1. In a kitchen in west London, it’s 6:30 pm. Peter and Anna ….………………………………..…….. (cook) dinner. 2. It ………………. (be) a variation on a Jamie Oliver recipe: grilled fillets of salmon. 3. “Anna…………………….…………………….…… (constantly - read) cookbooks”, her boyfriend ………………….(say). 4. Before he met her he thought his meals were healthy enough. He ………………………… (look) much healthier and ……………………..… (feel) much better now. 5. Why …………………………………………... (so many of us still - eat) so poorly these days?

3. 6. Partly, of course, it's about money: healthy food, in general, …………………. (cost) more than unhealthy food . 7.Researchers ………………………..… (think) it……………………………. (be) more often a problem of dietary imbalance than under- nourishment. 8. Scientists found out after a special survey that even people who ……………..………………… (do) well financially and socially, ………………………… (eat) ever greater quantities of junk, fast and processed food too. 9. One of the reasons is that -whatever Jamie Oliver ………………….. (say)- when we're tired or it's late ready meals ………………………… (be) easier and quicker. 10. Sugary, fatty and processed foods usually ………………………………... (taste) really good.

4. 11. Sheila, ………………………………………………… (always – cook) a meal for herself and her son, Tyrone. 12. “It …………………………….. (shock) me that some parents ………………………………. (not take) the time to cook," she………………………………. (say). She ………………………. (not work) full time and …………………………………………….. (get by) with her 13- year-old son on £120 a week. 13. At the moment, she ……………………………… (prepare) a chicken curry, with vegetable rice and salad, in her clean small kitchen. Generally, she …….……. (buy) the food she …………………….….(need), spending maybe £50 a week. 14. On Fridays, when she ………………………… (work) late, there might be a frozen ready meal. However, she ………………………..… (tend) to cook big the night before.