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To be healthy and active, one should eat useful food. It should be rich in vitamins and minerals.
Vitamins are important nutritious elements. They perform many functions. Their leading role in an organism is ability to regulate chemical reactions. All vitamins are divided into two groups — fat-soluble and water-soluble. At present days there are more than 30 vitamins.
Minerals are low-molecular substances, salts and ions of salts. Selenium, manganese, iodine, copper, zinc, iron, etc. belong to minerals. In your body there are about 65 minerals. They are necessary for renewal of cells and tissues, formation of bones and work of all systems and organs. The lack of vitamins and minerals can lead to various health problems.
Read the questions in A, choose and read the correct answers in B / Прочитайте вопросы в колонке А, выберите и прочитайте правильные ответы в колонке B
| A | B |
| 1 What are minerals? | а) In your body there are about 65 minerals. |
| 2 Should the food we eat be rich in vitamins and minerals? | b) Yes, it can. |
| 3 What groups are vitamins divided into? | c) Minerals are low-molecular substances, salts and ions of salts. |
| 4 How many minerals are there in your body? | d) Yes, it should. |
| 5 Can the lack of vitamins and minerals lead to various health problems? | e) All vitamins are divided into two groups — fat-soluble and water-soluble. |
We write / Мы пишем
Fill in the gap / Заполните пропуски используя слова в рамке
| food huge arise lack |
Vitamins and minerals are found in our …. Their role in an organism is…. Problems with health can … because of a … of these substances.
Level B
Vocabulary
| minerals – микроэлементы health - здоровье; healthy – здоровый nutritious – питательный perform – выполнять ability – способность manganese – марганец copper – медь improvement – улучшение currant – смородина scurvy - цинга | renewal – возобновление lack – недостаток regulate – регулировать belong – относиться substance – вещество caviar – икра vital value – жизненное значение improve – улучшать removal – выведение interaction - взаимодействие |
Reading
Read the text “Vitamins and minerals” and do the exercises after it.
Vitamins and minerals
In order to be healthy and active, one should eat the right food. It should be rich in vitamins and minerals.
Vitamins are organic elements which are very important and useful for people. They help to normal work and human body development, tissue renewal, regular metabolism, immunity improvement. At present days there are more than 30 vitamins, they bear names of Latin letters – A, B, C, etc. With food we receive vitamins: oranges and currant contain vitamin C. It protects against scurvy. Fish and caviar are rich with vitamin B. It is needed to strengthen our nervous system. In vegetable oil there is the vitamin E, and vitamin A can be found in carrots and eggs.
Minerals are low-molecular substances, salts and ions of salts. Selenium, manganese, iodine, copper, zinc, iron, etc. belong to minerals. In your body there are about 65 minerals. They make 4% of our weight, but each of them is responsible for a certain sphere of functioning of a human body and has vital value for activity. Their functions in an organism are various. They are necessary for renewal of cells and tissues, formation of bones and work of all systems and organs.
Besides, our organism has regularities of a combination of minerals and vitamins. For example, B6, B12, K, D vitamins improve absorption of calcium and reduce its removal. The synergy (positive interaction) of vitamins and minerals is important for support of health of our organism, competent treatment of the arising diseases.
Say it in English:
1.органические вещества 2. обновление тканей 3. улучшение иммунитета 4. растительное масло 5. низкомолекулярные вещества 6. ионы солей 7. отвечает за определенную сферу 8. возобновление клеток и тканей 9. недостаток 10. имеет закономерности 11. положительное взаимодействие 12. лечение 13. заболевание.
In pairs, discuss the following questions:
1. What are vitamins?
2. How many vitamins are there at present days?
3. What is vitamin C needed for?
4. What vitamin can strengthen our nervous system?
5. Where can vitamin A be found?
6. What are minerals?
7. What minerals do you know?
8. What are their functions?
9. What is the synergy?
10. What vitamins improve absorption of calcium and reduce its removal?
Fill in the missing modal verbs can, must, should:
1. We … eat useful products to be healthy and active.
2. They … be vitamins and minerals rich.
3. Vitamin C … protect against scurvy.
4. Vitamin A … be found in carrots and eggs.
5. We … keep our body in healthy condition.
6. Functions of minerals in an organism … be various.
7. B6, B12, K, D vitamins … improve absorption of calcium and reduce its removal.
Speaking
Speak on the following functions of vitamins and minerals:
1. Normal work and human body development.
2. Renewal of cells and tissues.
3. Formation of bones.
4. Work of all systems and organs.
5. Participation in processes of an organism.
Тема 8.4. Diet and dietotherapy. Main food / Диета и диетотерапия. Основные продукты питания
Level A
We learn the new words / Мы учим слова
| lose - терять nutrition - питание particular - определенный no-carb - безуглеводный clinical nutrition - лечебное питание catering - организация foodstuff – пищевые продукты purpose - цель provide – предусматривать unloading - разгрузочный | dietary menu – лечебный стол contrast - контрастный day of fasting – разгрузочный день set - набор satisfy - удовлетворять reduce - снижать valuable - ценный property - свойство suit - подходить unacceptable – неприемлемый culinary - кулинарный |
We read / Мы читаем
