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Activity 1how would you categorize these food items?

BANANAS, YOGURT, CORN, CLAMS, WHOLE BREAD, GRAPES, APPLES, PEANUTS, BROWN RICE,

ONIONS, PEAS, CHEESE, CARROTS, LEMONS, LETTUCE, BEANS, MILK, SHRIMP, ORANGE,

BROCCOLI, ALMONDS

Dairy Meat and seafood

Nuts Vegetables and

legumes

Fruit Whole grain

Activity 2Food pyramid

Look at the food pyramid. Can you see any food items not included in the categories above?Do you eat all of these? How much do you eat of each?

Activity 3Let’s listen again

Is Joy on a diet?

What is she eating right now?

Does Rita accept Joy´s offer

right away? Why? / Why not?

Did Rita use to watch her weight? What about

now?

Activity 4Let’s talk about it1. Is there any time of the day / season of the year

when you have a craving for a particular kind of food?2. In what situations would you say “I have to admit I

have done it before.”?3. Have you ever said “I’d better stop eating this.”?

What was the situation?4. What was the last invitation you turned down? When

was it?5. When you are trying to watch your weight, do you

avoid some things completely or do you sometimes have just a bite of something?

Activity 5Diets1. Have you ever been on a diet?2. Are you on a diet now?3. If you are, what foods don´t you eat? How long have you been on

this diet? Has it been successful so far?4. If you have been on a diet before, what things didn’t you eat? How

long did you stay on the diet? Was it successful? 5. Make a list of the foods you should eat if a) you are trying to lose

weight b) if you are trying to gain weight. 6. In addition to changing eating habits, what else can a person do to

lose weight and to gain weight?Useful language: If you are trying to…, you should…You should also…

Activity 6Let’s listen again

1. Do you drink a lot of coffee? 2. I love coffee. 3. I`ve been drinking less coffee.

Activity 7Find the rule1. Take a look at the sentence used in the conversation and

discuss the questions.

I used to drink it a lot. But recently I’ve cut back.

Does the person drink a lot of coffee nowadays or did she drink a lot in the past? What part of the sentence shows that drinking coffee was a past

habit?

2. Look at these other examples.

When I was a kid, I didn’t use to like mangoes, but now I’m a big mango eater.What did you use to eat when you were on a diet?

How do you form the negative and interrogative of used to?

Activity 8Think back …1. Did you use to have a hero when you were a child / a

teenager? Who was it?

2. Did you use to have a pet as a kid?

3. Did you use to get good grades in high school? And in

university if you finished it?

4. Did you use to skip school? How often did you use to do it?

5. What was life like in the 1800’s? What did houses use to be

like? What did people use to eat? What did the family use to

be like?

Activity 9End-of-the-year dinner party

A B

Activity 9 AEnd-of-the-year dinner partyYou are at the end-of-the-year office buffet party with some co- workers. There’s plenty of food on the table. You are a big eater and you believe everything that is offered is delicious.

Useful language:

Have you tried the…? It´s …I am …What about you?Are you … big…/…lover / addict?I couldn’t …Definitely.

Activity 9 BEnd-of-the-year dinner partyYou are at the end of the year office dinner buffet with some co- workers. There’s plenty of food on the table but you don’t like most of the things that are offered, and on top of it all, you are trying to lose weight.

Useful language: No, thanks.I can’t stand…I’m not much of…I don’t care for…I used to …but…Are you … big…/…lover / addict

Activity 10Can you put it in order?

It´s not a problem. I`ll have something else. Don’t you eat chicken? Please help yourself. I´m sorry. I didn’t know that. Actually, no. I am a vegetarian. Everything looks great! But

I’ll pass on the chicken.

Activity 11What’s your answer?What does the man say about the food?What does the woman mean by “Help yourself “?How does the man say he doesn’t want to have chicken?Why doesn`t the man eat chicken?Why do you think the woman apologizes?

Activity 12What’s the expression? I don’t feel well after eating or drinking

this.

My religion doesn`t allow me to eat it.

I don’t like this.

I’m not eating this .

I want to be thinner.

I get a bad reaction when I eat this.

Activity 13Find someone who ……is a vegetarian. Name:

…is avoiding fatty products. Name:

…is trying to gain weight. Name:

…is trying to lose weight. Name:

…doesn’t care for fish or seafood. Name:

…says that garlic doesn’t agree with him / her. Name:

…who is allergic to strawberries. Name:

…who has never been on a diet. Name:

Activity 14Negative Yes / No questionsA What’s the order?MAIN VERB + SUBJECT + NEGATIVE AUXILIARY

B We use negative questions :1) To check information you think is true.2) When you want someone to agree with you .3) To express surprise.

► Listen to conversations 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 and decide what the purpose of the question is: checking information, agreement, or surprise

Conversation 1: Don´t you like pasta ?

Conversation 2: Doesn´t Frankie eat fruit salad ?

Conversation 3: Aren’t you going to try the grilled fish ?

Conversation 4: Isn’t Susan going to have some steak ?

Conversation 5: Don’t you like french fries ?

Activity 14Negative Yes / No questionsC What’s the difference? Circle the correct one : a) or b)

1. Is Tanya allergic to nuts?

a) The speaker thinks Tanya is allergic to nuts.

b) The speaker doesn’t know if Tanya is allergic to nuts.

