FOODThere is / there are / how much / how many

Activity # 1: Recalling previous learning

Purpose: To recall what you learned in the previous class.

Instructions:

1. What did you learn in the last class?

4. What are countable and uncountable nouns?

5. What type of food groups exist?

6. Some examples of food are…

Language and functions for Activity # 1

• In the last class, I learned…

• Something difficult for me was…

• The different groups of food are…

• Some examples of food in these groups are…

• Eating from these groups of food is important because…

Activity # 2: Warm-up

• Purpose:• To engage students in a new day of class.

• Instructions:

• Paste the piece of paper you have on your back.

• Stand up.

• Move around the classroom writing on others papers what you think about them.

• Positive comments only.

• We will share the comments with the rest of the class.

Language functions for Activity # 2

Activity # 3: countable and uncountable nouns.Purpose: To describe a meal with its ingredients.

Instructions:

1. Complete grammar chart using there is and there are exercises 1-2

2. Talk to your partner and ask about the food found in the picture in the previous page.

3. Make list of ingredients that you would do with the ingredients in pg. 66 then ask and answer your partner about it.

LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS FOR ACTIVITY # 2

• There is an eggplant in the picture b.

• Are there any pasta in the picture d?

• Are there any bread in the picture d?

• Are there any bananas in picture d?

• Yes, there is.

• No, there isn’t.

• Yes, there are.

• No, there aren’t.

ACTIVITY # 3: HOW MUCH / HOE MANY.

Purpose: To describe a health and unhealthy meal with its ingredients.

Instructions:

• Read the article and answer the questions about it.

• Listen to the conversation to make sure about your answers.

• Write a menu for a healthy diet.

• Write a menu for an unhealthy diet.

• Discus with your partner which is better.

• Complete grammar exercise pg. 69.

• Share and anecdote about a food that you have had.

LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS FOR ACTIVITY # 3

• How much bread is there?• How many lemons are there?• How much meat is there?

• There isn’t any• There aren’t many…• There is one …

• There are three …

Activity # 4: checking on unit 8.

Purpose:

• To complete missing info from unit 8.

Instructions:

Go over unit 8 and talk about simple past.