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HEALTHY FOOD

Підготувала викладач іноземної(англійської) мови

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«Технолого-економічного фахового коледжу  білоцерківського аграрного університету»

Шпаківська Ольга Вікторівна

Тоpic:  Healthy food.

Aims:

•      to improve the students’ communicative skills in reading and speaking  comprehension;

•      to develop the students’ thinking activity, creative imagination;

•      to develop the students’ knowledge about the healthy food;

•      to teach students to express and defend their point of view working in groups;

•      to develop culture of communication.

By the end of the lesson students:

- will be able to understand a text about healthy food and talk about their eating habits.

Forms of work: pair work, group work, individual Equipment:

          Laptop, visual materials (pictures), cards, multimedia, handouts

Procedure.

І. Presentation of the topic and task

T: In today's world, people have less time for eating, let alone shopping. That's why junk food is so popular and there is no doubt that it's here to stay. Researchers suggest that the new generation will be more likely to suffer from different disease. But if we improve our eating habits, we will be better equipped to deal with our stressful lifestyles.

And today the topic of our lesson is "Healthy food. Superfoods".

We will have an opportunity to learn more about healthy food.

II. Warming up. 

T: Look at the pictures. Which of these foods are healthy and which are unhealthy

S1: Fruit and vegetables are healthy.

S2: The chicken with salad is also healthy.

S3: We need food with protein as well as fruit and vegetables.

S4: The grilled fish is very healthy and high in protein and the fresh orange is high in vitamin C.

S5: The chocolate cake is rather unhealthy because it is full of sugar.

S6: The hamburger is not healthy because it is high in fat.                

IIІ. Introducing the topic.

T: Look at the pyramid:

1.What food can you see?

2.What food can you add to the different sections?

3. Why are the foods divided into the different sections?

(suggested answers: 1) I can see milk, cheese, eggs, chicken, fish, meat, apples, banana, grapes, tomato, carrots, beans, bread, cereals, rice, etc. 2) Cereals and rice: oats, pasta; Fruit and vegetables : pears, lemons, leeks, radishes, salad; Dairy: butter, cottage cheese; Protein: mushrooms; Fats and sweets: ice cream, pizza, chips, cakes, cola. 3) The foods are divided into different sections to show how much if each food group we should have in our diet.)  IV. Pre-reading.

T: Blueberries are a fruit originally from North America. Some people call blueberries a superfood. What do you think superfoods are? Do you think superfoods really exist?

( suggested answers: Superfood is used to describe food which is said to have great health benefits. Blueberries contain significant amounts of antioxidants, vitamin  C, manganese and dietary fibre. Other superfoods include apples, broccoli, salmon.) V.  Reading.  

T: Read the text. What is the conclusion? Do superfoods exist?  

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People sometimes talk about superfoods. Some types of food are super because they are extremely healthy. But superfood is not a scientific name. Some scientists think it’s wrong to believe that some foods have special ingredients that can protect us.

Superfoods are usually fruit and vegetables which produce a lot of antioxidants. Colourful fruit like blueberries are a good example. They help people to produce antioxidants which help fight heart problems and cancer. Some people now think that if they eat a few blueberries, they are going to be healthy. But scientists say that the important thing is to have a balanced diet, to eat a bit of everything, not just eat one or two superfoods. 

Now, shops and food companies have to be careful. The European Union says that they need scientific evidence to call food superfood.

But is the name superfood useful? A simple carton of milk is super because milk contains calcium and we know that calcium is good for bones. So the real superfoods are milk, apples, oranges, bananas, yoghurt, fish and tea. They are all parts of good, balanced diet. 

Ss: Superfood exist, but it is important to eat a balanced diet.

VI. Post-reading.

T:  Read the text again and answer the questions.

