Listening Comprehension - Diet Books - Advanced

Diet Books

Listen to the recording about reviews of diet books. For each question choose the correct answer.

According to the presenter, Maria Langer says
1. she has spent quite a lot of money on diet books
2. the Suzanne Summer's book was a good investment
3. she has spent some money on diet pills
4. she will also buy the latest zone book
Maria Langer thinks diet books make us believe that
1. dieting does not involve hard work
2. slimming means eating crunchy foods only
3. everybody can get a fat belly if they follow a special diet
4. you can lose 13 plus pounds in a week
Edward Ash-Milby states that a diet book is successful if
1. fast weight loss is guaranteed
2. muscular people promote the book
3. there is a person with a fat belly on the cover
4. the content is original
Bethenny Frankel's book
1. helps you to rid yourself of slimming
2. is about a reality TV chef
3. is about naturally thin girls
4. wants to warn girls about the dangers of dieting
Ash-Milby says that
1. people try new diets again and again
2. people are hooked on losing weight
3. success depends on the concept of the diet
4. every diet has to be repeated
When Lay wanted to lose weight she had to
1. give up eating sweet milk products
2. change the way she chewed food
3. hire a special nutritionist
4. eat smaller portions of yoghurt
Now Lay stays slim by
1. counting calories
2. exercising once a week
3. cutting down on carbohydrates
4. checking the calories in diet books
Cameron believes that the best way to lose weight is to
1. make notes of your food intake
2. drink sugar-free, watery fruit juice
3. write down your ideas on diet books
4. exercise with heavy weights

LC006 - Diet Books

Multiple Choice Test

Diet Books