Lesson 3

Reading

1. Look at the photos and read the introduction.

What does the article give advice on?

a) making delicious snacks
b) eating healthy snacks
c) how to stop eating snacks

2. Complete the sentences with the words from the article.

1. A lot of cakes and biscuits are bad for our bodies.
2. It is a good idea to eat between two and four pieces of fruit a day.
3. Beans and vegetables do not have much sugar or fat.
4. Olives, meat and fish sometimes have a lot of salt.
5. We shouldn’t drink too much fruit juice.

3. Read the article again and complete the diagram.

Reproduce the Venn diagram with words filled in as follows: 'chocolate', 'biscuits', and 'cake', in intersection between 'a lot of fat' and 'a lot of sugar'.

crisps’ in the intersection between 'a lot of fat' and 'a lot of salt'.

'Olives’ in circle for 'a lot of salt' and 'fruit juice' in the section for a lot of sugar’.

Language

6. Complete the sentences with should or should not.

1. We should drink a lot of water.
2. We should not have drinks with a lot of sugar.
3. We should not have fizzy drinks.
4. We should drink a glass of milk every day.

Issues

1. I like sweet food, but I don’t want to eat too many cakes or biscuits. You should eat more fruit.
2. I want to look after my teeth. You shouldn’t have drinks with a lot of sugar. / You shouldn’t have fizzy drinks. / You should drink more milk.
3. I’m not hungry at dinner time. You shouldn’t have too many snacks.
4. I eat a lot of olives because they are good for me. You should be careful. Olives have a lot of salt.

• You need to have healthy foods that help your body to grow.
• Unhealthy foods cause illness and add to your weight.

Healthy: apples, beans, oranges, peppers, fruit.
Unhealthy: biscuits, cakes, chocolate, crisps.