Topic for speaking and discussion

1. ALCE 1 –TOPIC 7: Health – Food
Quiet Dining:
If you like eating without talking, there is a restaurant for you. You can visit it in
New York.
The idea of a restaurant where people can’t talk came to the owner’s mind
thanks to his stay in India. There, he could eat in silence and he realised that
eating like that lets him enjoy the food better. He thinks you can truly focus on
what you’re eating.
However, it is a bit strange thing for restaurants because there people usually
talk. Some people agree with the owner. Others miss the conversation.
Difficult words: stay (limited time when you live somewhere), silence (situation when it’s quiet), focus (when
you focus on something, you don’t think about other things).
ComprehensionQuestions:
1. How does the owner of the restaurant enjoy eating his food?
2. Why does the owner think that this is a better way of eating?
3. Where did the owner visit to discover this style of eating?
Discussion Questions:
1. What consists of a healthy diet?
2. What do you do to stay healthy?
3. Do you have any healthy hobbies?
4. Do you prefer to do exercise with friends or on your own? Why?
5. Can you name some healthy foods?
6. Can you name some unhealthy foods?
7. Would you like to visit the silent restaurant? Why?
8. What is the strangest thing you have ever eaten?
9. What do you think is more important? Diet, exercise or both? Why?
10. Should everybody try and stay healthy?

2. Activities:
 Speed interview: Students are instructed to ask ‘what did you eat yesterday’ and ‘what is
your favorite food?’ and have as many people answer it as possible. Whoever gets the most
answers in the time wins.
 Healthy vs Unhealthy: come up with a list of 5 things ‘healthy’ and five things that are
‘unhealthy activities. Share your list to the class and has a short discussion.
Healthy:
1. __________________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________________
3. __________________________________________________________
4. __________________________________________________________
5. __________________________________________________________
Un-Healthy:
1. __________________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________________
3. __________________________________________________________
4. __________________________________________________________
5. __________________________________________________________