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==Listening Exercise==
 
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So you’re at the store and you’re looking for something { quick _5 } and easy to eat. But you’re also trying to be health { conscious _9 }. So instead of the regular cheesy mac(aroni), you go for the { organic _7 } stuff. Instead of regular chicken nuggets you { grab _4 } some organic chicken nuggets then { top _3 } it off with some organic sandwich cookies. Hmmm cookies. It’s all organic, so it’s good for you, right? Well not always, you see, { while _5 } forty five percent of the Americans think the organically will { means _5 } healthy or good. Organic really has nothing to do with how { nutritious _10 } the food is for you. Organic really just { defines _7 } how the ingredients were created, prepared or { raised _5 }. Let me explain, organic means that there aren’t any genetically { modified _7 } ingredients. Also, organic means that no { chemicals _9 } were used to kill { bugs _4 } and weeds and that all { pesticides _10 } are natural instead of { synthetic _9 }. And organic means nothing was fertilized with sewage yeah, sewage { sludge _6 }. Organic also means that nothing was exposed to { radiation _9 } which some manufacturers do to { sterilize _9 } food and that no industrial { solves _6 } were used to clean things up. Also, organic means that can be no chemical food { additives _9 } that some foods have to make them stay fresh for an { unnatural _9 } amount of time. And if it’s meat that there’s no { routine _7 } used or antibiotics or { hormones _8 } { pumped _6 } into the animals. And all this stuff is really important but notice, organic doesn’t { necessarily _11 } mean that the ingredients are nutritious. So if you { care _4 } about healthy foods, it’s more important to just eat whole foods { mostly _6 } fruits and vegetables, and avoid package like { substances _10 } and yeah, that includes organic cheesy and mac. And here is a really big { tip _3 }, if you can { pronounce _9 } all the ingredients in the package you’re holding, then you’re on the right { track _5 }.
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So you're at the { store _5 } and you're looking for something quick and easy to eat. But you're also trying to be health conscious. So, instead of the { regular _7 } cheesy mac, you go for the organic stuff. Instead of regular chicken nuggets you grab some organic chicken nuggets, then top it off with some organic { sandwich _8 } cookies. Hmmm, cookies. It's all organic, so it's good for you, right? Well, not always. You see, { while _5 } forty-five percent of Americans think the organic label means { healthy _7 } or good, organic really has nothing to do with how { nutritious _10 } the food is for you. Organic really just { defines _7 } how the ingredients were created, prepared or raised. Let me { explain _7 }. Organic means that there aren't any genetically { modified _8 } ingredients. Also, organic means that no chemicals were used to { kill _4 } bugs and weeds and that all pesticides are { natural _7 } instead of synthetic. And, organic means nothing was fertilized with sewage sludge - yeah sewage sludge. Organic also { means _5 } that nothing was exposed to radiation which some { manufacturers _13 } do to sterilize food and that no industrial solvents { were _4 } used to clean things up. Also, organic means { there _5 } can be no chemical food additives that some foods have to make them stay { fresh _5 } for an unnatural amount of time. And, if it's meat that there's no { routine _7 } use of antibiotics or hormones pumped into the animals. And all this stuff is really { important _9 }, but, notice, organic doesn't necessarily mean that the ingredients are nutritious. So, if you { care _4 } about healthy foods, it's more important to just eat whole foods, { mostly _6 } fruits and vegetables, and avoid package like substances, and yeah, that { includes _8 } organic cheesy and mac. And here is a really big tip, if you can { pronounce _9 } all the ingredients in the package you're holding, then you're on the { right _5 } track.  
 
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Latest revision as of 14:59, 10 March 2014

Listening Exercise

Watch the video and complete the text according to what you can understand.

So you're at the

and you're looking for something quick and easy to eat. But you're also trying to be health conscious. So, instead of the

cheesy mac, you go for the organic stuff. Instead of regular chicken nuggets you grab some organic chicken nuggets, then top it off with some organic

cookies. Hmmm, cookies. It's all organic, so it's good for you, right? Well, not always. You see,

forty-five percent of Americans think the organic label means

or good, organic really has nothing to do with how

the food is for you. Organic really just

how the ingredients were created, prepared or raised. Let me

. Organic means that there aren't any genetically

ingredients. Also, organic means that no chemicals were used to

bugs and weeds and that all pesticides are

instead of synthetic. And, organic means nothing was fertilized with sewage sludge - yeah sewage sludge. Organic also

that nothing was exposed to radiation which some

do to sterilize food and that no industrial solvents

used to clean things up. Also, organic means

can be no chemical food additives that some foods have to make them stay

for an unnatural amount of time. And, if it's meat that there's no

use of antibiotics or hormones pumped into the animals. And all this stuff is really

, but, notice, organic doesn't necessarily mean that the ingredients are nutritious. So, if you

about healthy foods, it's more important to just eat whole foods,

fruits and vegetables, and avoid package like substances, and yeah, that

organic cheesy and mac. And here is a really big tip, if you can

all the ingredients in the package you're holding, then you're on the

track.