Who needs sugar?
高血糖健康美食食谱图片
我们才不稀罕甜食呢！
语篇导读：
不管你是不是甜品爱好者，都无法避免摄入日常饮食中所含的糖分。这是因为很多食物和饮料是含糖的。尽管人们都知道过度摄入糖类有害健康，但这并没有阻止一些人大量且无节制地吃甜食，从而患上肥胖、糖尿病和龋齿等疾病。本次讨论对食品征收“糖税sugar tax” 能否扼制人们购买甜食或甜饮料的欲望。
Step 1 Vocabulary 词汇表
sweet tooth 对甜食的渴望、喜爱crave 渴求
consume（正式）消耗，大量地吃health campaign 健康宣传活动
in moderation 适度
savoury 咸的
dental health 牙齿健康
tooth decay 蛀牙，龋齿preventable 可预防的
obesity 肥胖diabetes 糖尿病
heart disease 心脏疾病
liver disease肝病
low-sugar recipe 低糖食谱jumped on the bandwagon 紧跟潮流levy 税款
discourage 打消…的念头
soft drink 汽水，软饮料
well-being 安康
temptation 诱惑
health 健康
Step 2 Reading and understanding
上海曙光医院东院There's no doubt that I have a sweet tooth– I crave cakes and biscuits and could happily finish
off a bar of chocolate in minutes. I'm sure I'm not alone, the sweet sugary taste is addictive but the
big question is, is it bad for me? I think I know the answer!
Sugar is everywhere. Even if sweet stuff isn't your thing it's hard to avoid. In the UK, we consume over two million tons of sugar every year but often we don’t know we’re eating it. There have been many health campaigns, telling us about the dangers of consuming too much sugar and we have probably le
arnt that it should be eaten in moderation but we may be unaware of the added sugar we consume that's found in the food and drink we think of as healthy or savoury, such as low-fat yoghurt and sauces.
The obvious negative effect of eating sugar is on our dental health–tooth decay is a big problem in children, partly caused by drinking too many sugary drinks. Public Health England claims    a child in England has    a tooth removed in hospital every 10 minutes due to preventable decay. But even if you can escape the dentist's drill, there are more worrying negative effects - repeatedly eating too much sugar can lead to weight gain and even obesity, leading to an increased risk of diabetes,heart disease and liver disease.
So what can we do to cut down on our sugar intake? Well, there are low-sugar recipes you can try and apparently there are alternative foods to help us beat the sweet cravings. But potentially the most effective method is to tax the sugar we consume. It's what several countries have been doing for a while and the UK has recently jumped on the bandwagon, by forcing manufacturers to pay a levy on the high-sugar drinks they sell. It's up to the manufacturers if they pass the cost on to consumers.
But will it work? University of Bedfordshire nutrition expert Dr Daniel Bailey told BBC Online that: "The
increase in tax placed on soft drinks will make products more expensive, but will this actually discourage people from buying them?" Maybe if you're addicted to the stuff, you'd accept paying more to buy it. But in the UK at least, several soft drinks companies have already reduced the sugar content of their products to avoid the tax.
Obviously it's better to do something rather than nothing to help improve the well-being of everyone. But with so many temptations out there, I'm not sure how easy it will be to cure my sweet tooth.
Step 3 测验与练习
Task 1阅读课文并回答问题。
1. True or false?Savoury food is sugar-free.
2. What is removed from children every 10 minutes in England?
3. Why have some drinks manufacturers reduced the sugar content in their drinks?
4. Why are high-sugar drinks in the UK becoming more expensive?
5. What temptations is the author referring to in the last sentence?
Task 2 请在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处。
黑花生产地1. When I was pregnant I used to ______ oranges but now my baby is born, I can't eat them!
A. levy
B. crave
C. discourage
D. temptations
2. Some doctors say that drinking red wine______ could actually be good for your health.
A. on moderation
B. in moderning
C. in moderation
D.at moderation
3. A large______ on alcohol seems to be encouraging people to drink less.
A. levy
B. discourage
C. preventable
D.health campaign
4. Once our class started recycling our water bottles, the rest of the school______ and did the same!祖父的园子ppt
A. went on the wagon
B.jumped over the bandwagon
C. joined the bandwagon
D. jumped on the bandwagon
5. Despite being an award-winning actor, he resisted the______ to move to Hollywood.
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A. crave
B. temptation
C. preventable
D. well being
Task 3 语法填空
There's no doubt that I have a sweet tooth– I crave cakes and biscuits and could _1_________ (happy) finish off a bar of chocolate in minutes. I'm sure I'm not alone, the sweet sugary taste is addictive _2_______ the big question is, is it bad for me? I think I know the answer!
Sugar is everywhere. Even if sweet stuff isn't your thing it's hard_3_________ (avoid). In the UK, we consume over two million _4______ (ton) of sugar every year but often we don’t know we’re eating it. There have been many health campaigns, _5_________ (tell) us about the dangers of consuming too much sugar and we have _6_________ (probable) learnt that it should be eaten in moderation but we may be unaware _7_____ the added sugar we consume that's found in the food and drink we think of as _8__________ (health) or savoury, such as low-fat yoghurt and sauces.
The obvious negative effect of eating sugar is on our dental health–tooth decay is a big problem in children, partly _9________ (cause) by drinking too many sugary drinks. Public Health England claims a child in England has a tooth _10________ (remove) in hospital every 10 minutes due to preventable decay. But even _11______ you can escape the dentist's drill, there are more worrying negative effects - _12_________ (repeat) eating too much sugar can lead to weight gain and even obesity, leading _13_______ an increased risk of diabetes,heart disease and liver disease.
So what can we do to cut down on our sugar intake? Well, there are low-sugar recipes you can try and _14__________ (apparent) there are alternative foods to help us beat the sweet cravings. But potentially the _15___________ (effective) method is to tax the sugar we consume. It's what several countries have been doing for _16_____ while and the UK has recently jumped on the bandwagon, by forcing manufacturers to pay a levy on the high-sugar drinks they sell. It's up _17_____ the manufacturers if they pass the cost on to consumers.
But will it work? University of Bedfordshire nutrition expert Dr. Daniel Bailey told BBC Online that: "The increase in tax _18________ (place) on soft drinks will make products more expensive, but will this actually discourage people from buying them?" Maybe if you're _19_________ (addict) to the stuff, you'd accept paying more to buy it. But in the UK at least, several soft drinks_20_________ (company)
have already reduced the sugar content of their products to avoid the tax.
Obviously it's _21________ (good) to do something rather than nothing to help improve the well-being of everyone. But _22________ so many temptations out there, I'm not sure how easy it will be to cure my sweet tooth.