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. ____________4.
Fruit _____________
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’s
Kitchen”?

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Vegetables.

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.

1. Hello and welcome to ______________________________________________.

your favorite home-made tea program

2. Today’s program is about ___________________________________________.

try to make a very exquisite tea, from Indian herbs, Chaí Tea.

3. When I was young, ________________________________________________.

I really liked drinking this tea and would like to give you my recipe.

4. Today we know that _______________________________________________.

Today we know that drinking tea has many positive benefits for our body, whether it be losing weight or relaxing as such.

5. And now a few words about_________________________________________.

what is important to make tea, this drink is not harmful, because its function is to relax with natural herbs.

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.

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Steak is better ham have more fat than chicken.

2. Salty food is very healthy.

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Don't use much salt.

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

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Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.

4. The body doesn’t need any food first thing in the morning.
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The body needs energy after a long night to regain strength and start the day well, with encouragement.

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

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If you want to lose weight, don't eat 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.__________________________________________________________
Eat a good breakfast, because it is the most important meal time of the day.

2.__________________________________________________________
Exercise and drink plenty of water.

3.__________________________________________________________
Avoid eating food with too much fat.

4.__________________________________________________________
Eat salads and fruits at dinner.

5.__________________________________________________________
Exercise in the morning, so that our body has energy all day.

6.__________________________________________________________
Go for a run at night, to burn fat.

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) ____________________________.

weight I ate only vegetable salads for

(4) _______________________,
breakfast lunch and dinner.

At first I lost a lot of (5)______

energy _________________, but after a few

weeks, I couldn’t continue any more.

My (6) ________________
body needed more (7) ________________________!
salt

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.

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Jack I'm glad you want to start a diet, remember that to be healthy you
__________________________________________________________
must eat well and exercise, so as not to lose energy that our body needs,
eat the special bread for breakfast, because you must remember that this
__________________________________________________________
is the most important food of the day, due to a long night without eating.
Do not abuse eating junk food, avoid it if you can and eat a lot of
__________________________________________________________
vegetables and fruits, like tea, this is very good for our body.
__________________________________________________________
Have a healthy life, with love 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?
Woman: __________________________________________________________
No,thank you. I'm on a diet.
Man: But even people on diets have to eat.
__________________________________________________________
Thanks, but I really don't want any cake.
Woman: __________________________________________________________
Man: Ok, You don't have to get angry.
__________________________________________________________
I'm not angry. I'm just on a diet.
Woman: __________________________________________________________

Dialogue 2
Man: Would you like some cake?
Woman: __________________________________________________________
I'm not hungry right now, but thanks anyway.
Man: But it's really very good. Are you sure?
__________________________________________________________
Ok. If you say it's good.
Woman: __________________________________________________________
Man: __________________________________________________________
It is good. Here you are.
Woman: __________________________________________________________
Mmm. This is delicious!

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: ________________________________________________________
How boring I feel today I just want to sleep.
Your friend: ________________________________________________________
And if we go to Tio Juan for a drink, I don't know any tea?
You: ________________________________________________________
No, I don't feel like drinking chaí tea today
Your friend: ________________________________________________________
What if we go to see a movie? Today premieres Fast and Furious
You: ________________________________________________________
No, I don't like that movie at all, I haven't seen any.
Your friend: ________________________________________________________
I give up, yes you're wrong today

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

You: ________________________________________________________
Today I feel with many energies, Jose, give me suggestions that we can make today

Your friend: ________________________________________________________

And if we go to Tio Juan for a drink, I don't know any tea?
You: ________________________________________________________
Hahahahaha, I know you don't like tea, but you asked for a coffee if you want, what else can we do?

Your friend: ________________________________________________________

What if we go to the premiere of fast and furious?
You: I don't like that movie, but come on if you want, it can be interesting
________________________________________________________
Your friend: ________________________________________________________
Wow, if you want to go out today.

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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: Do you eat (1)______________________

much fried food?

Fiona: Well, I usually eat (2)______________________

a lot of 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?

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

any breakfast.

Kim: Do you drink (5)______________________

a lot of coffee?

Fiona: I drink (6)____________________

some cups of coffee a day, but not many really.

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

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Fiona's diet is not healthy at all.
It's not healthy because Fiona doesn't eat any vegetables and eats a lot of sugar.
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Fiona doesn't eat fruit either and she doesn't have her meal times well balanced
because she eats too much fat. It is good that she follows Kim's diet.
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