Prime Time 1, Coursebook

Keeping fit (Units 8 and 10) Reading and listening: The food pyramid a) Take a piece of paper and write down all the food you ate yesterday. Then show it to your partner and talk about your food intake. You can start like this: + Yesterday I ate …. l I like … very much. l l I love …. − Yesterday I didn’t eat …. n I don’t like … a lot. n n I hate …. b) Prof. Kendrick is talking to a class. Read part 1 of the interview. Professor: Hello class. My name’s Professor Nora Kendrick, and today I’m going to talk to you about the food pyramid. At the bottom of the food pyramid you can see carbohydrates . These are important foods like bread, potatoes, pasta and rice. We need six servings of these foods every day. Does anyone know why? James: To give us energy ? Professor: Exactly, James. Carbohydrates give us energy to walk to school or run around in the playground. On the next level of the pyramid, we have fruit and vegetables, you know, foods like apples and tomatoes, cabbage and Brussels sprouts. Class: Yuck! Professor: Maybe you don’t like Brussels sprouts, but in fact they’re full of important minerals . To stay healthy, the human body needs a minimum of five servings of fruit and vegetables daily. Now let’s move up the pyramid. Who can tell me what dairy products are? Suzy: Things like milk and yoghurt? Professor: That’s right, Suzy. Dairy products are really important, especially for children. Hannah: My baby brother drinks milk all day long! (class laughs) Professor: Well, he’ll certainly have strong bones and teeth! … c) Listen to part 2 of the interview. Then write the words into the food pyramid in task 1b. 1 4.11 2k9tu3 beans and meat bread and noodles milk and yoghurt candy lettuce and carrots fats 130 16 Unit Fact detectives one hundred and thirty Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv