Practical English (2) ： Advanced Instructor: Dr. Yi-Cheng Huang Course Code: A School of Science and Engineering/ Language and Communication Time: 09:20-12:10 Date: March 24, 2008

Course Description of Today 1. Important Announcement 2. Section I: Chapter 1, Unit 7 (Health: Successful Dieting) 3. Section II: Chapter 1, Unit 7(Health: Successful Dieting) 4. Section III: Personal Presentation ( 韋 成、慧萱、淳涵、世紋、易勳 and 瑞亭 ) 5. Roll Call

Before You Read 1 do you have regularly scheduled mealtimes at home? 2 do you eat meals with family or friends at least once a day? 3 do you plan snacks? 4 do you tailor portion sizes to your needs? 5 do you eat three meals every day? 6 do you try to make mealtimes enjoyable?

Before You Read 7 do you not feel forced to eat everything on you plate? 8 do you make meals last more than 15 minutes? 9 do you eat only in designated areas of the house? 10 do you avoid using food to reward yourself? 11 do you enjoy physical activities once or twice a week?

Paragraph 1 1 forum (n): a place, situation, or group in which people exchange ideas and discuss issues, especially important public issues 2 diet: a. your diet is the type and range of food that you regularly eat; b. if you are on a diet, you eat special kinds of foods or you eat less food than usual because you are trying to lose weight 3 veteran: having a lot of experience in a job, profession

Paragraph 1 4 keep off (something) = keep ( 代名詞 ) off: stay at a distance 5 fad (n): a fashion that lasts a short time 6 carbohydrate (n): any of a group of nutrients, such as sugar and starch, that provide the body with energy 7 cabbage

Paragraph 2 1 do the trick (v): to work, to be effective 2 fed up with (adj.) annoyed or angry about a bad situation that has existed for a long time, frustrated, disgusted 3 solution (n): a solution to a problem or difficult situation is a way of dealing with it so that the difficulty is removed 4 portion: a small piece or section of a larger thing

Paragraph 2 5 fix (v): if you fix something for someone, you arrange for it to happen or you organise it for them 6 moderate (adj.): in the middle, not large or small, modest

Paragraph 3 1 pasta (macaroni, spaghetti, etc) 2 dessert (n): dessert is something sweet that you eat at the end of a meal 3 refined (adj.): a refined substance has been made pure by having other substances removed from it 4 calorie (n): calories are units of measurement for the energy value of food 5 cracker, oatmeal 6 fiber: the part of a plant taken in as food that cannot be absorbed by the body

Paragraph 4 1 clinic (n): a clinic is a building where people go to receive medical advice or treatment 2 pattern (n): a pattern is the repeated or regular way in which something happens or is done 3 counselor, counsellor (n): a counselor is a person whose job is to give advice to people who need it, especially advice on their personal problems 4 alternate (v): to move or switch back and forth

Paragraph 5 and 6 1 vegetarian (n): someone who never eats meat 2 benefit (n): the benefit of something is the help that you get from it or the advantage that results form it 3 cut down (on + something): if you cut down on something or cut down something, you consume or do less of it 4 appreciation (n): your appreciation for something that someone does for you is your gratitude for it

Assignment for Next Week Please Preview Chapter 2, Unit 7 (Health: Survival at the South Pole) Please Prepare for Your Personal Presentation (At Least 5 Minutes): （似龍、 世偉、冠儒、皓普、逸泰 and 柏 ）

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