4 16 Nutrition, health and social security Exploring vocabulary 2: Low-carb diet: Does it make sense? (1 and 2) a) Listen to the expressions and write them into the list below. You will hear every expression twice. Use a dictionary to check the spelling. The first one has been done for you. 1. hair loss: When people lose their hair. 2. 3. 4. 5. b) Explain the terms in your own words and fill in your definitions next to the expressions above. Use a dictionary or an encyclopaedia to check whether your definitions were right. c) Listen to sample explanations and compare them with your definitions. Test practice: Low-carb diet: Does it make sense? You are going to listen to a talk about low-carb diets. First you will have 45 seconds to study the task below, then you will hear the recording twice. While listening, match the beginnings of the sentences (1–7) with the sentence endings (A–J). There are two sentence endings that you should not use. Write your answers in the boxes provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. 0 During such a diet you can happily eat whatever you like as long as … D A you will feel a considerable effect on your physical well-being. 1 In a low-carb diet it is important that … B you need to do more sports than before. 2 Switching to a low-carb diet means that … C you revert to your previous lifestyle. 3 If you want to get rid of extra kilos, it may well be that … D you don’t eat more than 20% carbohydrates. 4 Owing to the physical side effects it could be that … E you can replace vital minerals with liquids. 5 Changing your diet in this way also means that … F you eat a lot of protein like red meat or fish. 6 It certainly makes sense to talk to a doctor so that … G you have to be extra careful not to lose too many essential substances. 7 Experts warn that your weight may go up again as soon as … H you may be motivated to change your lifestyle in this way. I you experience such a diet as unpleasant. J you can get medical advice before you start such a diet. Exploring vocabulary: An expert talking about veganism (1 and 2) a) Listen to the expressions and write them into the list below. You will hear every expression twice. Use a dictionary to check the spelling. The first one has been done for you. 1. pollution: Pollution means that the environment is contaminated by cars, waste, etc. 2. 3. 4. 5. b) Explain the terms in your own words and fill in your definitions next to the expressions above. Use a dictionary or an encyclopaedia to check whether your definitions were right. c) Listen to sample explanations and compare them with your definitions. 3 12 13 4 + 14 ✔ 5 15 16 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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