UNIT 5 I like music that I can dance to.
I only eat food that tastes good.
Section 1 Before You Read
GROUPWORK
Look at the diets of two people.
Discuss which diet is healthier and why.
LINDA'S DIET
She prefers:to drink water
to eat brown bread and rice
to eat fruit and fish
JACK'S DIET
He prefers:to drink coffee
to eat white bread and rice
to eat sweet desserts
Section 2 While You Read
Learning strategy:
KNOWING DIFFERENT STYLES OF ENGLISH
There are many styles of English:
To learn to "speak" English,
read plays and novels that contain spoken language.
And to learn to "write" English,
read newspaper articles.Notice the difference.
I only eat food that tastes good.
How important is keeping healthy to you?
A group of young people got together to discuss this question.
Here's part of their discussion.
I'd like to stay healthy,but to be honest,
I only eat food that tastes good.
And if food tastes good,it's usually bad for you ,isn't it?
Cola tastes better than water,for example.
Well,food that is bad for you can taste good!
But I prefer not to eat too much food that is
fried,like,er,French fries.
Do you eat fast food,Laura?
Do I eat fast food?Never!
I love to eat food that is healthy.
I want to take care of my health,
so I eat mainly fruit and vegetables.
Oh,And I stay away from sugar,you do too, don't you?
Hm,yes.And I think most people are in agreement
that fruit and vegetables are good for health.
But,um,I would say that fast food itself isn't
always bad for you,but too much of it is not good.
Actually,did you know that it's been found in
laboratory testing that some types of oil are
really bad for us?
So I don't eat anything that's been cooked in oil.
Also,did you know that some foods might cause
cancer?Like burnt barbecued meat.
I've heard eating burnt food like this can
increase the risk of cancer.
Really!But I love to eat meat that's well cooked
even if it is a little burnt.
It's delicious,and meat isn't really dangerous,
is it?Oh,Yes,it is!I never eat meat.
It's not at all good for our health.
If I were you,I'd eat nuts instead.
Well,I agree it's good to eat lots of fruit and
vegetables,but I think it's also fine to eat some meat or fish.
People who eat a balanced diet should be
healthier than those who only eat biscuits and
hamburgers,shouldn't they?
I prefer to only eat food that I like,
but isn't it important to eat food that's
healthy,even if you don't like it?
The main thing is to have a good balance.
Section 3 After You Read
3a Go through the conversation and find all the
language that is only used when speaking.
Add them to the chart below.
3b Use the information from the conversation to
match the statements with each person.
3c Write each type of food or drink from the
reading in the correct column.
Section 4 Go For It!
Do a class survey to find out your classmates' diets.
Check(√)each person's answer under the YES or
NO column.
Discuss the results of the survey.
If you have time!
Write a report of what was said in the discussion by Laura,Peter and Tony.
Use words like "agree" and "disagree".
Peter wants to stay healthy but he thinks food
that tastes good is bad for you.
Tony agrees...