1、UNIT 3FOOD AND CULTURESection CUsing LanguageHealthy eatingLead in What are some rules for healthy eating? What do you think makes up a healthy diet?Read the passage and then match the subheadings with the paragraphs. Activity 1Paragraph 1Paragraph 2Paragraph 3Paragraph 4Paragraph 5ASlow Eating is G
2、oodBReducing Sweets is KeyCThe Real Killer is SugarD The Way You Look at Food is Most ImportantEKeep It Fresh and BalancedTask 1 What are the key details that support each point? A The real driver of poor health is not so much fatty food，as it is sugar. Detail（s）： In America，people who receive 25% o
3、f their daily calories or more through sugar are twice as likely to die from heart disease than people who receive less than 10% a day. B Much of this extra sugar comes from sweets and sweet drinks. Detail（s）：）： The average American gets 1/3 of his or her sugar through sweet drinks alone.Activity 2
4、Study the language and structure.Task 1 What are the key details that support each point? C You can keep healthy by consuming different categories of fresh food. rather than processed foods. Detail（s）：Detail 1：Fruit and vegetables are full of vitamins and fibre. Detail 2 ：Processed foods often conta
5、in less nutrition，and have higher quantities of sugar，salt， and fat than fresh ingredients. D A fundamental key to healthy eating is to eat slowly. Detail（s）：）： Detail 1：People who chew too quickly end up eating too much food because they still feel hungry. Detail 2：Eating slowly also allows your bo
6、dy to digest your food better，and will allow you to enjoy your food more. Activity 2 Study the language and structure.Task 2 Find the linking words in the passage that introduce another way of saying what was already mentioned in the previous sentence. Put more simply，while people continue to argue
7、over whether or not fatty food is dangerous，we already know that sugar is a killer. In other words，if you want to be healthy，you have to cut down on desserts，and cut out sweet drinks altogether. What this means is that people who chew too quickly end up eating too much food because they still feel h
8、ungry.Activity 2 Study the language and structure.Task 3 Find the linking words in the passage which show that contrasting ideas are being introduced. However，there is increasing evidence that the real driver of poor health is not so much fatty food，as it is sugar. foods，especially fruit and vegetab
9、les，which are full of vitamins and fibre， rather than processed foods. It is also better to eat a modest amount of food each time，rather than to eat a lot in one meal，and then a little in the next. There is no one trick to healthy eating. Rather，healthy eating starts with having a healthy attitude t
10、owards food.Activity 2 Study the language and structure.SummaryWriters purposeLinking wordsTo introduce another way of saying what was already mentionedTo show that contrasting ideas are being introduced To list or add informationTo give exampleto put more simply, in other words, what this means is
11、that, that is (to say),to put this in another way, in simple words/terms, or rather,however, while, rather than, rather, but, on the contrary, instead, conversely, whereas, on the other hand, unlike, nevertheless, otherwise, in contrast,Besides, also, in addition, what is more, moreover,for example,
12、for instance,such as,Task 1 Write down everything you ate and drank over the last three days. One possible version:Day 1 ：milk，pancake，eggs， rice，fish，cabbages，tomato soup， steamed bun Day 2：coffee，bread，eggs，oranges， pork，onions，tofu soup，noodles Day 3：eggs，porridge，shaomai， apples，jiaozi，kelp soup
13、，lamb， salad Activity 3 Use what you have learnt to write an essay about your own diet.Task 2 Compare what you have had over the last three days with the advice written in the article，and any facts about diet and nutrition that you know to be true. Make two lists： A list of your good eating habits A
14、 list of your bad eating habits One possible version:Good habits：I eat a variety of things. Bad h a b i t s ： I g e t busy and sometimes forget to eat，and then when I eat，I tend to eat quickly， such as bread or an orange. Also， I am already on a diet，but this is the holiday season，so people keep giv
15、ing me sweets. Because I am busy and hungry，instead of saying no to the sweets，I eat them. Activity 3 Use what you have learnt to write an essay about your own diet.Task 3 If you have bad eating habits，make a list of things you can do to get rid of them. One possible version:Say no to sweets，even th
16、ough it is the holiday season，and take more time to eat. Activity 3 Use what you have learnt to write an essay about your own diet.Task 4 Use your notes to write your essay. You can start like this： Overall，I think I have healthy/unhealthy eating habits. As for the things that I am doing right，. Sti
