Intro
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Using the drive-thru to buy dinner is the ultimate example of convenience. You drive your car forward, tell the worker what you want, pay some money, and drive away with food. It’s a great quick fix when you don’t have time to cook at home. But is it a good substitute?
If you don’t eat for a long time, you can experience low blood sugar. If that happens, buying fast food is probably a good idea. But most of the time, it’s not the healthiest thing to put into your body. Why do things that taste great have to be bad for us? It’s not fair!
Marni is telling Gary a little secret about fast food. How will he respond? Find out in today’s English lesson about choices.
Dialog
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2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.
Marni: So, the other day…
Gary: Yeah?
Marni: …I found myself somewhere that I don’t find myself very often.
Gary: Oh?
Marni: And that’s in a fast food drive-thru.
Gary: Oh my goodness.
Marni: I know. It was terrible!
Gary: You went through the drive-thru, even.
Marni: I did! The ultimate in convenience.
Gary: It’s super convenient. They literally hand you the food. It’s so handy.
Marni: And you just eat it in your car, and it’s the worst, most gluttonous thing. But I was so hungry.
Gary: Yeah.
Marni: And I was so busy that day.
Gary: You needed a quick fix, right?
Marni: I did. I felt like I was having low blood sugar. And I know it’s a poor substitute for real, good, nutritional, wholesome food, but I did it.
Gary: So, here’s the funny thing, though… is that fast food restaurants aren’t just for meat stuff. You can actually get vegetarian fast food, vegan fast food…
Marni: Exactly.
Gary: It’s fast food because it’s quick. It’s given to you fast.
Marni: I didn’t do any of that. I went for the burger. But I could have gotten some healthier fast food. And maybe next time I will heed your advice.
Gary: I might need some, actually, for dinner.
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Discussion
Marni’s a little embarrassed because she recently bought fast food. She knows the food isn’t very healthy, but she was hungry and feeling a little strange. Marni knew she needed to eat something, so she chose convenience over eating something nutritious, like a salad.
Gary teases her a bit, but he understands that sometimes going to a drive-thru is what people have time for. We can’t always cook for ourselves, so fast food can be a substitute for a meal at home. Gary points out that there are many fast food restaurants today that offer vegetarian food, which might be healthier than a hamburger. Marni says that she may look for it next time.
Do you eat fast food? Can fast food be healthy?
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