Reading of academic texts in English III

Vocabulary exercise (listening)

Carlos Alberto Martínez M.

Everything that will kill you from A to Z

Watch the video and complete the blanks.

“In life you have choices, the healthy and not. And sometimes it’s tricky to choose what you
ought. So if you are wondering what makes you ill, it’s easy to know because everything will.”

“A” is for alcohol, source of addiction, liver diseases and other afflictions. So, how about water?
That might be okay. But if it is in plastic… There’s “B” – B.P.A. “C” is for Corn syrup, soda pop uses,
and also for carbs found in sugary juices. “D” … dehydration, you still have to drink, though all of
these beverages seem like they stink. Eating too little? Or too much to count? “E” is for eating in
perfect amounts. And eating some things that you shouldn’t consume cause dozens of dishes will
lead to your doom. “F” is for fried food that’s filled up with fat, Gluten for “G” if you buy into that.
“H” is for hot dogs Who knows how they’re made! “I” for insecticide ... Veggies are sprayed. “J” is
for jerky with way too much salt. And “K” is for Kale. It’s also at fault.

- But isn’t it healthy?

- –I’m glad that you asked. Cabbage and Kale make thyroids too fast.
- Forget about eating! I’ll just go outside!
- But that is where even more dangers can hide.

“L” is for Lyme disease carried by ticks. Malaria … “M”… That mosquitos inflict. “N” N-dyethyl-m-
toluamide. It kills all the bugs and it kills your insides. “O” is for Oxygen- less recreation. “P” for
pollution in each inhalation. “Q” is for quicksilver. Fishing is wrecked. “R” deadly radon that’s hard
to detect. “S” is for sunscreen, but also the sun. Both give you cancer. Now, that isn’t that fun? “T”
for tabaco. UV for “U, V”. “W” Watching way too much TV. “X” as expected is X-Ray. “Y” is
surprisingly Yerba mate. “Z” is for zealotry ... any insistence that you found the key to external
existence.

“You can’t avoid danger, just go on and try. No matter your actions, you’re still gonna die.” 