English Listening B1 Episode 09 - Track 08
Fill in the Blanks Exercise
Exercise (Track 8 - Nutrients):
Lecturer: This week I'm going to talk about
. So, this week, I'm going to
the word nutrient. Then, I'm going to
the different nutrients. After that, I'll give you some
of foods which contain each type of nutrient. Next week, we'll go on to look at
. We'll also talk about
. How much food do you need from each group?
Lecturer: OK. So what is a nutrient? It is something which the body needs to
properly. Food contains nutrients, which are, basically,
and chemicals. Energy has many meanings for example,
. But in the human body, energy is the ability to
. Chemicals are things like
and magnesium. These chemicals help the parts of the body to operate
. The body needs different
of each nutrient. If you have too much of a particular type, you can get
. If you have too little of a particular type, you can get
.
