Periods 3&4

Reading

What do you like to eat?

How do you think what we eat every day?

nutrients

proteincalcium

carbohydrate

fibre

mineral

vitamin

We are what we eat

Reading

What’s the meaning of the title?

A. What we eat makes us the persons we are

B. We always eat what we like

It’s easier to choose what to eat in the past. True or false?

Why?

Read through the text quickly, and find out the topic sentence of each paragraph

Careful reading :

What do traditional diets ofen have?( )

a. Too much water b. too much protein

c. Too much fat and too many calories

d.nutrients we need

What can help our body fight disease and give us energy?( )

a. vitamins, fibre and minerals b. pork and fish

c. Water d. calcium

What contains a lot of protein?

a. Vegetables b, fruits c. vitamins

d. fish, meat and beans

Why do some people become vegetarians ?

a. Because they belive it is healthier not to eat meat or they think we should not kill animals for food.

b. Because they think meat is not eco-food

c. Because they think meat will make them fat

d. Because they think meat will make them thin

From the passage we can conclude that it is probably better, if

a. We eat less meat b. we have more fruit

c. We have eco-food

d. we buy good food and keep a balanced diet

Nutrients functions Where to get

Protein

Calcium

Carbohydrates

Fibre

Mineral

vitamins

Good for our muscles Fish, meat, beans

Bones and teeth Eggs, milk, other diary products

Main Fuel for body Rice, bread, noodles

Help keep our body function well

Help body fight disease Vegetables, fruit, fish, milk

• Why do some people become vegetarians?

• What does the word green mean?

• Green food is very popular nowadays. Can you find two other words with the same meaning as green food in this paragraph?

• Can you fine an example of green food in this paragraph?

What does the word “fuel” mean?

You can find the word diet several time in paragraph 4. What’s the different meanings of them?

1. A balanced diet

2. Crash diet

3. Diet food

4. Unhealthy diet

In order to keep fit, what shall we do and eat?

1.

2.

3.

retelling1. It’s easier to choose what to eat in the past. True or false?

2. Our eating habits have changed, as has our way of life. What does the underlined part mean?Nutrients functions Where to get

Protein

Calcium

Carbohydrates

Fibre

Mineral

vitamins

•Why do some people become vegetarians?

•Can you fine an example of green food in this paragraph?

In order to keep fit, what shall we do and eat?