Primary school children in the UK have little choice over what they eat for lunch.
A: _____ their parents pack their lunchbox or they choose from only one or two options on a hot dinner menu. B: _____ secondary schools[中學(xué)] allow students the freedom to make their own meal choices.
C: _____ this led to a number of problems. A 2004 survey, School Meals in Secondary Schools in England, showed that many schools offered unhealthy menus. D:_____ four or five days a week, 76% served chips and other potatoes cooked in oil, while 86% served high fat meals like burgers and chicken nuggets[小塊]. And when offered such dishes, most students were picking them. 48% chose high fat main dishes, 48% chose chips or similar and 24% chose cakes or muffins[松餅]. Fruit, fruit juice, vegetables and salads were the least popular choices.
In his 2005 television series, Jamies School Dinners, celebrity chef Jamie Oliver注 began working with school cooks to provide more healthy meal options. E: _____ initial[最初的] resistance[阻力] from pupils and parents, the tide[趨勢] began to turn and Jamies campaign was among those which led to a general improvement in the nutritional standard of school meals.
F: _____ online systems like “Parent Pay” give parents more control over what their children are eating at school. They can set daily spending limits and see exactly what they are buying each day.
英國小學(xué)生在午餐上沒有多少選擇的余地。
要么是父母準(zhǔn)備的飯盒,要么是他們在一個溫?zé)岬恼筒藛紊线x擇一兩個菜式。然而,中學(xué)學(xué)校允許學(xué)生自己選擇菜單。
過去,這導(dǎo)致了許多問題。2004年,一份名為《英國中學(xué)生的餐食》的調(diào)查顯示,許多學(xué)校提供不健康的菜單。舉例來說,一周四到五天里,76%的中學(xué)提供薯?xiàng)l和其他馬鈴薯油炸料理,而86%的中學(xué)提供高脂肪食物,比如漢堡包和炸雞塊。當(dāng)學(xué)校提供這樣的菜式時(shí),大多數(shù)學(xué)生都會選擇食用。48%的學(xué)生選擇高脂肪的主菜,48%的學(xué)生選擇薯?xiàng)l或類似的菜式,24%的學(xué)生選擇蛋糕或松餅。水果、果汁、蔬菜和沙拉是最不受歡迎的菜式。
在2005年的電視節(jié)目《杰米的校餐配方》中,名廚杰米·奧利弗開始與校園廚師一起合作,為學(xué)生提供更健康的餐食。盡管最初受到了來自學(xué)生和家長的阻力,但形勢已經(jīng)開始逆轉(zhuǎn)。杰米發(fā)起的運(yùn)動就是使校餐的營養(yǎng)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)普遍提高的運(yùn)動之一。
最近的在線系統(tǒng),如“父母支付”,在孩子們的學(xué)校飲食方面給予了更多的支配權(quán)。他們可以設(shè)置日常的開支限制,也可以準(zhǔn)確地知道孩子們每天買了些什么東西。
Word of the day: Campaign (n. / v.)
Campaign is both a noun and a verb. The noun campaign means an organised programme to change or influence something. A politician may have an election campaign, or a business may have a marketing campaign[營銷活動] to advertise their products. Jamie Oliver campaigned to get children eating healthier food. The word“campaign” comes from French and was used more than 500 years ago to talk about military[軍事的] battles.
Linking
The following linking devices[設(shè)備] all come from the article. Can you put them in the correct place?
a) More recently, b) In the past, c) However,
d) Despite e) Either f) For example,
Multiple Choice
1. The article is about:
a) food served at schools.
b) Jamie Oliver.
c) what secondary school students like to eat.
2. The food choices in secondary schools:
a) included packed lunch boxes.
b) contained high amounts of fat and sugar.
c) were designed by Jamie Oliver.