Post-Reading. AExplain in English the following:

A Explain in English the following:

1) Crete and the Greek mainland; rural Greeks...; 2)... well over what most experts consider...; 3) Another puzzle has come out of the study...; 4) This kind of diet could account for the surprising health...; 5)... full-fat natural yoghurt...; 6)... chemicals which resist poisons...; 7)... moderate amounts...; 8) This backs up a recent study...; 9)... to overcome the danger of smoking …;
10)... a clue as to their beneficial effects...; 11) … one of the study’s subjects ….

B Discuss these questions:

1) What surprised some experts so much in the diet of the people

on Crete and the Creek mainland?

2) Where does most of this fat come from?

3) What does the example with Finns testify to?

4) What puzzle concerns tobacco?

5) Wine is an important part of the Greek formula, isn’t it?

6) How important is olive oil considered to be?

7) What other substances are thought to be responsible for the

beneficial effect of the Greek diet?

8) Have the experts come to a definite conclusion about why the

Greeks live to a healthy old age?

9) What do you think about what you have read?

C Skim the text ‘Healthier Milk’ and say what problem is dealt

with in it.

HEALTHIER MILK

Various studies have shown that there seems to be a link between high-saturated fat diets and heart disease. Saturated fat is usually of animal origin. Doctors think that eating a lot of animal products, like milk, butter and cheese, increases the level of cholesterol in the blood. Cholesterol is a fat-like substance which circulates in the blood and, over a long time, can become deposited on the inside of the blood vessels, causing heart disease.

Researchers in Scotland have found a way to help people who like dairy products but need to keep their blood cholesterol level down. They have shown that if a cow is given oats instead of barley to supplement her standard diet, she produces milk which is lower in saturated fat. The amount of saturated fat in the milk drops by as much as 20 per cent when cows are fed on oats. Of course dairy farmers are not likely to change their methods overnight although oats are not expensive. There is no incentive for farmers to change their cattle feeding programmes — and at the moment there wouldn’t be enough oats to feed all the existing dairy herds.

Flora Smeaton

D Read the text again for details and give a short summary.

Try to use the following words and phrases:

1) high-saturated fat diet; 2) the level of cholesterol in the blood; 3) a fat-like substance; 4) dairy products; 5) to feed cows on oats/barley; 6) no incentive for farmers; 7) change their methods overnight.

Text 3

Pre-Reading

A Think of the answers to the following questions:

1) What different kinds of music there exist? 2) On what occasions and in what situations do people listen to or hear music? 3) What reasons, apart from simple enjoyment, do people have for listening to music? 4) Are there different times or reasons for listening to particular kinds of music?

B Speak about your musical tastes.

Reading

Read the interview with a doctor who has investigated the effects of music. Note down any information you find surprising or interesting.