Changing what we eat

C1 Advanced · Speaking Collaborative · Cambridge Ready original exercise

Talk with your partner for about two minutes about the question in the middle, using the ideas around it. Then you have about a minute to reach a decision together.

Now I'd like the two of you to have a conversation for around two minutes. Here are some reasons why people change their diet, along with a question for you to discuss. Take a few seconds to read through them.

Changing what we eat

concern for the environment

wanting more energy

the price of food

discovering new cuisines

the influence of friends

Now, in the next minute or so, agree on which reason is most likely to lead to a change that lasts.

Now, talk together about the reasons people might have for changing their eating habits.

Why might people decide to change their eating habits?

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