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Нескучный английский для продолжающих


1. Learn Vocabulary - Learn some new vocabulary before you read.

∙             toned

∙             lifestyle

∙             hit the gym

∙             work out

∙             get in shape

∙             obsessed

∙             moderation

∙             fast

∙             fad diet

∙             shave off some pounds

2. Read the text.

These days, it seems like a lot of people are obsessed with getting thin. But skinny hasn’t always been considered beautiful. Until recently, the ideal female figure was soft and curvy. And in some cultures, a bit of extra weight is still considered a good thing. But in the US, thin is definitely in, for men and women alike.

With so much pressure to be skinny, some people try to lose weight in extreme ways. But there are safe, healthy ways to get in shape, too. Listen to Devan and Beren talk about different strategies for shaving off those unwanted pounds and for a man’s perspective, take a look at Dale’s blog about losing weight.

2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.

Beren:  Do you work out?

Devan:  I do. I try to work out a fair amount. I don’t do it as often as I should. Like some people, you know, exercise several times a week. I don’t even get to the gym every week necessarily. But I try to go as often as I can. Because if you don’t hit the gym, you won’t get toned. And I want to have a toned body.

Beren:  Well, I’m trying to shave off some pounds. I’m trying to figure out the best way to lose weight. But all my friends are into fad dieting, like fasting’s a really big one right now. Like there’s the “Miracle Cleanse.”

Devan:  Yeah, my personal belief is it’s all about everything in moderation. I don’t think any of those fad diets really work. So, it’s all just about getting exercise, eating less. It’s just…Everything’s in moderation, you know? I’m all about just having a healthy lifestyle. Eating more fruits and vegetables and drinking lots of water and hitting the gym. That’s what works for me.

Beren:  Cool. Well, I’ll keep that in mind.

Devan:  Well, good luck getting in shape.

Grammar Point - Learn grammar

First Conditional

Devan tells Beren, “If you don’t hit the gym, you won’t get toned.” She’s using the first conditional here to talk about something that will probably happen in the future as the result of something else that happens in the present. If you work out now, you will probably get toned in the future. The first conditional consists of two clauses, one with If + simple present verb and the second with simple future verb, as in, “If you hit the gym, you will get in shape.”

Try using the first conditional to talk about what will happen if you eat lots of unhealthy foods.

Discussion

Beren would like to lose a little weight, but she isn’t sure how to do it. Some of her friends have tried to lose a lot of weight quickly by fasting. But Devan thinks that starving yourself in order to lose weight is unhealthy. For Devan, the best way to get in shape is to eat healthy foods and work out. Some people who fast or try other fad diets, like eating nothing but red meat for every meal, do lose some weight, but quickly gain it back as soon as they go off the diet. Some people can eat whatever they want, never exercise, and still remain thin. But for most of us, staying in shape requires a consistent effort to be healthy.

What do you think is the best way to lose weight? Are people too obsessed with being thin?

 

 
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