Nutritional Science

1. Listening and Speaking 4
Lecturer: Nguyen Thi Xuan Mai, M.A. - Faculty of Foreign Languages
Unit 5: Nutritional Science
1.1 – Listening Part

2. GOALS
By the end of this part, students will be able
to:
• Brainstorm ideas related to the topic
“Nutritional Science”.
• Be exposed to vocabulary and expressions
related to the topic “Nutritional Science”.
• Take notes to edit after a lecture.
• Listen and understand the bias in a
presentation.
• Use the vocabulary with prefixes and
suffixes

3. Week 1 – Part 1:
Outline
1. Unit Question and discussion
2. Related Vocabulary for the topic
3. Note-taking Skills
4. Vocabulary for Listening 1 and Listening 2

4. 1. Unit Question
How has science changed
the food we eat?
Using this tool to brainstorm your ideas:
Create Your Mind Maps Online - On Any Device |
MindMeister
Reference:
- Read this article for more information:
https://bit.ly/3LnlHpy

5. Guardian News and Media. (2015, November 3). Adam Liaw: Five scientific developments that will
change the way we eat. The Guardian. Retrieved February 9, 2022, from
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/australia-food-blog/2015/nov/04/adam-liaw-five-
scientific-developments-that-will-change-the-way-we-eat

6. What is the man doing?
He is spraying pesticides on the
field
Is spraying pesticides good or bad
to human and nature?

7. Let’s discuss more
Think about the answer for these questions.
Then, find a partner around you to discuss
these ideas:
1.Which is the most important in the food your choose:
flavor, cost or nutrition?
2.How does TV advertising affect what food you eat?
3.Do you like packaged food? Why/ Why not?
4.Thanks to science, we can grow bigger plants and
animals. What are the advantages of having bigger food?
Try to search for ideas to answer these questions and pay
attention to some words with hard pronunciation:
1. Flavor
2. Nutrition
3. Advertising

8. You can watch this video
from a student to have
more ideas
(L&S 4A) Project 5: 'HOW HAS SCIENCE CHANGED
THE FOOD WE EAT?' - YouTube

9. Now take out your
note and write
down some new
words/ phrases
that you have
collected for this
topic so far.

10. 2. Let’s learn some vocabulary
about this topic

11. VOCABULARY
1. Packaged food (a
phrase)
/ˈpækɪdʒt fuː
d/
Source: Google Image

12. VOCABULARY
2. Canned food (a
phrase) = tinned food
/kænd fuːd/
Source: Google Image

13. VOCABULARY
3. Palatable (adj)
/ˈpælətəbəl/ = tasty, yummy
Eg: a very palatable wine
Source: Google Image

14. VOCABULARY
4. Food additives (a phrase)
substances added to food to
preserve flavor or enhance taste,
appearance, or other sensory
qualities.
* Additives (n) /ˈædətɪv/: a
substance that is added to food to
improve its taste, appearance
Source: Google Image

15. VOCABULARY
5. Artificial (adj) /ˌɑːtəˈfɪʃəl/
not real or not made of
natural things
Eg: artificial fertilizers
Source: Google Image

16. VOCABULARY
6. Hyperactive (adj)
/ˌhaɪpərˈæktɪv/ : too active,
and is not able to keep still or
be quiet for very long
Source: Google Image

17. Which new words do you find most interesting to you?

18. VOCABULARY
To remember a lesson or a lecture, it’s a good
idea to take notes and more importantly, review
your notes within 24 hours.
Source: Google Image
3. Note-taking Skill:
Editing notes after a
lecture

19. How to edit notes after a lecture?
1.Underline or highlight key ideas
2.Cross out information that isn’t
important
3.Use extra space on the paper to add
your thought and make connections
between the lecture and the information
in your notebook
4.Use a dictionary to look up all the new
key words. Write the definition or
translation
5.Add a short summary of your notes
When reviewing your notes, you should
annotate them (add notes to a text,
giving explanations or comments)

20. Some techniques to annotate your notes
You should create a system of your own annotation
Souce: Google Image

21. 4. Vocabulary for listening
1 and listening 2

22. Listening 1: Food additives
linked to Hyperactivity in Kids
Preview: Why might chemicals in food affect a
child’s behavior? Give reasons for your answer
Too much soda pop? A new study strengthens the link
between food additives and hyperactivity in kids.
Source: Food Additives Tied to Hyperactivity. [online]
Available at: <https://www.science.org/content/article/food-
additives-tied-hyperactivity>

