • healthy snacks • ice-cream • smoothies • soft drinks Decide what to serve. Agree on three. 2  Listening: Food passion a) You are going to listen to four people talking about their eating habits. First you will have 45 seconds to study the task below, then you will hear the recording twice. While listening, match the beginnings of the sentences (1–7) with the sentence endings (A–J). There are two sentence endings that you should not use. Write your answers in the boxes provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. 0 The best option for people with weight problems would be … D ✔ A as she wants to make sure that everyone can find a dish that they like. 1 The first speaker blames our modern life style for weight problems … B in spite of the fact that he used to be a vegetarian for a while. 2 The second speaker is full of praise for the new owner of the Amazon Café … C because people do not exercise when they are off work. 3 There are many different versions of Energy Bowls … D if people could control their weight without cosmetic surgery. 4 Some parents find it hard to feed their babies with regular baby food … E as she does not just serve healthy food that tastes good. 5 They try out all sorts of vegetable dishes to feed their babies … F is a healthy diet. 6 The fourth speaker loves burgers … G because they believe that home-made products are healthier. 7 He also loves Mexican food … H because they are too lazy to cook themselves. I because fast food is among his favourites. J because they are not sure what it contains. b) Listen to the recording again and write down as many words as you can that have something to do with food and eating. c) Group the words into categories that make sense for you (e. g. ingredients). d) Share your notes with your neighbour and add new words to your list. 3  1.3 25 Nur zu Prüfzw cken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv