{"id":369,"date":"2024-04-14T18:52:24","date_gmt":"2024-04-14T09:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicksenglish.com\/blog\/?p=369"},"modified":"2024-04-14T18:52:26","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T09:52:26","slug":"english-tea-time-14-losing-weight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicksenglish.com\/blog\/2024\/04\/14\/english-tea-time-14-losing-weight\/","title":{"rendered":"English Tea Time #14 &#8211; Losing Weight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hello there! In today&#8217;s newsletter, I&#8217;d like to talk about <strong>going on a diet<em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve got some belly fat, so I need to start a diet (no more chocolate!) and do some exercise. But if I&#8217;m going to lose weight, I need to measure my progress. For body weight, I can stand on some bathroom scales or check my waistline with a measuring tape. If I go for a walk, I can use a smartphone app to track how far I go or how many steps I take. I can even see how many calories I&#8217;ve burned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learning New Words<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Measuring your progress is important when you are learning English, too. Here&#8217;s an idea for learning new words:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"669\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nicksenglish.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/graph.png?resize=1024%2C669&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nicksenglish.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/graph.png?resize=1024%2C669&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nicksenglish.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/graph.png?resize=300%2C196&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nicksenglish.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/graph.png?resize=768%2C502&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nicksenglish.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/graph.png?resize=1536%2C1003&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nicksenglish.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/graph.png?w=1686&amp;ssl=1 1686w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Select a Novel<\/strong>: Choose an English <strong><em>novel<\/em><\/strong> (storybook) that is appropriate for your CEFR level.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Read and Record New Words<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Read the first page<\/strong> and write down every <strong><em>unfamiliar<\/em><\/strong> (new) word in a notebook.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><strong>Assume<\/strong><\/em> (imagine) there are 20 new words on the first page.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Look up each word&#8217;s meaning and make an effort to remember them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Continue Reading<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Move to the second page and repeat the <strong><em>process<\/em><\/strong> (steps).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>Record<\/em><\/strong> (write down) any new words that you don&#8217;t know.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Identify Repeating Vocabulary<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>By the third page, start noticing if any words are repeated from the previous pages.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This repetition helps you <strong><em>memorise<\/em><\/strong> (remember) them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Progress Through the Book<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Keep doing this process as you read through to the 50th page.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You should notice the number of new words per page <strong><em>decrease<\/em><\/strong> (go down) as words are repeated.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you get near the end of the book, you should <strong><em>encounter<\/em><\/strong> (come across) fewer new words and find the book easier to read than when you started!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">British English<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Back to the topic of losing weight, here are some common phrases used to talk about dieting:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>I&#8217;m on a diet, so I have to watch what I eat.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>I need to cut down on sweets if I want to shed <\/strong>(lose)<strong> some pounds.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>I&#8217;ve started counting calories to try and lose weight.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>I\u2019m trying to eat more fruit and veg <\/strong>(vegetables)<strong> to slim <\/strong>(thin) <strong>down.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>I&#8217;ve cut out <\/strong>(stopped eating)<strong> fast food to get back in shape.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New Videos and Worksheets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are the latest videos and worksheets I&#8217;ve made:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Videos:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>English Speaking Skills<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/mE_pxtxKD0M?si=W4HNWEjQO-qdVE4G\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/mE_pxtxKD0M?si=W4HNWEjQO-qdVE4G\">Past Continuous: Repeat, Shadow and Practice<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Short videos<\/strong> &#8211; I&#8217;ve stopped making these for now. Sorry.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Worksheets:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Speaking Skills<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nicksenglish.com\/courses\/speaking_skills\/speaking_gym_01_all_you_need_to_do\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nicksenglish.com\/courses\/speaking_skills\/speaking_gym_02_its_not_that_i\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nicksenglish.com\/courses\/speaking_skills\/active_grammar_02_what_were_you_doing\">Active Grammar: What were you doing?<\/a><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>News:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/nicksenglish.com\/news\/2024_03_25_british_woman_first_to_finish_worlds_toughest_ultramarathon\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nicksenglish.com\/news\/2024_04_01_japanese_company_making_more_adult_diapers_than_baby_ones\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nicksenglish.com\/news\/2024_04_07_all_japanese_to_be_called_sato_in_500_years\">All Japanese to be called &#8216;Sato&#8217; in 500 years<\/a><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>True Stories:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/nicksenglish.com\/courses\/true_stories\/the_rats_on_trial_in_16th_century_france\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nicksenglish.com\/courses\/true_stories\/three_times_the_us_lost_a_nuclear_bomb\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nicksenglish.com\/courses\/true_stories\/boji_the_street_dog_who_rides_public_transport\">Boji, the street dog who rides public transport<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wrap-up<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>And that&#8217;s it! Thank you for joining me for tea! If you&#8217;re enjoying my blog and would like to get new posts in your email, please <a href=\"#subscribe-blog\">subscribe<\/a>. If you have friends who might like these posts, please share <a href=\"https:\/\/nicksenglish.com\/blog\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/nicksenglish.com\/blog\">this link<\/a> with them. I really appreciate it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All the best,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nick<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello there! In today&#8217;s newsletter, I&#8217;d like to talk about going on a diet. I&#8217;ve got some belly fat, so I need to start a diet (no more chocolate!) and do some exercise. But if I&#8217;m going to lose weight, I need to measure my progress. 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