1. Unit 13
We Are What We Eat

2. Task 2 Lead-in/ Pre-reading
Task 1 Revision
Task 2 Lead-in/ Pre-reading
1. How many meals do you have every day?
Which meal do you think is the most important? Why?
2.What kind of snacks do you take?
3. Do you eat bananas / soft drinks/ bars of chocolates?
Do you think which gives you the most energy, a
banana, a soft drink or a bar of chocolate?
4. Do you drink water every day? How much water do
you drink every day?

3. Task 3 Fast-reading C E B A D
Page 3. Read the passage fast, and choose the main idea for each paragraph from the following sentences.
A. Having a balanced diet is the best
way to stay healthy.
B. The choices we make when we eat
take into consideration what society expects us to eat.
C.We must change our eating habits to keep up with the times
D. A good diet will help us lead a more successful and happier life.
E. Our bodies need different kinds of nutrients to grow and stay healthy.
Para.1( )
Para.2( )
Para.3( )
Para.4( )
Para.5( ) C E B A D

4. Task 4 Careful-reading
Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions.
Para Is choosing what to eat as easy as it once was? Why?
2. What should we do to keep up with the high pace of
modern life?
Para What should we think before we choose?
4.What kinds of nutrients are mentioned(提及)?
Para What does “green food ”mean?
6.What are organic vegetables?
Para What advice do some companies offer?
Why are “crash diets ” and supplement so popular?
8. What should we do to keep healthy?

5. Para.1 1. Is choosing what to eat as easy as it once was? Why?
2. What should we do to keep up with the high pace of
modern life?
No. Choosing what to eat is no longer as easy as
it once was.
Our eating habits have changed, as has our way of life, and fuel we need for our body is also different.
Learn to make the right choices about what and how we eat.

6. Para.2 What should we think before we choosing what to buy and eat?
2. What kinds of nutrients are mentioned in Para.2?
What are they good for?
…whether the food will give us the nutrients we need.
Kinds of nutrients Benefit(益处, 好处)
Protein
our muscles
Calcium
our bones and teeth
New words
Carbohydrates
the main fuel for our body
Fibre and minerals
help keep our body functioning well
Vitamins
help our body fight disease

7. Para.3 1.What does “green food” mean?
2.What are organic vegetables?
Green food means organic food, that is, food that are grown and produced naturally.
Organic vegetables are those that are grown
without chemicals that can be harmful to human beings and the environment.
General introduction

8. Para.4-5 1.What advice do some companies offer?
Why are “crash diets”and supplements so popular?
2. What should we do to keep healthy?
Crash diets.
Make people lose weight fast
eat less fat and sugar and exercise more
develop healthy eating habits
learn more about our body and the fuel it needs to keep fit
drink more water
Only in that way will we be ready for the challenges and opportunities in life.

9. Task 5 Phrases lose weight as easy as put on weight
no longer = not …any longer
as easy as
too much , too many
keep up with
make choices / make a choice
lose weight
put on weight
be ready for
be prepared for
had better (not) do sth
should do sth
ought to do sth
be good / bad for
be harmful to 对…有害
go for 应用于,适用于

10. Homework 1.Review some phrases in the passage
2.Find out some Attributive Clauses
and two Inversions(倒装句)
3.Preview “Word Study and Grammar”