5TSO Unit 5, Step 1: describing eating habits

• Engels
• Secundair onderwijs

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a How important is food in your life?

Are you kidding? Food is life.

It is very important.

Quite important.

Not very important. I sometimes forget to eat.

b Do you have a healthy diet or not?

Yes, I do.

No, I don't.

It's okay, I guess...

c What is your favourite meal?

breakfast

lunch

dinner

snacks

d Are you a picky eater?

I think I am a picky eater.

I consider myself to be an adventurous eater.

If you are a picky eater, which foods have you never tried / will you never try?
or: If you are an adventurous eater, which foods have you already tried?

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2 Watch the video about picky eaters and answer the questions. (ex. 2a-b-c) Take notes in your workbooks.

a How do these picky eaters describe crayfish? (which exact words were used?)

1. squishy, chewy, spongy
2. squishy, cushy, spongy
3. chewy, spongy, squashy
4. squishy, chewy, cushy

b Which ‘new’ foods did they NOT try that one week?

1. radish, tofu, mushroom, turkey bacon
2. French cheese, squid, sweetbreads (kalfszwezerik)
3. Brussels sprouts, a tuna melt, Indian food, oysters
4. sushi, mussels, greens/salad, escargots (snails)

c How do these picky eaters look back on
their experiences? Complete: ‘That was
maybe ... I have ever done in my life.’

Complete: ‘I think too often in life we ... .
I wanna continue trying new foods.'

Complete: ‘If I took anything away from this
week, it would be that, I shouldn’t let my
... affect my ....'

Complete: ‘My advice to picky eaters:
just stick to what you’re used to, ....

Your class' eating habits

Let's take a poll.

How often do you have breakfast?

never

hardly ever

rarely

sometimes

often

usually

always

once a week

every day

once in a while

How often do you order take-out?

never

hardly ever

rarely

sometimes

often

usually

always

once a week

every day

once in a while

How often do you cook a meal yourself?

never

hardly ever

rarely

sometimes

often

usually

always

once a week

every day

once in a while

How often are you hungry?

never

hardly ever

rarely

sometimes

often

usually

always

once a week

every day

once in a while

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If you want to express how often something happens you can use

- adverbs of frequency

- (prepositional) phrases of time

What is the adverb of frequency?

1. every day
2. once in a while
3. hardly ever
4. on Saturdays

What is the (prepositional) phrase of time?

1. always
2. usually
3. rarely
4. in the morning

Adverbs of frequency:

e.g. always, never, rarely, hardly ever, usually, sometimes...

(Prepositional) phrases of time:

e.g. once in a while, on Sundays, every week, in the morning,...

Where do you put these adverbs and phrases in a sentence?

Look at the following sentences and choose the correct option.

Which one is correct?

1. Hayley always eats organic food.
2. Hayley eats always organic food.

Which one is correct?

1. Hayley usually doesn't eat organic food.
2. Hayley doesn't usually eat organic food.

Which one is correct?

1. Hayley always is hungry.
2. Hayley is always hungry.

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Which one is correct?

1. Hayley cooks a meal herself once in a while.
2. Hayley once in a while cooks a meal herself.

Ex. 5 p. 227

Make a good sentence with the given words in he next slide. Watch out for word order. Take notes in ex. 5 p. 227.

Make a sentence:
Amina - to try new foods - sometimes.

Make a sentence:
Yanou - not - to cook a meal - usually.

Make a sentence:
Mauro - to skip breakfast - once in a while.

Make a sentence:
Ilayda - to eat vegetables - hardly ever.

Make a sentence:
Alice - not - to order take-out - often.

Make a sentence:
I - never - might - have - tried - this burger - if you hadn't convinced me.

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