This document provides a lesson on food from an English language learning textbook. It includes exercises about learning new food words, checking the accuracy of statements about average American food consumption, asking interview questions about food eaten the previous day, taking a weekly food log and estimating annual consumption, and a grammar exercise about using "how much" and "how many". The lesson's focus is on learning and practicing vocabulary and grammar related to different foods.
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Unit 6 Lesson 1
pages 84 & 85
Did you eat any fish
yesterday?
4. 1. Learn New Words
Look at the pictures. Listen to the words. Then listen and repeat.
Click here to Listen to the audio.
1. red meat 7. cheese 12. sugar
2. poultry 8. oil 13. flour
3. fish 9. fruit 14. cereal
4. eggs 10. peanuts 15. soft drinks
5. milk 11. vegetables 16. coffee
6. ice cream
Which words or phrases are new to you? Circle them.
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6. 2. Check True or False
Study the bar graph and read the sentences below. Check ( √ )True or
False. Then correct the false statements.
True False
1. Americans eat about 325 pounds of fruit a year.
2. Americans eat about 50 pounds of vegetables a
year.
3. Americans eat more red meat than poultry.
4. Americans eat more fruit than vegetables.
5. Americans drink about 10 pounds of coffee a year.
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7. 3. Interview
Work with a partner. Ask your partner the questions below. Record
your partner’s answers.
A: Did you eat any fish yesterday?
B: Yes, I did . I had fish for dinner .
A: Did you eat any eggs yesterday?
B: No, I didn’t .
8. Did you eat any
____ yesterday?
Yes, I did. I had ________ for _________. No, I didn’t.
fish
red meat
fruit
vegetable
cheese
breakfast lunch dinner a snack
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9. TRY
THIS
Take notes on what you eat for one week. Multiply the
amounts by 52 to estimate what you eat in one year. How
do your numbers compare to the graph? Share your results
with the class.
pounds(lbs.) of food x 52
2 lbs. of fish 104 lbs.
4 lbs. of fruit 208 lbs.
1 lbs. of cheese 52 lbs.
EXAMPLE: I eat about 104 pounds of fish
a year. I eat more fish than the
the average American.
10. WINDOW ON GRAMMAR
Using How much and How many
Read the sentences. Check ( √) your answers.
A
Count Nouns (Things you can count) a lot a few none
How many eggs did you eat last week?
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How many apples did you eat?
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Noncount Nouns (Things you can’t count) a lot a little none
How much meat did you eat last week?
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How much coffee did you drink? √
11. Complete the questions. Write How much or How many.
Then ask a clasmate the questions.
B
1.______________ How many
peanuts can you eat?
2. _____________ How much
sugar do you put in your cereal?
3. _____________ How much
ice cream did you eat last week?
4.______________ How much
fruit did you eat yesterday?
5.______________ How many
eggs do you eat in a week?