DIET & FITNESS

Workbook

Unit 2 – BIGGER LEANER STRONGER

Part 1 – Vocabulary Review

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 Vocabulary/Expressions Translation Definition

1. diet

2. cut diet

3. maintenance diet

4. bulk diet

5. reduce

6. expend

7. macronutrients

8. proteins

9. carbohydrates

10. fats

*E1 – Vocabulary Speaking

Part 2.1 – Listen, Fill-in, Read & Watch

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A - Back2Back Reading

DIET
1. What do you think of when you hear the word diet?

2. Most people think that __________ means __________ weight.

3. However, assuming ‘to go on a diet’ means to lose weight is incorrect.

4. A __________ is basically what you __________.

5. Therefore, there are different types of diets depending on a person’s individual goal.

6. If you want to __________ muscle mass, you will need to create a __________ diet.

7. If you want to lose body fat, you will need to create a cut diet.

8. Finally, if you want to __________ your weight, you will need to __________ a maintenance diet.

Cut & Maintenance Diet

9. The goal of a cutting diet is to lose body fat. Notice I said body fat and not weight.

10. When cutting your __________ should be to keep muscle mass and __________ body fat.

11. Therefore, your caloric intake needs to be less than the energy you need to go about your day.

12. If you want to maintain your weight, your caloric __________ needs to equal the amount of energy you
__________ each day.

13. Once you know how many calories you should eat a day you then need to design a meal plan that
focuses on high-quality macronutrients.

14. Proteins, carbohydrates and fats are __________ nutrients and each meal should __________ of the
following:

15. Cut & Maintenance Diet Breakdown: 40% protein 40% carbs 20% fats

16. Therefore, if I determine I need to eat _________ calories a day to reduce body fat, and I want to eat 5
meals a day (you _________ eat at least 4–6 meals a day), then each of my meals needs to be 400cal.*

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B - Back2Back Reading

DIET
1. What do you __________ of when you hear the word __________?

2. Most people think that diet means losing weight.

3. However, __________ ‘to go on a diet’ means to lose weight is __________.

4. A diet is basically what you eat.

5. Therefore, there are __________ types of diets depending on a person’s __________ goal.

6. If you want to gain muscle mass, you will need to create a bulk diet.

7. If you want to __________ body fat, you will need to create a __________ diet.

8. Finally, if you want to maintain your weight, you will need to create a maintenance diet.

Cut & Maintenance Diet

9. The goal of a cutting diet is to lose __________ fat. Notice I said body fat and __________ weight.

10. When cutting your goal should be to keep muscle mass and reduce body fat.

11. Therefore, your ________ intake needs to be less than the ________ you need to go about your day.

12. If you want to maintain your weight, your caloric intake needs to equal the amount of energy you
expend each day.

13. Once you know how many calories you __________ eat a day, you then need to design a meal plan
that focuses on high __________ macronutrients.

14. Proteins, carbohydrates and fats are macronutrients and each meal should consist of the following:

15. Cut & Maintenance Diet Breakdown: __________% protein 40% carbs __________% fats

16. Therefore, if I determine I need to eat 2000 calories a day to reduce body fat, and I want to eat 5
meals a day (you should eat at least 4-6 meals a day), then each of my meals needs to be 400cal.*

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Part 2.2 – Comprehension

1. What is the best diet?
_____________________________________
2. What are the 3 types of diets discussed in this
article?
_____________________________________
3. According to the author, what should the goal
of a cutting diet be?
_______________________________________
4. How many calories should you eat to lose
weight?
_______________________________________
5. How many calories should you eat to maintain
your weight?
_______________________________________
6. What is the macronutrient breakdown of a
cutting diet?
_______________________________________
7. What is the macronutrient breakdown of a
maintenance diet?
_______________________________________
8. How many meals should you eat in a day?
_______________________________________

Part 3 – Grammar Speaking

Do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
Write somewhat / strongly + agree or disagree in the blanks.

1. You should never eat junk food

I __________ __________ you should never eat junk food.
2. You should not eat after 7:00pm
I __________ __________ you should not eat after 7:00pm.
3. Bodybuilders are very healthy
I __________ __________ bodybuilders are very healthy.
4. Doing a lot of cardio exercise is the best way to lose body fat
I __________ __________ doing a lot of cardio exercise is the best way to lose body fat.
5. Exercising in the morning is better than exercising at night
I __________ __________ exercising in the morning is better than exercising at night.
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Part 4 – Discussion

DIRECTIONS:

TOPIC SPEAKING – Diet & Fitness

Questions Write a full sentence answer

1. What is your favorite fast-food restaurant?

2. What do you think is the best restaurant in your city?

3. How often do you eat fast food?

4. Have you ever followed a diet and had successful

results?

5. Are you a good cook?

6. What is one food you can’t live without?

7. How often do you exercise?

8. Do you prefer to play sports or go to a gym to

stay fit?

9. Are you a healthy eater?

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10. What is your favorite snack or candy?

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Part 5 – Writing

Written Dialogue – Choose a question from this unit and create a written conversation.

A: Question - ___________________________________________________________________

B: Answer – ___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

A: Follow Up 1 – ___________________________________________________________________

B: Answer – ___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

A: Follow Up 2 – ___________________________________________________________________

B: Answer – ___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

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 EXTRA ACTIVITIES
E1. Vocabulary Speaking

Vocabulary/Expressions Question Answer

1. diet Do you eat a healthy diet?

2. cut diet Have you ever tried a cut diet?

Have you ever tried a maintenance

3. maintenance diet
diet?

Can you count to 10 in a different

4. bulk diet
language than English?

5. reduce What did you do over the weekend?

Do you like to take your time getting

6. expend
ready in the morning?

What is the toughest part of your

7. macronutrients
job/major?

Has anything lucky ever happened to

8. proteins
you?

9. carbohydrates What makes you laugh?

What is a stupid thing you have

10. fats
done?

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