Listening comprehension practice 1: Teens going veggie

Your diet is …

• what you eat

• what you eat when you want to be healthy

• how often you eat.

To ‘go on a diet’ is …

• to combine healthy eating with exercise.

• to stop eating meat.

• to try to lose weight by eating less food or certain types of food.

A vegetarian is someone who …

• doesn’t eat meat.

• doesn’t eat meat or fish

• doesn’t eat any animal products, including eggs and milk.

A vegan is someone who …

• doesn’t eat meat.

• doesn’t eat meat or fish

• doesn’t eat any animal products, including eggs and milk.

If a diet is nutritious, it contains …

• more protein than carbohydrate.

• all the elements that the body needs.

• lots of vitamins.

Protein is a substance in food which is needed by the body for many biological processes. It can be found in high levels in …

• meat, eggs, cheese, fish and nuts.

• apples, oranges, lemons and mangoes

• olive oil, vegetable oil, butter and margarine.

Match the sentences to the speaker ____: "Is vegetarian because they were influenced by a famous person."

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Match the sentences to the speaker ____: "Became vegetarian because of their family."

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Match the sentences to the speaker ____: "Is vegetarian for health reasons."

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Match the sentences to the speaker ____: "Is vegetarian because they dislike meat."

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• Not said