Food and diet

spEaking healthy/unhealthy food

1. Do the food quiz and find out how healthy you eat.

1) How many meals do you have a day? a) 1 big dinner b) 2 meals, breakfast and lunch c) 3 meals 2) Do you skip breakfast? a) always in a hurry b) I can, if I’m late c) never 3) Which vegetables don’t you like? a) tomatoes b) broccoli c) beans 4) How much fruit do you eat? a) as much as I want b) one piece of fruit c) two pieces a day 5) How much water do you drink? a) a glass b) a bottle c) two litters 6) What dessert do you eat at the end of your meal? a) a piece of cake b) ice-cream c) a milkshake 7) What’s your favourite fast food restaurant? a) Mac Donald’s b) pizza and sushi c) I don’t eat fast food

Check your answers:

Mostly Cs: Well done! You take care of your health! Mostly Bs: Your eating habits need some improvement! Mostly As: Stop! You eat unhealthy food and need to change your eating habits!

2. Work in pairs. Talk about your food likes and dislikes. Replace the words in italics.

1) I like apples. 2) I don’t eat chocolate. 3) I drink a lot of water. 4) I often eat snacks, like crisps and nuts. 5) For dessert I love ice-cream. 6) My favourite national dish is borsch. 7) We always eat out at Thai restaurant.

rEading meals

3. What are your meals of the day? Which do you think is the most important? Look at the title and explain how you understand it.

Breakfast like a King, Lunch like a Prince, and Dine like a Pauper!

4. Read the article and check your idea. Tick the photos of food and drinks you can find in the text.

Is it difficult for you to remember things for a test? Do you feel tired a lot of the time? Try eating breakfast!

One in ten children does not eat a proper breakfast, and most of them do not eat breakfast at all, because it’s hard enough to get up early and be ready on time for school. But, missing a morning meal is a big mistake and a very unhealthy habit.

Young or old we all know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Eating no breakfast is like starting a car without fuel! Breakfast foods are good sources of calcium, iron, vitamins and protein. A full breakfast gives more energy to your growing body and powers your brain; it can improve your memory, school marks, especially in maths and reading.

So, tomorrow morning, take five minutes to eat a goodfor-you breakfast before you leave the house. There are a lot of things you can enjoy for breakfast: yogurt, fruit salad, cereals with milk, noodles with cheese, peanut butter sandwiches, or pancakes with honey. Match your breakfast to the day. For an active day start with a glass of orange juice or fresh kiwi fruit for vitamin C, then have some eggs with sausages and eat them with brown toasts. To start calm and peaceful have a large bowl of fresh porridge and add some honey. It gives you lots of vitamin B with healthy calories. Leave the crisps and biscuits in the cupboard! Your body, your mind – and your teacher – will thank you!

5. Put the words into the correct column and find them out around text.

toast / chocolate spread / banana / cereal / strawberries / yoghurt / bread / noodles / milkshake / croissant / eggs / honey / beans / cake / orange juice / biscuits / cheese / tea / omelette / sausages / water / cornflakes / lemonade / muffin / kiwi / peanut butter / pie / coffee / milk / hot chocolate / pizza / sandwich / pancakes / jam

Meals Fruit Sweets Drinks Other

listEning

6. What do you usually have for breakfast? Listen and write the number under each breakfast.

7. Tick three meals you think are good for you? Which products are healthy or unhealthy? Complete the table with the words from ex. 5 and discuss.

healthy and good unhealthy and bad

graMMar countable/uncountable nouns

8. Look at the words in bold. Which nouns can you count? Which nouns can’t you count?

1) Some peppers are green and others are red. 2) We need to buy an onion, some meat and potatoes. 3) There isn’t any milk and cheese in the fridge.

9. Study the table and check your answer in ex.8.

Rule

Countable nouns have singular and plural forms. Also, you can use a/an or a number before them: an apple (singular), two apples (plural)

Uncountable nouns don’t have a plural form: bread, but not two breads You can use some or any with countable and uncountable nouns. Ex: I want some apples/bread. (affirmative) I don’t need any apples/bread. (negative) Do you have any apples/bread? (interrogative)

10. Match the containers with the appropriate groups. What do you usually eat/drink during your day? Discuss your daily meals.

1) a slice of 2) a bar of 3) a plate of 4) a cup of 5) a bowl of 6) a glass of 7) a bottle of 8) a box of 9) a piece of a) tea/coffee/hot chocolate b) milk/juice/water c) bread/cheese/cake/pie d) cereal/cornflakes/porridge(with milk)/fruit salad e) bread/fruit/cheese/pizza f) water/milk/coke g) healthy food/strawberries/biscuits/noodles h) chocolate i) cereal/cornflakes/juice/biscuits/chocolates

11. Put the words from ex.10 (a-i) into the correct column.

countable nouns uncountable nouns

Writing

12. Write a paragraph about your eating habits. Use the plan below.

1) I eat ____ a day. I like ____ but I don’t ____ 2) For drink, I like ____ but I don’t ____ 3) For breakfast, I eat ____ and I drink ____ 4) For lunch, I ____ and I ____ 5) For dinner, I ____ and ____