Living a Long Life

It is often said that Japanese people, on average, live much longer than Europeans. To a large extend this must be due to the food most Japanese people eat since from the point of view of the life-style, life in modern Japan is no less stressful than ours in the west. The Japanese live on a diet largely made up of fish and rice. At lunch-time a typical Japanese family will consume at least twice as many vegetables as we do in Europe. In comparison with Europeans, the Japanese eat far less meat and fewer potatoes; at the same time, they eat seven times more fresh fish than we do which make their diet much healthier by far. It would be fair to say that, in general, the Japanese consume far less sugar than Europeans, though the modern Japanese — frequent visitors to Europe on business or for pleasure — are discovering the pleasures and dangers of western-style eating habits.

Exercise 1Mark the statements which are True.

1. The Japanese live as long as people in western countries.

2. From the point of view of life-style, life in modern Japan is less stressful than in Europe. □

3. The Japanese eat much more vegetables than Europeans. □

4. When in Europe on business, the Japanese try to eat only their national food. □

5. They consume more sugar than we do.

Exercise 2 Write down your answers to the following questions.

1. On what diet do the Japanese prefer to live?

2. Do people in Japan eat more or less meat than Europeans?

3. What makes the Japanese diet much healthier than ours?

4. Japanese people eat twice as many vegetables as we do, don't they?

5. What do the Japanese discover when they come to Europe?

6. Why do the Japanese live longer than Europeans?

Questions for computer based test

1. Choose the correct variant.

“Stay in bed for a few days”, the doctor said to me.

1. The doctor told me to stay in bed for a few days.

2. The doctor ask me stay in bed for a few days.

3. The doctor told me stay in bed for a few days.

4. The doctor said me to stay in bed for a few days.

1. Choose the correct variant.

“Don't shout”, I said to Jim.

1. I told Jim to shout.

2. I said Jim not to shout.

3. I asked Jim not to shout.

4. I told Jim not to shout.

2. Choose the correct variant

“Please don't tell anybody what happened”, Ann said to me.

1. Ann asked me not to tell anybody what happening.

2. Ann asked me not to tell anybody what happened.

3. Ann asked me not to tell anybody what had happened.

4. Ann asked me not to tell anybody what will happen.

4. Choose the correct variant.

“Can I stay with you”, she asked

a) Mary asked if she could stay with us.

b) Mary asked if she can stay with us.

c) Mary said if she could stay with us.

d) Mary told if she could stay with us.

Glossary

English	Russian	Kazakh
bride	невеста	келіншек
wedding	свадьба	үйлену тойы
newlyweds	молодожены	жас-жұбайлар
negotiation	переговор	rелісім
groom	жених	күйеу жігіт
to check in	зарегистрироваться	тіркелу
to be filthy	быть грязным	ластану
to complain	жаловаться	шағымдану

Home assignment

Ex. 5C 1, 2, 3 [2.54, 55]

SIW

Write an essay about the birthday party you liked (about 100-120 words).

Office hours

1. Prepare retelling [2, p.20]

2. Lexical-grammar exercises 2, 4. [4]