Ask Task: A Vegetarian Speaks

We asked Inés Reynoso (Mexican American) about living a vegetarian lifestyle. She tells us the difference between being vegan and vegetarian. She shares her opinions as to why we shouldn’t eat meat & she lists ingredients that can substitute meat in our diet.

Play the interview and try to listen for the following expressions:

• Flesh – soft parts of an animal that you eat
• The way I see it – my views are
• Ideally  –  in a perfect world
• If you wonder – if you ask yourself
• To shut it out – to block it from your mind
• Free- range eggs – eggs that are laid by chickens that are free to move around and not trapped in a cage
• To forgo – to give up the use of something

Listening Quiz:

1. What do vegans avoid eating?

2. Who should we be trusting about what to eat?

3. Can we actually find all the nutrients we need from non-animal products?

View the transcript to check your answers by clicking here  A Vegetarian Speaks

Fluency Practice: summarize what you’ve heard for your teacher or classmates. Are you a vegetarian? Tell your story.

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