DIET listening exercises

You are what you eat
1 Before listening: which of these statements is true for you?

• I love food, I eat everything – and lots of it too!
• I try to have a healthy diet and not eat too much
• I only eat food which is good for me.

2 Listen for general meaning: listen to the whole podcast.

a Which sentence above is true for Nick?

3 Listen for detail: listen again and choose the best answer.

a Nick eats a lot of Thai food because…

1. it's readily available
2. you can eat it quickly
3. it's cheap

b He also likes Thai food because…

1. it tastes good
2. it's good for his body
3. there's no fat in it

c Nick used to eat food that…

1. made him run faster
2. restored his body
3. helped him exercise

d Nick…

1. isn't interested in how food tastes
2. can't taste food
3. thinks nutrition is more important than taste

e A whole food cooperative sells…

1. processed food
2. only organic and vegetarian food
3. healthy food

f The first MacDonald's in England opened…

1. about seven or eight years ago
2. about thirty years ago
3. about seventy years ago

g Nick thought his first Big Mac was…

1. delicious
2. disappointing
3. overcooked

h Nick doesn't like pizza because…

1. it takes a long time to eat
2. he feels uncomfortable after eating one
3. he's allergic to cheese

i Nick says people should eat…

1. food that tastes good
2. food that the body needs
3. food that tastes good and that the body needs

j Nick thinks Vietnamese and Thai food is good because…

1. it's a balanced diet with a bit of everything
2. it's mainly vegetarian
3. there's lots of meat and fish