Unit 22: Food and Nutrition

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Word List

bacteria
beans
bubbles
carrots
cereal
cholesterol
contains
cultivated
cultures
curd
dessert
drained
fat
fats
fermentation
fewer
less
matured
more
noodles
oils
pancakes
pasteurized
pineapples
poultry
process
pyramid
reacted
release
ripen
sodium
steak
stop (doing something)
sweets
tuna
vitamin
ancient Egyptians
blood pressure
carbon dioxide
cholesterol level
cow's milk
cut down on
feeling tired and weak
given (something) up
goat's milk
hard cheese/soft cheese
high blood pressure
high cholesterol
kept warm
pay attention
put on weight
skin bags
sweet tooth
There's nothing I like more than...

Vocabulary Worksheet

‣ Look at the words and the definitions below. Make a sentence using each word.

WORD	DEFINITION	MY SENTENCE
poultry	a type of meat including many birds like chicken, turkey, duck	_____
dessert	an often sweet dish served at the end of a meal	_____
sodium	a mineral and nutrient from which salt comes	_____
cholesterol	a natural substance produced by the body that can become dangerous if levels rise too high	_____
pyramid	a shape or structure with triangular sides and a flat base	_____
vitamin	a substance that provides required nutrition to the body	_____
cultivated	having promoted the growth of something, like plants or crops	_____
fermentation	a process that is used to make alchohol and pickled foods	_____
pay attention	to focus on (something)	_____
ripe	fully developed; ready to be eaten (in the case of plants)	_____
mature	to reach full growth or development	_____
blood pressure	the force of blood pushing on blood vessel walls; can be dangerous if too high or too low	_____

Answer Key

Where do these foods belong in the nutrition pyramid? Write the correct letter next to each item.

ice cream
apples _____
noodles _____
chicken _____
hamburgers _____
walnuts _____
carrots _____
pancakes _____
pineapple _____
tuna _____

Listening 1

Listening 1 ‣ People are talking about their eating habits. What does each person eat now? Listen and circle the correct picture.

- a.
- b.
- a.
- b.
- a.
- b.
- a.
- b.

Listening 2

‣ Task 1

A doctor is talking to her patients about nutrition. What advice does she give each person? Listen and circle the correct answer.

- a. eat fewer vegetables
- b. eat less cheese
- c. eat a lot of fat
- a. don't eat fish
- b. eat more vegetables
- c. eat more fruit
- a. eat less meat
- b. eat less fruit
- c. eat more meat
- a. eat less bread
- b. eat more meat
- c. eat less fruit
- a. eat more cheese
- b. don't drink milk
- c. eat more protein
- a. don't drink milk
- b. don't eat candy
- c. eat more vegetables

‣ Task 2

Listen again. What is each person's health problem? Write the correct answer.

Mr. Grant
Linda _____
Chris _____
Ms. Barton _____
Mr. O'Brien _____
Mrs. Johnson _____

a. is losing too much weight.
b. has stomachaches.
c. needs to lose weight.
d. has high cholesterol.
e. has been feeling tired and weak.
f. has high blood pressure.

Listening 3

‣ Task 1

A cheesemaker is giving a talk about cheese. Are these statements true or false? Listen and check (x) the correct answer.

	True	False
1. Cheese was first made over 3,000 years ago.	⁽¹⁾	⁽²⁾
2. Cheese contains vitamins.	⁽³⁾_____	⁽⁴⁾_____
3. Most cheese in the United States is made from goat's milk.	⁽⁵⁾_____	⁽⁶⁾_____
4. Cheese doesn't contain water.	⁽⁷⁾_____	⁽⁸⁾_____
5. The process of making cheese was probably discovered by chance.	⁽⁹⁾_____	⁽¹⁰⁾_____
6. Pasteurized milk contains bacteria.	⁽¹¹⁾_____	⁽¹²⁾_____
7. Carbon dioxide is added to pasteurized milk to make cheese.	⁽¹³⁾_____	⁽¹⁴⁾_____
8. Curd is a liquid.	⁽¹⁵⁾_____	⁽¹⁶⁾_____

‣ Task 2

Listen again. How is cheese made? Number the steps from 1 to 5.

The milk forms a solid substance. _____
Specially cultivated bacteria are added to the milk. _____
The milk is heated to remove all bacteria.
The curd is removed and drained. _____
The milk is kept warm so the cultures can grow. _____

✺ Pronunciation

Plural -s endings

Pronunciation Help
Sounds like /s/	Sounds like /z/	Sounds like /iz/
cakes	eggs	glasses
walnuts	apples	pieces
fruits	pies	substances

‣ Task 1

Listen and repeat.

1. You need to take vitamins.
2. You should eat more vegetables.
3. What types of fruit are you eating?
4. Do you eat a lot of carrots?
5. I've taken two cooking classes.
6. I ate four pieces of pizza!

‣ Task 2

Read the sentences to a partner. Be sure to pronounce the plural -s correctly.

✺ Dictation

‣ Task 1

Listen to the conversation. Write the missing words.

A: Hi. I'm Jane, and I'll be your server this evening. What would you like to drink?
B: I'll just have some water, thanks.
A: Okay. And what ⁽¹⁾_____ ⁽²⁾_____ ⁽³⁾_____ to eat?
B: Could you tell me what types of vegetables come with the roast chicken?
A: Sure. It comes with ⁽⁴⁾_____ ⁽⁵⁾_____ ⁽⁶⁾_____.
B: Okay. Then I'd like the roast chicken and vegetables, please. And I'd like a piece of apple pie for dessert.
A: Okay, that's roast ⁽⁷⁾_____ ⁽⁸⁾_____ ⁽⁹⁾_____, and a piece of apple pie.

‣ Task 2

Practice the conversation with a partner. Be sure to pronounce the plural -s correctly.

✺ Conversation

Work in pairs. Imagine you are at a restaurant with a friend. Talk about what you will order from the server for dinner.

Answer Key

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