Healthy Eating Choices Discussion - Prefer Taste or Nutrition?

1. Unit 6 I only eat food that tastes good. Reading 四十铺中学 王巧霞 九年级

2. Section 1 Before You Read Look at the diets of two people. Discuss which diet is healthier and why？ Linda’s Diet Jack’s Diet He prefers: to drink coffee/ to eat white bread and rice/ to eat sweet desserts She prefers: to drink water/ to eat brown bread and rice/ to eat fruit and fish What kind of food do you prefer and why？

3. Section 2 While You Read I only eat food that tastes good. How important is keeping healthy to you? A group of young people got together to discuss this question. Here’s part of their discussion. Peter: I’d like to stay healthy, but to be honest, I only eat food that tastes good. And if food tastes good, it’s usually bad for you, isn’t it? Cola tastes better than water, for example. Kim: Well, food that is bad for you can taste good! But I prefer not to eat too much food that is fried, like, er, French fries. Do you eat fast food, Laura? Laura: Do I eat fast food? Never! I love to eat

4. Section 2 While You Read food that is healthy. I want to take of my health, so I eat mainly fruit and vegetables. Oh! And I stay away from sugar, you do too, don’t you? Kim: Hm, yes. I’d stay away from cola and sweet desserts if I were you. And I think most people are in agreement that fruit and vegetables are good for health. But , um, I would say that fast food itself isn’t always bad for you, but too much of it is not good. Laura: Actually, don’t you know that it’s been found in laboratory testing that some types of oil are really bad for us? So I don’t eat anything that’s been cooked in oil. Also, did you know that some

5. Section 2 While You Read foods might cause cancer? Like burnt barbecued meat. I’ve heard eating burnt food like this can increase the risk of cancer. Peter: Really! But I love to eat meat that’s well cooked, even if it is a little burnt. It’s delicious, and meat isn’t really dangerous, is it? Laura: Oh! Yes, it is! I never eat meat. It’s not at all good for our health. If I were you, I’d eat nuts instead. Kim: Well, I agree it’s good to eat lots of fruit and vegetables, but I think it’s also fine to eat some meat or fish. People who eat a balanced diet should

6. Section 2 While You Read be healthier than those who only eat biscuits and hamburgers, shouldn’t they? I prefer to only eat food that I like, but isn’t it important to eat food that’s healthy, even if you don’t like it? The main thing is to have a good balance.

7. Section 2 While You Read Scanning(跳读) Ask and answer: What are the young people talking about? Main idea: How important is keeping healthy！ How many people are there in the discussion? Who are they? Three. They are Peter, Laura, Kim.

8. Section 3 Skimming (略读) Use information from the dialogue to match the statement with the person. Peter Laura Kim • This person spoke last. • This person says tasty food is bad for you. 3.This person eats a balanced diet. 4.This person is shocked by what others eat.

9. Section 3 Skipping through (精读） Never! Oh! Yes, it is! Hm, um don’t you? is it? shouldn’t they? Here’s, I’d, it’s, isn’t that’s, I’ve, shouldn’t don’t

10. Section 4 After You Read Read “I Only Eat Food That Taste Good” and write T (for true) or F (false) ( ) 1. Kim doesn't like eating too much food that is fried, like French fries. ( ) 2. Peter minds eating burnt food. ( ) 3. Laura is a strict vegetarian ( ) 4. Laura likes eating anything that has been cooked in oil. ( ) 5. People who eat hamburgers and biscuits should be less healthy than those who eat a balanced diet. T F T F T

11. Report your results of the survey by using written English. (运用书面语汇报调查结果)

12. Try to “write” English __________ prefers to eat __________. He/She prefers to drink_________. He/ She likes __________ and _________. … • Whose diet is the healthiest? I think_____________. Because____________________________________.

13. Section 4 Go For It ! Make a survey. YES NO Are you a vegetarian? Do you care how much fried food you eat? Do you prefer to drink water when you are thirsty? Do you only eat food that you like?

14. Please look after your health for yourself, for your family, for the people who love you. • Make a survey about your family or friend’s diet, then report it in next class.

15. Homework Do the other exercises in this part.