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Keeping your body healthy is really important.
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To do this, you need to get regular exercise.
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This can be playing your favorite sport like football or maybe tennis.
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exploring the outdoors, or even just playing with your friends.
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You also need to keep your body clean.
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Take regular showers, wash your hands before meals, and brush your teeth at least two times a day.
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Getting enough sleep also helps your body and mind recover from busy days and prepare you for the next.
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But one of the most important things you can do to stay healthy is eat a balanced diet
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that gives us the right nutrients to grow strong and feel good, day in and day out.
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A balanced diet isn't just about eating lots of healthy food.
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It's also about choosing the right amounts and variety of foods that fuel your body properly and keep everything working well.
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In this video, we're going to take a closer look at how some fast food choices, especially with large serving sizes,
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have no place in a healthy, balanced diet.
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Let's break it down.
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To stay healthy, scientists recommend you consume around 2,000 calories,
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70 grams of fat, about 90 grams of sugars and about 2300 milligrams of salt per day.
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Now take a typical large double bacon and cheeseburger meal with large fries and a large soda.
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The burger contains around 1200 calories,
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80 grams of fat, 35 grams of saturated fat, about 10 grams of sugars, and over 2000 milligrams of salt.
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The fries contain around 800 calories, 40 grams of fat, 10 grams of saturated fat,
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and about 800 milligrams of salt.
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And finally, the large soda contains about 280 calories, of which around 80 grams is from sugar.
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Now take a look at the total breakdown of the meal.
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It contains 114% of your daily calories, around double the healthy amount of fat and saturated fat, and way more salt than you need in a single day.
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It's plain to see
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that there really is no place for a fast food meal of this size as part of a healthy diet.
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Instead, focus on a diet that's balanced and includes plenty of fruits and vegetables, whole grains, lean proteins like fish or chicken,
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and healthy fats from nuts and seeds.
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The kinds of foods that help your body grow, stay strong, and feel great every single day.

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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “Balanced Diets and Fast Food”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: grams, healthy, fat, calories, diet. Deze video bevat 29 zinnen en 384 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 3:30. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 110 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. Slechts 81% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is pittig.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
gram zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈɡɹæm/gram
calorie zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈkæləɹi/calorie
saturated bijvoeglijk naamwoordverzadigd
fry werkwoord/fɹaɪ/bakken, braden
soda zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈsoʊdə/natriumcarbonaat
cheeseburger zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈtʃizˌbɝ.ɡɚ/kaasburger
nutrient zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈnuː.tɹi.ənt/voedingsstof, nutriënt
consume werkwoord/kənˈsum/consumeren, verbruiken
vegetable zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/groente, gewas
breakdown zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈbɹeɪkˌdaʊn/defect, mankement
bacon zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈbeɪ.kən/spek, bacon
grain zelfstandig naamwoord/ɡɹeɪn/koren, graan
scientist zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈsaɪəntəst/wetenschapper, wetenschapster
outdoor bijvoeglijk naamwoord/aʊtˈdɔː/buiten-
brush zelfstandig naamwoord/bɹʌʃ/borstel, (paint-) verfborstel

Uitspraak om op te letten

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: gram /ˈɡɹæm/, calorie /ˈkæləɹi/, milligram /ˈmɪlɪɡɹæm/
  • /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: gram /ˈɡɹæm/, milligram /ˈmɪlɪɡɹæm/, cheeseburger /ˈtʃizˌbɝ.ɡɚ/, burger /ˈbɝ.ɡɚ/, grain /ɡɹeɪn/

Zo oefen je met deze video

  1. Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
  2. Spreek zin voor zin na op normale snelheid en herhaal elke zin tot je ritme gelijk is aan dat van de spreker.
  3. Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als gram, calorie, saturated.

Wat is de Shadowing-techniek?

Shadowing is een wetenschappelijk onderbouwde taalleermethode die oorspronkelijk is ontwikkeld voor professionele tolkentraining en gepopulariseerd door polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. De methode is eenvoudig maar krachtig: je luistert naar native Engelse audio en herhaalt het onmiddellijk hardop — als een schaduw die de spreker volgt met slechts 1–2 seconden vertraging. In tegenstelling tot passief luisteren of grammaticadrills, dwingt shadowing je hersenen en mondspieren om echte spraakpatronen tegelijkertijd te verwerken en te reproduceren. Onderzoek toont aan dat het de uitspraaknauwkeurigheid, intonatie, ritme, verbonden spraak, luisterbegrip en spreekvaardigheid aanzienlijk verbetert — waardoor het een van de meest effectieve methoden is voor IELTS Speaking-voorbereiding en echte Engelse communicatie.

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