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Urban Plannning
Views 1150 | High Intermediate 6 -
Cars and Traffic
Views 1149 | High Intermediate 6 -
Scary Food
Views 1148 | High Intermediate 6 -
Animal Workers
Views 1147 | High Intermediate 6 -
Captivity
Views 1146 | High Intermediate 6 -
Tiger Farm
Views 1145 | High Intermediate 6 -
Shipwrecked Part 2
Views 1144 | Intermediate 5 -
Shipwrecked
Views 1143 | Intermediate 5 -
Indonesian Wedding
Views 1142 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Korean Wedding
Views 1141 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Sea Turtles
Views 1139 | Intermediate 5 -
Balcony Garden
Views 1138 | Intermediate 5 -
Soul Food
Views 1137 | Intermediate 5 -
Crime Reduction
Views 1136 | High Intermediate 6 -
The Cause of Crime
Views 1135 | High Intermediate 6 -
Types of Crime
Views 1134 | High Intermediate 6 -
Crime Story
Views 1133 | High Intermediate 6 -
Korean Family
Views 1132 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Indonesian Family
Views 1131 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Animal Comeback
Views 1130 | High Intermediate 6 -
Encroachment
Views 1129 | High Intermediate 6 -
Close Encounter
Views 1128 | Intermediate 5 -
Act of Kindess
Views 1127 | Intermediate 5 -
Censorship
Views 1126 | High Intermediate 6 -
Video Games and Violence
Views 1125 | High Intermediate 6 -
Katia's Party
Views 1124 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Todd's Party
Views 1123 | Low Intermediate 4 -
DJ Host
Views 1122 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Teen Host
Views 1121 | Low Intermediate 4 -
World Cup City
Views 1120 | High Intermediate 6 -
Left Out
Views 1119 | High Intermediate 6 -
His Dreams
Views 1118 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Her Dreams
Views 1117 | Intermediate 5 -
The Right Age
Views 1116 | Intermediate 5 -
Warning Labels
Views 1115 | Intermediate 5 -
The Commission
Views 1114 | Advanced 7 -
The Inter-America Court
Views 1113 | Advanced 7 -
International Law
Views 1112 | Advanced 7 -
Argentina
Views 1111 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Free Schedule
Views 1110 | Intermediate 5 -
Home Schooling
Views 1109 | Intermediate 5 -
Boys Camp
Views 1108 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Girls Camp
Views 1107 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Energy Options
Views 1106 | Intermediate 5 -
Alternative Energy
Views 1105 | Intermediate 5 -
Red State / Blue State
Views 1104 | High Intermediate 6 -
The Big Divide
Views 1103 | High Intermediate 6 -
Gun Control
Views 1102 | High Intermediate 6
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Warning Labels
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Kat: I think nowadays they are really overdoing it. People are not little children and you don't need to warn them of everything. An intelligent person should be aware that fast food isn't healthy.
Matthew: But even though fast food isn't healthy so many people consume it and they know that it's unhealthy, putting a warning on it might change their minds at least a little bit.
Kat: I don't think that's going to work. Just putting a warning label on it didn't work out too well with cigarettes did it?
Matthew: I think it has. I think that there's many countries where they have increased the warning labels, the size of it, the degree of it, with some countries they even have pictures of horrible looking teeth and nasty lungs cut open and deformities on babies, I think those sorts of things actually do help. But I don't like those. Those are a little bit over the edge, a little bit too far. But I don't know, for example, when you go to McDonalds or you go to a fast food restaurant and you order a hamburger, wouldn't you like to know how much, how many calories you're ordering at one time rather than getting two or three hamburgers and then it turns out ooops there's two thousand calories right there?
Kat: I think the calorie information is important and should be printed on things, but a warning label like this burger might kill you I think that's a bit over the top.
Matthew: What about things other than calories? There are certain nutritional information that could be very damaging to you such as cholesterol levels or too much sodium, too much salt but do you think that should at least be on there?
Kat: I think there should be a differentiation between warning labels and nutritional information. I think there is a difference.
Matthew: Then which one are you for? Do you think that, I can understand you saying warning labels are taking it too far and I can understand you eat this burger and you're going to die is a little bit too far but do you think having the nutritional information on it is a good solution?
Kat: I think having the nutritional information on it is a very good idea. People should be better informed about this.
warned
Should people be warned all the time about everything?
When we warn someone, that means we tell them about a problem or possible danger. Notice the following:
- There was almost no warning before the tsunami hit.
- He was warned about coming to work late.
overdoing it
I think nowadays they are really overdoing it.
To overdo something means to do too much. Notice the following:
- I understand their anger, but I thought they were overdoing it.
- Oh, stop overdoing it!
consume
Even though fast food isn't healthy so many people consume it.
Here, to consume means to eat or drink something. Notice the following:
- Americans consume a lot of junk food.
- The doctor told me to consume less sugar.
deformity
They even have pictures of horrible looking teeth and nasty lungs cut open and deformities on babies.
A deformity is when a part of the body does not develop in a normal way. Notice the following:
- The surgeon skillfully repaired the deformity.
- He was born with a slight deformity to his left foot.
nutritional information
I think there should be a differentiation between warning labels and nutritional information.
Nutritional information tells us the ingredients in the food we eat. Notice the following:
- I never read the nutritional information.
- Nutritional information must be printed on all food containers.
Vocabulary Quiz
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