Vocabulary

• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• health benefits: Advantages provided by an employer or insurance plan related to healthcare, such as medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• sesame oil: An oil derived from sesame seeds, used in cooking and as a flavouring.
• read along: To read simultaneously with someone else or follow a text aloud.
• such as: For example; like
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• recap: Brief description of something that had been said
• expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
• vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• express: To send something by fast mail
• advocate: A lawyer who protects a clients interests
• shed: Small building used for storage
• frustration: Annoyance because things don't go the way you want
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
• emphasize: To stress the items that are important
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• nutrition: Scientific study of the effects of foods on health
• slice: Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
• heck: Expressing surprise, or frustration
• transcript: Paper copy of something spoken or recorded
• roast: To strongly criticize often in a teasing manner
• vary: To change something and make it different
• informal: Casual; relaxed
• commonly: Typically, normally; not unusually
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• avocado: Pear-shaped fruit with green flesh and large stone
• beneficial: Giving an advantage, having a helpful effect
• harmful: Likely to cause damage or injury
• justify: To give good reasons for something
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• remind: To cause someone to remember what they forgot
• prefer: To like something better than something else
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
• sesame: Tropical plant with seeds used as food in oil
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• product: Item that can be bought
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• virgin: Someone who did not do a thing before; first timer
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• tag: Child's game in which one person chases the others
• expensive: Costing a lot of money
• worksheet: Piece of paper showing work planned or done
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• seed: A person's children; offspring
• coconut: A large nut with a hairy shell and white flesh
• olive: Person's name
• creamy: Resembling or containing cream
• wok: Pan with convex bottom used for stir frying
• sunflower: Very tall plant with large, bright yellow flowers