The Reading / Listening - Carnivore Diet - Level 1

A woman followed the carnivore diet and ended up in hospital. The woman, 23, is a social media influencer. She explained how her high-protein diet gave her kidney stones. These are small stones in our urine caused by eating too much high-protein food. They cause pain when peeing. The woman ate only animal-based food in her final year of college. She had two or three eggs and a steak every day. She was shocked when she saw blood in her urine.

The carnivore diet is becoming more popular. Many people on social media are promoting it. Some say it raises our energy levels and encourages positive thinking. However, health experts warn that eating too much meat, fish and dairy products is bad for us. This is because there is not enough fibre in the diet. This can lead to health problems and heart disease. The woman told people not to eat too much protein. She said: "Don't neglect your fibre intake."

Try the same news story at these levels:

    Carnivore Diet - Level 0 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 the
  2. ended up
  3. a social media
  4. her high-protein diet gave
  5. small stones created
  6. They cause pain when
  7. They are caused by eating too
  8. she saw blood in her
  1. peeing
  2. her kidney stones
  3. many
  4. carnivore diet
  5. urine
  6. influencer
  7. in our urine
  8. in hospital

Paragraph 2

  1. The carnivore diet is growing
  2. Many influencers
  3. a protein-only diet raises
  4. positive
  5. health
  6. dairy
  7. increase the risk
  8. about one in
  1. products
  2. thinking
  3. of heart disease
  4. on social media
  5. ten people
  6. in popularity
  7. experts
  8. our energy levels

Listening — Listen and fill in the gaps

A (1) ________________________________________________ carnivore diet and ended up in hospital. The woman, 23, is a (2) ________________________________________________. She explained how her high-protein diet gave her kidney stones. These are small stones in our urine (3) ________________________________________________ too much high-protein food. They cause (4) ________________________________________________. The woman ate only animal-based food in (5) ________________________________________________ of college. She had two or three eggs and a steak every day. She was (6) ________________________________________________ saw blood in her urine.

The carnivore diet is (7) ________________________________________________. Many people on social media (8) ________________________________________________. Some say it raises our energy levels and encourages positive thinking. However, health experts warn that (9) ________________________________________________ meat, fish and dairy products is bad for us. This is because there is not (10) ________________________________________________ the diet. This can lead to health problems (11) ________________________________________________. The woman told people not to eat too much protein. She said: "Don't (12) ________________________________________________ intake."

Put a slash (/) where the spaces are

Awomanfollowedthecarnivoredietandendedupinhospital.Thewoma
n,23,isasocialmediainfluencer.Sheexplainedhowherhigh-proteind
ietgaveherkidneystones.Thesearesmallstonesinoururinecausedbye
atingtoomuchhigh-proteinfood.Theycausepainwhenpeeing.Thew
omanateonlyanimal-basedfoodinherfinalyearofcollege.Shehadtwo
orthreeeggsandasteakeveryday.Shewasshockedwhenshesawblood
inherurine.Thecarnivoredietisbecomingmorepopular.Manypeopleo
nsocialmediaarepromotingit.Somesayitraisesourenergylevelsande
ncouragespositivethinking.However,healthexpertswarnthateatingt
oomuchmeat,fishanddairyproductsisbadforus.Thisisbecausethereis
notenoughfibreinthediet.Thiscanleadtohealthproblemsandheartdis
ease.Thewomantoldpeoplenottoeattoomuchprotein.Shesaid:"Don't
neglectyourfibreintake."

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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