Daily Life - Health Food (C0216)

Daily Life - Health Food (C0216)
John:
Ok darling, got some pizzas, potato chips, hot dogs and lots of cheese!
Kelly:
Oh John, I thought we said we would start eating right! Remember? Our new healthy lifestyle? That’s all junk food!
John:
Hrumph! Right, so what did you get?
Kelly:
Well, healthy food , of course! I got some whole wheat bread, skimmed milk, fresh fish and organic carrots….
John:
Organic? What’s organic? Do we need organic carrots…?
Kelly:
They were grown without using any chemicals that are harmful to our health. And yes, John, we need organic carrots….
John:
Oh, so organic vegetables are the ‘green’ option, right?
Kelly:
Yup, better for the environment and better for us!
John:
Wait a minute, that? …Doughnuts? they organic doughnuts, Kelly?
Kelly:
…. I like doughnuts.
Key Vocabulary
eat right
have healthy food
lifestyle
the way people live
junk food
a high-calorie food and low in nutritional value
organic
without using any chemicals
green
healthy to the body
doughnut
small ring-shaped friedcakes
Supplementary Vocabulary
Consciousness
To be aware of something
Health Nut
Someone concerned with living a healthy lifestyle
Enviromentalist
Someone who is concerned with the enviroment
Support
to be of help
Resolution
The commitment to do something differently or begin to do something
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