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    VOCABULARY:

    Exercise 1: Read the definitions of diet below. Notice that it has two distinct meanings.
    Definition a: If you are on a diet, you eat special kinds of food or you eat less food than usual
    because you are trying to lose weight.
    Definition b: Your diet is the type and range of food that you regularly eat.

    Read sentences 1-3. Which definition of diet applies in each sentence?


    1. I fear I have quite a poor diet.
    2. I think I have a balanced diet.
    3. I plan to go on a diet in the new year.

    Exercise 2: Read definitions 1-10 and then match the words with phrases related to health
    and diet.

    Word Definition
    1. Adopt a vegan diet a. physically weak because you do not eat enough food or do
    2. Put on weight not eat the right kind of food
    3. Lose weight b. substances that you need in order to remain healthy, which
    4. Obese (a) are found in food or can be eaten in the form of pills
    /əʊˈbiːs/ c. the way that chem ical processes in your body cause food to
    5. Vitamins (n) be used in an efficient way
    6. Calories (n) d. for example, to make new cells and to give you energy
    7. Underweight (a) e. units used to measure the energy value of food
    8. A crash diet (n) f. an attempt to lose a lot of weight quickly by strictly limiting
    9. Metabolism how much you eat
    /məˈtæbəlɪzəm/ g. (of a person) become heavier
    10. Malnourished (a) h. Extremely fat
    /ˌmælˈnʌrɪʃt/ i. (of a person) become lighter
    j. too thin, and therefore not healthy
    k. to start eating eating only plants and foods made from plants

    Complete the sentences with the above vocabulary:


    1. Going on ____ can be extremely dangerous. You can end up becoming ____ and be too
    weak to go about your daily life.
    2. Most people lead a sedentary lifestyle these days and ingest far more than their bodies need.
    This means they can easily become ____
    3. There are certain people who have such a fast _____ that it seems they don't ____ no matter
    how much they eat.
    4. The number of ____ models you see in magazines and on the catwalk leads many women to
    want to ___ themselves.
    5. Fruit and vegetables are a great source of ____.
    PRACTICE QUESTIONS:
    PART 1:
    1. Would you say you had a balanced diet? Explain why [not].
    2. Do you eat a lot of junk food? What do you [not] like about it?
    3. Have you ever been on a diet? If so, what kind of diet was it and did it work? If you haven't
    been on a diet, explain why not.
    4. In what ways do you try to stay healthy?
    5. Do you have any unhealthy habits?
    6. What part of your lifestyle would you most like to make healthier?
    7. In your opinion, what is more important, eating healthy food or doing exercises?
    8. What food do you like to eat?
    9. Do you enjoy cooking?
    10. What’s your favourite meal of the day?
    11. Did you have barbecue when you were a child?
    12. Would you like to have a barbecue with your family or your friends?
    PART 2:
    1. Describe a change you have made to benefit your own healthy lifestyle

    You should say:

     What it is
     Why you decided to do it
     How you have benefitted from it

    and explain why you would recommend it to others

    2. Describe your favourite restaurant, you should say:

     what restaurant it is,

     why you like it

     the occasions when you go there

    and explain whether you would recommend it to others

    3. Talk about your favorite food. You should say:

     what the food is


     what it is made of
     why you like it

    and explain why it is your favorite food

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