019. Losing Weight

Michael Phillips is overweight. He wants to lose a lot of weight because he is not happy with how he looks. He is also very unhealthy.

His last doctor’s appointment was scary. He was told he was at risk of heart disease. Mr. Phillips knows that his diet needs to improve. He eats a lot of burgers and chips.

He hardly picks up any fruits or vegetables. “Eating healthy is so boring,” complains Mr. Phillips. The doctor gave him more advice.

“You need to try exercising more,” Mr. Phillips was told. He hardly ever even walks. He bought a treadmill. Mr. Phillips was very determined to succeed.

Vocabulary

▪ advice: conselho, recomendação
▪ appointment: cargo, nomeação, consulta, agendamento
▪ burger: hambúrguer
▪ chip: chip, lascar, batata frita
▪ complain: queixar-se, reclamar
▪ determined: determinado, decidido
▪ diet: dieta, regime, estar em dieta, estar de regime
▪ hardly: não, dificilmente se pode dizer, dificilmente, apenas, quase não, mal
▪ overweight: acima do peso
▪ succeed: conseguir, ter êxito, ser bem-sucedido
▪ treadmill: esteira, rotina chata, moinho de roda de degraus
▪ weight: peso

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