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Scientists discover healthier pizza

Food scientists and dieticians have found new ways to make pizza that is good for you. This is very welcome news for overweight pizza lovers and those who worry about their weight. Researchers in the USA looked at different ways of baking the pizza base. The team from aryland University discovered that leaving pizza dough in the oven for a longer time made it healthier to eat. They said that doubling the amount of baking time increased the levels of antio!idants in the mi! by up to "## percent. Antio!idants help fight cancer and heart disease and are found in most healthy food. Furthermore$ the team e!perimented with different cooking temperatures. Their results showed a higher heat also made the dough healthier to eat. This new research may help pizza sales around the world. %owever$ some diet e!perts warned that even though this research looks good$ it is still better to eat fruit and vegetables. &n addition$ pizza that is baked longer may not be so healthy if people choose unhealthy toppings. 'ac(ui )owdon$ a *ritish diet e!pert$ warned that although the pizza base might be good for you$ people might be +more likely to choose e!tra cheese,. She added- .This isn/t teaching people about healthy eating.. 0evertheless$ the study1s author$ 'effrey oore$ said his findings were good for people who like deep2pan pizzas. eanwhile$ outside )ondon1s 3izza %ut today$ pizza fan 'o )ambert said- .This new pizza sounds healthy$ although not if we have too much or have cola and fries with it.,

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1 PI!!A HU"T# 4alk around the classroom and find out from other students what they know about pizza. 4hen you have finished$ sit with your partner5s6 and share and talk about what you heard. 7id you learn anything new8 $ CHAT# &n pairs 9 groups$ decide which of these topics or words from the article are most interesting and which are most boring. food / scientists / dieticians / pizza / being overweight / baking / cancer / heat / pizza sales / experts / fruit & vegetables / pizza toppings / cheese / cola %ave a chat about the topics you liked. For more conversation$ change topics and partners fre(uently. % &AST &''(# 4ith your partner5s6$ talk about the food below. Rank them from the healthiest to the least healthy. 4hich do you eat regularly8 4hat are your favourite fast food restaurants8

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) T'PPI"*S# Talk about each of these pizza toppings. 4ould you choose o have them on your pizza8

mashed potato pineapple corn chocolate French fries seaweed curry sauce apple and raisins

+ A (I&&ERE"T PI!!A# 4ith your partner5s6$ design a new kind of pizza. 4hat are the toppings8 %ow is it different from a normal pizza8 ;hange partners and talk about your pizzas. %ave a class vote on the tastiest2sounding ones. , PI!!A# Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with pizza. Share your words with your partner5s6 and talk about them. Together$ put the words into different categories.

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1 TRUE . &ALSE# )ook at the article1s headline and guess whether these sentences are true 5T6 or false 5F6a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. Scientists have discovered a pizza that helps you lose weight. The secret to the new pizza is in how to bake the base. Antio!idants in food help fight some life2threatening diseases. ;ooking the pizza at a low temperature means it is healthier. 7iet e!perts said the new pizza is healthier than eating fruit. Another e!pert said people should choose their toppings carefully. The e!pert said this research teaches us about healthy eating. This study is good news for deep2pan pizza lovers. atch the following synonyms from the articlefat enthusiast pastry food writer T9F T9F T9F T9F T9F T9F T9F T9F

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Scientists discover healthier pizza

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1 W'R( SEARCH# )ook in your dictionaries 9 computer to find collocates$ other meanings$ information$ synonyms = for the words 0over1 and 02ei3ht1.

Share your findings with your partners. ake (uestions using the words you found. Ask your partner 9 group your (uestions.

$ ARTICLE 4UESTI'"S# )ook back at the article and write down some (uestions you would like to ask the class about the te!t.

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% *AP &ILL# &n pairs 9 groups$ compare your answers to this e!ercise. ;heck your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. 4ere they new$ interesting$ worth learning=8 ) 5'CA-ULAR/# ;ircle any words you do not understand. &n groups$ pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings. + STU(E"T 6PI!!A7 SUR5E/# &n pairs 9 groups$ write down (uestions about pizza$ diet$ health and fast food.

Ask other classmates your (uestions and note down their answers. >o back to your original partner 9 group and compare your findings. ake mini2presentations to other groups on your findings.

, TEST EACH 'THER# )ook at the words below. 4ith your partner$ try to recall e!actly how these were used in the te!t

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2222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 STU7?0T *1s @U?ST&A0S 57o not show these to student A6 a. 7id you like reading this article8 b. 7o you think pizza sales around the world will increase8 c. 4ould you rather eat fruit and vegetables every day or pizza8 d. 4hat are your favourite pizza toppings8 e. 4ould you always choose e!tra cheese8 f. 7o you think the pizzas you get from the chain pizza stores are the same as the ones in &taly8 g. 4hat other things do you eat and drink when you eat pizza8 h. 7o you ever eat pizza in restaurants or order a home delivery8 i. Are you a pizza fan$ or are you a fan of another kind of food8 <. 7id you like this discussion8 A&TER (ISCUSSI'"# 'oin another partner 9 group and tell them what you talked about. a. 4hat was the most interesting thing you heard8 b. 4as there a (uestion you didn1t like8 c. 4as there something you totally disagreed with8 d. 4hat did you like talking about8 e. 4hich was the most difficult (uestion8

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1 5'CA-ULAR/ E9TE"SI'"# ;hoose several of the words from the te!t. Use a dictionary or >oogle1s search field 5or another search engine6 to build up more associations 9 collocations of each word.

$ I"TER"ET# Search the &nternet and find more information about the history of pizza. Talk about what you discover with your partner5s6 in the ne!t lesson. % PI!!A P'STER# ake a poster about the different types of pizza around the world D especially those in &taly. &nclude pizza made in your country. Show your poster to your class in the ne!t lesson. Kote on the best one5s6. ) MA*A!I"E ARTICLE# 4rite a magazine article about the new healthy wonder pizza. 4rite about how it might change all fast food and that one day$ burgers might be health food. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the ne!t lesson. 4hich article was best and why8 + LETTER# 4rite a letter to the researchers of the new pizza baking method. >ive them three pieces of advice about pizza. &nclude three (uestions. Read your letter to your partner5s6 in your ne!t lesson. Lour partner5s6 will answer your (uestions.

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Scientists discover healthier pizza

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