Food

Matching Exercise

Match each utterance with its conversational function.

  1. Asking someone for their opinion about a topic
  2. Delaying strategies
  3. Presenting a number of arguments
  4. Giving your opinion about a topic
  5. Agreeing
  6. Disagreeing
  7. Countering
  8. Logical argument
  9. Clarification
  10. Expressing solutions and alternatives

1. If people consistently consume more calories than they use, they are likely to gain weight over time.

2. Yes, I agree that eating a variety of foods is important.

3. What do you think makes a healthy diet?

4. But if some foods are clearly associated with health problems, shouldn't people be encouraged to eat less of them?

5. Personally, I think people should concentrate more on the overall balance of their diet than on individual foods.

6. When you say "healthy diet", are you talking about what people should eat every day or a particular type of diet?

7. Well, that's quite a complicated question. There are several things to consider.

8. People could eat less processed food, cook more meals at home and choose healthier alternatives when eating out.

9. I don't agree that everyone needs to follow exactly the same diet.

10. A healthy diet can involve eating plenty of fruit and vegetables, choosing appropriate amounts of protein and carbohydrates, and limiting foods that are high in sugar, salt or saturated fat.