Vocabulary and Reading

Activity 1: Match the words to their meaning.

Word Definition
1 Triple Bypass (noun) A Pain and suffering
2 Dining B Adertisement
! Aptly " To e#ercise or get hot so that water comes out of your s$in
% "holesterol D To e#perience emotional or physical pain
& Pac$ed (ad') ( )eart attac$
* To suffer + (ating
, "ardiac arrest - (#clusie
. /ni0ue (ad') ) +at related to the 1ody
2 Distress (ad') 3 Medical treatment written on a piece of paper
14 To sweat 5 Promise
11 Prescription (noun) 6 Appropriately7 suita1ly
12 "ommercial 8 The name of a heart operation7 heart surgery
1! -uarantee M 9egatie symptoms:results of something
1% ;ide<effects 9 +ull
Activity 2: =ead the article.
A man at a 8as >egas fast food restaurant nearly died after he ordered a ?Triple Bypass Burger@. The man was
dining at the aptly named )eart Attac$ -rill A a fast food restaurant that specialises in cholesterol pac$ed food.
)e was eating a *7444<calorie ham1urger called a ?Triple Bypass Burger@ when he suffered cardiac arrest. The
restaurant owner7 5on Basso7 had to call an am1ulance and the customer was ta$en to hospital. The 1urger
contained oer ! $g of 1eef7 12 slices of 1acon7 cheese and a ?uni0ue special sauce@ full of saturated fats. Mr
Basso told +o# 9ews how much distress his customer was inB ?The gentleman could 1arely tal$. )e was
sweating7 suffering7@ he said.
The )eart Attac$ -rill hit the headlines for its attitude to dining. ;ome of the high<fat meals on the menu contain
as many as 147444 calories. There is een a warning on the door that the food is 1ad for your health. "ustomers at
the restaurant are called ?patients@ and the waiters and waitresses ta$e ?prescriptions@ as orders. Patients who
weigh more than 1&. $g get to eat for free. Mr Basso had a special T> commercial promoting his restaurant. )e
tells peopleB ?3 personally guarantee a sta1le increase of 1ody weight.@ The ad warns of possi1le side<effects that
includeC ?repeated increase of wardro1e siDe7 1ac$ pain7 male 1reast growth7 loss of partners7 tooth decay andEin
some cases7 death may occur@.
Activity 3: Decide if these 0uestions are true or false.
1. A man who ate a 1urger named after heart surgery had a heart attac$. T : +
2. The man coo$ed the 1urger himself at home. T : +
!. The 1urger contained more than ! $g of 1eef. T : +
%. There was also a special sauce that went with the 1urger. T : +
&. The )eart Attac$ -rill restaurant has meals with up to 147444 calories. T : +
*. The restaurant tells customers its food is not 1ad for their health. T : +
,. The restaurant owner promises customers they wonFt put on weight. T : +
.. A warning with the food says customers may need 1igger clothes. T : +
-iing Gpinions
Agreement
3 agree with you
3 donHt agree with you: 3 disagree with you
You want to offer an Opinion orm: Phrase + Subject + Modal Verb + Infinitive
3n my opinion7 he should go to hospitalE.
3t seems to me that S + M V + V...
Personally 3 thin$ (that) S + M V + V...
As far as 3 am concerned S + M V + V...
3t is important to say (that) S + M V + V...
3Fm (0uite) coninced (that) S + M V + V...
3Hm certain that S + M V + V...
To 1e 0uite honest :fran$ S + M V + V...
3 thin$:feel that S + M V + V...
You want to ADD !omet"ing
3Fd li$e to ma$e another pointE
3Fd also li$e to say:add thatE
Another argument would 1e thatE
You want to give an e#ample
+or e#ample
+or instance
I would like to say (that) S + V.