LESSON PLAN
Aim
To understand the importance of food and nutrients for the body. This
unit focuses on the study of the components of food necessary to
create proper nutrition.
Level
Content - Subject
Communication Language
A2
Science
Key words (nutrients, weight, healthy...)
Food vocabulary ( bread, milk, fruit...)
Adjectives ( thin, fat, liquid...)
Verbs ( to grow, to regenerate, to protect, to eat, to drink...)
Question structures (Which is...? How often...? How much...?)
Simple present
4 lessons of 60/90 minutes
Approx. time overall
Plan
Stage 1
Short Description
Students watch a video
to activate prior knowledge:
brainstorming about food and
nutrition habits in order to help
students discover how many
types of nutrients there are in
food
Links to Activities
Activity 1
Stage 2
Help students to analyze the
functions of water, fats and
proteins
Activity 2
Stage 3
Help students to analyze the
functions of vitamins,
carbohydrates and mineral salts
Activity 3
Stage 4
Students sing a song, and watch
a video and create a wall display
showing the food pyramid
Teacher evaluates students by
observing how they work in pairs
during an activity (interest and
Activity 4
Stage 5/Evaluation
participation)
Activity 5/ Evaluation
Activity 1
Procedure
Students watch a video about food and nutrients:
http://youtu.be/5YN3isYMnPg
Teacher stops the video when needed and talks to the class about the
content
Brainstorming: ask students what they know about food and why it is
important to eat well. Consideration of the meaning of nutrition.
Give out worksheet1 and worksheet2
Help students to read the correct system of naming nutrients.
Explain the function of each nutrient.
Individual work: students colour worksheet1 and worksheet2
Approx. time
90 minutes
Level
A2
Learning outcome
Students are able to:
- Explain the importance of food and eating well
- Understand the importance of food for their body
Indicators
Students:
- Interact with their peers
- Understand different opinions
- Communicate using the correct language
- try to guess meaning from context
Materials
Video http://youtu.be/5YN3isYMnPg
worksheet1
worksheet2
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Activity 2
Procedure
Revision of the nutritive functions of water , fats and proteins.
Teacher asks students to complete flash cards for the game ”Guess The
Nutrients” – Each students draw a single food on one card.
Game ” GUESS THE NUTRIENTS ”: This game is similar to ”Capture the
flag” and will teach students to match food and some nutrients water, fats and proteins.
Rules :
· Students are divided into groups
· The teacher picks a flash card from a box with the picture of a specific
food and shows it to the class
· The teacher orders a particular novement (eg. Jumping on one foot,
walking backwards, walking with closed eyes, turning around every
three steps...)
. One student from each group must reach the teacher’s desk
performing the movement. The first one who touches the flash card
tries to guess the name of the main nutrient (from water,fats and
proteins) of that food
. The winner is the team which guesses most nutrients
Give out worksheet3, worksheet4 and worksheet5
Individual work: students colour worksheet3, worksheet4 and
worksheet5
Approx. Time
60 minutes
Learning outcome
Students:
- reinforce their knowledge of some nutrients (water,fats and
proteins)
- recognize foods that contain water fats and proteins
Indicators
Students:
- Interact with peers
- Ask question
- Reach conclusions
- Use vocabulary and structures accurately
Materials
Flash cards
Worksheet3 Worksheet4 Worksheet5
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Activity 3
Procedure
Revision of the nutritive functions of mineral salts, vitamins and
carbohydrates
Game ” GUESS THE NUTRIENTS ”: This game is a similar to ”Capture the
flag” and will teach Learners to match food and some nutrients mineral salts, vitamins and carbohydrate.
Give out worksheet6, worksheet7 and worksheet8
Individual work: students colour in worksheet6, worksheet7 and
worksheet8
Approx. time
60 minutes
Learning outcome
Students:
- reinforce their knowledge of some nutrients (water,fats and
proteins)
- recognize food that contains mineral salts, vitamins and
carbohydrate
Indicators
Students:
- Interact with peers
- Ask question
- Reach conclusions
- Use vocabulary and structures accurately
Materials
Flash cards with names of different food
Worksheet6 Worksheet7 Worksheet8
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Activity 4
Procedure
Sudents watch a video and sing a song about food, perform the dance
steps and follow the instructions
http://youtu.be/tqs9XWy-FM8
Teacher shows worksheet11 and explains that a Food Pyramid is a
pyramid-shaped diagram representing the optimal number of servings
to be eaten each day from each of the basic food groups
Students create their own food pyramid wall display, drawing different
types of food (or cutting them out from magazines) and sticking them
on a big wall display
Approx. time
60 minutes
Learning outcome
Students:
- can explain what nutrients are
- can classify nutrients
- are aware of what nutrients there are in some of the foods they
eat
Indicators
Students:
- Interact with peers
- Try to guess meaning from context
- identify nutrients
Materials
Video ”Food Group Fun”: http://youtu.be/tqs9XWy-FM8
Worksheet11
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Activity 5/ Evaluation
Procedure
Students complete worksheet9 and worksheet10
Teacher evaluates students by observing how they work during the
activity and their level of achievement of tasks
Approx. time
30 minutes
Materials
Worksheet9
Worksheet10