Víctor Camargo – Jésica Perez Practice II Didactic Unit

DIDACTIC UNIT: Unit 4 Nutrition

Expected level of English: Beginner

Number of students: 22

Objectives:

To learn about a healthy diet. To express likes and dislikes about food with the structure “I like / I don’t like.” To answer questions about likes and dislikes with the structure “Yes, I do / No, I

don’t.” To contrast likes and dislikes about food with the structure “I like BUT I don’t like.” To interview students about which food they like. To learn about the meals of the day. To learn about the food pyramid. To learn about food categories. To classify food in terms of healthy – unhealthy, using the structure “Yes, it is / No,

it isn’t.” To create posters about food recipes (project). To encourage collaborative work. To consolidate topics already studied.

Characteristics of the class

Number of students: 22.

Age: 10-11.

Expected Level: Beginner

Notions / Functions

To express likes and dislikes.

To ask questions about likes and dislikes.

To describe their daily diet and what they eat for each meal.

Grammar / Lexis

Present Simple.

Verb like: affirmative, negative, interrogative; first and second person.

Types of food: apple, milk, chicken, etc.

Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner, etc.

Food groups: fats, fruits, grains, etc.

Objectives

- To encourage students to work collaboratively.

- To consolidate topics already studied.

Students’ Objectives

- To learn to use the present simple to express likes and dislikes and to ask questions about them.

- To learn about the meals of the day.

-To learn about the food pyramid.

-To learn about food groups and the amount one should eat from each category.

-To learn about a healthy diet.

Nutrition

Balance of Macroskills

Writing:

- Questions and answers about likes and dislikes related to food.

- Short text about daily diet.

Speaking:

- Express likes and dislikes.

- Oral exchanges during classes.

Listening

- Listen to types of food, match them with their pictures, or order them.

Reading:

- Dialogue about a picnic.

- Short text about a student’s diet. Evaluation

Summative, Written.

Date: 15/10/13.

Methodology

PPP CLTProject-based work

Resources

Flashcards with pictures of food.

Blackboard.

Food Pyramid Poster.

Photocopies provided by the student teacher.