VIP Class Notes (Vicki)

The potato chip maker Pringles has improved its packaging. Pringles is well known for its large, round, stacked crisps as well as for its cylindrical container. However, the container has been criticised for being bad for the environment. A lot of the criticism was because the tube was almost impossible to recycle. The BBC news agency said the container was “a recycler’s nightmare”. It might have looked simple but it was made up of multiple materials. It had a plastic cap, a metal base, an aluminium tear-off cover and a foil-lined cardboard tube. This all made it nearly impossible for people to separate and recycle the container. The Recycling Association called it one of the “villains” of the recycling world.

Chiefs at Pringles went back to the drawing board to make the packaging easier to recycle. They spent 12 months designing a new tube. This move was part of the company’s promise to switch to 100 per cent reusable, recyclable or compostable packaging by the year 2025. A company spokesman said: “We are eager to play our part and reduce our impact on the planet. And Pringles fans expect that of us too. So we’ve worked hard to come up with this new can, which is widely recyclable and keeps our chips fresh and tasty and protects them from breaking up – which helps to reduce food waste.” However, the new design still has a plastic lid. The Recycling Association said this would just add to plastic pollution.

Vocabulary

chief – boss
CEO – Chief Executive Officer

stacked – one on top of the other
i.e. The chips are stacked in the container.

cylindrical – 圆柱的
i.e. My cup is a cylindrical shape.

aluminium – lv
i.e. This material is aluminium.

foil – xi
i.e. We use foil paper in the oven.

villain – bad guy
i.e. The wolf is the villain in the story.

compostable – able to be composed
i.e. This screw is compostable for anything you want to make.

persistant – keep doing sth.
i.e. I am not a persistant person because I like to try new things and forget about the old.

tedious -麻烦的
i.e. I think being a girl sometimes can be quite tedious.

A: Is staying healthy an important question (or topic) in your country?

The healthy body is the basic factor of life. There are more and more gyms open and you can see a lot of people work out on weekday and the old people is also working out in the morning in the park. People find their ways to keep fit and healthy.

Revised:
The healthy body is the basic factor of life. There are more and more gyms opening and you can see a lot of people working out on weekdays and the old people are also working out in the morning in the park. People find their ways to keep fit and healthy.

verb1 + to + verb 2
want to play

verb1 + verb2 ing
see people working out

A: What activities do people in your country do in order to maintain their health?

People like to work out in gyms because there are lots of gyms near to their office or their home, it’s convenient for them to do exercising and about women would like to taking yoga classes or Chinese massages and another way for the people is to keep a healthy diet. So there are increasing fresh food or there are lots of shops. there are increasing number of shops providing healthy and organic foods.

Revised:
People like to work out at gyms because there are lots of gyms near to their office or their home. It’s convenient for them to do exercise and about women would like to take yoga classes or get Chinese massages. And another way for the people to stay healthy / fit  is to keep a healthy diet. So there are increasing fresh food or there are lots of shops. There are increasing number of shops providing healthy and organic foods.

A: What’s the most popular form of exercise in your country?

Maybe basketball for young boys. In my high school, when I was in high school, almost every boys watching basketball games and play basketball. I think girls don’t like to exercise. Maybe they will choose to dance. There are lots of dance classes and girls can enjoy the dance and also get fit.

Revised:
Maybe basketball for young boys. In my high school, When I was in high school, almost every boy likes watching basketball games and playing basketball. I think girls don’t like to exercise. Maybe they will choose to dance. There are lots of dance classes and girls can enjoy the dance and also get fit.

A: Do you have any traditions in your country concerning health?

China have lots of traditions. There’s something about yin yang. Like woman we have to keep the body warm and avoid to drink cold water and eat cold food. and Chinese divided things to yin and yang and the food divided.

Revised:
China has lots of traditions. There’s something about yin yang. Like For example, women have to keep the body warm and avoid to drinking cold water and eating cold food. And Chinese divided things to yin and yang and also the food divided.

A: Who is generally healthier, young people or elderly people? What do elderly people do in order to stay healthy?

I think elderly people is healthier because they have more time to focus on their healthy and practice their healthy ways to keep being healthy. And you can see in the park elderly people dancing together and singing, so you can see compared to the young people, their body maybe get old, but their mental statement is more relaxed and positive, which helps them be healthier.

Revised:
I think elderly people are healthier because they have more time to focus on their health and practice their fitness routines healthy ways to keep being healthy. And you can see in the park elderly people dancing together and singing, so you can see, compared to the young people, their body might be getting old, but their mental state is more relaxed and positive, which helps them to be healthier.

help sb. to do sth. 

A: Do adults who are working pay much attention to doing activities that would promote their health?What do they do? (If they do anything.)

Yes I think lots of of people are paying more attention to their health. Nowadays, some accidents happen, even young people, even they are young but they died during working time because of long working. So it alarmed people pay more attention to their health. and now there are lots of ways to help people to keep health. For example, before they go to their office, there are morning classes for people to take yoga class and there are 24 hours gym , people can exercise there. and during your working time, there are lots of short stretch you can do, and there are lots of videos teaching you that kind of techniques.

Revised:
Yes I think lots of of people are paying more attention to their health. Nowadays, some accidents happen, even young people may face health problems. Even if they are young but they can still die during working time because of workload. So it alarmed people to pay more attention to their health. And now there are lots of ways to help people to keep healthy. For example, before they go to their office, there are morning classes for people to take yoga class and there are 24 hours gym that people can exercise in there. and during your working time, there are lots of short stretches you can do, and there are lots of videos teaching you that kind of techniques.

Pronunciation

herb [erb]

nut [a]

stretch [dre]