DIET

1. FAST FOOD:

Find some pictures of fast food on the internet.

Walk around the class and talk to other students about fast food. Change partners often. After you finish, sit with your partner(s) and share your findings.

2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, decide which of these topics or words are most interesting and which are most boring. Find their meaning using an online dictionary


research / unhealthy / walking distance / strokes / social status / strong relationships / heart attacks / killers / diets / risk / poorer neighbourhoods / less educated


3. NEARBY DANGERS:

With your partner(s), talk about the dangers of living near these things.

Fast food restaurants
Nuclear power station
Prison
Volcano
Crocodile farm

Would you live nearby? Why (not)?
Write down your ideas.
Change partners and share what you wrote.

4. RESTAURANTS: Jason will explain how to do this activity

Students A strongly believe all fast food restaurants should be banned; Students B strongly believe there’s nothing wrong with them. Change partners again and talk about your conversations.

5. FOOD: In pairs / groups, talk about the following kinds of food. Give each a score from 10 (I love this and could it every day) to 1 (I wouldn’t eat this if you paid me).

____ Fast food

____ Fried food

____ Baby food

____ Packaged food


____ Slow food

____ Airplane food

____ Junk food

____ Raw food

6. FRUIT AND VEG

Go to this site and find out why fruit and vegetables are healthy. Make notes to help you.

http://www.videojug.com/interview/fruits-and-vegetables-2#what-is-juicing

7. Choose another video connected with diet and health. Share what information you have with other people in the class.

8. Think of a healthy meal. Write down the ingredients and how to prepare the meal.

We will upload your recipes on the blog. The class will decide which ones are the tastiest and healthiest.

If you want some homework then go to this site and complete the exercises

http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/0902/090224-fast_food.html