Vocabulary and Reading

Activity 1: Match the words to their meaning.

Word Definition1 Triple Bypass (noun) A Pain and suffering

2 Dining B Advertisement3 Aptly C To exercise or get hot so that water comes out of your skin4 Cholesterol D To experience emotional or physical pain5 Packed (adj) E Heart attack6 To suffer F Eating7 Cardiac arrest G Exclusive8 Unique (adj) H Fat related to the body9 Distress (adj) I Medical treatment written on a piece of paper10 To sweat J Promise11 Prescription (noun) K Appropriately, suitably12 Commercial L The name of a heart operation, heart surgery13 Guarantee M Negative symptoms/results of something14 Side-effects N Full

Activity 2: Read the article.

A man at a Las Vegas fast food restaurant nearly died after he ordered a “Triple Bypass Burger”. The man was dining at the aptly named Heart Attack Grill – a fast food restaurant that specialises in cholesterol packed food. He was eating a 6,000-calorie hamburger called a “Triple Bypass Burger” when he suffered cardiac arrest. The restaurant owner, Jon Basso, had to call an ambulance and the customer was taken to hospital. The burger contained over 3 kg of beef, 12 slices of bacon, cheese and a “unique special sauce” full of saturated fats. Mr Basso told Fox News how much distress his customer was in: “The gentleman could barely talk. He was sweating, suffering,” he said.

The Heart Attack Grill hit the headlines for its attitude to dining. Some of the high-fat meals on the menu contain as many as 10,000 calories. There is even a warning on the door that the food is bad for your health. Customers at the restaurant are called “patients” and the waiters and waitresses take “prescriptions” as orders. Patients who weigh more than 158 kg get to eat for free. Mr Basso had a special TV commercial promoting his restaurant. He tells people: “I personally guarantee a stable increase of body weight.” The ad warns of possible side-effects that include; “repeated increase of wardrobe size, back pain, male breast growth, loss of partners, tooth decay and…in some cases, death may occur”.

Activity 3: Decide if these questions are true or false.

1. A man who ate a burger named after heart surgery had a heart attack. T / F2. The man cooked the burger himself at home. T / F3. The burger contained more than 3 kg of beef. T / F4. There was also a special sauce that went with the burger. T / F5. The Heart Attack Grill restaurant has meals with up to 10,000 calories. T / F6. The restaurant tells customers its food is not bad for their health. T / F7. The restaurant owner promises customers they won’t put on weight. T / F8. A warning with the food says customers may need bigger clothes. T / F

Activity 4: Speaking

1. Do you think the government should close these types of restaurants?2. Which side-effect of eating too much food do you think is the worst?3. Is there a problem of people being too overweight in your country? How great is the problem? Do you think

it can be stopped?4. In your opinion who is to blame for obesity in different countries?5. Do you believe a fat child will become a fat adult? How easy is it to change your diet so that it is healthy?6. What excuses do people give for not changing their diet?

T/FT/FT/FT/FT/FT/FT/FT/F

Giving Opinions

Agreement

I agree with you

I don´t agree with you/ I disagree with you

You want to offer an Opinion Form: Phrase + Subject + Modal Verb + Infinitive

In my opinion, he should go to hospital….

It seems to me that S + M V + V...

Personally I think (that) S + M V + V...

As far as I am concerned S + M V + V...

It is important to say (that) S + M V + V...

I’m (quite) convinced (that) S + M V + V...

I´m certain that S + M V + V...

To be quite honest /frank S + M V + V...

I think/feel that S + M V + V...

You want to ADD something

I’d like to make another point…

I’d also like to say/add that…

Another argument would be that…

You want to give an example

For example

For instance

Write different modal verbs here. Why do we use them and how strong are they?

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You want to use LINKING WORDS to connect your ideas

In addition, I’d like to say that…

Furthermore, I think (that)…

Apart from the fact that, I think (that)…

In addition to this, I think (that)…

Besides this point of view, I think (that)…

I´d also like to add/say that…

I would like to say (that) S + V….