Английский язык. Климова А.Ю - 14 стр.

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       Food preparation today allows for more variety. With refrigerators and freezers,
we can preserve a lot of different foods in our homes. Since technology makes cooking
so much faster, people are willing to make several dishes for even a small meal. Parents
are more likely to let children be picky, now that they can easily heat them up some
prepackaged macaroni and cheese on the side. Needless to say, adults living in the
same house may have very different eating habits as well. If they don’t want to cook a
lot of different dishes, it’s common now to eat out at restaurants several times a week.

       Healthful eating is also easier than ever now. When people cook, they can use
new fat substitutes and cooking sprays to cut fat and calories. This reduces the risk of
heart disease and high cholesterol. Additionally, we can buy fruits and vegetables fresh,
frozen or canned. They are easy to prepare, so many of us eat more of those nutritious
items daily. A hundred years ago, you couldn’t imagine the process of taking some fro-
zen fruit and ice from the freezer, adding some low-fat yogurt from a plastic cup and
some juice from a can in the refrigerator; and whipping up a low-fat smoothie in the
blender!

      Our lifestyle is fast, but people still like good food. What new food preparation
technology has given us is more choices. Today, we can prepare food that is more con-
venient, healthier, and of greater variety than ever before in history.


3      Some people believe that university students should be required to attend
       classes. Others believe that going to classes should be optional for students.
       Which point of view do you agree with? Use specific reasons and details to
       explain your answer.

      Some people may believe that going to classes should be optional, but I disagree.
I don’t understand how university students can expect to learn anything if they don’t
attend classes. Personal experience can help people learn about themselves and the
world outside the classroom, but when it comes to learning about academic subjects,
students need to be in class.

      In class they receive the benefit of the teacher’s knowledge. The best teachers do
more than just go over the material in the class textbook. They draw their students into
discussion of the material. They present opposing points of view. They schedule guest
speakers to come, give the students additional information, or show documentary films
on the subject.

       Also, attending classes on any subject teaches more than just facts. It teaches
students how to learn, how to absorb information and then apply what they’ve learned
to other situations. Their teacher is the best one to help them with these skills. They
can’t learn them just by reading the textbook.