Question

ellii
food labels
pre-reading
a. warm-up questions

1. what information do you usually

find on the front of a food package?

1. what information do you find on

the back or side of a food package?

1. what do people look for when reading food labels?
2. what types of foods do not

usually have food labels?
b. vocabulary preview
match up as many words and meanings as you can.
check this exercise again after seeing the words in context on page 2.
____ 1. information overload a) able to be used in place of another, very similar
____ 2. manufacturer b) a feeling that there is too much to read or learn
____ 3. nutritious c) recommended consumption for one person at one period of
____ 4. misleading d) not having to follow the usual rules or restrictions
____ 5. consumer e) causing to believe something that is not true
____ 6. sodium f) a person who buys, uses, or eats something
____ 7. interchangeable g) changed from its natural state to help foods last longer
____ 8. serving h) providing health benefits
____ 9. exempt i) the organization that makes the product
____ 10. processed j) a compound found in salt, added to foods for flavor

Explanation:

To solve the vocabulary preview, we match each word with its correct meaning:

1. "information overload" means a feeling of too much to read/learn (b).
2. "manufacturer" is the organization making the product (i).
3. "nutritious" provides health benefits (h).
4. "misleading" causes belief in untruth (e).
5. "consumer" is one who buys/uses/eats (f).
6. "sodium" is a compound in salt (j).
7. "interchangeable" can be used in place of another (a).
8. "serving" is recommended consumption (c).
9. "exempt" means not following usual rules (d).
10. "processed" is changed from natural state (g).

Answer:

1. b) a feeling that there is too much to read or learn
2. i) the organization that makes the product
3. h) providing health benefits
4. e) causing to believe something that is not true
5. f) a person who buys, uses, or eats something
6. j) a compound found in salt, added to foods for flavor
7. a) able to be used in place of another, very similar
8. c) recommended consumption for one person at one period of
9. d) not having to follow the usual rules or restrictions
10. g) changed from its natural state to help foods last longer