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TOPICS

Ask an American: childhood obesity; besides vs. furthermore vs. moreover; wink-

wink; thrill

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GLOSSARY

to be doing – to be making; to be producing; to be creating

* We’re doing the recording for next week’s show.

veggie – vegetable; vegetarian; relating to vegetables or being made from only

vegetables

* Ollie makes veggie burgers from oats, lentils, and mushrooms.

grass-fed – a term used to describe meat from animals that eat only grass and

no chemicals or artificial foods

* Are these eggs from grass-fed chickens?

organic – grown naturally, without any chemicals

* Organic fruits and vegetables are much more expensive than regular fruits and

vegetables.

salad bar – a place in a restaurant or cafeteria where customers can get many

different kinds of vegetables to create their own salad

* My favorite restaurant has a great salad bar with two kinds of lettuce, lots of

different vegetables, and four different kinds of dressing.

to line up for (something) – to stand in a single-file line, with each person

behind another person, waiting for one’s turn to do something

* When the new movie began playing in the movie theaters, people lined up for

tickets.

to segue from (something) to (something) – to transition or move from one

thing to another

* The speaker segued from talking about the Mexican-American War to

discussing the current U.S.-Mexican border.

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processed food – foods that has been produced or manufactured by companies

and aren't very natural anymore

* My doctor said that processed foods like chips, crackers, and cookies aren’t

very good for you.

refined – made more pure by a manufacturing process, but usually less healthy

than the natural version of the same thing

* Candy is full of refined sugar that has a lot of calories but not very many

nutrients.

high fructose corn syrup – an unhealthy kind of liquid sugar made from corn

* Meghan doesn’t let her children eat anything that is made with high fructose

corn syrup.

whole food – a food that is not processed or that is processed very little; a food

that is natural or very close to natural

* He buys only whole foods like whole-wheat bread and fresh fruits and

vegetables.

with an eye in the long run toward (something) – so that something will

happen in the future; planning or expecting something to happen in the future

* They bought an old home with an eye in the long run toward fixing it and then

making money by selling it for more than they paid for it.

furthermore – a formal word often found in writing, used to signal or show that

additional information will be provided; in addition

* To get admitted to a really good university, you need to have good grades.

Furthermore, you need to submit an outstanding application.

moreover – a formal word often found in writing, used to signal or show that

additional information will be provided; what’s more

* We will not renew the contract because that company never finished their

projects on time. Moreover, they did poor quality work.

besides – an informal word often used while speaking, used to signal or show

that additional information will be provided

* What other sports do you like besides baseball?

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to give (someone) the wink-wink – to suggest something without stating it

directly; to communicate that one does not really mean what one says

* John’s coworkers no longer trusted him because they had seen him give

several people the wink-wink.

thrill – a feeling of great happiness or excitement; a pleasant feeling caused

when something good happens

* Some people enjoy sports because they get a thrill from competition.

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WHAT INSIDERS KNOW

In the United States, during summer vacation, many parents send their children

to “summer camp.” Camp is time spent away from home, usually for a week or

two, but sometimes longer. Children spend time with other children who are the

same age and they do fun activities together, spending the night in small houses

called “cabins.”

Most summer camps have a lot of outdoor activities, like swimming, sports, and

boating, as well as “arts and crafts,” where the children can make things. Other

camps have “themes” (special topics) like tennis camp, science camp, music

camp, and football camp. But in recent years, “weight loss camps” that are

designed to help children lose weight and become healthier are becoming

popular.

All the children who go to a weight loss camp are “overweight,” meaning that they

weigh more than they should to be healthy. This helps, because they are

surrounded by other children who are similar to them, so hopefully they won’t “be

made fun of” (laughed at) by other kids.

At a weight loss camp, children are given special “low-calorie” (without very much

food energy) foods with a lot of fruits and vegetables and few or no desserts.

They also have a lot of activities for exercise. Most weight loss camps don’t let

children watch television or movies. The children have to be “physically active”

(move their bodies a lot). Many weight loss camps have gyms with exercise

equipment for the children.

Weight loss camps also have an educational “component” (part) where the

children learn how to eat more healthily and why having a healthy weight is

important. This education is important, because it helps the children continue to

follow the good “behaviors” (ways of doing things) after they return home.

