Book 3 Unit 2 Healthy eating

Zac from Huangyan High School

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Wayne’s message:

YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT!

Tip 1: The most repeated part can help you understand the topic or theme better.

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You are what you eat

cheeseburger fries cream apple pie chocolate cake vegetables fruits milk beans meat

unhealthy foods

healthy foods

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What is a balanced diet?

The most important part of healthy eating is a ________ diet. A ________ diet - or a good diet - means consuming from all the different food groups (including whole grains, fruit and vegetables, protein, dairy, and fat & sugar) in the right quantities, because each food group has its b______ . In other words, a good menu or diet should c_______ all the food groups, instead of a l________ menu such as a s________ one. It should not contain too much _____ or too much _____ .

balanced balanced

benefitscombine

limitedslimming

fat sugar

Aim for balance.Practice moderation.

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How an unbalanced diet can affect your health

Scurvy Rickets Obesity

Tip 2: Try to understand the new words with the help of the context (like explanations or examples).

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How an unbalanced diet can affect your health

________, if taken more than enough, will… while a lack of it may…

Excessive intake of ________ will possibly… but …happen when you don’t have enough ________.

…will obviously do you more good than harm.

An unbalanced diet probably leads to diseases, thus affecting your health, study and life.

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Eating habits make a difference

First rule: Shop for health. … Second rule: Eat at a table. Third rule: No TV or reading…. Fourth rule: Put a teaspoonful( 一茶匙的量） …

in your mouth … empty before reloading （重新盛） … .

Fifth rule: Chew( 咀嚼 )…at least 20-25 times.

Tip 3: Try to take notes instead of every detail or word.

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If you are to eat healthily, you must bear in mind that…. If you follow these simple rules, you will balance your intake across the day.

Eating habits make a difference

Which rule do you attach most importance to?

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Assignment: On healthy eating

What a balanced diet is How an unbalanced diet can affect your health Eating habits make a difference Conclusion

Benefits of a healthy diet are obvious. However, many of us, especially students, do not attach enough importance to eating healthily. Please write an article to your school newspaper on healthy eating to encourage those who don’t eat healthily to make a change right now.

You are what you eat. Everything you eat can either be beneficial or dangerous to your personal health.

Thank you!