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Quiz

1) He changed his diet so he _____ .

a) could lose weight

b) feel healthier
c) gain weight

2) He tries to avoid _____ food.

a) processed
b) paleo
c) chopped

3) He says you can eat _____ .

a) hot dogs
1411 Going Paleo
John talks about how he changed his diet to improve his b) saugage
c) steak
health after he was feeling sich and unhealthy.
4) He says the diet made him feel _____ .
Sarah: So John, I heard ______________ a) hungry
out a new diet. Can you tell me about it? b) better
c) worse
John: Yes. I've been ______________ .
5) He says carbohydrates makes him feel _____ .
Sarah: What's that?
Sarah John a) energetic
John: Well, this diet is ______________ you b) tired
feel better and eat healthier. And the idea is that a lot of the c) hungry
problems we have with health, a lot of ______________
problems, come from the foods we eat. So the idea is that maybe
____________ a diet which ______________ early humans ate
before. Vocabulary
Sarah: Early humans ate? Like
what did they eat? Word Puzzle
on purpose
John: Well, ____________ fruits, Compete the text with
and berries, and nuts, and meat. the words below:
They ______________ because We didn't grow plants on purpose.
grains come from agriculture, from we should eat
you've been trying When you do something 'on purpose',
growing plants on purpose. you intend or plan to do it. Notice the
supposed to make
Sarah: Uh-hmm. have to realize following:
trying the paleo diet
John: And they didn't eat bread they mostly ate 1. She is made at me, so she hit me
and cake and cookies and modern human health on purpose.
crackers. didn't eat grains 2. I failed the test on purpose. I want to take the
is closer to what class again.
Sarah: It sounds like a hard diet to
keep. refined

John: It's a little difficult at first. What you ____________ is that These foods are refined foods.
these foods are refined foods. Refined foods are not really
natural foods because humans have to do a lot of cooking When we refine something, we change
processes to make these foods. When you want to eat natural, it to make it a certain way. Notice the
you should eat food just the way it comes like raw vegetables following:
and fresh fruit and meat that isn't processed. So you can't eat
hotdogs. 1. His English is very refined.
2. Refined foods are usually very tasty.
Sarah: Okay.
processed
John: And sausage.

Sarah: Okay. I like raw vegetables and fresh fruit and

meat that isn't processed.
John: But you can have steak…
Processed food is food that has been
Sarah: It sounds… changed and is not natural. Notice the
following:
John: And fish.
1. Most food in a box is processed.
Sarah: It sounds like an expensive 2. Processed food is cheap but unhealthy.
diet.
it turns out
John: Well actually, it turns out
that when you eat fresh vegetables It turns out fresh vegetables and fresh
and fresh fruits, it can be cheaper. fruits can be cheaper.
Processed food, refined food, comes in lots of packaging from
the store, and sometimes it can be more expensive for
convenience. Modern humans eat these processed foods for
convenience. You don't have to wash it. You don't have to do the
chopping and preparation when you eat refined foods.
But when you go on paleo diet, you buy the fruit and you eat it.
You buy the vegetables, you have to wash it and chop it and
then you eat it. So it's not processed, and it's much healthier for
you.
Sarah: How do you feel since you started this diet?
We use the phrase 'it turns out' to
express something that is not expected.
Notice the following:
1. It turns out the movie is free. We
don't have to pay.
2. I thought I have school tomorrow
but it turns out it is a national holiday.
chop

John: I feel much better actually. When we eat carbohydrates, You have to wash it and chop it.
we can feel tired. Carbohydrates are in processed foods like
anything that comes from grains. Like I said, bread, cookies, When you chop something, you cut it
cake, crackers. They have lots of carbohydrates. And when we into small pieces. Notice the following:
eat them, our body has to use lots of energy to digest
carbohydrates. It takes away energy which could be used for 1. You need to chop up the
doing activities. That's why if you eat lots and lots of bread and vegetables.
cake, maybe you feel tired. 2. Can you chop the carrots?

Sarah: Oh, I see. crust

John: If you just eat fresh vegetables and fruit, you can feel like Pizza has a crust.
you have lots of free energy.
The crust is the hard part of the bread
Sarah: Are there any foods that you miss? on the outer edge. Notice the following:
John: I think the food I missed the ----- Listen Online ---- 1. I often do not eat the crust of my
most is pizza. Pizza was my favorite bread.
food before. I used to eat pizza three 2. The crust of the pizza is not very tasty.
times every week. Now, I rarely eat
pizza. Pizza has a crust. The crust is
bread, so the crust has lots of
carbohydrates. Also, pizza has a lot of Vocabulary Quiz
processed meats including pepperoni
and sausage. Those meats are not
very healthy for you. Also, pizza has
lots of cheese on it. Cheese is on purpose • refined • processed
another processed food. So if we cut crust • turns out • chop
out pizza from our diet, we can eat elllo.org/english/1401/
healthier and feel like we have more 1. I love to eat the of a pizza.
energy.
2. I avoid processed food and
Sarah: Well, that's great. Thanks for telling me about paleo. sugar.
3. You did that !
Speaking of the Topic 4. I don't eat food like salami or
cheese.
Match the vocabulary with the images below 5. It he is married.
6. I need to up this fruit for the
( __ ) meats / protien ( __ ) vegetables ( __ ) dairy
( __ ) sweets / sugar ( __ ) grains ( __ ) fruits salad.

Speaking Challenge

Answer these questions related to the lesson.

Q1 Do you like to eat bread crust?

A1

Q2 Do you eat a lot of drinks with refined sugar?

A2

Q3 Do you like to eat processed meats like salami?

A3

Q4 Have you ever done something bad on purpose?

Discuss these questions with a partner.
A4
1. What are the names the food in each group's image?
2. Can you think of three more food for each group?
Q5 Do you eat a lot of fresh foods?
3. Do you eat something from each group every day?
4. How many servings of vegetables do you eat daily? A5
5. What is your favorite food for each group?
6. What is a food you dislike in each group?