ACTIVITY 1

You are going to a

supermarket.
List the food that you would

choose to buy.
In 20 seconds, list the food.

ACTIVITY 2
What are nutritious

food to you?

List down the food that you think is

good for your health.
In 30 seconds, tick the nutritious
food.

CHAPTER 10

Food For Thought

Objectives :
Identify and talk about healthy
and nutritious food
Draw a food pyramid

NUTRITIOUS FOOD

(food contains good nutrients for your

health)

Carbohydrates
Protein
Fats
Minerals (iron, magnesium,
potassium etc)
Vitamins
Water

FATS

WATER

CARBOHYDRATES

PROTEIN

MINERALS & VITAMINS

Minerals

Iron
Magnesium
Potassium
Calcium
Salt
etc

Food Pyramid
A food pyramid
shows
categories of
food. You should

eat more of
the food at
the bottom
and less of
those at the
top.

ACTIVITY 3
Draw a food pyramid. Complete the
diagram.

A closer look to our stomach

What causes stomach

ulcers?
Your stomach normally produces acid to help with
the digestion of food and to kill bacteria. This
acid is corrosive.

No food to digest, the acid

will corrode the wall of your
stomach hence the pain!

BREAKFAST

BREAKFAST

BREAKFAST

20 minutes
Identify verbs in the
text. Use a mind map to
present your work.

What are VERBS?

VERBS

VERBS are words

we use to show
actions / what
we do

Look at the article on

Staying Healthy.
Can you identify the modals?
Circle them in the text.
Paragra
ph 1

Paragra
ph 2

Paragra
ph 3

Paragra
ph 4

Paragra
ph 5

must

must

must

shoul
d

must

shoul
d

need
to
shoul
d
will
not

need
to

Paragra
ph 6

Modal
Verbs

Functions
Obligation

must

may

can

Certainty that
something is true.

Examples
We must take less sugar
and fats if we want to lose
weight.
He looks pale; he must be
sick.

Possibility /
Something could
happen in future
Formal request /
Permission

You may get gastric pains

if you refuse to eat proper
meals.
May I come in?

Ability
Suggestion

She can play football.

You can eat cereals if you
dislike heavy breakfast.
Can I eat junk food
between meals?

Request

30 minutes
Make sentences using the
modal verbs must,
must
may
may and can.
can
Display your work on the
wall.