WE ARE WHAT WE EAT
WE ARE WHAT WE EAT
The unit "We are what we eat" is aimed at children in 1st grade
of Secondary Education for the area of Science.
With the learning outcomes of this unit, the students will:
- To know and differentiate food and groups in which they are
divided.
- To know and apply each of the functions performed by the food
in our body.
- To develop a balanced diet.
- To acquire a concept of healthy and balanced diet.Some nice
expressions and vocabulary should have been appeared:
NOUNS: Apples, biscuits, bread, cereal, dairy, carrots, cheese,
chicken, fat, fruit, eggs, lemonade, protein, sugar, milk, rice,
vegetable, diet, nutrient, lipids, carbohydrates, fats, proteins,
minerals, vitamins, stomach, small and large intestine, anus,
digestion, blood, saliva.
VERBS: Boil, fry, grill, roast, bake, eat, cut, chew, absorb,
clean, taste.
ADJETIVES: Tasty, bland, sweet, salty, fresh, tender, fatty,
yummy, crispy.
EXPRESSIONS:
- Have you ever been junk food?
- Which is your favourite food?
- How is your health? What do you prefer eating for breakfast,
for lunch, for dinner?
Now, I will show to you a detailed description of the
application sessions in the classroom, the activities undertaken
and resources to work.There are 6 sessions in this unit: In the
first session, I want to make an introduction in order to connect
the knowledge of the students about HEALTH AND FOOD with the new
concepts that we are going to work in this unit.
For the second objective, will need a session, in which we will
play interactive game about healthy and unhealthy food and also we
know new concepts about different nutrients in the food.
The third session will be dedicated to explain differents
reasons about diets using examples the diets and to decide the
best. In the second part of the class we will practice a song.
The four class will be a class to learn digestive system
vocabulary before the exam. We will practice different exercises
from our worksheet in English and to solve questions.
The fifth session is a nice moment to practice what they learned
in the unit with all the acquired vocabulary. They will write
theirs perfect menu for a day.
The six class is for the TEST about all the information studied
in this unit.In my sessions of class the resources are:
Students book, Workbook, Computer room, Food flashcards, CD
player
Materials: pencils, crayons, scissors, glue, paper
After completing this unit students will have improved their key
competences and they will be able to:
Differentiate between healthy and unhealthy food.
Explain the food with the nutrients they contains.
Explain the digestive system.
Understand the important of balanced diet.
