Healthy/Unhealthy� food

The aim of the lesson:

• To develop students’ skills and habits of prepared and unprepared speech;
• To practice listening, reading, speaking and writing skills;
• To develop healthy eating habits;
• To activate grammar skills;
• To teach how to express your opinion;

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The motto of our lesson:

• Do you live to eat or eat to live?

• Eating is always a decision, nobody forces your hand to pick up food and put it into your mouth.
• Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper.
• Tell me what you eat and I will tell you what you are.

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Write a list of your eight favourite foods in order of importance

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Do you have fast foods in your list?

The questions for discussion:

• What fast foods are the most popular with teenagers in our country?
• How often do you eat them?
• Is it a good or bad thing that fast food is spreading around the world?

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Fast food facts

Tick (v) true or cross (x) false�

• 1. A kind of pizza was eaten in Ancient Greece.
• 2. Modern pizza was invented in 20^th century.
• 3. The “Pizza Margherita” was invented in the USA.
• 4. Coca-Cola was a big success immediately.
• 5. The average Mexican drinks more Coca-Cola than average American.
• 6. People who eat a lot of fast food are generally slimmer than other people.
• 7. Sales of fizzy drinks are going down in the USA.
• 8. The first McDonald’s restaurant was opened in California in 1940.
• 9. Fast food creates a lot of rubbish.
• 10. The Americans have started a slow food campaign.

Fast food Junk food

Read the text and find the advantages and disadvantages of fast food�

Numerous scientific researchers have proved that eating fast or junk food is dangerous for our health. Such unhealthy meal is convenient, quick and cheap and no preparation is needed. That’s all for the advantages. The list of disadvantages is much longer. Chips, hamburgers, hot dogs, candies and fizzy drinks contain too much fat, salt and sugar. They haven’t vitamins and can cause different diseases like high blood pressure, cancer or heart problems.

Generally junk food is given a very attractive appearance by adding food additives and colouring agents. Media advertisements also add to its popularity. When you see the bright packing of chips and sweets or chocolate it’s very difficult to go past a shop without buying something. Fast food has become a way of life- fast, hussy, stressed and unhealthy. Unfortunately, many people don’t understand that we need food to live and we don’t live to eat food.

Healthy food

Listen to the interview and write down the names of foods where you can find

Vitamins�

Carbohydrates�

Protein

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Healthy food

Answer the questions:

• What is the most important thing for you if you want to be fit and healthy?
• What food will give you lots of vitamins, especially Vitamin C?
• Why do you need to eat food with carbohydrates?
• Why eating too many sweets and chocolates are bad for your body?
• What food contains protein?
• Eggs and milk also give you calcium, don’t they? What is it important for?
• Must you eat regularly or at different times?
• What mustn’t you do when you’re training?

Healthy eating

• Eat less sugar and more fruit and vegetables
• Don’t eat much salt
• Try to eat more fibre it is low fat
• Eat less high fat foot and more fibre
• Grilled food is much healthier than fried
• Eat regularly and drink 5 glasses of water every day�

Complete Jessica’s New Year’s resolutions with the words from the box:

caffeine, fat, fibre, fit, lose, headache, put on

My New Year’s resolutions

I’m going to look after myself better this year!

1. I’m going to__________some weight
2. I’m going to eat less_____and more____.
3. I’ll try not to_____weight again next Christmas.
4. I’m going to exercise every day until I feel _____ and healthy.
5. If I have a ______, I won’t take painkillers.I’ll go for a walk instead.
6. I’m going to have less______: only one cup of coffee a day.

Jessica Williams

Are you a true gourment?

• 1. When you buy food, which is more import ant?

a) appearance b) price c) quality

• 2. If you buy apples, which kind do you choose?

a) red b) green c) the cheapest

• 3. When you have a meal, what do you enjoy it most for?

a) the food b) the company c) the relaxation d) the television

• 4. If you were stranded on a desert island what food would you miss most?

a) chocolate b) steak c) bread

• 5. If a waiter suggests water, which do you ask for?

a) sparkling b) still c) tap

• 6. When you look at the menu in a restaurant, what do you usually choose?

a) a dish you know b) a dish you don’t know

• 7. If you ‘re having dinner in a restaurant, will you always have a dessert?

a) yes b) no�8. If someone offered the following unusual food, which would you try?

a) cheese-flavoured ice-cream b) strawberry flavoured crisps c)neither

• 9. If someone suggested a quick meal, what would you choose?

a) fast food b) sandwich c) a picnic d) something more substantial

• 10. What would you be happiest to leave out of your present diet?

a) meat b) vegetables and fruit c) desserts d) wine

• 11. If you could put flavour on stamps, what would you choose?

a) chilli b) cheese c) banana d) another e) none

• 12. If someone said “Never eat anything you can’t pronounce” what would you say?

a) I cannot agree more b) Nonsense!

ENJOY YOUR MEALS!