Урок английского языка на тему «Eating Habits. Junk Food»

 Тема: Eating Habits. Junk Food.

Задачи:

Практическая – совершенствование навыков поискового и просмотрового чтения, формирование активного словаря по теме.

Развивающая – развитие навыков аудирования, говорения по теме;

Воспитательная – воспитывать культуру здорового питания, расширение знаний о влиянии различных продуктов питания на организм.

Оснащение урока:

1. Ноутбук, экран, проектор.

2. Презентация в Power Point.

3. УМК “Enterprise 4” – SB, TB, диск.

4. Магнитофон.

5. Интерактивная доска

Ход урока:

I. Getting ready for the lesson

1. Greeting, setting aims

(SLIDE 1)

T: Good morning, students. Take your seats and get ready for the lesson. Today we’re going on talking on the topic Eating Habits; we are to revise the words we’ve learnt, learn some new ones, and develop our listening and speaking skills. The main aim of our lesson is to study new vocabulary, to use it in our speech, to do some exercises about the topic “Eating Habits. Junk Food”.

II. Main part

1. Speaking Practice

Let’s speak about healthy and unhealthy food.

(SLIDE 2)

T: Which of these foods are healthy and which are unhealthy?

S: Fruits and vegetables are healthy. The chicken with salad is also healthy. I think we need food with protein as well as fruit and vegetables. The grilled fish is very healthy and high in protein and the fresh orange is high in vitamin C. The chocolate cake is rather unhealthy because it is full of sugar. The hamburger is not healthy because it is high in fat.

T: What is your favorite dish?

S: My favorite dish is ……...

Now let’s refresh the term “junk food”.

(SLIDE 3)

T: What is junk food?

S: Junk food is high in calories and saturated fat and lacking in nutrition.

(SLIDE 4)

T: And what side effect may junk food cause?

S: It may cause such side effects as a greater risk of cancer, gaining weight, heart and liver disease.

(SLIDE 5)

T: Why do we eat junk food? –that is the question.

S: We eat junk food because of lack of time and loss of tradition.

(SLIDE 6)

T: And now, please, express your opinion about junk food.

Let’s make a conclusion. What is your choice?

S: Our choice is healthy food because it is rich in vitamins, minerals and protein.

T: You know that almost every country has its own cuisine and what is more some popular dishes are associated with this or that national cuisine. We’re to remember such dishes.

Your task is to complete the sentences.

(SLIDE 7)

Pudding is a typical English/British dish.

(SLIDE 8)

Pizza is a typical Italian dish.

(SLIDE 9)

Pelmeni is a typical Russian dish.

(SLIDE 10)

Varenyky is a typical Ukrainian dish.

(SLIDE 11)

Pilau is a typical Uzbek dish.

(SLIDE 12)

Vak balish is a typical Bashkir dish.

(SLIDE 13)

Sushi is a typical Japanese dish.

(SLIDE 14)

Baklava is a typical Turkish dish.

T: That’s great.

2. Listening Practice (SLIDE 15)

T: Are you interested in celebrities’ private lives? Do you know much about their food preferences? Let’s listen to the text and find out what the stars like eating.

On the screen you can see the names of some film stars and the dishes they like. Your task is to match the columns.

3. Vocabulary Practice (SLIDE 16)

T: To expand your vocabulary you must practice in using different lexical constructions. And in my opinion the Internet can help you. I’d like to offer you to practice in lexical constructions through the net. So let’s work with the site http://www.expandyourvocabulary.com. You can use these English vocabulary exercises for self study. Now look at the screen.

(Students do exercises 3 - 5)

T: Thanks a lot. You’re so hard-working today.

4. Reading Task

T: Last lesson we read the text “Junk Food”. Now I’d like you to answer my questions on the topic.

Why has junk food become popular?

Because people have less time to spend cooking and eating.

What is junk food exactly?

Anything high in calories but lacking in nutrition.

How does junk food affect our health?

It can cause cancer, weight gain.

What advice would you give to someone who cannot live without junk food?

I would advise them to limit the amount of junk food they eat.

How important is regular exercise?

It’s very important because it helps keep the body fit and healthy. It also helps control our weight and it decreases our chances of having heart attack.

Is it easy to get away from weight gained in adolescence?

No, it is actually very hard to lose it later in life.

According to researchers, what is new generation more likely to suffer from?

Heart and liver disease.

How should we deal with our stressful lifestyles?

We could reduce stress by exercising and by improving our eating habits.

5. Talking Points (SLIDE 17)

T: Look through the text again and make notes under the following headings.

Reasons for the popularity of junk food

Dangers of eating junk food

Positive effects of eating healthy food

Reasons for the popularity of junk food

- people have less time to spend eating or cooking

- loss of tradition as TV promotes a fast lifestyle

Dangers of eating junk food

- increases risk of cancer and heart and liver disease

- can result in weight gain

Positive effects of eating healthy food

- reduces risk of cancer and heart and liver disease

- helps people gain a slim figure

- gain glowing skin

- gain an all-round feeling of good health

- you will be better equipped for a stressful lifestyle

T: Prepare a short talk about junk food using your notes. Use the expressions although, moreover, in spite of the fact that, etc.

(Students prepare a short talk.)

(Suggested answer)

In today's fast-moving world, people have less and less time to spend eating or cooking. This is one of the main reasons for the increasing popularity of junk food. Furthermore, the loss of tradition, partly brought about by the fact that the style of life represented on TV is fast, leads young people to believe that a fast lifestyle means excitement, whereas anything traditional is slow. As a result of this, young people are rejecting traditional food and turning to junk food.

However, junk food cannot only result in weight gain and poor skin, but can also increase the risk of cancer, and heart or liver disease.

On the other hand, eating healthy food has many positive effects. Firstly, it can reduce the risks of cancer and heart disease. In addition, it can help people gain a slim figure, glowing skin and an all-round feeling of good health.

In spite of the fact that majority of people are aware of the dangers of junk food, they continue to eat it. However, little do they seem to realize that by returning to traditional eating habits, not only would they feel healthier, but they would also be better equipped for their stressful lifestyle.

6. Language development (SLIDE 18)

T: Now I’d like to find out what kind of diet you have

Answer the following questions (Yes/No) concerning eating habits.

1. Do you often eat fresh food?

2. Do you eat red meat more than twice a week?

3. Do you usually eat a large meal before you go to bed?

4. Do you eat salted snacks?

5. Do you have fresh vegetables with your meals less than three times a week?

6. Would you rather eat out instead of at home?

7. Do you always add salt to your food at the table?

8. Do you prefer butter to olive oil?

Now check your score to find out what kind of diet you have.

Score:

7-8 Yes – very unhealthy diet – be careful!

5-6 Yes – fairly healthy diet.

3-4 Yes – quite healthy diet.

1-2 Yes – very healthy diet/

III. Summing up the lesson

T: You have been working hard and your marks are…

Your home task for the next lesson is ___________________________