Miracle diets
A1 level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To give Ss practice on intensive listening
Subsidiary Aims
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Ss practice food vocabulary in a semi-controlled speaking
Procedure (34-46 minutes)
Introduce the topic by asking the ss they are following any type of diet, then ss in controlled ask each other what they have eaten and if what they ate was healthy or not
Ss will read the extract from a TV magazine. ask the ss what kind of show is it? ( a chat show) What is the show about? The show is about miracle diets. Would the ss like to watch it? Play the recording, ss listen and underline the name of each diet mentioned. Key Diet 1 The two Fs diet Diet 2 The low C diet Diet 3 The soup diet
Give ss a couple of minutes to read through Daniel Barber's notes and see if they can guess the correct answer. Play the recording, ss listen and check their answers. Diet 1 1 fruit 2 bread 3 tomatoes 4 2or3 Diet 2 5 chicken 6 fruit 7 potatoes Diet 3 8 pasta soup 9 chocolate 10 5 Give ss a minute to discuss their answers and then ask their opinions in W/C
Ss will be given Ho written on it five different types of diet. Ss choose one type of diet and without telling their partners. Ss will be moving a round the class asking questions to find out what type of diet each s chose. T take FB.