L’ obbiettivo di questa lezione è di ascoltare e capire una breve storia basata sul cibo e la dieta in generale.Questa lezione contiene un video, la trascrizione della storia, e un quiz di avanzamento.
Video lesson 4:46, comprehension test 5:00
John has been on a diet now for four weeks and has already lost 12 pounds. His new diet is very strict, but he follows it closely. For breakfast, he eats a small bowl of oatmeal Cooked in the microwave With either Water or milk. He also has a serving of fruit with his oatmeal, like a banana, strawberries or a mango. And of course, what breakfast would be complete without a Cup of coffee?
For lunch, John prefers to eat a light meal to maximize his weight loss, so he usually has a spinach salad. On top Of his salad, he puts carrots. onions, cucumbers, beans, croutons and nuts. Dressing tends to have a lot of calories, so he adds just a small dab. If the salad does not fill him up, he’ll also eat some soup. Usually, it’s tomato soup, as that is his favorite.
For dinner, there are a few options available, depending on what he wants that night. He can have a pasta and vegetable mix cooked in olive oil and Italian spices. Or he can have rice and beans, topped with a garlic and onion sauce. He can also have a Thai curry dish with kale and sweet potato. All choices require some cooking. but it’s worth it in the end.
All was going pretty well for John until the fifth week started. Like many of us, he works a stressful and demanding job, so there wasn’t always enough time to prepare every meaL His energy started dropping. while his appetite and hunger started rising rapidly.
Soon, the small bowl Of oatmeal for breakfast became the large bowl of sugary cereal. And the black coffee was now drowned in a high calorie coffee creamer. The salad for lunch turned into fast food meals, since John always running late for meetings. Originally. he was drinking water with this meal as well as every meal, but now it was soda. And dinner was just hopeless after a while. John would Come home exhausted from work and could not bring himself to cook. Pizza, ice cream, french fries, and snacks were much easier choices and helped take his mind Off all the anxiety.
Several weeks later, he had regained all 12 pounds he had lost and even gained an additional 10 pounds on top of that! The failure made John feel even worse. He vowed, for his next diet, that he would be even more strict and eat even less food. Unfortunately, he doesn’t realize that the massive drop in calories is causing an equally massive dip in his energy levels and cravings for junk food. It would take many attempts before he finally learned that starting his diet with lots of healthy foods and slowly cutting down calories would be the wiser move.
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| John has been on a diet now for four weeks |
diet: the kind and amount of food that a person eats for a certain reason (such as to improve health or to lose weight)
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| very strict |
strict: used to describe a command, rule, etc., that must be obeyed
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| closely |
closely: carefully and paying attention to the details
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| a serving of fruit |
serving: an amount of food or drink that is enough for one person
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| croutons |
croutons: a small piece of bread that is toasted or fried until it is crisp ◊ Croutons are usually served on salads or in soups.
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| he adds just a small dab |
dab: a small amount of something
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| it’s worth it in the end. |
to be worth it: enjoyable enough or producing enough advantages to make the necessary effort, risk, pain, etc. seem acceptable:
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| his energy started dropping |
to drop: to fall
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| his appetite and hunger started rising |
to rise: to move upward
— often + up
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| the black coffee was now drowned in a high calorie coffee creamer. |
to drown: to cover (something) completely with a liquid
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| He vowed |
to vow: to make a serious promise to do something or to behave in a certain way — often followed by to + verb
— often + that
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| the wiser move. |
wise: having or showing wisdom or knowledge usually from learning or experiencing many things
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