Translation & Interpretation 2018

Lengua inglesa II
Obesity and fast food

I Listen and answer the questions in full sentences

1 What kind of recording is this? (Podcast is not accepted) (1 pt)

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2 What is the main idea of the recording? (2 pts)

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II Answer the questions in full sentences.

1 What does fast food equal to for other people? (1 pt)

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2 What do German and Chinese people eat? (1 pt)

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3 What is the average for hamburger eating in America? What else do they eat?

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4 What is the speaker’s son not average?

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5 What was the amount of food consumed in 1976?

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6 What is the amount of food these days?

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7 Do Americans eat less fast food? What does the speaker say regarding this?

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8 Complete the chart below with information the speaker gives regarding Food for
Thought.

1970 2001

9 Why does the speaker mention a private Jet and Hawaii? (2 pts)

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10 What is the comparison made between American’s expenditure on fast food and
University fees, personal computers, and new cars? (2 pts)

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11 How does the speaker compare what the audience spend on fast food and the money
spent in a car? (2 pts)

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12 What do Americans spend more in? (0,5 pts.)

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13 What does the speaker say regarding Americans and obesity? (1 pt)

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14 Explain the metaphor of the river and the increase of obesity in America due to fast food
consuming (3 pts)

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16 Why is being obese a crisis? Mention 5 reasons (5 points)

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A) For one thing, it’s _________________________________________

B) Being too fat _____________________________________________

C) Our _____________________________________________________

D) Obesity is ________________________________________________

E) Being too fast is ___________________________________________

17 A few years ago a man decided to eat at McDonalds for a month: breakfast, lunch, and
diner. Before he began doing this he was almost perfect health. What happened to him?
Mention three consequences (1 pt each)

A) He had ____________________________________________________________

B) His _______________________________________________________________

C) His doctor said ______________________________________________________

18 What did he find out while he was doing this? (1 pt)

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III Vocabulary. For each of the following words/definitions, provide a word FROM THE
RECORDING (1 pt each)

 Typical normal amount ___________________________________________

 Diminution, lowering ____________________________________________

 To spend a certain amount of money on something ___________________________

 Fleshy or chubby ________________________________

 Exceeding the permitted extents or limits ________________________________