Presente simples e contínuo - Textos pequenos com exercícios - Skimming e scanning

**Gabarito no final**

Leia o texto a seguir e sublinhe as palavras transparentes e aquelas que já conhece. Depois, leia-o novamente e responda: qual alternativa melhor define o assunto tratado?

a) As razões para exercitar a mente e o corpo.

b) A dificuldade de mudar os hábitos alimentares.

c) O impacto do consumo de alimentos dietéticos em adolescentes.

d) O que adolescentes podem fazer para ter uma alimentação saudável.

Healthy eating for teenagers

Healthy, active young people can have large appetites. If you’re a teenager, it’s important to eat well-balanced meals, rather than too many snacks that are high in fat, sugar or salt. You should eat a healthy balanced diet that matches your energy needs. [...]

In particular, it's a good idea to:

• cut down on sweets, cakes, biscuits and fizzy drinks
• eat fewer fatty foods such as chips, burgers and fried food and processed foods such as instant noodles
• eat regular balanced meals [...]
• eat more fruit and vegetables

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Glossário

active: ativo, dinâmico

cut down: reduzir o consumo

fat: gordura

fatty food: comida gordurosa

fewer: menos

high: acima da média

matches: combina com

processed food: comida processada

rather than: em vez de

snacks: lanches, petiscos

well-balanced meals: refeições equilibradas

young people: jovens

According to the text, what should teenagers do with the following food? Match the pictures to the correct tips. Hint: one of them has two answers.

3. We use the imperative to give instructions and commands to people. Which excerpt from the text uses the imperative?

a) Eat more fruit and vegetables.

b) In particular, it’s a good idea.

c) Healthy, active young people can have large appetites.

d) If you’re a teenager, it’s important to eat well-balanced meals.

4. This person is talking about having a healthy routine. Choose the correct options to complete the text.

5. Look at the picture below and complete the sentences with the words: wearing, are, singing,  presenting, is, acting.

a) These people ____________________ actors and actresses.

b) They are ____________________and ____________________ .

c) They are ____________________ an Alladin musical at the theatre.

d) They are ____________________ costumes. It ____________________ so beautiful!

GABARITO