Types of vegetarians

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A. Talk in pairs. Discuss the following.

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• Do you enjoy eating meat?
• Do you think eating meat is essential for a healthy life?

B. Look at the pictures and the different types of vegetarian diets below. What
kind of food does each diet avoid? Watch the video and check your answers.

oVo-LActo VeGetARiAn PescetARiAn PoLLotARiAn VeGAn FLexitARiAn

c. Watch again and write

T for True or F for False.
1. Both India and Greece have ancient
records of vegetarian diets.
2. It is wrong to think that ovo-lacto
vegetarians and vegetarians have .
the same diet.
3. It is common for people to have .
a vegetarian diet before becoming .
a pescetarian.
4. The first known use of the term
pescetarian was in 1993.
5. Not all vegans avoid eating honey.
6. It would be rare to see an ethical .
vegan wearing a leather jacket.
7. Raw vegans believe that it’s OK to .
eat animal products as long as you
don’t cook them.
8. Many doctors say that vegans .
aren’t as healthy as meat eaters.
9. People are choosing to become
flexitarians to help the environment.

D. Talk in pairs. Discuss the following.

• Would you ever consider following any
of the diets mentioned in the video?
• Are there any foods that people avoid
eating in your country?
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