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WE ARE WHAT WE EAT Wang Xiaoyu

Pre-reading:( Read the title) 1.In your opinion,what will the writer tell us in the passage? I think…because….,I believe…, In my opinion,…. 2.Work with your partner and talk to each other about what you think about this topic. The topic will be about food, eating habits and how what we eat affects our body and our life.

While-reading 1.Skim the text and answer the questions: What’s the main idea of the passage ? Do you understand why the writer uses this title now? Having a balanced eating habit will help us live healthily. The writer wants to tell us about the food groups,explain what my body needs,and tell me what I can do to make sure that I eat the right food.

2. Go through the passage again and find out the topic sentence of each paragraph. Paragragh1: Paragragh2: Paragragh3: Paragragh4: Paragragh5: Choosing what to eat is no longer as easy as it was. When we choose what to buy and eat,we’d better think if the food will give us the nutrients. Many people today make choices about their eating habits based on what they believe. It is probably better if we spend our money….. The best way to make sure that we will feel and look fine is to develop healthy eating habits.

3.Now listen to the tape and fill in the tables, and then paraphrase these three words: fuel: green: crash diet: nutrients organic foods make us lose weight fast

Consult: Talk to each other . Identify key words. Overcome the obstacles. minerals….vegan…..vegetarian … supplements….. Think about the parts you don’t understand. Consider whether there are parts you should ask Ms Wang to explain.

Post- reading 1.Imagine you are in KFC shops or hamburger shops, tell your partner what you see. 2.Suppose you were a doctor from NO.1 hospital, what would you advise people to do? You should state your views to convince people to believe you. Not good value for money. The foods are high in fat, sugar and salt. Coke has too much sugar. You may have weight problems. You may have heart illnesses. It is costly.

Homework: 1. Draw a healthy diet diagram which gives people proper energy. Remember the shape is just like a pyramid. 2. Retell the story and write a letter to your best friend and tell him something about healthy lifestyle.

Task: How to make an omelet Ingredients: rice, ketchup, eggs. Verbs: fry,add, pour, stir fry, put,cut, add, serve. Sequencing words: first, second, then/next/ after/finally.

The balanced diet is the best! Let's enjoy a healthy lunch!

Wish you health,happiness and prosperity in 2005!