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General Education Office

• LA.121 / LA1301
• English 1
• Unit 6Eating Well

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Objectives

• Following Unit 6 Eating Well, you will be able
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• Talk about food passions
• Make an excuse to decline food
• Describe local dishes

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Healthy Eating Pyramid

• a) Look at the healthy eating pyramid.Do you
  think it gives good advice?
• Explain.
• b) Use the blank foodpyramid to complete one
• for you.
• c) Discuss how they are
• different. Which is healthier?
• Why?

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Eating Well

• Photo Story
• Read and listen to people talking about food
  choices.

• E) Focus on Language
• Find an underline sentence or phrase in the
  Photo story with the same meaning as each of the
  following.
• I dont know. ___________________________
• I should say no. ___________________________
• I couldnt stop myself. __________________________
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• Im trying not to get heavier. ___________________
  ________
• I really wanted ___________________________
• I agree. ___________________________
• say not to ___________________________
• Ill try a little. ___________________________

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Eating Well

• Discussion
• Read the descriptions of the diets. Would you
  ever try any of them? Why or why not?

The High-Fiber Diet
The Vegan Diet
No Animal Products
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Eating Well

• Discussion
• Read the descriptions of the diets. Would you
  ever try any of them? Why or why not?

The Atkins Diet
The Low-Fat Diet
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Lesson 1 Talk about food passions

• Vocabulary Food Passions
• Read an listen. The listen again and repeat.

Im crazy about seafood. Im a big meat
eater. Im a big coffee drinker. Im a chocolate
addict. Im a pizza lover.
Im cant stand fish. Im not crazy about
chocolate. I dont care for steak. Im not much
of a pizza eater. Im not much of a coffee drinker
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Lesson 1 Talk about food passions

• Circle the correct words to complete each
  statement about the speakers food passions.
• She (is crazy about / doesnt care for ) sushi.
• He (loves / cant stand) asparagus.
• She (is a mango lover / doesnt care for
  mangoes).
• He (is a big pasta eater / isnt crazy about
  pasta).
• She (is an ice-cream addict / cant stand ice
  cream).

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Lesson 1 Talk about food passions
C) Pair workTell your partner about some of your
food passions. Im really a seafood lover, but
Im not crazy about clams.
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Lesson 1 Talk about food passions
Grammar - use to / used to Use use to and used
to and the base form of the verb (V1) for
habitual actions in the past that no longer
occur. I used to be crazy about candy, but now I
dont care for it. She didnt use to eat cheese,
but now she has it all the time. Did you use to
eat a lot of fatty foods? Yes, I did. OR
Yes, I used to. No, I didnt.
No, I didnt use to. What did you use to have
for breakfast? Eggs and sausage. But not
anymore. Why did you use to eat so much? Because
I didnt use to worry about my health.
Be Careful!They used to..BUT They didnt use
to .. Did they use to
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Lesson 1 Talk about food passions

• Grammar Practice
• Use the context to help you complete each
  sentence with used to r didnt use to. Then write
  two sentences about yourself.
• Gary __________ go out to eat a lot. But now he
  eats at home more often.
• Nina _________ eat a lot of pasta. But now she
  does.
• Vinnie _________ drink a lot of coffee. But now
  hes a coffee addict.
• Anton __________ eat a lot of vegetables. But now
  he doesnt.
• Cate _________ hate seafood. But now shes crazy
  about fish.
• Ted _________ eat a lot of fatty food. But now he
  avoids them.
• Burt _________ drink a lot of water. But now he
  has several glasses a day.
• May _______ like salads. But now she has salads
  several times a week.
• (used to) I _____________________________________
• (didnt use to) I ________________________________
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Lesson 1 Talk about food passions

• Pronunciation sound reduction used to
• Notice how the pronunciation of to in used to
  changes to /tu/. Read and listen. Then listen
  again and repeat. Then practice the sentences on
  your own.
• I used to be a big meat eater.
• Jack used to like sweets.
• Sally used to be crazy about fries.
• They didnt use to like seafood.

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Lesson 1 Talk about food passions
A) Conversation Model Read and listen to two
people talk about their food passions. A Are
you big coffee drinker? B Definitely. Im crazy
about coffee. What about you? A I used to have
it a lot. But Ive been cutting back. B Well, I
couldnt live without it. B) Rhythm and
Intonation Listen again and repeat. The practice
the conversation model with your partner.
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Lesson 1 Talk about food passions

• Now you can Talk about food passions
• Notepadding
• Complete the notepad with foods you like and
  dislike.
• B) Pair work
• Change the conversation model to role play about
  food passions or drinks or music, etc.
• A Are you a big ___________?
• B ________. What about you?
• A ________ .

