- •Vocabulary (“Eating Habits”, Unit 6, Enterprise 4) 1
- •Vocabulary (“Eating Habits”, Unit 6, Enterprise 4) 2
- •Vocabulary (“Eating Habits”, Unit 6, Enterprise 4) 3
- •Vocabulary (“Eating Habits”, Unit 6, Enterprise 4) 4
- •Vocabulary (“Eating Habits”, Unit 6, Enterprise 4) 5
- •Vocabulary (“Eating Habits”, Unit 6, Enterprise 4) 6
Vocabulary (“Eating Habits”, Unit 6, Enterprise 4) 1
p.68-70
today’s fast-moving world
let alone cooking
for this reason
‘it’s here to stay’
to get away from smth
to announce [ nauns]
to order fast food through room service
seen as signifying a new era in the couch potato lifestyle
basically / probably / obviously / particularly / actually / ironically
high in calories / in saturated [ s t reitid] fat
to be lacking in nutrition
to fall into this category
vegetable and cheese toppings
to be included / to contain
to be associated with a greater risk of cancer
apart from the risk of cancer
another side affect of smth
to consume highly fattening junk food
to be (much more) likely to gain/lose weight
to tend to eat more/to be overweight
less satisfying
lower in vital nutrients
to limit the amount of junk food
to do no harm
‘lack of time and loss of tradition’
to grab whatever is available
to pick up the idea
whereas / as a result
to turn down traditional food
another alarming thing about smth
to increase / to decrease in popularity
to play an important part in keeping the body fit and healthy
to control our weight
if taken regularly
to decrease our chances of having a heart attack in later life
what is more
to gain visible benefits
to be far more aware of the importance of exercise
to be surprisingly popular with smb
to be illustrated by statistics
gathered over the past two decades
to prefer burgers to rich gourmet [ gu mei] dishes
weight gained in/during adolescence [ d lesns]
to predict / to foresee
to be admired for their slim figures
to suffer from heart and liver disease
to be emphasized enough
to bring significant health benefits
glowing skin
Vocabulary (“Eating Habits”, Unit 6, Enterprise 4) 2
to an all-around feeling of good health
the vast majority of people
to miss out on smth
due to the pressures of modern life
to be far better equipped
to deal with their stressful lifestyles
to be of the best quality
to reject meat in favour of more fruit and vegetables
to cut down on junk food
chocolate bars
a balanced diet
- to ask for = to request
- to demand = to ask for smth forcefully
- to order = to ask for smth to be brought to you
- to command = to order smb to do smth
- to grab = to take smth quickly
- to snatch = to take forcefully
- to take = to bring with you or pick smth up that is not yours
- to bite = to close one’s teeth upon smth
- to earn = to receive money for work
- to win = to get a prize after beating everyone else in a competition
- to put = to place (to put on weight = to gain weight)
- to gain = to increase in
- diet = a planned way of eating in order to lose weight or deal with a
health problem
- fast = a period of eating no food
- nutrition = vitamins, minerals, etc. found in food which help to keep the
body fit and healthy
- health = a physical condition
- to turn off = to switch off
- to turn up = to arrive unexpectedly
- to turn to = to go to smb for help
- to turn down = to reject
- to turn out = to prove to be
p.71-73
Types of food:
Fruit: oranges, apples, pears, grapes, melons, watermelons, peaches, apricots,
Vegetables: carrots, cucumbers, potatoes, tomatoes, celery, spinach [/spinid ], peas, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, cabbage, onions, garlic, parsley [/pa:sli]
Pulses: beans, lima [/laim ]/[/li:m ] beans, kidney beans, soya beans, lentils
Cereals: oats, wheat, rye, rice, barley [/ba:li], buckwheat; cornflakes
Dairy products: milk, cheese, butter, sour [/sau ] cream, yoghurt, kefir [/kef ]
Meat: beef, veal, lamb, pork
Poultry: chicken, turkey, duck
Fish: salmon [/s m n], trout, cod, tuna, herring
Shellfish: lobster, crab, shrimps, prawns, oysters [/oist ], mussels