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This is a four level pyramid. In it we can see which food we need to eat daily and in what amounts. At the bottom of the pyramid we find the carbohydrates. It shows that we should eat more carbohydrates per day than anything else. We have to eat vegetables and fruit too, but in a lesser queantity than food from the first group and in larger amounts than the proteins. The smallesst amounts should be from the fats, oils and sweets group, which we should only consume occasionally. By stablishing these nutritional habits our life would become healthier.

Reading comprehension

1. How many groups are there in the Food  Guide Pyramid?

2. Which group is dangerous if we eat too much of it?

3. From which group should you eat the most food?

4. “An apple a day, keeps the doctor away”. This wise saying has much to do wiht eating well. What do you understand by it?

Conocimientos previos

Los alumnos observan las ilustraciones propuestas:

Imagenes tomados de English Secondary

Los alumnos predicen lo que pasó.

Luego escuchan la historia original. Comparan con sus historias y deducen si se parece a la suya.

Listen and read.

Some years ago, a very important Japanese businessman visited the United States. He arrived in Chicago and went to a hotel. He put his briefcase on the floor , to register. When he went to pick it up again, he couldn’t find it. He had 129 000 yens (more than 900 dollars), his passport, credit cards and some pictures of his family in his briefcase.

He reported the loss to the security agents. They looked for the briefcase, but, unfortunately, they couldn’t find it.

The businessman felt disppointed. He thought Americans were not very honest.

He returned to Japan, and three weeks later he received by mail and envelope with his credit cards. A few days later, he received a money order for $ 900. he also found a note from the man who was sending all his things back.

When he visited USA the next time, he went to see this man and they talked. The man said he had found the briefcase near some trash cans. when he saw the money and cards in a secret pocket, he decided to send them back. He took the money to the bank and the gave him a money order. He was a very poor man, but he didn’t keep the money and he sent it back to Japan.

That day they became good friends, and they are still friends. Whenever the businessman goes to the United States, the get together and talk a lot.

This friendship was the result of honesty.

Contesta las preguntas:

Ahora practicaremos el uso del Presente Progresivo (Present Progressive). Primero escuchamos la canción y seguimos la letra de la canción que está al lado derecho y luego completamos los espacios en blanco:

Luego anotamos en la pizarra las palabras que ellos encontraron.

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