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Lesson 2 Make an excuse to decline food

• a) Conversational Model
• Read and listen to a dinner guest making an
  excuse to decline food.
• A Please help yourself.
• B Everything looks great! But Ill pass on the
  chicken.
• A Dont you eat chicken?
• B Actually no. Im a vegetarian.
• A Im sorry. I didnt know that.
• B Its not a problem. Ill have something else.
• Rhythm and Intonation
• Listen again and repeat. The practice the
  conversation model with your partner.

VariationsIts not a problem. Dont worry. Im
fine.
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Lesson 2 Make an excuse to decline food

• a) Vocabulary
• Read and listen. Then listen again and repeat.

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Lesson 2 Make an excuse to decline food

• b) Listening Comprehension
• Listen to each conversation. Write the letter to
  complete each statement.
• The listen again to check you work.
• _____ 1 Cindy a) is a vegetarian
• _____ 2 Frankie b) is avoiding fatty, salty
  foods
• _____ 3 Marie c) is trying to lose weight
• _____ 4 Susan d) is allergic to something
• _____ 5 George e) doesnt care for seafood.
• c) Pair workTalk about foods or drink you avoid.
  Explain why.

I usually dont eat fried foods. Im trying to
lose weight.
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Lesson 2 Make an excuse to decline food

• Grammar Negative yes / no questions Why
  dont.?
• Use negative yes / no questions
• to confirm information you think is true
• Isnt Jane a vegetarian? (Yes, she is)
• Didnt he go on a diet last week? (Yes, but he
  changed his mind)
• when you want someone to agree with you.
• Dont you love Italian food? (Yes, its
  delicious!)
• Wasnt that a terrible dinner? (Actually no, I
  thought it was good.)
• to express surprise.
• Arent you going to have cake? (Im sorry Im on
  a diet.)
• Hasnt he tried the chicken? (No, Hes a
  vegetarian.)

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Lesson 2 Make an excuse to decline food
Use Why dont .? to make an offer or a
suggestion. Why dont we? has the same meaning
as Lets Why dont you have some more tea?
(Thanks.) Why dont we sit down? (Great idea.)
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Lesson 2 Make an excuse to decline food

• Grammar PracticeComplete each negative yes / no
  question.
• A _________ you allergic to tomatoes?
• B Me? No. Youre thinking of my brother.
• 2 A _________ that lunch yesterday delicious?
• B It was fantastic!
• A _________ we already have steak this week?
• B Yes, we did.
• A _________ you husband been on a diet?
• B Yes. But its been driving him crazy.
• A _________ asparagus disgusting?
• B Actually, I like it.
• A _________ you like your pasta?
• B Actually it was a little too spicy for me.

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Lesson 2 Make an excuse to decline food
Now you can Make an excuse to decline food A
Notepadding Look at the photos. On a separate
sheet of paper, use the Vocabulary to write an
excuse to decline each food. B Pair workUse
the conversation model. Use the pictures and your
notepads. Offer foods and make excuses to
decline the foods
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Lesson 3 Describe local dishes
a) Vocabulary Food DescriptionsRead and
listen. The listen again and repeat.
b) Pair work Use the vocabulary to describe foods
you know.
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Lesson 3 Describe local dishes
Listening Comprehension A) Listen for details
First listen to the descriptions of foods from
around the world and write the letter of each
food. Then listen again choose the vocabulary
that completes each description. _a__ 1 Theyre
(crunchy / chewy / hard) and they taste (salty
/sweet / spicy). ____ 2 It tastes (salty
/sweet/spicy) and its (soft / hard /
crunchy). ____ 3 Its (soft / chewy /crunchy) and
it tastes (salty /sweet / spicy). ____ 4 It
tastes (salty / sweet /spicy). Some think it
(tastes / smells / looks) awful. ____ 5 It
(smells /tastes /looks) great and it (smells /
tastes / looks ) awful. ____ 6 Its (crunchy /
chewy / hard) and it tastes (salty / sweet /
sour).
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Lesson 3 Describe local dishes
Listening Comprehension B) Listen to personalize
Listen again. After each food, discuss with a
partner whether you would like to try that food.
Explain why or why not.
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Lesson 3 Describe local dishes

• Now you can Describe local dishes
• Frame your ideasChoose three local dishes that
  you would recommend to a visitor to your country.
  Write notes about each.
• B) Pair work - Role play conversations describing
  local food to a visitor to your country.

Name of dish Fried cheese balls Description salt
y, chewy Whats in it? cheese, flour, oil
Name of dish Description Whats in it?
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Summary

• Now you can
• Talk about food passions
• Make an excuse to decline food
• Describe local dishes