Practical English (2) ： Advanced

1. Practical English (2)：Advanced Instructor: Dr. Yi-Cheng Huang Course Code: A8027330 School of Electrical and Information Time: 13:30-16:20 Date: March 27, 2008

2. 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 (晉德、智鈞、英旭、士豪（王）、晏廷 and 誌隆) • 5. Roll Call

3. 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?

4. 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?

5. 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

6. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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):（記旻、心夢、展源、德宇、政宏 and 巽民）

17. Please Contact Me via the Following Ways • E-Mail: g5260010@mail.isu.edu.tw • Website: spaces.isu.edu.tw/g5260010 • Office: 1406A (4th Floor, Administration Building) • Extension: 5252 • Office Hour: Tuesday: 2,3,4 and 5; Wednesday: 2, 3, 4 and 5 ( By Appointment )