The Reading / Listening - Carnivore Diet - Level 0

A woman followed the carnivore diet and went to hospital. The woman, 23, said the high-protein diet gave her kidney stones. These are small stones in our urine caused by eating too much protein. They cause pain when peeing. The woman had eggs and steak every day for a year. She had blood in her urine.

The carnivore diet is becoming popular. Many people on social media are promoting it. They say it raises our energy level. However, health experts say eating too much meat, fish and dairy products is bad for us. This is because there is not enough fibre in the diet. This is unhealthy and can lead to heart disease.

Try the same news story at these levels:

    Carnivore Diet - Level 1 Carnivore Diet - Level 2   or  Carnivore Diet - Level 3

Sources
  • https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/23-year-old-influencer-rushed-to-hospital-with-kidney-stones-after-following-viral-carnivore-diet/ar-AA1B0YeU
  • https://www.aol.com/followed-trendy-carnivore-diet-ended-144918921.html
  • https://www.ladbible.com/news/health/woman-carnivore-tiktok-warning-kidney-stones-532864-20250314


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Phrase Matching

Paragraph 1

  1. A woman followed
  2. went to
  3. high-protein
  4. These are small
  5. caused by eating too
  6. They cause pain when
  7. The woman had eggs and
  8. She had blood
  1. much protein
  2. diet
  3. in her urine
  4. peeing
  5. the carnivore diet
  6. stones
  7. hospital
  8. steak every day

Paragraph 2

  1. The carnivore diet is becoming
  2. people on social media are
  3. it raises our energy
  4. health
  5. eating too
  6. dairy
  7. there is not enough fibre
  8. lead to heart
  1. in the diet
  2. experts
  3. promoting it
  4. products
  5. popular
  6. disease
  7. level
  8. much meat

Listening — Listen and fill in the gaps

A woman followed the carnivore diet (1) ________________________________________________ hospital. The woman, 23, said the high-protein (2) ________________________________________________ kidney stones. These (3) ________________________________________________ in our urine caused by eating too much protein. They cause (4) ________________________________________________. The woman had (5) ________________________________________________ every day for a year. She had blood (6) ________________________________________________.

The carnivore (7) ________________________________________________ popular. Many people (8) ________________________________________________ are promoting it. They say it raises our energy level. However, (9) _______________________________________________ eating too much meat, (10) ________________________________________________ products is bad for us. This is because there (11) ________________________________________________ fibre in the diet. This is unhealthy and can (12) ________________________________________________ disease.

Put a slash (/) where the spaces are

Awomanfollowedthecarnivoredietandwenttohospital.Thewoman,23
,saidthehigh-proteindietgaveherkidneystones.Thesearesmallstone
sinoururinecausedbyeatingtoomuchprotein.Theycausepainwhenpe
eing.Thewomanhadeggsandsteakeverydayforayear.Shehadbloodin
herurine.Thecarnivoredietisbecomingpopular.Manypeopleonsocial
mediaarepromotingit.Theysayitraisesourenergylevel.However,heal
thexpertssayeatingtoomuchmeat,fishanddairyproductsisbadforus.
Thisisbecausethereisnotenoughfibreinthediet.Thisisunhealthyandc
anleadtoheartdisease.

Student survey

Write five GOOD questions about this topic in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper. When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

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Discussion — Write your own questions

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Free writing

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Answers

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