2015-11-14 Saturday: 6 Wellbeing (food)

Greg Malivuk
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“2015-11-07 Saturday: 6 Wellbeing (food)”
This is the same level and book as the “Core” class.
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Homework: 4-5 test, and p. 62 parts 4, 5, 6
part 4
1 cruises
2 wildlife
3 trash
4 construction
5 low-cost air travel
6 climate change
part 5
1 Many ships go to the same places and dump their waste into the sea.
2 Expeditions to pick up trash.
3 You can take several short vacations in a year.
4 by train, ecotourism
part 6
1 impact
2 waste / trash
3 population
4 habitats
5 greener
6 pollute
Air and water (in general) can be polluted.
Food and drinking water can be contaminated. (Or other things that we try to keep clean, but fail.)
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In your own opinion, what is the strangest food you’ve ever eaten?
ants
frog legs
snails
snake
turtle
kangaroo
venison
shark
tongue
horse
duck
prairie oysters / rocky mountain oysters = bull testicles
chicken hearts
avocado smoothie
blood
grasshoppers
the whole apple

gamey = chewy meat because the animal lives in the wild and exercises all the time
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p. 70 - What are some traditional foods that your country is famous for?
Read the article about Pizza Napoletana.
Which official Pizza Napoletana ingredient was definitely not used on any kind of “pizza” in 997 CE?
Tomatoes are from the Americas. There were none in Europe before around 1500.
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Modal verbs:
shall/should
can/could
will/would
may/might
must
ought to (= should, but only in affirmative statements)
had better (= should, but with an implied negative consequence if you don’t follow the advice)
	(We don’t use “had better” in questions.)
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Similar expressions:
have to
be supposed to
be able to
be allowed to
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You must include type 00 flour. = You have to include type 00 flour.

You must not include pineapples. (You can’t. It’s not permitted.)

You don’t have to include 3.5oz of tomatoes. (You can include less if you want.)
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p. 71 part 5 - write complete sentences for each of the food labels
1 Vegetarians can eat this product.
2 People with nut allergies shouldn’t (can’t) eat this product.
3 You shouldn’t exceed the recommended daily intake of salt.
4 Samples are not allowed to be sold.
  (We are not allowed to sell this sample.)
5 You have to heat this thoroughly before serving it.
6 Diabetics shouldn’t eat this product.
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You must do it. = It is the only option.
You should do it. = It is the best option (but there are other options).
You can/could/may do it. = It is one of many options.
You shouldn’t do it. = It is not the best option. / It is a bad option. (but it’s still possible)
You must not do it. = It is not an option.
You can’t do it. = It is not an option. / It is impossible.
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part 6 - Do you know anything special about these foods? (What you have to do or can’t do before eating them, for example?)
part 7 - listen and complete the sentences
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BREAK
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Do you have to keep eggs in the fridge?
How about mayonnaise? Butter?
Do you have to wash rice before you cook it?
Do you have to eat fish on the day you buy it?
Do you have to rinse pasta after you boil it?
Do you have to cook meat until it isn’t pink?
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What are some unhealthy foods that you really love? Do you have any strategies or techniques to avoid eating too much of these foods?
p. 72 - read about “imaginary eating”
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http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/12/101209-chocolate-obesity-science-mind-diet-weight-loss-eat-food/ - National Geographic article about this research
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/330/6010/1530.full.pdf - Science magazine article about the research (if you register for free you can see the article)
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p. 72 part 3 - listen for whether the statements are true or false
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part 4 - try to remember how these sentences are finished in the listening
1 I’ll believe it when I see it.
2 If you don’t train your mind, you won’t be able to lose weight.
3 I won’t find out unless I try.
4 When I want to eat a snack, I’ll try just imagining it.
5 I’ll never have to buy chocolate again if this technique works.
6 As soon as it starts working, I’ll let you know.
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First Conditional = Future Real Conditional

if + [present], [future]
If it’s raining tomorrow morning, I’m staying at home.

Whether or not it’s raining tomorrow morning, I’m staying at home.
= I will definitely stay home. It doesn’t matter if it’s raining or not.

I’m going to go out unless it’s raining. = I will probably go out, but if it’s raining I might not.
= I’m going to go out if it’s not raining.
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You’ll learn more if you start to study. = You may or may not start to study. (But if you do, you’ll learn more.)

You’ll learn more when you start to study. = You will definitely start to study, and at that time you will learn more.
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p. 73 part 9 - getting healthy
With your partner, make sentences about positive or negative changes you can make in your life, using the words in the box.
“If I take up a new sport, I will get more exercise.”
“If I take up smoking, I will die sooner.”

with a lot of fat = fatty
with a lot of salt = salty
with a lot of garlic = garlicky
(We call -y a productive suffix, because you can produce new words with it.)
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p. 79 part 4 - watch the video and decide if this information is true or false
Are there any dangerous foods that people eat in your country?
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p. 76 - What is the most important thing when deciding on a restaurant?
Have you eaten any of the foods in the pictures?
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It’s a type of ____. / It’s a kind of ____. / It’s a sort of ____.
It’s kind of a ____.

It tastes like ____. = It tastes similar to ____.

Feijoada is made from ____.

Are there other “poor people” foods in your country that are now considered delicious traditional food?

“Whatever helps you sleep at night.”
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Next Saturday (November 21), bring some food from your country and we will have a “Thanksgiving” meal during the last part class.
MAKE SURE to let us know if your food has meat (or fish or poultry) or peanuts in it.
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Other homework: Write a paragraph describing the food you bring to someone who isn’t familiar with your country’s cuisine. Also read about caffeine on p. 75 and answer 3, 4, 5 on p. 74.