Vocabulary

chain consumer culture corner drive-in takeaway food= movie goer = representative success quality value steadily sales per day = every day to grow customer budget triumph

сеть культура потребителя угол, уголок the food which you buy sitting in the car & can take with you cinemagoer представитель успех качество цена постоянно, стабильно продажи в день расти покупатель, клиент бюджет триумф

30. Use the information from the text & complete this chronological chart of McDonald’s history:

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31. Read the text «Do we live to eat?» and find the most suitable heading for each paragraph. Remember that one heading is extra.

DO WE LIVE TO EAT?

How much food do you think you will eat by the time you are 79?

The Frenchwoman, for example, will eat: 25 cows\40 sheep\35 pigs\1200 chickens\2 tonnes of fish\13000 eggs\ 50 000 loaves of bread \… . Delicious, isn’t it? How many pigs and sheep have you already eaten?

According to World Health Organisation, Americans are the fattest people in the world. 55% of women and 63% of men are overweight or obese. «Compared to Europeans, Americans eat all the time. At the hairdressers, in the cars, during college lecture, at the cinema. Though America is the world leader in obesity, Europe tries to catch up too. Russia also has some of the heaviest people in Europe. Even in such countries as France, Italy, Sweden people (especially women) are becoming fat.

If you are young, do not think that it is not your problem. Teenagers, too, are getting fat. Statistics shows that the favourite foods among teenagers both in Europe and in USA are: hamburgers, chips, hot dogs, pizza.

Another reason is the lack of exercise. We spend too much time in front of our computers and TV-sets. We walk less, because we prefer to use cars and public transport. We live in the era of fast food culture. We are always in a hurry. We have no time to relax and enjoy meal. We want to eat now and we want to eat fast. Every day a new Mc Donald`s restaurant opens somewhere on our planet. Soon American food will take over the whole world.

Doctors say that chips and pizza are fattening, Coca-Cola spoils our teeth, and coffee shortens our lives. If you eat too much you will become obese and obesity leads to heart disease. Some scientists think that our food influences not only our bodies but our spirits as well. Food with lots of fat and sugar can make you violent. Natural food, like fresh vegetables and fruit with lots of vitamins and minerals can make you intelligent, optimistic. More and more people become vegetarians. A diet free from meat has all the vitamins, minerals you need. And you can live longer as a veggie! A vegetarian diet is not only healthy but also kind. Animals, you eat, pigs, chicken are locked in boxes. If you really care about animals – stop to eat them.

What is tasty is not always healthy.