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Supersize

Supersize

Date: Jun 28 2007

Topic: Vocabulary

Author: Michellita

Lesson

Have you watched the documentary film by Morgan Spurlock called "Supersize me"? No!? The film talks about the supersized portions of food sold by a fast food restaurant. According to Spurlock, "Super Size Me is one man's journey into the world of weight gain, health problems and fast food. It’s an examination of the American way of life and the influence that has had on our children, the nation and the world at large".

But, how did he choose this name for the film? Check it out!

Supersize (also Supersized) - adjective

It all started with a particularly large portion of French fries at a well-known fast food restaurant. But supersize portions of food lead to supersize people and supersize health problems. Supersize people need supersize homes, drive supersize cars, and shop at supersize shopping malls. We now live in a society where things are not just large, but excessively large, or supersize.

"Supersize beds, wheelchairs, hoists and commodes are being installed in Hawke's Bay Hospital, Hastings, to cope with a growing number of obese patients..."

(Hawkes Bay Today, New Zealand, 16th June 2005) 

http://www.preventioninstitute.org/portionsizerept.html

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lilwayne naruto tpain

United States

watched it in 6th grade, too bad it wuz censored…

04:08 AM Oct 06 2008 |

duongnb

duongnb

Viet Nam

I've ever seen that film. Hope to watch this.

08:55 AM Dec 10 2007 |

green yang

China

Idon't want overweight,but the most thing is healthy .my BF don't like a supersize GFWink

07:43 AM Dec 10 2007 |

anna effah-nkyi

Ghana

i have never watch it before but would like to watch it sometime.

05:55 PM Dec 09 2007 |

anna effah-nkyi

Ghana

well i have not watch it before and do not have the means of watching it, but i will try and watch it all the same.

05:53 PM Dec 09 2007 |

Mendozabob

Mendozabob

China

it looks very good!Cool

12:36 PM Dec 08 2007 |

五月微凉

五月微凉

China

 

  It's a Good movie!

07:31 AM Dec 08 2007 |

hellokate_mei

China

How to attend courses?

05:25 AM Dec 08 2007 |

Patrick_cn_gd

China

I'm hungry now. I will go out to eat noodles. It is delicious, nutritious and simple.

04:31 AM Dec 08 2007 |

Patrick_cn_gd

China

I'm Chinese. Mcdonald's and KFC took junk food from USA to China several years ago. And since then, there are more and more supersize children all over the country. Junk food is one of the challenging issues for human being.

I heard of the film before. But I have not seen it yet.

04:27 AM Dec 08 2007 |

Lisa li

Lisa li

China

That's souds great for our health. I wanna to see this film soon, and please suggest some of this nice movie and share with us. Thanks!

03:39 AM Dec 08 2007 |

salay

China

i never watches it , looks so good . i would like to watch it soon.

 

02:51 AM Dec 08 2007 |

diddleyang

diddleyang

China

how come~!!!!!!!!!!!

health is much more important than anything else… 

01:37 AM Dec 08 2007 |

khursheed

India

i have not watch it but i will try

every here in this world wants supersize life

04:25 PM Dec 07 2007 |

Jessie Chen

China

Well,I'm going to watch it .It might be interesting,right?

02:11 PM Dec 07 2007 |

samikhan

samikhan

Pakistan

plz help me girls and guyzz foe learn english plz reply me

02:01 PM Dec 07 2007 |

d.lee

United States

everyone makes their own choices. no one forces anyone to eat fast food..they do it becasue they want too. so don’t blame the fast food companies, blames the idiots that eat there everyday and then don’t exercise!

12:45 PM Dec 07 2007 |

berna_berna

Turkey

I haven't senn the movie yet,but it seems interesting.for me.fast food is a big problem for people all over the world there are diffirent type  of illnessses becouse of wrong  eating.

10:57 AM Dec 07 2007 |

amit chugh

India

I am healthy but my wife like junk food  alot.I will bring CD for this movie

07:18 AM Dec 07 2007 |

laneypussy

Madagascar

Smile hey!!! i wanna see this film,it intereste me!!! XoXo

laney!! 

05:07 PM Dec 06 2007 |

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