Topic: HEALTHY WAY OF LIFE
Grade: 7
Author: Posheliuzhna Valentyna Hryhorivna, teacher of English and German languages, Academy Lyceum of Karapyshi, Myronivka district.
Aims:
to practise new vocabulary;
to work in pairs;
to talk about healthy and unhealthy diet;
to practise reading, speaking and writing skills.
Learning outcomes:
by the end of the lesson students will be able to talk about the importance of healthy diet;
use vocabulary according to the topic “Food”;
to speak about their eating habits.
Equipment: book O. Karpyuk, copybook, HO1,HO2, HO3.
PROCEDURE
Good afternoon, pupils. How are you today? Today we’ll have very interesting topic “Healthy way of life”. We’ll speak about healthy and unhealthy food and your eating habits.
With which country do you associate the following food and drink?
Use such structure:
I think pudding is a national dish(drink) of ……..
1) pudding |
a) Brazil / Columbia |
2) borscht |
b) Japanese |
3) hamburgers |
c) Ukraine |
4) coffee |
d)Italy |
5) gazpacho |
e) Turkey |
6) sushi |
f) England |
7) spaghetti |
g) India |
8) chicken curry |
h)France |
9) kebabs |
i) the USA |
10) champagne |
j) Spain |
Key: 1 f; 2 c; 3 i; 4 a; 5 j; 6 b; 7 d; 8 g; 9 e; 10 h.
2.1 Speaking
Let’s discuss the questions:
What food should we eat to stay healthy?
What food shouldn’t we eat to eat too much?
Lets read the text ex.1(b), p. 64, and find out If it mentions your ideas.
What diet is healthy and what is unhealthy in your opinion? Complete the chart below with the items from the text (p. 64) and add some of your own.
Some ideas:
Meat, fish, eggs, beans, boiled potatoes and jacket potatoes, bread, rice, pasta, milk and dairy foods, fruit and vegetable juice, low-fat meat, fresh vegetables, frozen vegetables, cakes and biscuits, dried fruit, unsalted nuts, peanut and raisin mixes, unsalted popcorn, yoghurts, snacks such as crisps, salted nuts, onion rings and rice crackers, chocolates, ginger root, spinach, garlic and onions, chicken soup, plenty of grains, cereals, food and drinks that are high in fat and/or sugar, food that is high in fibre, bread, hamburgers.
Healthy diet |
Unhealthy diet |
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Answer the questions ex.2, p.65.
1 Why is fresh food better than food from packages?
2 What kind of oil is the best for your health?
3 Is white bread better for you than brown bread?
4 Why do some people want to eat organic food?
So pupils, we’ve already repeated words from previous years, let’s write and translate new words.
an acid
a carbohydrate
an immunity
zinc
to increase
to repair
to smell
organic
protein
successful
as much as possible
fibre
vital
blood pressure
spirit
Let’s read the text ex. 3, p.65 and find out what should we eat to stay healthy. So read and match sentences with the correct places in the text.
Practise the vocabulary
We should eat We shouldn’t eat We should drink We shouldn’t drink |
fresh fruit dried fruit fresh /frozen vegetables meat fish dairy foods unsalted nuts salted nuts many sweets coffee sparkling mineral water non-sparkling mineral water fizzy sweet drinks different snacks bread fresh juice packed juice cereals |
because |
they are a vital source of vitamins and minerals. they are high in fibre content. it’s a good source of protein. they provide vitamins, minerals and complex carbohydrates. they are low in fat. it’s bad for our teeth. we can get overweight. it is good for your brain. it is good for your spirits. you can be at risk for high blood pressure. |
Do ex. 5, p. 67. Match the words with their definitions.
Key: a healthier; b fried; c cereal; d repair; e increase; f pimple; g grilled; h walnuts.
3.1. Homework
Your homework is to make a list of rules for healthy living.
Do ex. 6, p. 68.
3.2. Evaluation. Summing up
And at the end of our lesson let’s sum up our topic and answer the questions.
• What do we need for more energy /for better concentration /for stronger immunity /for clearer skin /for white teeth?
So pupils, you were very active and worked hard. For the work at the lesson I give excellent mark to…, good to….
Thanks for the lesson. Goodbye
HO1
I think pudding is a national dish(drink) of ……..
1) pudding |
a) Brazil / Columbia |
2) borscht |
b) Japanese |
3) hamburgers |
c) Ukraine |
4) coffee |
d)Italy |
5) gazpacho |
e) Turkey |
6) sushi |
f) England |
7) spaghetti |
g) India |
8) chicken curry |
h)France |
9) kebabs |
i) the USA |
HO2
Healthy diet |
Unhealthy diet |
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HO3
We should eat We shouldn’t eat We should drink We shouldn’t drink |
fresh fruit dried fruit fresh /frozen vegetables meat fish dairy foods unsalted nuts salted nuts many sweets coffee sparkling mineral water non-sparkling mineral water fizzy sweet drinks different snacks bread fresh juice packed juice cereals |
because |
they are a vital source of vitamins and minerals. they are high in fibre content. it’s a good source of protein. they provide vitamins, minerals and complex carbohydrates. they are low in fat. it’s bad for our teeth. we can get overweight. it is good for your brain. it is good for your spirits. you can be at risk for high blood pressure. |