Unit 2 Healthy eating

Period one Warming up

Teaching aim:

To appreciate what a balanced diet is.

Teaching procedures:

Step 1. Lead in

Hello, everyone! Today we are going to talk about an interesting topic---Health Eating. Before our beginning, please write down what you each think about making a healthy meal, whether you eat a healthy diet, and whether you know that the food you eat helps you grow in different ways. As you're ready, compare your idea with your partner. And then, we'll invite some pairs of you to give us your ideas.

Classify food according to their functions and fill in the form.

Foods to give energy Foods to grow bones and muscle

(body-building foods) Foods that give fiber for digestion and health

(protective food) Fast energy food Slow energy food rice

noodles

bread

...... butter

....... meat

eggs

milk

....... all vegetables

all fruit

....... Step 2. Discussion

Ask Ss to work the following questions out in groups and let them become familiar with the contents of each one.

Questions: 1. Why do you think the food is divided into different groups?

2. How does this information help you make a healthy meal?

Step 3. Analysing

Now, please design a meal which they enjoy. And then analyse your meal according to the categories of food set out in the textbook.

1. Is their meal balanced?

2. Does it include food from each of the three categories? What (if anything) is missing?

Step 4. To examine the answers.

The first three questions are all persons. But the forth question is not. (What will happen to you if you don't eat a balanced diet?)

Suggested answers: if you eat too much energy-giving foods you will become fat and suffer from high blood pressure; if you