Tax on Sugary and Salty Snacks

B1 – Intermediate

The UK has had more and more problems with obesity in the past few years. The government needs to a find solution to end this national health issue. A way that they have thought of is to tax foods that are sugary and salty. The media calls it the ‘snack tax’.

Read the article about the UK government’s plan to put taxes on unhealthy snacks as a way to fight obesity in the country.

https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2107/210719-snack-tax-1.html

Discussion Questions:

  1. What is your opinion on the UK government’s plan to tax unhealthy snacks?
  2. How would you feel if your government did the same thing in your country?
  3. What are ways to motivate people to eat healthy?
  4. How can we make a better food system for our children and grandchildren?
  5. What are ways to fight obesity?
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4 replies on “Tax on Sugary and Salty Snacks”

1.- I totally agree with this measure because is a way of increasing public budget, while preventing people from following unhealthy routines

2.- I would feel right since I rarely eat this kind of “food” so it will not have a real impact on my personal economy. Moreover the public system of my country will have an extra income to be invested in social policies.

3.- A good way of promoting healthy diets could be receiving a good example to follow from politicians or from social media campaigns

4.- We should support small local producers rather than multinationals and promote real food diets instead of overprocessed products

5.- There are two main ways, a healthy diet and exercise. The former, avoiding junk food, increasing the amount of fruits and vegetables, and also reducing the meat consumption. The latter, not only will mean a way to fight obesity, but also an opportunity to socialize.

Good to see you back at practicing your writing again.

Here is a sentence you can revise to improve it a bit:

I totally agree with this measure because is a way of increasing public budget, while preventing people from following unhealthy routines

I totally agree with this measure because it is a way of increasing public funds, while preventing people from following unhealthy routines.

Happy writing!

1. I think that “tax on snacks” is not a good idea because it could increase the taxes in that country, so all people would have to pay a lot of money, even if they use the junk food in the correct way, I mean, once a week, for example. Thus, this idea is unfair to all people.
2. I would feel wrong because i think it´s unfair because in my case, I only eat junk food sometime because I have a control with myself, so when i want to eat funk food I would like to pay the same as always, no a higher price.
3. I think that goverment and institutions could make talks and conferences to warn people of the damage of eating badly. Also, they could foster free sports events to promote a healthy life. Another point is to reduce the price of the gym so everyone could go to them and make them a public space.
4. Since they are children, shool should give tlaks with nutricionists to teach them the importance of eating well.
5. Two main things. The first one is to eat in a correct way: avoid the junk food and eat a lot of fruits and vegetables and the second one is to sport twice or three times per week.

Welcome to the Phoneenglish blog! Thank you so much for your efforts in writing your answers down for this lesson’s discussion. Well done!

Take a look at how you can write this response a bit better:

Two main things. The first one is to eat in a correct way: avoid the junk food and eat a lot of fruits and vegetables and the second one is to sport twice or three times per week.

There are definitely some ways to fight obesity. The first one is to eat properly/well. Avoid the junk foods and eat a lot of fruits and vegetables. and the second one is to do sports or exercise twice or three times per week.

There are definitely some ways to fight obesity. The first one is to eat properly/well. Avoid junk foods and eat a lot of fruits and vegetables. The second one is to do sports or exercise twice or three times per week.

Looking forward to hearing from you more!

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