Campaigners say hot sugary drinks should be taxed in the same way as soft drinks. Catherine and Georgina discuss and teach related vocabulary.
The story
Campaigners have warned that some festive coffees and hot chocolates sold by high street chains contain shockingly high levels of sugar. The group Action on Sugar wants them to be subject to the same sugar tax as soft drinks. Several of the coffee chains in the study said they also offered healthier options.
Vocabulary
overload
too much (of something)
• The kids are going crazy – they’ve had a sugar overload!
• The biscuits Rob loves are overloaded with chocolate.
crammed
very full of something
• The Christmas cake was crammed with fruits and nuts.
• We were crammed in like sardines on the Tube this morning!
plant-based
made from plants not animals
• This is a popular plant-based alternative to beef steak.
• In the future people might run cars on plant-based fuels.
Language challenge
What word means ‘containing lots of sugar’?
a) sugarish
b) sugarful
c) sugary
You’ll find the answer on our website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview/unit-11/session-119
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There are plenty of other videos about coffee including our 6 Minute English show called ‘Does recycling coffee cups make a difference?’.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYh7YSKxL6U
🎯 The cakes Geogrina loves are overloaded with nuts and fruit.
🎯 They were crammed in a very small room. Poor them!
🎯 The doctor gave me a medicine made from plant_based.
Me too
It's great subject
Every year, my friends and I throw a festive occasion. My best friend usually makes a cake that is crammed with fruits and nuts as he has a dab hand at cooking scrumptious cakes. However, he is vegetarian and prefer to eat plant-based food, while I have a sweet tooth and cannot stop myself from biscuits that are overloaded with chocolate.
Fantástico!!.
I let for 4 weeks about listening trough the bbc videos and i'm knw that lost skill
Please put caption
i dont see transcript
In rush hour, there’s barely room to cram into the elevator.
There are some plant-based tablewares, instead of making from plastic material.
You, ladies, rock!!! One of the funniest episodes! Love your accents and the way you interact))
I like your BBC L E programme. I wach every day. It's very useful for me to learn English.
Please Catherine do not overload your washing machine 😁
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Would you add subtitles in such videos, please ? Thank you ! <3
I like this scienario so much.
Ohhh I supper like sugary drink because it help me reduce stress, I feel more happy and full of energy, but it's first feel, after I immediately feel tired, not doing any work, I just sleep right now. Thanks for video. I LOVE BBC
What's Tube?
overload , plant -base
The answer of recent question is sugary
It’s intersting! Love it,tks ladies
That's why I usually drink water.
I want native speaker to practice with her
Cahterine and Georgina you are the best best!
왜 many calories 라고 하나요 .. 수치이기 때문인가요
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I love their perfect and clear English accent!!! Thank you for the video!!
Thanks for the video and narration. I carefully watched this radio show. It really helps so much to learn English. You have a lovely accent!
O loved it, thank you!!!
subtitles, please!
overloaded of work is just an ordinary when you're a housemaid..
evacuation center was crammed by the victims of calamity
Thanks BBC English learning.
Hi everyone, here in Brazil we already use plant-based fuel. It's alcohol extracted from sugar cane.
I ate a rice yesterday🍚 which was crammed with meat.
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Thanks for this nice program and those girls are really good with their explanations and their accent is really nice, I love it!
Thanks! I had a chance to learn new word today, crammed is new to me
very informative! Thank u all!
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