13.11_Listen Up!_Pre-Intermediate_Talking About Greeds
Zdielať
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/real-easy-english/251024
Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4EhbsI5O8ktZx3KPKX1PeC
Vocabulary
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English |
Pronunciation |
Slovak |
|---|---|---|
|
greedy |
/ˈɡriː.di/ |
chamtivý, pažravý |
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belly |
/ˈbɛl.i/ |
brucho |
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your eyes are bigger than your belly |
/jɔːr aɪz ə ˈbɪɡə ðən jɔː ˈbɛli/ |
máš oči väčšie ako brucho (chceš viac, než dokážeš zjesť) |
|
moreish |
/ˈmɔː.rɪʃ/ |
chutný tak, že chceš stále viac |
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to feel sick |
/tə fiːl sɪk/ |
cítiť sa zle (napr. z jedla) |
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savoury |
/ˈseɪ.vəri/ |
slaný |
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munch (on) |
/mʌntʃ (ɒn)/ |
chrumkať, žuť |
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choice |
/tʃɔɪs/ |
výber, možnosť |
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to order |
/ˈɔː.də(r)/ |
objednať si |
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to feel full |
/tə fiːl fʊl/ |
cítiť sa plný (po jedle) |
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to have enough |
/tə hæv ɪˈnʌf/ |
mať dosť |
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food shopping |
/fuːd ˈʃɒp.ɪŋ/ |
nákup potravín |
Questions and Answers
Q: What does it mean to be greedy?
A: Being greedy means that you want more of something than you need. You keep eating food even though you are already full – you are greedy.
Q: Why shouldn’t you go food shopping when you’re hungry?
A: Because you would like to eat everything you see at that moment, and you end up buying groceries you don’t even need.
Q: What happens if you eat too much at a buffet?
A: YYou don’t feel very good, your belly is full, it hurts, and you feel sick.
Q: What does the word moreish mean? Which foods do you personally find moreish?
A: Moreish means that you want more and more of something. For example, I find popcorn very moreish – I could eat a whole bucket of it.
Q: When was the last time your “eyes were bigger than your belly”?
A: On Sunday – I put too much poke on my plate and couldn’t eat it all. But I was at home, so I ate it later.
Q: Are people more greedy with food, money, or other things?
A: I think people, in general, are most greedy with money and material things.
Q: Do you think buffets encourage people to eat too much? Why?
A: Yes, because there are too many options and people want to try everything they see. They end up with full plates, but their bellies can’t manage so much food.
Q: Do you sometimes catch yourself being greedy?
A: It sometimes happens that I take more food than I need, but I’m not greedy in general.
Practice: Questions only
What does it mean to be greedy?
Why shouldn’t you go food shopping when you’re hungry?
What happens if you eat too much at a buffet?
What expression does Neil teach Beth that means “you want more food than you can eat”?
What kind of food is Beth greedy with? What kind of food does Neil say he can eat all day?
What advice does Neil give to his children about being greedy?
What does the word moreish mean? Which foods do you personally find moreish?
When was the last time your “eyes were bigger than your belly”?
Are people more greedy with food, money, or other things?
Do you think buffets encourage people to eat too much? Why?
Do you sometimes catch yourself being greedy?