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I think I´ll pass on dessert

Are you or is anyone you know trying to shed a few pounds? We all know that dieting takes a lot of willpower! Here´s a dialogue for C1 level students called I THINK I´LL PASS ON DESSERT. Some of the vocabulary here includes YUMMY – SHED A FEW POUNDS – GRUB – STUFFED – FIT – CATCH SOMEONE´S EYE – OVERWEIGHT –   PICK UP THE TAB

I – Click the link below to listen to the dialogue “I think I´ll pass on dessert” and then do the activities that follow.

SCROLL DOWN FOR DIALOGUE SCRIPT

II – DIALOGUE COMPREHENSION: TRUE, FALSE OR I DON´T KNOW?

  1. Doug is trying to lose weight. True _____ False _____ I don´t know _____
  2. Todd offers to pay for lunch since Doug is out of money. True _____ False _____ I don´t know _____
  3. According to the dialogue Todd is a picky eater. True _____ False _____ I don´t know _____
  4. Todd is meeting a classmate after lunch. True _____ False _____ I don´t know _____

III – COMBINE THE TWO COLUMNS BELOW TO FIND OU THE MEANING OF WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS IN THE DIALOGUE “I THINK I´LL PASS ON DESSERT”.

  1. Yummy _____                              a. Ready
  2. Shed a few pounds_____           b. Food
  3. Fit _____                                       c. Pay for something
  4. Work out _____                           d. Full
  5. Kind of _____                               e. In shape
  6. I´m headed _____                       f. Lose weight
  7. Stuffed _____                               g. Do physical exercise
  8. All set _____                                 h. Sort of; a little
  9. Catch someone´s eye _____      i. Delicious
  10. Grub _____                                   j. I´m going
  11. Joint _____                                   k. Get someone´s attention
  12. Pick up the tab _____                 l. Place

IV – DIALOGUE  SCRIPT – I think I´ll pass on dessert

Todd: Do you want to have any dessert at all? Check out that apple pie, it looks yummy!
Doug: I think I´ll pass on dessert. I´m trying to shed a few pounds, you know, I´m overweight.
Todd: Really? You don´t look overweight. Actually, you look fit. Have you been working out or something?
Doug: Kind of. I mean, I´m not going to a gym regularly or anything, but I´ve been trying to do some physical exercise at home in the morning after I wake up.
Todd: Wow, I guess it takes a lot of willpower to do physical exercises early in the morning, doesn´t it?
Doug: It does in the beginning, but you gradually get used to it. So, where are you going after lunch?
Todd: I´m supposed to meet Sally at Bryant park, we´re going to the library to do some research for the American Literature assignment.
Doug: Right, maybe we could share a taxi, I´m headed that way too.
Todd: Great idea and we can talk some more on the way.
Doug: Sure!
Todd: You know what? I think I´m actually stuffed, so I´ll just skip dessert as well.
Doug: Ok, so I think we´re all set to go, I mean, after we pay the bill of course! Let me try to catch our waitress´s eye. Waitress, please!
Waitress: Yes, sir, what can I get you?
Doug: Just the check, please!
Waitress: Sure, it´ll just be a minute.
Doug: Thanks!
Todd: Right! Did you like your sandwich?
Doug: Yep, it was tasty. The grub here is great. I often come to this burger joint.
Todd: Me too! Ok, there´s our waitress coming with the check. Let me pay for lunch today, you picked up the tab last time.
Doug: Thanks, Todd!

V – KEY TO EXERCISES

Dialogue comprehension – True, False or I don´t know?

  1. True     2. False     3. I don´t know     4. True

Combine the two columns below …

  1. i     2. f     3. e     4. g      5. h      6. j      7. d      8. a      9. k     10. b      11. l     12. c

 

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