Basic 2 Unit 2

Unit 2
Healthy Eating

Food
a. Match the food to the pictures.

chicken • cucumbers • fish • fruit • lemons • eggs • milk • vegetables

EGGS
1. ___________ CHICKEN
2. _____________ FRUIT
3. ____________4. VEGETABLES
_____________

MILK
5. ___________ CUCUMBERS
6. _____________ 7. ____________
LEMON FISH
8. _____________

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b. Which of the food from activity a. did Sheila talk about in the radio show, “Sheila’s
Kitchen”?
SHEILA MENTIONED CUCUMBERS, FISH, FRUIT
__________________________________________________________________

c. Did you enjoy the radio show, “Sheila’s Kitchen”? What do you think Sheila will say
next? 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 the
phrases below.

HEALTHY FOOD
1. Hello and welcome to ______________________________________________.

2. Today’s program is about ___________________________________________.

PRESENTING A RADIO
BELOW
3. When I was young, ________________________________________________.
8:00 AM
4. Today we know that _______________________________________________.
5. And now a few words about_________________________________________.
IS GIRL

e. Read your radio show script to your partner. Record yourself and play the
recording to the class.

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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.

________________________________________________________________
FALSE

2. Salty food is very healthy.

________________________________________________________________
TRUE

3. Dinner is the most important meal of the day.

TRUE
________________________________________________________________

4. The body doesn’t need any food first thing in the morning.
FALSE
________________________________________________________________

5. If you want to lose weight, eat lots of fried food

TRUE
________________________________________________________________

b. Imagine you are on the “Kim Fit” diet. Write a list of important rules to remember.

“Kim Fit” Rules to Remember

1.__________________________________________________________
NO SODAS

2.__________________________________________________________
NO BURGER KING

NO SPAGUETTHI
3.__________________________________________________________
MAKE EXERCISE
4.__________________________________________________________
DRINK WATER
5.__________________________________________________________
OTHERS
6.__________________________________________________________

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) _______________________

FRIED 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)______ _________________, but after a few

WEIGHT

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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f. You are Kim Fit. Write your answer to Jack Roland. Use some of the sentences from
activity e.

Dear Jack,

Thank you for your letter.

__________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________
CERTAINLY! HERE´S A SUMMARY
JACK ROLAND WROTE TO KIM FIT ABOUT EXPERIENCE WITH A DIET. HE
__________________________________________________________
INITIALLY
STOPPED EATING FRIED FOODS AND REDUCED SALT INTAKE WHILE
__________________________________________________________
CONSUMING
ONLY VEGETABLE SALADS FOR BREAKFAST, LUNCH AND DINNER. AT FIRST, HE
__________________________________________________________
LOST
WEIGHT BUT FOUND IT CHALLENGING TO SUSTAIN THE DIET DUE TO FEELING
__________________________________________________________
LOW ENERGY. HE EXPRESSED FRUSTRATION, STATING THAT HE COULDN´T
STICK TO ANY DIET FOR LONG AND SOUGHT ADVICE FROM KIM FIT.
KIM FIT RESPONDED WITH ENCOURAGEMENT, THAKING JACK FOR SHANING HIS
__________________________________________________________
EXPERIENCE. KIM EMPHASIZED THE IMORTANCE OF FINDING A SUSTAINABLE
APPROACH TO DIETING AND SUGGESTED DIVERSIFYING MEALS WITH
__________________________________________________________
NUTRITIOUS FOODS TO PROVIDE THE BODY WITH THE NECCESARY ENERGY.
KIM WISHED JACK PERSEVERANCE AND SUCCESS IN HIS JOURNEY TOWARD
__________________________________________________________
BETTER HEALTH.
__________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________
BEST WISHES,
KIM FIT
__________________________________________________________

Best wishes,
Kim Fit

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Piece of Cake
a. Separate the sentences to make two alternative dialogues.

But even people on diets have to eat.

OK. If you say it’s good.
Mmm. This is delicious!
Thanks, but I really don’t want any cake.
I’m not hungry right now, but thanks anyway.
OK. You don’t have to get angry.
I’m not angry. I’m just on a diet.
But it’s really very good. Are you sure?
It is good. Here you are.
No, thank you. I’m on a diet.

Dialogue 1
Man: Would you like some cake?
No, thank you. I´m on a diet.
Woman: __________________________________________________________
Man: But it´s really very good. Are you sure?
__________________________________________________________
Okay. If you say it´s good.
Woman: __________________________________________________________
Man: Okay. Here you are.
__________________________________________________________
Mmm. This is delicious.
Woman: __________________________________________________________

Dialogue 2
Man: Would you like some cake?
I´m not hungry right now, but thanks anyway.
Woman: __________________________________________________________
Man: okay. Here you are.
__________________________________________________________
Thanks, but I don´t really want cake.
Woman: __________________________________________________________
Man: You don´t have to be angry
__________________________________________________________
I´m not angry. I´m just on a diet
Woman: __________________________________________________________

b. Choose one of the dialogues and practice it with a partner. Take turns reading the
different parts.

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c. Mark which of the following phrases express refusal and which express acceptance.

Refusal Acceptance

1. You’re right!

2. Sure, why not?

3. Sorry, I don’t like…

4. I said I don’t want any.

5. No, thank you anyway.

6. Not now, thanks.

7. Great! I’d love to.

d. Write a dialogue for one of the following situations:

• Your friend wants to go out, but you are too tired.

• Your friend wants to invite you to a movie that you don’t want to see.
• Your friend wants to go out to lunch, but you just ate something.

You: What do you want.

________________________________________________________
Your friend: ________________________________________________________
Let´s go to eat to the new italian.

You: It´s a great idea but almost.

________________________________________________________
Oh sory, maybe could we go.
Your friend: ________________________________________________________
You: Yes, it´s a.
________________________________________________________
Well, see you
Your friend: ________________________________________________________

e. Now change your dialogue so that this time you agree to do what your friend wants.

You: Hey, how´s your day?

________________________________________________________
Good, thank you. Do you have plans for today?
Your friend: ________________________________________________________
No it´s my free day, Why do you ask me that?
You: ________________________________________________________
Do you know the new italian restaurant? I think that we cloud go.
Your friend: ________________________________________________________
Sure, why not? I love italian food.
You: ________________________________________________________
Great, se let´s go
Your friend: ________________________________________________________

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Nouns: Quantifiers
a. Kim Fit is talking to her friend Fiona about her diet. Use the quantifiers below to
complete their conversation. There is more than one possible answer.

a lot of • some • a few • much • any

Kim: much
Do you eat (1)______________________ fried food?

Fiona: Well, I usually eat (2)______________________

some chips with my lunch.

Kim: How about cake and chocolate?

Fiona: Oh, I love cake. I always have (3)______________________

a few cake with my
morning coffee.

Kim: What do you have for breakfast?

much
Fiona: I don’t really have (4)______________________ breakfast.

Kim: any
Do you drink (5)______________________ coffee?
a few
Fiona: I drink (6)____________________ cups of coffee a day, but not many really.

b. Do you think that Fiona’s diet is healthy? Why? Why not?

__________________________________________________________________
fiona´s diet does not appear to be very healthy. She consumes fried food, cake, and
skips breakfast, which are not ideal dietary choices for maintaining good health.
__________________________________________________________________
Additionally, her low intake of breakfast and high consumption of coffee may lead to
nutritional imbalances and inadequeate energy levels.
__________________________________________________________________

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