1.      Do scientists use the name superfood? Why/ Why not?

2.      What type of foods do people usually call superfoods?

3.      Why are blueberries special?

4.      What do antioxidants do?

5.      Why do scientists think that just eating superfoods doesn’t make you healthy?

6.      When can supermarkets call foods superfoods?

7.      Why is the name superfood not very useful?

Ss answers

(Keys: 1) Scientists don't use the name “superfood” because they don't think foods have special ingredients that can protect us. 2) Superfoods are usually fruit and vegetables which produce a lot of antioxidants. 3) Blueberries produce a lot of antioxidants. 4) Antioxidants help to fight heart problems and cancer. 5) Scientists think it is more important to eat a balanced diet, rather than just one or two superfoods. 6) When there is scientific evidence. 7) The name “superfood” is not very useful because many everyday foods can also be described as super.)  VII. Word booster.

T: Match the words and definitions.

(Keys: 1-f,2-c, 3-d, 4-e, 5-b, 6-a ) [1, с.70] VIII. Group work.

T:a) Put the sentences in the right order:

-         Calcium is good for bones.                                                                     (6)

-         Superfoods are usually fruit and vegetables.                                          (2)

-         The real superfoods are milk, apples, oranges, bananas, yoghurt, fish and tea.(7)

-         Colourful fruit like blueberries are a good example.                              (3)

-         A simple carton of milk is super because milk contains calcium.           (5)

-         They help to produce antioxidants which help fight heart problems.     (4)

-         Some types of food are super, because they are extremely healthy.      (1)

b) Fill in the gap:

1. People ________ talk about superfoods.

a)   never 

b)  always

c)   sometimes  (۷)

d)  often

2. But superfood _______ not a scientific name.

a)   is  (۷)

b)  are

c)   will be

d)  was

3. Some foods ______ special ingredients.

a)   had

b)  have  (۷)

c)   will be

d)  was

 4. Superfoods are usually fruit and ________ .

a)   fish 

b)  poultry

c)   vegetables  (۷)

d)  dairy products

Colourful fruit like________ are good example. a) strawberries

b)  blackberries

c)   blueberries  (۷)

d)  raspberries.

6. They help to _________ antioxidants.

a)   produce   (۷)      

b)  protect

c)   make

d)  create.

7. But ________ say that the important thing is to have a balanced diet.  a) doctors

b)  psychologists

c)   teachers

d)  scientists.  (۷)

8. A simple _______ of milk is super.

a)   glass

b)  cup

c)   carton  (۷)

d)  bottle

9. Milk contains ___________ .

a)   calcium  (۷)

b)  vitamin C

c)   antioxidants

d)  protein.

10. The real _______  are milk, apples, oranges, fish, yoghurt.   a) fruit

b)  vegetables

c)   superfoods  (۷)

d)  diet.

c)    Match:

1.     Some types of food … 

2.     But superfood …

3.     Superfoods …

4.     Colourful fruit …

5.     Antioxidants …

6.     The important thing is …

7.     We should eat a bit of everything, not …

8.     The real superfoods are …

a)     … help fight heart problems and cancer.

b)    … just eat one or two superfoods.

c)     … is not a scientific name.

d)    … help to produce antioxidants.

e)     … are super.

f)      … apples, oranges, bananas, milk, fish.

g)    … to have a balanced diet.

      h)… are usually fruit and vegetables.

d)   Sum up

1.     Some types of food are super.

2.     But superfood is not a scientific name.

3.     Superfoods are usually fruit and vegetables.

4.     Colourful fruit help to produce antioxidants.

5.     Antioxidants help to fight heart problems and cancer.

6.     The important thing is to have a balanced diet.

7.     We should eat a bit of everything, not just eat one or two superfoods.

8.     The real superfoods are apples, oranges, bananas, milk, fish.

IX.           Speaking

T: What about you?

Do you sometimes eat a particular type of food because you think it's good for you?

X.               Summing  up. 

T: Let's sum up what you have learnt in this lesson. How did you understand the name “superfood”?

XI.           Home assignment.

T: At home prepare a report on the topic “My eating habits”.

XII.       Let’s say good-bye.

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4.     Healthy eating. [  лектронни  ресурс ] .    Режим доступу : https://www.helpguide.org/articles/healthy-eating/healthy-eating.htm/.   

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5.     https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading

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