Part One: Reading /A-Comprehension:
Read the text carefully
then do the following activities.
Organic food is food which has been
produced to standards designed to keep the production more 'natural'. Fewer,
if any, chemicals are used and most pesticides are banned - when they are
used they are very carefully controlled.
For example in the UK, there are
various bodies to certify food and producers as organic. One of the main ones is the Soil Association which
checks organic foods are organic, runs campaigns to educate the public, helps
farmers switch to organic farming and carries out scientific research into
organic farming.
Some people say organic foods are
better than processed foods because with processed foods there can be hidden fats, salt and sugar that
can go in during the processing. Food certified as organic is not allowed to
contain GM (genetically modified) ingredients.
Eaters of organic food think that it
tastes better. Some people buy organic meat because the animals are treated
better. In addition, there is not the risk of farming chemicals affecting
water supplies. Another thing that is
not allowed is giving drugs like antibiotics and hormones to animals. Animals
have to be kept in certain ways. Chickens, for example, have to be free to
scratch about and get plenty of sunlight, among other things.
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1) Circle the correct answer: The
text is about:
( 0.5 pt )
a-
characteristics of organic food / b-
production of organic food / c-
marketing of organic food
2)Are the
following statements true or false?
( 2 pts )
a-
Organic food is produced with no chemicals or pesticides at all. ……..
b- Scientists are doing big research on
organic food. ……
c- Processed foods contain fats. …….
d-
People don’t purchase organic food. …….
3) In which paragraph is it mentioned that…
( 2 pts )
a- farmers are taught how to produce organic
food? …………..
b-
organic foods are more delicious than other foods? …………..
4) Answer the following questions according
to the text. ( 3 pts )
a- Is organic food healthy?
…………………………………………
b- What are Soil Association main duties?
…………………………………………
c-
Why are organic foods better than processed foods?
……………………………………………
5) What or who do the underlined words refer to in the
text: ( 1.5 pt )
they (§1)…………. / which
(§ 2) …………… / it
(§ 4)………..
B/ Text exploration:
1) Find in the text words whose definitions
follow: ( 1 pt )
b-Natural ;grown in an environment free from artificial agrichemicals (§1) ……………….
a- substances used to prevent or destroy pest (§1) ……………….
2)Classify the following words in
the table below:
( 2 pts )
production
unbelievable obesity non-organic
Prefix
|
Root
|
Suffix
|
2) Join each pair of sentences using
one of the connectors given. Make any necessary changes.(3pts)
1- The Soil Association has warned people not
to purchase GMFs. Some consumers still do. ( although/ because)
…………………………………………………………………
2- Advertisements of fast food and cigarettes should
be banned from the media.They are harmful ( owing to / if)
………………………………………………………………………………………….
3-Farmers use herbicides in their crops.
Undesirable plants are killed. (
since / as a consequence)
……..……………………………………………………………………………….
4) Classify the following words
according to the number of their syllables. (2 pts)
Consumption grown
obesity package
One
syllable
|
Two
syllables
|
Three
syllables
|
Four
syllables
|
5) Complete what A says in the
following conversation. (3 pts)
A:……………………………………………………………………………….?
B: Obesity is mainly caused by eating much fatty and sugary food.
A:……………………………………………………………………………….?
B: Yes of course. Obesity causes other diseases like diabetes, cancer,
heart disease and stroke.
A:………………………………………………………………………………..?
B: We can lose weight through eating much fruit and vegetables
and taking enough exercise.
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