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Healthy Eating for Teenagers: Why Good Food Matters Now
Warm-up → Read & Listen → Check Understanding → Language → Use It
WARM UP
Think Ahead: Which detail do you think appears in this story?
a) Teenagers need good food for energy and health.
b) Teenagers should only eat sweets every day.
c) Food does not help your body grow.
Ask:
(1) What is your favourite healthy snack?
(2) Do you eat fruits and vegetables every day?
VOCABULARY
energy (/ˈɛnədʒi/, noun)
Meaning: The power from food that helps you move and play.
Example: Fruit gives you energy for football.
healthy (/ˈhɛlθi/, adjective)
Meaning: Good for your body and mind.
Example: Apples are a healthy snack.
strong (/strɒŋ/, adjective)
Meaning: Having powerful muscles and good health.
Example: Milk helps your bones stay strong.
choice (/tʃɔɪs/, noun)
Meaning: Picking one thing from two or more things.
Example: You can make a good choice at lunch.
habit (/ˈhæbɪt/, noun)
Meaning: Something you do every day.
Example: Eating apples is a great habit.
focus (/ˈfəʊkəs/, verb)
Meaning: To give all your attention to something.
Example: Good food helps you focus at school.
Many teenagers think about food every day. They love pizza, chips, and sweet drinks. However, good food is very important right now. Your body grows fast when you are young. You need energy for school and sports.
Eating healthy meals helps your brain. You can focus on your school work better. Fresh fruit and green vegetables give you vitamins. Milk and cheese help your bones stay strong. Water is also the best drink for your body.
It is easy to choose bad food. Fast food is cheap and quick. But eating bad food every day makes you feel tired. Small changes can help you today. You can pick an apple instead of sweets. You can drink water with dinner.
Good food makes a happy lifestyle. Every healthy choice helps your future. Start your good habit today!
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DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1. Why do teenagers need good food?
2. What happens when you eat bad food every day?
3. Do you prefer apples or sweets?
4. How does healthy food help your brain at school?
5. What drink is best for your body?
FILL IN THE GAPS
FILL THE GAPS
Section 1: Fill in the Gaps
Word Bank: energy, focus, habit, healthy
Many teenagers think about food every day. They love pizza, chips, and sweet drinks. However, good food is very important right now. Your body grows fast when you are young. You need _______(1) for school and sports. Eating _______(2) meals helps your brain. You can _______(3) on your school work better. Fresh fruit and green vegetables give you vitamins. Milk and cheese help your bones stay strong. Water is also the best drink for your body. It is easy to choose bad food. Fast food is cheap and quick. But eating bad food every day makes you feel tired. Small changes can help you today. You can pick an apple instead of sweets. You can drink water with dinner. Good food makes a happy lifestyle. Every choice helps your future. Start your good _______(4) today!
Section 2: Main Idea
What is the main idea of this article?
a) Fast food is the best meal for sports.
b) Teenagers should eat healthy food to grow strong and feel good.
c) Water is difficult to drink at school.
UNDERSTANDING
Section 3: True or False
1. Your body grows quickly when you are young. T/F
2. Fast food gives you energy all day and never makes you tired. T/F
3. Milk and cheese help your bones stay strong. T/F
Section 4: Put Events in Order
Put these events in order (1-3):
( ) Eating fresh fruit gives your body vitamins.
( ) Teenagers choose good habits for their future.
( ) Teenagers think about eating pizza and chips.
LANGUAGE
Section 5: Vocab Match
1. energy
2. healthy
3. strong
4. habit
5. focus
a) good for your body
b) power to move and play
c) to give attention to work
d) having powerful muscles
e) something you do every day
USE IT
Section 6: Discussion Builder
(1) I want to stay healthy, so I eat _______ every morning.
a) apples
b) chips
(2) Drinking water helps me _______ on my homework.
a) focus
b) sleep
Section 7: Sentence Unscramble
(1) Unscramble the sentence:
A) food
B) Healthy
C) strong.
D) makes
E) you
(2) Unscramble the sentence:
A) water
B) Drink
C) day.
D) every
E) fresh
ANSWER KEY
Warm Up Answer: a
Section 1: Fill in the Gaps
1. energy
2. healthy
3. focus
4. habit
Section 2: Main Idea
b
Section 3: True or False
1. T
2. F
3. T
Section 4: Put Events in Order
2, 3, 1
Section 5: Vocab Match
1-b, 2-a, 3-d, 4-e, 5-c
Section 6: Discussion Builder
(1) a
(2) a
Section 7: Sentence Unscramble
(1) B - A - D - E - C (Healthy food makes you strong.)
(2) B - E - A - D - C (Drink fresh water every day.)
Section 8: Discussion Questions
Answers will vary.
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