B1 – Intermediate
Chocolate is the most popular sweet treat in the world, thanks to its delicious and sweet taste. People around the world consume a lot of cocoa beans a year.
Although it has many health benefits, chocolate still has a bad reputation for causing weight gain and other illnesses.
Listen to the audio and read the transcript about people consuming less and less chocolates.
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Discussion Questions:
- How will the change of people’s mindset affect the chocolate business, especially the chocolate farmers?
- Is the Spanish society affected by this issue? If so, what are the reasons?
- Do you like chocolates? Why or why not? Which kind of chocolate is your favorite?
- Do you think chocolate is healthy or not? Support your answer.
12 replies on “People Eat Less Chocolate”
How will the change of people’s mindset affect the chocolate business, especially the chocolate farmers?
In everything, they need the money invested in chocolat to the crops, and lots of things
Is the Spanish society affected by this issue? If so, what are the reasons?
We ar not produccers of chocolat, but, we are a big consummer, for that and the increment of the price of chocolat is bad for us
Do you like chocolates? Why or why not? Which kind of chocolate is your favorite?
I love chocolat, I love all class of chocolat, but in present i use to eat 70%, because it have less sugar
Do you think chocolate is healthy or not? Support your answer.
Its depends on percent of chocolat, so many chocolats have a lot of sugar added. I use to eat 70% dark chocolat, I think is the best option for me, the equilibrium of suggar an chocolat, for my wife for example ir 85%, I think thats to much bitter for me
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1.How will the change of people’s mindset affect the chocolate business, especially the chocolate farmers?
This is worrying because they have to find a way to attract chocolate sales in order to cover expenses.
2.Is the Spanish society affected by this issue? If so, what are the reasons?
The Spanish chocolate and cocoa market remains quite large: in the last 12 months. Furthermore, Spain is one of the European countries that imports and processes a significant amount of cocoa — for example, in 2023 it imported large quantities of cocoa beans for its industry.
3.Do you like chocolates? Why or why not? Which kind of chocolate is your favorite? Yes, I love it, 85 % its fantastic but also I like the chocolate with milk. My favourites chocolates are Ferrero Rocher
4.Do you think chocolate is healthy or not? Support your answer.
Yes, if consumed responsibly, considering the percentage of calories and fat. It’s healthy because it’s an antioxidant.
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1- It will be extremely detrimental, as they will sell less, resulting in less profit.
2- It may be affected, as there will be less availability of chocolate, although the price will fall due to the drop in demand. This is a topic worth analyzing in detail.
3- Yes, I like it. I think it’s a great product, with many positive aspects, and it’s also delicious.
4- If consumed sensibly, yes, it’s like everything else, but if consumed in excess, it can be harmful.
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1.How will the change of people’s mindset affect the chocolate business, especially the chocolate farmers?
In my opinion if people stop consuming chocolate , farmers in Africa and South America will have problems because they get use to sell a lot of cocoa beans to the rest of the world
2.Is the Spanish society affected by this issue? If so, what are the reasons? I believe that people in Spain is changing their mindset and consuming chocolate with a high cocoa percentage , near the 85%
3.Do you like chocolates? Why or why not? Which kind of chocolate is your favorite?
Yes I do. I usually have a piece of chocolate with 75% of cocoa after lunch and dinner. My body ask for it .I like all chocolates except 99% of cocoa as is very better. I like white chocolate too, but My favorite is Chocolate with almonds.
4.Do you think chocolate is healthy or not? Support your answer.
I believe that chocolate without sugar and enough cocoa is healthy
It has a lot of nutrients good for our brain and body .They key is having it with moderation
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Do you like chocolates? Why or why not? Which kind of chocolate is your favorite?
Yes, I love all kind of chocolate, especially the black one, i.e. the one that has a high percentage of cocoa. But I don’t reject chocolate with milk or white chocolate. And if it is together with hazelnut, orange or any other thing is wellcome by my mouth!
Do you think chocolate is healthy or not? Support your answer.
Like everything, it is not healthy when you do abusive use. It has a high level of fats and sugars, but if you eat it moderately, I don’t think it is unhealthy. On the contrary, given that you enjoy eating it, in other words, you are happy eating it, I think it is healthy for your mind, I repeat, provided that you don’t eat every day and you regret of it.
Is the Spanish society affected by this issue? If so, what are the reasons?
Not too much. I don’t know anyone addicted to chocolate and having healthy problems due to the chocolate comsuption.
How will the change of people’s mindset affect the chocolate business, especially the chocolate farmers?
Of course, as the article says, if people in the world is buying less chocolates, any busines dependant of this product will be negatively affected. So, they should hedge their products, not producing or selling only chocolate but also other products, preferably not only sweets or fatty products because at the end this is the reason of the selling decrease.
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1. Do you like chocolates? Why or why not? Which kind of chocolate is your favorite?
I love chocolates, because their taste is soft and sweet.
May favorite chocolate is the dark chocolate
2.Do you think chocolate is healthy or not? Support your answer.
I think so and we can eat a small piece every day and above all dark chocolate because it contains less fat.
3. Is the Spanish society affected by this issue? If so, what are the reasons?
I don’t think so, because although people are more worried about having a healthy life, dark chocolate is allowed by the dietists.
4. How will the change of people’s mindset affect the chocolate business, especially the chocolate farmers?
They have to transmit to everybody and everywhere the benefits of cocoa and avoid having to decrease their production if the people don’t consume chocolate.
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