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HEALTH
1
Before you watch the interview, discuss these
questions with a partner. Keep notes of the points that
you both make.
1
What do you think brain food is?
2
Why is the food below important, for both the brain
and the body?
water oily fish meat, fish, eggs and nuts
3
What kind of diet do you think is bad for brain
health?
4
Which country do you think has the healthiest diet
for the mind and body?
5
In shops, there are special food products for
physical health. Are special products for brain
health a good idea?
2
a
4
Watch the interview with Dr John Briffa,
a doctor who specialises in nutrition, and take notes.
2
b
What answers does he give to the questions in
Exercise 1?
3
Watch the interview again. Complete the sentences
with verbs.
1
… any food or drink that
the brain to
function well is essentially a brain food.
2
… if the brain doesn't have enough water in it,
it
not to work as well …
3
These
to help the day-to-day running of the
brain …
4
… the omega-3 fats […] also help
the risk of
heart disease.
5
Some of these foods, for example,
highs and
lows of sugar levels …
6
… more traditional foods will do a lot in order to
our brain function …
4
To what extent do you agree with these statements?
Discuss in groups.
1
It is not easy to live a healthy lifestyle in the
modern world.
2
The health and nutrition stories in the media
change very often, so you cannot believe any
of them.
3
My government often gives public
information and advice about
nutrition and health.
5
NATURAL WORLD
1
Discuss these questions.
1
Do you like taking photographs?
2
When and why do you take photos?
3
Have you taken any photographs recently? Show
and/or describe them.
2
a
5
Watch the interview with Gareth Philips,
a photographer. Which of these things does Gareth
mention?
1
When he took his first photographs
2
His reasons for liking photography
3
His photographic style
4
What he does on a photo assignment
5
Money and fees
6
Choosing the images for use
2
b
Check your ideas with a partner. Can you
remember any details for each topic?
3
a
Gareth talks about the work process and selecting
photographs. Look at these sentences. Which ones do
you think are different from what Gareth actually says?
1
I let the landscape or person inspire the images.
2
… out of 215 images, I would supply them with 30.
3
I always choose images that are difficult to understand.
4
I want the images to stay with the viewer.
5
The viewer must be able to feel or even taste what’s
in the image.
3
b
Watch the interview again. When Gareth talks about
the work process and selecting photographs, check the
sentences in Exercise 3a. Change the incorrect sentences.
4
a
What images can you remember from the interview?
4
b
Discuss these questions.
1
Describe the images that you can remember from
the interview. What is your opinion of them?
2
You know what Gareth hopes to achieve with his
pictures. For you, has he done that? Why?/Why not?
3
Describe any images that have moved you or stayed
with you for a long time.
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