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COMPLETE TRANSCRIPT

You’re listening to ESL Podcast’s English Café number 157.

This is English as a Second Language Podcast’s English Café episode 157. I’m

your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational

Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.

Our website is eslpod.com. On it, you can visit our ESL Podcast Store, which

has some additional courses in business and daily English I think you’ll enjoy.

You can also download the Learning Guide for this episode, and every current or

recent episode. The Learning Guide contains a lot of additional information,

including a complete transcript of this episode, vocabulary words, definitions,

sample sentences, cultural notes, comprehension questions, and a free ticket to

Hawaii. It’s really true – except for the part about the ticket to Hawaii!

On this Café, we’re going to have another one of our Ask an American segments,

where we listen to other native speakers talking at a normal rate of speech, or a

normal speed. We’re going to listen to them and explain what they are talking

about. Today we’re going to talk about a problem that is considered serious here

in the United States, childhood obesity, or children who weigh much more than

they should. We’re also going to talk about what the schools are trying to do

about this problem. As always, we’ll answer a few of your questions as well.

Let’s get started.

Our topic for this Café’s Ask an American segment is childhood obesity.

“Obesity” is when someone is very overweight; they weigh too much. In fact,

they weigh so much that it’s bad for their health. This is a problem here in the

United States; there are many Americans who are obese. In recent years, it has

become a problem with children here in the U.S. as well. In fact, one survey

found that about 35 percent, more than a third of American children are

overweight, and many of those children have health problems because of it.

There are different organizations that have been trying to fight this problem. One

of those organizations would be the school system – the public schools where

children, in addition to having their classes, usually eat their lunch, and most of

the schools provide a lunch for the students.

We’re going to listen today to some people talking about what one particular

school is doing to try to change the way that kids eat, and try to fight against this

problem of childhood obesity. We’re going to start by listening to the manager in

the kitchen where this one particular school, in Berkeley, California, has changed

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its offerings – has changed what it gives kids for food. And he’s going to

describe the different kinds of food that are available. Now, he does speak

somewhat fast, and because they’re in a kitchen there’s a lot of other noise in the

recording. So listen, try to understand as much as you can, and then after we’ll

go back and explain everything he said. Here we go:

[recording]

Right here, we’re doing hamburgers and hot dogs and veggie burgers. It’s all

grass-fed beef. On this station, we’re doing egg rolls with, uh, Asian noodle

salad. This side over here is, uh, all organic salad bar. On the other side of that

is gonna be, uh, teriyaki meatballs with rice and vegetable.

[end of recording]

He begins by saying, “Right here, we’re doing hamburgers.” The expression “we

are doing,” or “we’re doing,” means we’re making, in this case, we’re cooking

hamburgers, hot dogs and veggie burgers. If you ask your wife or husband,

“What are you cooking for dinner?” they could say, “Oh, we’re going to do pizza

tonight,” meaning we’re going to prepare – cook – make pizza.

So, some of things the kids eat at lunchtime in an American school would be

hamburgers, hot dogs and, at this school, veggie burgers. “Veggie” (veggie) is

an informal way to say vegetables. A “veggie burger” is a food that is like a

hamburger, it looks like a hamburger, but it doesn’t have any meat in it. Sounds

a little strange, but that’s very popular in many restaurants, and at this school

they have veggie burgers. Many “vegetarians,” people who don’t eat meat, eat

veggie burgers instead of hamburgers. I can’t say I like them.

Then he says that the hamburgers are made with grass-fed beef. He says, “It’s

all grass-fed beef.” “Fed” is the past tense of to feed. If you say something is

“grass-fed,” you mean that the cows ate grass, that was the only thing they had

for their food. Sometimes cows are given chemicals and artificial foods to make

them grow more quickly. Cows that are used to make hamburgers at this school,

however, are fed only grass. The idea is it’s healthier.

The man speaking then points to a particular station. When we talk about a

“station” in a restaurant or in a kitchen, we’re talking about a particular space, a

place where you have one kind of food. We use this term when are talking about

self-serve buffet-type restaurants. “Self-serve” means you get up with a plate

and you go to the food and you put the food on your own plate. A “buffet” (buffet)

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