What’s in the Big Apple?
Level 1
Elementary
Comprehension check
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Match the halves of the sentences.
1. New York is...
... targeting young children.
2. A judge said that fast food restaurants don’t have to
... written on the packaging.
have to...
3. Half of the people who live in New York are...
... often called the Big Apple.
4. Americans eat out almost...
... write calories on their menus.
5. A McDonald’s deluxe breakfast contains...
... overweight.
6. The amount of
calories in food bought in
... sell healthy options.
supermarkets is...
7. Some large restaurant chains have said
... a huge amount of calories.
they will stop...
8. Some fast food chains now...
... 50% of the time.
“Obesity is all about calories – how many you
take in and how many you burn.
For the industry
to say that’s not key information is incorrect.”
He urges the big chains to be pro-active in
changing Americans’ diets
and in helping
consumers to make better choices: “The fast
foodindustry’s arguments are weak. They say
[calorie advertising] won’t solve the obesity
problem. But nothing, by itself,
will solve the
entirety of the obesity problem.”
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