Lesson 5
- What has been your biggest achievement at work/school/home in the past week?
- What has kept you busy this week?
- Have you done anything for the first time?
- What are you looking forward to in the weeks ahead?
pick mushrooms
pick up a friend from work
pick up a parcel
She picked up some Italian when she was on holiday
edible mushrooms – poisonous
chantarelle mushrooms
Pronunciation: hard k’s – architecture aah.ki.tekt-tchur
mechanic, archipelago, orchestra, choir “kwire”
you don’t inhale the smoke, it’s a highly addictive substance
they don’t stop the addiction
Smoking is increasingly prohibited in public spaces
cigarette consumption
Sweden introduced a smoking ban
nicotine patches
- levy (noun) — a tax or fee collected by a government
The government introduced a new levy on tobacco products. to be levied
- stalemate, to stagnate (noun) — a situation where neither side can make progress because they disagree
The negotiations have reached a stalemate/standstill
- unanimous / unanimity (adjective / noun) — when everyone agrees about something
The proposal requires unanimous agreement from EU countries.
- exemption (noun) — special permission not to follow a rule or pay a tax that others must follow or pay
Sweden has an exemption allowing it to sell snus.
- wean someone off something (verb phrase) — to gradually help someone stop using or depending on something
The tax is intended to wean smokers off cigarettes.
- compromise (noun) — an agreement in which each side accepts something less than what it originally wanted
The EU is looking for a compromise that Sweden can accept.
- What are these articles about?
- Why do you think the EU decided to wait before voting?
- “Stockholm has emerged as the main holdout against the Commission’s proposal to raise levies on cigarettes, vapes and other nicotine products.” – Why is this?
- In general, do higher prices stop people from buying unhealthy products? Do you think people listen more to health advice or to prices?
- Are snus and vaping good alternatives to smoking?
- How have attitudes to smoking and use of tobacco products and vaping changed in different generations do you think?
- Do you think governments should focus more on preventing young people from starting addictive habits, or on helping adults stop existing habits? Why?
What do you think of the French attitude to snus?
someone who doesn’t drink alcohol at all = a teetotaller, he is teetotal
someone who drinks alcohol on a social basis = a social drinker
to be sober curious
energy drinks
my heart was racing, I was getting a high heart rate
Yes or no?
- Pineapple belongs on pizza.
- Swedish coffee culture is the best in the world
- A good meal is worth paying a lot of money for.
- Eating organic food is more about feeling good than being healthy.
- Fast food is one of the best inventions of the modern world.
- Food tastes better when someone else cooks it for you.
stew
casserole
What do the following vocabulary or phrases mean?
Salty licquorice is an acquired taste – It’s grown on me
to have a craving for chocolate
locally sourced / locally produced
seasonal produce
processed food
ultra-processed food
responsible drinking
excessive drinking
binge drinking / eating / to binge watch all episodes of Slow Horses
peer pressure
to regulate the sale of alcohol
to curb/limit excessive drinking – to drink in excess
to drink in moderation/ to have a few drinks
to overindulge = to eat or drink too much
indulge yourself, treat yourself
cow and horse manure
nettle soup