UJCV 2 - 2022 Basic 2 Unit 2

Unit 2
Healthy Eating

Food
a. Match the food to the pictures.

chicken • cucumbers • fish • fruit • lemons • eggs • milk • vegetables

1. ___________
eggs 2. _____________
chicken 3. ____________4.
fruit _____________
vegetables

5. ___________
milk 6. _____________
cucumbers 7. ____________
lemons 8. _____________
fish

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b. Which of the food from activity a. did Sheila talk about in the radio show, “Sheila’s
Kitchen”?

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about the salads

c. Did you enjoy the radio show, “Sheila’s Kitchen”? What do you think Sheila will say
next? Mark the sentences that she might say.

1. Durelle products are very expensive.

✔ 2. Salads are quick and easy to make.

✔ 3. Vegetables are a very important part of our everyday diet.

✔ 4. Can I please have a big plate of fruit salad for dessert?

✔ 5. Another great thing about salads is that they are tasty, but not fattening.

✔ 6. You can add many kinds of dressings to salads.

d. Imagine you are presenting a radio show about healthy food. Complete the
phrases below.

1. Hello and welcome to ______________________________________________.

cooking with sarah

2. Today’s program is about ___________________________________________.

desserts

3. When I was young, ________________________________________________.

I liked to make desserts

4. Today we know that _______________________________________________.

the desserts are very rich and adorn our table

5. And now a few words about_________________________________________.

the best desserts in town

e. Read your radio show script to your partner. Record yourself and play the
recording to the class.

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Basic 2 Unit 2

Dieters Are Feeling Great!

a. What did you learn about dieting from the article “Dieters Are Feeling Great”? The
following sentences are false. Correct them to make them true.

1. Steak is better for you than chicken.

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chicken is better than steak.

2. Salty food is very healthy.

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salty food is very harmful.

3. Dinner is the most do

important meal of the day.
not eat sugar

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no, it's breakfast.

4. The body doesn’t need any food first thing in the morning.
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if you need, you always need.

5. If you want to lose weight, eat lots of fried food

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no, you have to eat healthy.

b. Imagine you are on the “Kim Fit” diet. Write a list of important rules to remember.

“Kim Fit” Rules to Remember

1.__________________________________________________________
Do not eat fat

2.__________________________________________________________
do exercise

3.__________________________________________________________
eat healthy

4.__________________________________________________________
have a nutritious breakfast

5.__________________________________________________________
do not eat sugar

6.__________________________________________________________
avoid salt

c. Exchange rules with your partner. Does your partner have any good rules that you
can add to your list?

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d. Read this letter from one of Kim Fit’s readers. Complete the letter using the
following words:

body • breakfast • diet • energy • fried foods • never • salt • weight

Dear Kim Fit,

A few months ago I decided to go on a (1) __________________________.

diet

I stopped eating (2) _______________________

fried foods and I also started to use

less (3) ____________________________.

salt I ate only vegetable salads for

(4) _______________________,
breakfast lunch and dinner.

At first I lost a lot of (5)______

weight _________________, but after a few

weeks, I couldn’t continue any more.

My (6) ________________
body needed more (7) ________________________!
energy
It’s always the same story – I can (8) ________________________
never stay on

a diet for long! What can I do? Please help me.

Yours,

Jack Roland

e. Which of these sentences do you think will be in Kim Fit’s answer to Mr. Roland?

✔ 1. Don’t give up. Try to find a diet that you can keep to.

2. Nobody can live on only vegetable salads for long.

3. Eat as much as you want, especially fried foods.

✔ 4. It’s OK to eat unhealthy food sometimes.

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f. You are Kim Fit. Write your answer to Jack Roland. Use some of the sentences from
activity e.

Dear Jack,

Thank you for your letter.

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continue with diets and you will see that you soon lose weight.
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Best wishes,
Kim Fit

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Piece of Cake
a. Separate the sentences to make two alternative dialogues.

But even people on diets have to eat.

OK. If you say it’s good.
Mmm. This is delicious!
Thanks, but I really don’t want any cake.
I’m not hungry right now, but thanks anyway.
OK. You don’t have to get angry.
I’m not angry. I’m just on a diet.
But it’s really very good. Are you sure?
It is good. Here you are.
No, thank you. I’m on a diet.

Dialogue 1
Man: Would you like some cake?
Woman: __________________________________________________________
Thanks, but I really don’t want any cake
Man: But it’s really very good. Are you sure?
__________________________________________________________
I’m not hungry right now, but thanks anyway
Woman: __________________________________________________________
Man: OK. You don’t have to get angry
__________________________________________________________
I’m not angry. I’m just on a diet
Woman: __________________________________________________________

Dialogue 2
Man: Would you like some cake?
Woman: __________________________________________________________
Thanks, but I really don’t want any cake
Man: But it’s really very good. Are you sure?
__________________________________________________________
I’m not hungry right now, but thanks anyway
Woman: __________________________________________________________
Man: OK. You don’t have to get angry
__________________________________________________________
Woman: __________________________________________________________
I’m not angry. I’m just on a diet

b. Choose one of the dialogues and practice it with a partner. Take turns reading the
different parts.

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c. Mark which of the following phrases express refusal and which express acceptance.

Refusal Acceptance

1. You’re right!

2. Sure, why not?

3. Sorry, I don’t like…

4. I said I don’t want any.

5. No, thank you anyway.

6. Not now, thanks.

7. Great! I’d love to.

d. Write a dialogue for one of the following situations:

• Your friend wants to go out, but you are too tired.

• Your friend wants to invite you to a movie that you don’t want to see.
• Your friend wants to go out to lunch, but you just ate something.

You: ________________________________________________________
Hey, how are yoy?
Your friend: ________________________________________________________
I’m fine, thank you. Do you want to go out today?
You: ________________________________________________________
I’m sorry, but I’m so tired! But thank you for the invitation.
Your friend: ________________________________________________________
I understand, no problem. Next time then.
You: ________________________________________________________
yes, next time I will!
Your friend: ________________________________________________________
okay, bye! See you around.

e. Now change your dialogue so that this time you agree to do what your friend wants.

You: ________________________________________________________
hey, how are you?
Your friend: ________________________________________________________
I’m fine, thank you. Do you want to go out today?
You: ________________________________________________________
yes, sure! Where are we going?
Your friend: ________________________________________________________
to the movies, and we can watch a scary movie.
You: okay, perfect! See you at 7 pm?
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Your friend: ________________________________________________________
7 pm it is, goodbye!

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Nouns: Quantifiers
a. Kim Fit is talking to her friend Fiona about her diet. Use the quantifiers below to
complete their conversation. There is more than one possible answer.

a lot of • some • a few • much • any

Kim: Do you eat (1)______________________

a lot of fried food?

Fiona: Well, I usually eat (2)______________________

some chips with my lunch.

Kim: How about cake and chocolate?

Fiona: Oh, I love cake. I always have (3)______________________

much cake with my
morning coffee.

Kim: What do you have for breakfast?

Fiona: I don’t really have (4)______________________

any breakfast.

Kim: Do you drink (5)______________________

much coffee?

Fiona: I drink (6)____________________

some cups of coffee a day, but not many really.

b. Do you think that Fiona’s diet is healthy? Why? Why not?

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not because there are many sugary things and many fried foods.
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