17、ll，I should improve my eating habits by. Sample Writing Overall，I think I have healthy eating habits. As for the things that I am doing right，I am eating a variety of healthy foods and trying to eat fresh food as much as possible. After noting down what I have eaten over the last three days，I can se
18、e lots of healthy and nutritious things on the list，such as fish，eggs，fruit，and salad. Put simply，most of my diet contains food that is good for my body. The fruit and vegetables that I eat are full of vitamins and minerals. And they contain much more nutrition than processed foods. Fresh food is al
19、so lower in sugar，salt， and fat. Activity 3 Use what you have learnt to write an essay about your own diet.Task 4 Use your notes to write your essay. You can start like this： Overall，I think I have healthy/unhealthy eating habits. As for the things that I am doing right，. Still，I should improve my e
20、ating habits by. Sample Writing However，I do have some bad eating habits. There are some foods that I should not eat too much of. For example，rice and bread are healthy，but eating too much can create too much unused energy and cause me to gain weight and feel tired. I also really like eating pre-mad
21、e steamed buns and tomato soup from the store，but I now know they contain far too much sugar，salt，and fat. Also，some types of meat contain a lot of fat，so I should be careful with how much I consume. The same goes for the pancakes I buy on the street. They are delicious，but they are by no means heal
22、thy，and I should be careful with how often I consume them. Activity 3 Use what you have learnt to write an essay about your own diet.Task 4 Use your notes to write your essay. You can start like this： Overall，I think I have healthy/unhealthy eating habits. As for the things that I am doing right，. S
23、till，I should improve my eating habits by. Sample Writing In addition to the above，I also sometimes find myself too busy and forget to eat. I also have a hard time refusing sweets from others，even though I know they are bad for me. I should improve my bad eating habits by always taking the time to e
24、at，even if Im busy. I should have set times every day when I stop working and just eat. I could prepare some healthy dishes in advance that I can eat when Im too busy，because this will give me more control over the sorts of things I eat. I should also avoid eating in front of the TV，as it is too eas
25、y to eat too much that way. And，of course，I also need to say no to sweets! Activity 3 Use what you have learnt to write an essay about your own diet.Task 4 Use your notes to write your essay. You can start like this： Overall，I think I have healthy/unhealthy eating habits. As for the things that I am
26、 doing right，. Still，I should improve my eating habits by. Sample Writing After reading the article entitled“HEALTHY EATING”，I now better understand how to eat more healthily and improve my food choices. I hope to follow a balanced diet，without too much or too little of any one thing. I think this i
27、s a key tip for healthy eating. And I think healthy eating starts with having a healthy attitude. It is up to me to make the right decisions about my diet， and I have decided to be healthier and happier! Activity 3 Use what you have learnt to write an essay about your own diet. 阅读理解（根据课文内容选择正确答案） 1.
28、 According to the passage，what is the biggest killer of heart? A. Fatty food. B. Too much sugar. C. Fruit and vegetables. D. Animals meat.2. What diet should we eat if we want to keep healthy? A. Sugar and fat. B. Dairy products. C. A balanced diet. D. Processed foods.3. What is the main purpose of
29、the passage? A. To introduce a new diet to people. B. To analyse the composition of food. C. To explain the effect of sweet on health. D. To tell readers what is a healthy diet. 4. Where is this text most likely from? A. A novel. B. A guidebook. C. A diary. D. A magazine. 附：课文预习自测题附：课文预习自测题 语法填空（根据课
30、文内容和语法规则完成短文）What makes up a healthy diet? Scientists have found that the real driver of poor health is sugar rather 1 so much fatty food. This is true 2 （regard）of how healthy the rest of their diet might be. So if you want to be healthy, you have to cut down on sweet. Beyond this, you can keep hea
31、lthy by consuming different 3 （category）of fresh foods, especially fruit and vegetables. It is also important to have some meat, beans, or dairy products, 4_ provide the necessary protein for bones and muscle growth. The ideal diet is a 5 （balance）one，without too much or too little of any one thing.
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