Basic 2 Unit 2
Unit 2
Healthy Eating
Food
a. Match the food to the pictures.
chicken • cucumbers • fish • fruit • lemons • eggs • milk • vegetables
1. Eggs 2. Chicken 3. Fruit 4. Vegetables
5. Milk 6. Cucumbers 7. Lemons 8. Fish
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b. Which of the food from activity a. did Sheila talk about in the radio show,
“Sheila’sKitchen”?
Chicken, Fish, Lemons, Cucumbers and Fruits
c. Did you enjoy the radio show, “Sheila’s Kitchen”? What do you think Sheila will saynext?
Mark the sentences that she might say.
1. Durelle products are very expensive.
2. Salads are quick and easy to make.
3. Vegetables are a very important part of our everyday diet.
4. Can I please have a big plate of fruit salad for dessert?
5. Another great thing about salads is that they are tasty, but not fattening.
6. You can add many kinds of dressings to salads.
d. Imagine you are presenting a radio show about healthy food. Complete thephrases
below.
1. Hello and welcome to to our radio show.
2. Today’s program is about haelthy foods.
3. When I was young, I always eat salads and lived a healthy life
4. Today we know that having a healthy life is important.
5. And now a few words about how tos ay is shape
e. Read your radio show script to your partner. Record yourself and play therecording to the
class.
Dieters Are Feeling Great!
a. What did you learn about dieting from the article “Dieters Are Feeling Great”? The
following sentences are false. Correct them to make them true.
1. Steak is better for you than chicken.
Chicken is better for you tan steak
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2. Salty food is very healthy.
Salty food is unhealthy.
3. Dinner is the most important meal of the day.
Breakfast is the most important mea lof the day.
4. The body doesn’t need any food first thing in the morning.
The body needs food first thing in the morning.
5. If you want to lose weight, eat lots of fried food
If you want to lose weight, do note at fried food.
b. Imagine you are on the “Kim Fit” diet. Write a list of important rules to remember.
“Kim Fit” Rules to Remember
1. Breakfast is the most importan mea lof the day.
2. The body needs energy after a long night without food.
3. Do note at fried foods.
4. Eat a lot of turkey and chicken.
5. Ham has less fat tan steak.
6. Do note at salt.
c. Exchange rules with your partner. Does your partner have any good rules that you can add
to your list?
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d. Read this letter from one of Kim Fit’s readers. Complete the letter using the following
words:
body • breakfast • diet • energy • fried foods • never • salt • weight
Dear Kim Fit,
A few months ago I decided to go on a (1) diet .
I stopped eating (2) Friend foods and I also started to use
less (3) salt . I ate only vegetable salads for
(4) Breakfast , lunch and dinner.
At first I lost a lot of (5) Weight , but after a few
weeks, I couldn’t continue any more.
My (6) Body needed more (7) energy !
It’s always the same story – I can (8) never stay on
a diet for long! What can I do? Please help me.
Yours,
Jack Roland
e. Which of these sentences do you think will be in Kim Fit’s answer to Mr. Roland?
1. Don’t give up. Try to find a diet that you can keep to.
2. Nobody can live on only vegetable salads for long.
3. Eat as much as you want, especially fried foods.
4. It’s OK to eat unhealthy food sometimes.
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