2. Isn’t Tanya allergic to nuts?

a) The speaker thinks Tanya is allergic to nuts

b) The speaker doesn’t know if Tanya is allergic to nuts.

Activity 15A dinner party with friends

A B

Activity 15 AA dinner party

You have invited your new business partner for dinner. You don’t

know him so well. You want to make a good impression. Offer him

the different dishes you have prepared and try to make him feel

comfortable.

Useful language:

Why don’t you …?

Help yourself, please.

Don’t you …?

I’m sorry, I didn’t know…

Aren’t you going to try…?

Don’t worry about it.

Oh, I see.

Activity 15 BA dinner party

Your new business partner has invited you to have dinner at his/her

house. You don’t know him very well and you want to make a good

impression, but there are certain foods that you don’t like. Make an

excuse to decline the food you don’t like without being rude.

Useful language:

This food looks …

Thanks. But I’ll pass on…

Actually, I’m avoiding / allergic to / a vegetarian /

I’m on a diet

…doesn’t agree…

Activity 16Talking about the reading

Do the French eat mostly low-fat foods?

What is the secret of the French?

What are some problems with American

eating habits?

What is the bad news for the French?

Activity 17What’s your answer?Write your ideas for the following questions.What would you like to change about your

appearance or physical features?

What have you done to improve your

appearance? Do you like the result?

What do you do to improve your appearance

at present? Does it work?

What would you never try to do to improve

your appearance? Why wouldn’t you do it?

Activity 17Let’s write the letter nowWRITING

On a separate piece of paper, write a first draft of a letter to Dr. Weiss, somebody who gives

advice about looks in a magazine. Use your answers to the questions above and, before you

give your letter to your teacher, check the ideas below.

PEER FEEDBACK CHECKLIST

1. Is the letter interesting?

If it isn’t, think of ways to make it interesting.

2. Is it clear?

If it isn’t, find the parts that are not clear and think of ways to make them clearer.

3. Did you use the new vocabulary correctly?

If you didn’t, underline the sentences that use the new vocabulary incorrectly.

4. Are there any misspelled words or incorrect punctuation?

If there are, circle the misspelled words and the incorrect punctuation

Activity 18You look so different!!!

BA

Activity 18 AYou look so different!You are walking along the street when you run into an old

friend of yours you haven’t seen for some time. He/she has

changed noticeably: he/she is much thinner and in very good

shape. Ask him/her about the change and invite him/her to have

dinner at your house.

Useful language:

You’ve changed…

What have you …?

How long have you …?

What did you use to …?

Would you like to …?

Activity 18 BYou look so different!You are walking along the street when you run into an old

friend of yours you haven’t seen for some time. Since you

have changed noticeably, (you are much thinner and in very

good shape), he/she will ask you about the change. Talk

about your change in life style.

Useful language:

I have…for…

I used to …but now…

I haven’t … for…

Sure. Great idea!

Activity 19 ASpot the difference

Language toolbox

Is there…?

Are there…?

How much …?

How many …?

There aren’t many…./ There isn’t much…/

There is lot of … / There are a lot of…

Activity 19 BSpot the difference

Language toolbox

Is there…?

Are there…?

How much …?

How many …?

There aren’t many…./ There isn’t much…/

There is lot of … / There are a lot of…

Activity 20What should we prepare?

BA

Activity 20 AWhat should we prepare?

You have invited a friend you haven’t seen in some time to have dinner at your house tonight. He/she has changed his/her eating habits so you would like to cook according to her/his new tastes. Think of the food you would like to serve, open the refrigerator and discuss with your husband the items of food that you have got and the ones you will have to buy.

Let’s… He / She is crazy about…

Do we have…?

Is there…?

Are there…?

He / She can’t stand…

What about…?

We don’t have…

Do we need…?

Activity 20 BWhat should we prepare?

You have invited a friend you haven’t seen in some time to have dinner at your house tonight. He/she has changed his/her eating habits so you would like to cook according to her/his new eating habits. Think of the food you would like to serve, open the refrigerator and discuss with your husband/wife the items of food that you have got and the ones you will have to buy.

We have a lot of…but we don’t have…

No, there isn’t/aren’t …

Doesn’t he/she eat…?

We could prepare …

I can pick up … on my way to the office.

Activity 21Category gameSWEET SPICY SALTY SOUR CHEWY CRUNCHY SOFT HARD

Activity 22At a restaurant

BA

Activity 22 AAt a restaurant

Select one of the dishes from the buffet and ask the waiter questions about it.

Useful language:The … sounds/looks good. What’s in it? Well, I am allergic.../not crazy…/avoiding…Doesn’t it have…?Isn’t it too…?

I am a…lover.OK, I’ll have …

Activity 22 BAt a restaurant

Answer the questions the customer asks about the food he/she wants to order. Help him/her decide what to order, taking into account his/her preferences.Useful language: Are you ready to order?It has…Why don’t you have…?Do you want some…with your…?Don’t you like…?Don’t you want to try…?Well, then you could have……tastes……is / are really …

Activity 23Writing time!You are a “connoisseur” in charge of the section “New Restaurants” in a a gourmet

magazine. Yesterday you visited INTERNATIONAL BUFFET. Write a brief article

for the magazine. Rank the following items (location, atmosphere, service, menu,

price) with 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 stars; give a brief opinion on each, and include a description

of the dish/dishes you ate.

LocationAtmosphereDesign

ServiceMenu Price