23. Vocabulary for Listening 1:
1. Adverse (adj) /ˈædvɜːs /= likely to cause
problems
Eg: The adverse weather conditions
2. Artificial (adj) / /ˌɑːtəˈfɪʃəl/ = not natural,
made by people
3. Consist of (phrasal verb) = be formed from
4. Consume (v) /kənˈsjuːm/ = to eat or drink
something
5. Controversy (n) /ˈkɒntrəvɜːsi, kənˈtrɒvəsi/= a
serious argument
6. Identical (adj) /aɪˈdentɪkəl/ = exactly the
same, or very similar
7. Optimal (adj) /ˈɒptəməl/ = the best
8. Substantial (adj) /səbˈstænʃəl/ =
considerable
9. Superfluous (adj) /suːˈpɜːfluəs/ = more than
is needed or wanted
10.pros and cons (phr.) the advantages and
disadvantages of something
With any words that you find hard to
pronounce, read them at least 3 times.

24. Listening 1: The “Flavr Savr”
Tomato
Preview question 2: Have you ever heard about
GM (Genetically Modified) food?
If yes, could you describe that GM food? What are
the differences between GM food and the normal
one?
O, C. (2018, April 10). The Flavr Savr tomato. Medium.
https://medium.com/@christina.ony/the-flavr-savr-tomato-7344163e9dfd
Preview question 1: Do you think altering the
genes of plants is a good thing? Why or why not?
Read more about GM food here:
IELTS Reading & Vocabulary: GM Foods (ieltsliz.com)

25. Vocabulary for Listening 2:
1. Alter (v) /ˈɔːltə/ = change
2. Commodity (n) /kəˈmɒdəti/ = goods
3. Compound (v) /ˈkɒmpaʊnd/ = blend,
combine
4. Consumer (n) / /kənˈsjuːmə/ = buyer
5. Debate (n) / /dɪˈbeɪt/ = discussion
6. Distributing (adj) /dɪˈstrɪbjuːt ɪŋ / = giving
out
7. Ethics (n) /ˈeθɪk/ = set of moral principles or
values
8. Hurdle (n) / /ˈhɜːdl/ = a problem or difficulty
9. Modification (n) /ˌmɒdəfəˈkeɪʃən/ = change
10.Reaction (n) /riˈækʃən/ = change
11.Trait (n) /treɪt/ characteristic
12.Ultimate (adj) /ˈʌltəmət, ˈʌltɪmət/ = final;
extreme; greatest; fundamental
With any words that you find hard to
pronounce, read them at least 3 times.

26. VOCABULARY SKILL: PREFIXES AND
SUFFIXES

27. Prefixes
Adding a prefix to the beginning of a
word changes the meaning of the word.
Therefore, prefixes help to identify the
meaning of a word easier.
The prefixes are some prefixes you can
find from Listening 1:

28. Prefix Meaning Example
1. dis- opposite of dis + orders = disorders
(Meaning: illness)
2. under- not fully under + developed = underdeveloped
(Meaning: not fully developed)
3. re- again re + bound = rebound
(Meaning: recover)
3. un- not un + easy = uneasy
(Meaning: worried)

29. You can read more
about Prefixes in these
links below
1. English vocabulary exercises - Prefixes and Suffixes
(myenglishpages.com)
2. Prefixes and Suffixes Worksheets (really-learn-english.com)
3. Prefixes and suffixes worksheets and online exercises
(liveworksheets.com)

30. Suffixes
Adding a suffix to the end of a word
changes the part of speech, for example,
adding –ly to the adjective wide changes
the word to the adverb widely.
Here are some examples of common
suffixes used in the listening practice.

31. Suffixes Meaning Example
-al, -ic
(adj.) about, connected with chemist (n.) + al = chemical (adj.)
gene (n.) + ic = genetic (adj.)
-(at)ion (n.) a state of process react (v.) + tion = reaction (n.)
-ist (n.) a person who does
science (n.) + ist = scientist (n.)
-less (adj.) not having something
seed (n.) + less = seedless (adj.)
-(al) ly (adv.) in a particular way genetics (n.) + ally = genetically (n.)
-ness (n.) a quality
fresh (adj.) + ness = freshness (n.)

32. You can read more
about Suffixes in these
links below
For your further reading, please search more on this website:
1. Suffixes (vocabulary building) (eapfoundation.com)
2. Suffixes-English (tolearnenglish.com)
3. Suffixes | Free Online English Lessons | e-Learning | English in
Chester (english-in-chester.co.uk)

33. Thank you for your
attention. We hope
you can make a
healthy choice after
this lesson!