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CLIL Science Webquest
You are what you eat
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3 Vocabulary
Complete the crossword and find the missing word.
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I want to make a sandwich. I have some cheese and ... . (5)
I love all kinds of ... – beef, pork, chicken and lamb. (4)
Carrots, peas and broccoli are all ... . (10)
You can find lots of ... C in oranges. (7)
Iron is a very important ... . You can find it in green
vegetables like spinach. (7)
6 ... is a mineral you can find in milk and other dairy
products. (7)
7 ... are white and hard. There are lots of them inside our
bodies. (5)
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4 Reading
Do an Internet search for balanced diet and label the ‘eatwell plate’ with the food groups from exercise 2.
The eatwell plate
5 Writing
Look at the ‘eatwell plate’ and answer the questions. You can visit these websites to help you:
www.food.gov.uk/multimedia/pdfs/publication/eatwellplate0907.pdf www.nhs.uk/Livewell/Goodfood/Pages/Healthyeating.aspx
1 Which foods does the plate tell us to eat often?
2 Which foods does the plate tell us not to eat often?
3 Is your diet balanced? Why/Why not?
6 Reading
7 Project
Find more information about healthy diets in the Internet. Then
read the ‘dos and don’ts’ below and write T (true) or F (false).
You can visit these websites to help you: Keep a food diary. Follow these steps:
www.bbc.co.uk/health/treatments/healthy_living/nutrition/healthy_balance.shtml •
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kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/pyramid.html#cat119
1 Do eat a variety of foods from different food groups.
2 Don’t eat fruit and vegetables with every meal.
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3 Do eat lots of fish.
4 Do ‘super-size’ your meals whenever you can.
5 Do eat lots of fats and sugars.
6 Do be active every day.
7 Do eat the same as a boy if you are a girl.
8 Do put apple pie in the ‘fruits and vegetables’ section of
your plate.
Write down what you eat for breakfast,
lunch, snacks and dinner for three days.
Look at your diary and write five
sentences about your diet, e.g. I often
eat fruit when I want a snack. I never eat
chocolate between meals.
Compare your sentences with your
classmates. Discuss how your diet can
be healthier.
or not!
Believe it low-calorie drink
healthiest,
The
d is water!
in the worl
The Eatwell Plate is Crown copyright provided by Department of Health in association with the Welsh Government, the Scottish Government and the Food Standards Agency in Northern Ireland.
This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanenglish.com/inspiration
© Macmillan Publishers Limited 2012. This sheet may be photocopied and used within the class.
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