Food and lifestyle

同学们，你们知道美国和法国的学校午餐有什么区别吗？让我们通过下面的一篇小短文一探究竟吧。

What are school lunches like in different countries？ See the two examples.

In the USA

It is common for students to order a school lunch. They eat a hamburger， spaghetti， or pizza as a main dish. They also have salad and milk with the main dish. Students have different choices for their lunch at school.

In France

In France， students have to eat a school lunch. They usually have bread and cheese with the main dish. They also have a lot of vegetables as a part of their lunch， and they can only drink water. In the end， there is fruit for dessert.

Do you feel hungry now？ What do you like to have for lunch at school？

spaghetti 意大利面 main dish 主菜 salad 沙拉 choice 选择

cheese 奶酪 a part of一部分 in the end 最后 dessert 餐后甜点

1. It is common for students to order a school lunch. “It is common for sb.to do sth.”意為“对……来说，做……是常见的”。这句话的意思是：“对学生们来说订购学校午餐是很常见的事。”

2. They usually have bread and cheese with the main dish. 这句话的意思是：“他们通常吃面包和奶酪配主菜。”

1. Fill in the blanks with the words in the passage.

2. What is your school lunch like？

同学们，有规律的、健康的生活方式能让我们健康、快乐地成长！你能用英语描述一日三餐、运动等生活方式吗？你能给他人提出健康生活的建议吗？假设你是Andy，下面是你微信朋友圈里的好友Doraemon发表的内容。请你在阅读完后写一段评论，并就健康饮食、运动锻炼等方面给他提几点建议。

My dear friends， I am a little sad these days. My best friend says I am too fat. He says I look like a duck when I run. I am 1.55 metres tall. And my weight is 58kg. Am I really too fat？ How can I look better？

Can you help me， my dear friends？

Dont worry， Doraemon. I think youre really a little fat. You should control your weight. Fat can bring disease.

First， vegetables and fruits are important. You must eat more vegetables and fruits and less meat if you want to lose weight.

Second， breakfast is the most important meal for us. We should have some bread， milk and an egg for breakfast. But we should eat less at supper.

At last， you can do some exercise every day. You can go running in the morning. If you keep doing them， youll be thinner and thinner.

I hope you can lose weight successfully and be healthier.

此处可以用连接词将两个简单句合并为一个复合句，使文章更紧凑。句末可再加一个段落中心句来引领下文。

第二条建议与减肥关系不够紧密。

建议用更丰富的词汇和句式来表达对好友健康生活方式的建议。

作为朋友，语气可以更亲切些。从所给语段中可以看出朋友是焦虑的，结尾可增加表示安慰和鼓励的话语来体现友谊。

Dont worry， Doraemon. I think youre really a little fat. You should control your weight because fat can bring disease. Here are several ways for you to lose weight and look better.

First of all， vegetables and fruits are important. You must eat more vegetables and fruits and less meat if you want to lose weight.

Second， sweets and drinks should be avoided. For example， we had better drink water instead of drinks like cola when we are thirsty.

At last， you can do some exercise every day. Why not go running in the morning？ If you keep doing it， youll be thinner and thinner. Whats more， playing basketball can help you grow taller.

In a word， its better to change your lifestyle. I think you will keep fit if you do so. Remember that where there is a will， there is a way.

（江苏省泰州市第二中学附属初中 陶镜州）

本篇书面表达的题目创设了一个真实的情境，小作者以朋友的语气，围绕生活方式改变的话题给微信好友提出了中肯的建议。

升格语篇以总—分—总的结构展开，布局合理，行文流畅，段落清晰，层次分明；每条建议围绕一个中心句展开，再用具体例子支撑；文章语言丰富，表达建议的句式多样；结尾处用英文谚语“有志者，事竟成”，鼓励好友为实现目标坚持不懈地努力，情感真挚。

（江苏省靖江外国语学校 童玲）