Chocolate

CHOCOLATE

What is chocolate made from?

When was chocolate invented?

Do you know any chocolate producers?

What do you know about the history of chocolate?

CHOCOLATE IS GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH

A study carried out in Germany has found that chocolate may be good for your heart. This is fantastic news for all chocolate lovers. The extensive research was conducted over eight years. The research team followed the chocolate-eating habits and health of almost 20,000 people. They compared how much chocolate was in their diet to the number of heart attacks and strokes people had. Lead researcher Brian Buijsse said: "The good news is that chocolate is not as bad as we used to think, and may even lower the risk of heart disease and stroke." Mr Buijsse said his team found that dark chocolate was the healthiest kind to eat: "Dark chocolate exhibits the greatest effects, milk chocolate fewer, and white chocolate no effects," he said.

The German study showed that people who ate the most chocolate (at least one bar per week) reduced their risk of having a heart attack by 27 per cent. The risk of suffering a stroke was cut by as much as 48 per cent. Nutrition experts believe that natural compounds in chocolate called flavonols are good for our heart. Flavonols also help reduce blood pressure. They are found in cocoa beans so dark chocolate (which has more cocoa) contains more of them than milk chocolate (which has more fat). Buijsse warns people not to suddenly eat lots of chocolate: "Eating higher amounts will most likely result in weight gain. If people start eating small amounts of chocolate, it should replace something else, preferably other high-calorie sweets or snacks."

a.	The article says German chocolate is the healthiest in the world.	T / F
b.	A study looked at 20,000 people over an eight-year period.	T / F
c.	Researchers followed people who were on a chocolate diet.	T / F
d.	Researchers found white chocolate helped reduce heart attacks.	T / F
e.	Chocolate cut the chances of strokes more than heart attacks.	T / F
f.	Chemicals in chocolate called flavonols are not found in nature.	T / F
g.	The lead researcher warned people not to eat too much chocolate.	T / F
h.	The researcher suggested replacing sweets with chocolate.	T / F

 

Why is chocolate so often associated with romance?

What would the world be like without chocolate?

Which country do you think makes the most delicious chocolate?

Do you like getting chocolate as a present?

Did you eat a lot of chocolate when you were a child?

Why do you think so many people are addicted to chocolate?

What is your favourite brand / bar / kind of chocolate?

How can the word ‘chocolate’ be a countable and uncountable noun?

Does eating chocolate change our feelings?

Would you like to eat some chocolate right now?

 

 

 

ARE YOU A CHOCOHOLIC?

1. Why do you eat chocolate?

a. It's a nice snack now and then.

b. It's a good way to indulge myself in sensual pleasures.

c. It's the fifth major food group, are you kidding?

d. It's my reason for living.

2. How much chocolate do you consume every day?

a. Less than two pieces (chocolate deficiency).

b. Three or four pieces (chocolate fix).

c. Five pieces (heavy user).

d. Six pieces or more (chocoholic material).

 

3. When is your favorite time to eat chocolate?

a. After a good meal.

b. Between meals.

c. As meals.

d. All of the above.

 

4. With whom do you share your chocolate?

a. Friends, family, co-workers, or whoever is around.

b. Close friends and family only.

c. Only with loved ones, and only if they've been good.

d. Share my chocolate? Are you kidding?

 

5. What is your favorite way to consume chocolate?

 

a. By nibbling a bit now and then throughout the day.

b. By swallowing whole chunks at a time.

c. By intravenous injection.

d. I dive into a 100 gallon vat and slurp.

 

 

Confessions of a chocoholic

 

I’m a chocoholic. Don’t laugh – it’s serious. At the moment my addiction isn’t too bad. I’ve cut down my intake to one block a day, and some days I geet by on a chocolate biscuit or two. But at its worst it’s a complete obsession – the sweeter, the stickier, the richer it is the better. My eyes light up just thinking about it. I can eat any kind, even the cheap cooking chocolate that turns most people off. And fortunately I can eat as much sugar as I like without putting on weight. Like other addicts, most chocoholics deny they have a problem. I know I’m hooked on chocolate, but I certainly don’t intend to give up eating it.

 

Find the synonyms for these verbs:

 

disgust

gain

shine

survive on

reduce

stop

 

What do the following phrasal verbs mean?

 

·         give up

·         give back

·         bring up

·         put up with

·         break up

·         break down 

·         put on

·         take up

·         take off

·         get on (well) with

·         set off

·         make up

·         look for

·         wear out

·         work out

·         use up

·         jump in

·         pass away

·         run out of