Listening Comprehension 2
Listen to the man talking about Thin-Fast. Then answer the questions:
What are you listening to?
What is Thin-Fast?
What is the listening about? Circle more than one answer.
How to use Thin-Fast
How Thin-Fast works
How old it is
Where it comes from
What’s it made of
What it looks like
How it makes you feel
How it tastes
How much it costs
Read the sentences and fill in the gaps
The woman ________ weight.
With Thin-Fast you _________ go on a diet.
With Thin-Fast you _________ exercise.
Thin-Fast is _________ .
Thin-Fast has ________ ingredients.
Read the sentences and decide if they are true or false.
Mary Ann lost seventy-five pounds.
You drink Thin-Fast once a day.
Thin-Fast stops you from feeling hungry.
With Thin-Fast you can eat fattening foods and lose weight.
Thin-Fast prevents 100 percent of the fat you eat from turning into fat on your body.
Thin-Fast has some side effects.
The ingredients in Thin-Fast are new.
Thin-Fast makes you feel energetic.
Thin-Fast comes in two different flavors.
You can buy Thin-Fast over the telephone.
Listen to three excerpts, discuss the questions.
Excerpt one
Why was the woman unhappy before? Why is she happy now?
Did the woman want to lose weight for the health? Why or why not?
Why do you think most people want to lose weight?
Do you think more women than men want to lose weight? Why?
Excerpt two
How does Thin-Fast help you to lose weight?
Does the man really believe that Thin-Fast works? Why or why not?
Do you think Thin-Fast works? Why or why not?
Excerpt three
Does the woman think Thin-Fast is safe and healthy? Why?
Do you think that using Thin-Fast is safe and healthy?
How old are the ingredients in Thin-Fast? Why do you think the woman mentions this?
Listening comprehension 3
Listen to two conversations and fill in the chart
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What is the health problem?
What remedy does the person suggest?
Does the person want to try it?
Conversation 1
Conversation 2
Work in groups. Answer the questions.
List the health problems and remedies in Listening 2 and Listening 3. Discuss what is similar and what is different among the remedies.
Do you think natural remedies are better than artificial medicines? Why or why not? Do you use any natural remedies?
Why do you usually ask for health advice? Why?
Have you ever used a weight-loss remedy? Did it work?
Fill in the gaps. Use the underlined words to help.
herbal money-back guarantee prevent product remedies side effect take care of yourself terrible terrific too good to be true
A: I have a very bad headache. B: You have a _________ headache.
A: I make my own tea with herbs from my garden. B: You make your own ____________ tea.
A: I have a book that tells you what to do or take for health problems. B: You have a book of health _____________ .
A: Thin-Fast sounds great, but I don’t believe it works. B: Thin-Fast sounds _________________ .
A: I just tried a new medicine that can stop you from getting a cold. B: It can __________ you from getting a cold.
A: I want to buy something to help me lose weight. B: You want to buy a weight-loss __________________ .
A: I do a lot of healthy things: I eat healthy food, I exercise, and I don’t smoke. B: You really _____________ .
A: I really like my new doctor. He’s very good. B: Your new doctor is ______________ .
A: I just heard about a weight-loss drug that can help you lose weight, but it can also make you sick. B: The drug has a bad _________________ .
A: If you aren’t happy with Thin-Fast, you can return it and get your money back. B: Thin-Fast has a ______________ .