Page 59 - Grasp English B2 (Workbook)

6 Eating Habits

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Grammar Gerunds vs infinitives

A. Underline the correct verb form.
1. They decided having / to have a healthy eating campaign at my school.
2. The head teacher considered having / to have a food specialist come to the school.

3. They were worried about people missing / to miss breakfast.
4. I can’t imagine skipping / to skip breakfast – I’m always starving in the morning!
5. Students at my school are encouraged bringing / to bring a healthy packed lunch.
6. Lots of people still choose eating / to eat in the canteen.
7. They’ve stopped selling / to sell greasy chips there now though!
8. And they’ve offered including / to include more vegan-friendly meals, too.

B. Complete the text with the correct form of the verb (infinitive with to or gerund).

Can we survive without food?
eat
What do you think you would miss 1 most if you gave
last up all food? Whilst we’re certainly not recommending 2
eating, scientists have found the human body appears 3
give up
survive without food or water for an extended period of time. Studies
eat during hunger strikes, in which people refuse 4 anything,
showed that people managed 5 up to 40 days without
consume
food. In many cases, they were then forced to eat as starvation threatened
be able to 6 them.

C. Discuss with a partner.

1. Why do some people decide to go on a hunger strike?
2. To what extent do you think people succeed in making changes by going on a hunger strike?

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