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Colegio Domingo Santa Mara

English Department
NB6 Octavos Bsicos
SCHOOL DINNERS
1. In two minutes, write as many words related to food as you can.

2. Match the words from the text.

sandwich restaurant shop dinner
lunch chips bar juice

1. packed ___________________ 5. cheese ___________________
2. school ___________________ 6. apple ___________________
3. fish and ___________________ 7. take-away ___________________
4. chocolate ___________________ 8. chip ___________________

3. Read the text again, find and underline the words and numbers. What do these words,
numbers and people relate to in the text?

2 pounds
Martha Payne
Hair
Neverseconds
Packed lunch
The British Government



WORKSHEET A
SCHOOL DINNERS

Do you have your lunch at school or do you go home for lunch? School dinners (lunch is also called dinner!) is a hot topic in the UK.
Find out why in this article.

Do you have lunch at school? Do you like having lunch at school? School dinners (that means lunch) are a hot topic in the UK these
days and there are lots of different opinions about what teens eat at lunchtime. Some people think that school meals are unhealthy; some
people say that they are much better than in the past and others say that midday meals should be free for all school children.

What is a school dinner?
A typical school dinner costs about 2 pounds a day in the UK. There is usually a main course, a dessert and a drink. School dinners must
include food groups such as fruit and vegetables, protein (meat, fish) and carbohydrate (rice or pasta).

Neverseconds the school dinners blog
Martha Payne, from Scotland, started a blog called Neverseconds about her school dinners when she was just nine years old. She posts
photographs of her lunch every day and gives the food a grade out of ten. The grade depends on the quality and quantity of the food and how
healthy it is. She doesnt always give good grades. Her complaints include too much fried food, small quantities and hair in the food (yuck!).

Do all children have school dinners?
More than a third of British school pupils have school dinner. Some take a packed lunch, prepared at home. Others either have lunch at home
or eat at nearby take-away restaurants.

The future for school dinners
There are plans to examine school dinners in the UK and look at ways to make them better. Henry Dimbleby and John Vincent started Leon, a
chain of restaurants which aim to sell healthy fast food. The British government has asked the two restaurant owners to collect information
about school dinners and see how they can be improved. Perhaps complaints about lunchtime food in British schools will soon be a thing of the
past.

LiceoBicentenario
Colegio Domingo Santa Mara
English Department
NB6 Octavos Bsicos


4. Now, work with your partner and compare both texts. Find three similarities and three
differences.

SIMILARITIES DIFFERENCES










SPEAKING ACTIVITY

DISCUSSION

Answer and then discuss these questions with your class.

a. Are school dinners in your country free?
b. Are school dinners in your country delicious or healthy?
c. Do you think school dinners should be free to all students? Why? Why not?
d. Do school children need different food or the same food as their parents?
e. Which is the most important meal of the day and why?
f. What are the most common snacks children at your school eat?

























LiceoBicentenario
Colegio Domingo Santa Mara
English Department
NB6 Octavos Bsicos

Snack Culture

1. In two minutes, write as many words related to food as you can.

2. Write the words in the correct group

WORKSHEET B
SNACK CULTURE

British people love their snacks. Find out more about some popular British snacks. Don't read if you're hungry!

Snack facts
Young people in Britain eat more snacks than people of the same age in other European countries. A recent survey has
discovered that 64% of teens snack between meals. What are these young Brits eating? Savory snacks, especially crisps, are the favorite
snack in the UK.
Snack researchers found that the average person in Britain spends 43 pounds on snacks each year. British people are spending a total of
about 2.8 billion pounds a year on savory snacks!!

Crisps
What are crisps exactly? They are very thin slices of potato, cooked in oil then covered in salt or other salty flavours. Some of the
most popular flavors include cheese and onion, salt and vinegar, steak and onion, roast chicken, tomato ketchup, and cheese and bacon.

Chocolate
The British love chocolate. In fact, they spend more on chocolate than any other European country! If you go to any newsagents
shop in the UK youll see a huge selection of chocolate bars on sale. There is milk chocolate, dark chocolate and white chocolate. There are
small bars of chocolate, medium-sized bars and massive bars of chocolate. You can buy mint-flavored chocolate, chocolate-covered
peanuts or raisins, chocolate with nuts, chocolate with toffee ... the list is endless!

Health
While crisps and other savory snacks can be delicious, many people are worried that young people eat too many of these kinds of
foods. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is a government organization that is responsible for food safety and food hygiene in the UK. The
FSA issued a warning recently that many children's snacks contained dangerously high levels of salt.
Some parents are unhappy that their children can buy snack foods that are high in sugar, salt or fat such as sweets, biscuits and
crisps from vending machines in schools. Some schools have banned these types of vending machines.
Advertising and marketing is another controversial area. Some people feel that advertising for junk food and unhealthy snacks
should not be directed at children and teenagers. One opinion is that young people should be protected by a ban on this kind of advertising
before 9 p.m. on TV and that there should be more controls over websites, sponsorship and in-store promotions. What do you think?
LiceoBicentenario
Colegio Domingo Santa Mara
English Department
NB6 Octavos Bsicos

3. Read the text again, find and underline the words and numbers. What do these words
and numbers relate to in the text?

2.8 billion
Cheese and onions
Levels of salt
Vending machines
Advertising

4. Now, work with your partner and compare both texts. Find three similarities and three
differences.

SIMILARITIES DIFFERENCES










SPEAKING ACTIVITY
DISCUSSION

Answer and then discuss these questions with your class.

a. What are your favorite snacks? Are they healthy?
b. When do you buy food or drinks from vending machines?
c. Do school children need different food or the same food as their parents?
d. Which is the most important meal of the day and why?
e. What are the most common snacks children at your school eat?