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 Do you
want fries
with that?
During this class you will:
Intermediate • Compare fast-food
choices.

• Discuss cravings and

willpower.

• Talk about supersize

portions.
Warm-up
Share your thoughts.

- Name some popular fast-food restaurants in your

country. What do they serve? Why are they
Warm-up
popular? Can you find these restaurants outside of
your country?

- Do you eat fast food? How often? What is your

favorite meal?
And you can quote me…
Read and answer the questions.

"I don't like to eat snails. I like fast food.“

And you
-- Roger von Oech
can
(American Creativity Researcher, born 1948)
quote
- What does this quote mean to you?
me…
- Is there a double meaning to this quote? Explain.

- What cultures do you know of that eat snails? What

else do you know about the food in those cultures?

- Have you ever tried snails? What was it like? If not,

would you? Why or why not?
Speak your mind.
Share your thoughts and opinions.

Which is better?

- Fast food or a home cooked meal? Speak

- Fast food or a casual restaurant?
your
- Taking your children to a fast-food restaurant or an
expensive restaurant for their birthday? mind.
- Using the drive-thru (through) window or going inside
the fast-food restaurant?
Imagine that!
As a class, create a story.

You are working on a project with coworkers and

everyone is hungry. As a class, decide what to
do. Imagine
Think about:
that!
- Will you order delivery, have someone go pick up
food, or go to a restaurant?
- What kind of food will you get?
- Is there a vegetarian in the group?
- How can hunger affect your work performance?
Answer me this!
Take turns asking each other questions.

1. What are the advantages of eating fast food?

2. What are the disadvantages of eating fast food?

Answer
3. What do you get cravings for? When do you get
these cravings? What do you do when you get a
me this!
craving?

4. How do you live a healthy lifestyle?

5. How do you indulge your food cravings?

Before you go!
Here’s some cultural fun:

Supersize is a term coined by McDonald's for

Before you
extra large portions. It prompted debate about
Americans’ reputation for portion sizes that are go!
too large to be healthy.

- Do fast-food restaurants in your country offer large

portions?
- What size drink and fries do you order?
- What are some effects of a supersize portion?
- What does "coined by" mean?
Wrap-up
Pick one question to discuss: Wrap-up
about today’s class?
1. What did you like most today?

2. What do you need to improve on?

3. What did you do well on today?

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