English for today Class Eight, Unite: 2, Lesson: 1, Good food

Unit Two

Food and nutrition

After we have studied this unit, we will be able to
• read and understand texts through silent reading
• listen for information
• ask and answer questions
• write answers to questions
• practise sounds

Lesson: 1, Good food
Key words: nutritious substances physical structure

A. Talk about the picture and read the text.

Ms Rehana, the English teacher, is talking to die class about food.

"Food is very important for our body," she says. "We can't live without it. So you must always have good food."

"What's good food, teacher?" asks a student.

"Good food means the right kind of food for good health," says Ms Rehana. "It is nutritious. It must contain natural substances that our body needs to grow properly and stay healthy. But remember, you must not eat too much though the food is good. Eating too much is bad for health. You have to eat only a certain amount of food that your body needs. So we do not need the same kind of food in the same quantity. It depends on your growth and physical structure''-

B. Answer the following questions.

1 What is Ms Rehana talking about?

2 Why do we eat food?

3 What is meant by 'nutritious food'?

4 How much food does a person need to eat a day?

5 Does everyone need the same amount of food? Why?

C. Complete these sentences.

1 We should eat good food to____________________________ .

2 We should not eat more than___________________________ .

3 Eating too much food is not_____________________________

4 Good food means____________________________________