{"id":27229,"date":"2023-11-24T11:00:04","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T10:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=27229"},"modified":"2023-11-25T05:02:50","modified_gmt":"2023-11-25T04:02:50","slug":"mushrooms-medicine-or-myth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2023\/11\/mushrooms-medicine-or-myth\/","title":{"rendered":"Mushrooms: Medicine or Myth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Though they are neither plant nor animal, mushrooms never fail to fascinate and strike with wonder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aside from being a great ingredient for cooking, mushrooms have also long been considered best for human health. Perhaps the key factor in the medicinal mushroom industry\u2019s boom in the recent years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen to this audio and read the transcript about the benefits of mushrooms as medicine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/learningenglish\/english\/features\/6-minute-english_2023\/ep-231012<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Explain what \u201dhave a moment<\/strong>\u201d means. \u201cI think these mushrooms are very much <\/em>having a moment<\/em><\/strong> right now, they’re kind of labelled as \u2018super brain drugs\u2019, so things are gonna potentially help with lessening anxiety, improving potentially depression.\u201d <\/em>Give 2 similar expressions and use this idiom in a sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What does the word \u201coverblown<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cDr. Leeming thinks some of the claims made about mushrooms are <\/em>overblown.<\/em><\/strong>\u201d Give 2 similar expressions and use this word in a sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What does \u201ca fair amount<\/strong>\u201d mean, \u201cLots of people absolutely want there to be scientific proof for health claims on food and drink because there still is <\/em>a fair amount<\/em><\/strong> of scepticism, distrust, and general confusion around functionality.<\/em>\u201d? Give 2 similar expressions and use this phrase in a sentence.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. What might be the reasons mushrooms are having a moment right now? <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Are medicinal mushrooms becoming more and more common in your country too? Why do you think this is the case?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Cite some benefits of medicinal mushrooms.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. What are your thoughts on the health claims on mushrooms?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Would you give medicinal mushrooms a go? Why or why not?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    6. Should ancient knowledge about medicinal plants be kept alive? Explain your stance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    7. Share your thoughts on this, \u201cSome trust this [ancient knowledge about medicinal plants]<\/em> wisdom more than modern medicine.<\/em>\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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