CLIL Inspired 1 Unit 3 Science TN PDF
CLIL Inspired 1 Unit 3 Science TN PDF
CLIL Inspired 1 Unit 3 Science TN PDF
INSPIRED 1
Teachers Notes
You are what you eat
Aims
Activities
Discussing healthy habits; reading about the five food groups; deducing vocabulary from clues; representing
information in the form of a chart; reading comprehension through true/false activities; collecting data in a
food journal.
Language
Adverbs of frequency; simple present for habits; the verb to be; imperatives; vocabulary relating to food and nutrition
To use
Useful
information
Research has shown that children and teenagers need to maintain a healthy, balanced diet. In general terms, a balanced
diet is rich in fruits, vegetables, and grains. It also contains moderate amounts of protein, milk, and other dairy products.
Procedure
This CLIL worksheet can be given as homework or be done in class. For each activity, students can either check
answers in pairs and then with the whole class, or use the Macmillan Online Dictionary to help with vocabulary if
they are working at home: www.macmillandictionary.com
As a warmer, dictate ten food words or show images of ten different food items and ask students to categorize them as
healthy or unhealthy.
Ask students to read the sentences in exercise 1 and check the correct column for them. Ask volunteers to share their
answers with the class (if they feel comfortable doing so) and discuss if their eating habits are healthy.
Next, ask students to name the foods they can see in the pictures (meat and eggs, bread, vegetables, dairy products,
chocolate).
Ask students to read the text in exercise 2 and decide if they have a balanced diet. When they have finished, ask some
comprehension questions: How many food groups are there? What are they? Why is junk food and fast food unhealthy?
Remind students to be aware of their food allergies and medical conditions when planning a balanced diet, and to
seek professional advice about nutrition if necessary.
Ask students to do the crossword puzzle in exercise 3 and find the missing word.
Ask the students to use the information they find online to complete the plate in exercise 4. They should label the
sections with the five food groups from exercise 2.
Ask the students to answer the questions in exercise 5. They can use the websites to help them if necessary.
Ask the students to search for information about healthy diets online and to decide if the dos and donts in exercise
6 are true or false.
The project stage can be set as homework. Students write a journal of what they eat over the course of three days.
Based on this information, they write sentences about their habits, and then compare their results with a classmate.
They should make suggestions on how to be healthier.
Optional activity: Students work in pairs or groups of three. Tell students to race to write down four fruits. The first
group to finish wins a point. Continue with other categories, e.g. four vegetables, food things in the meat food group.
Key
Exercise 3
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4
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Exercise 4
Exercise 6
1T
2F
3T
4F
5F
6T
7F
8F
Exercise 5
1 Fruits and vegetables/Grains
2 Oils and sugars
3 Students own answers.