English worksheet

Unit #1 Recipe for success

Student’s name: ______________ Group: ____

Teacher:____________________________

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 Theme #1 Ingredients for healthy living

Reading activity
Read the following questions and choose the best answer. This questionary
was taken from American English file 1

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 Grammar Point: Modal verbs

Activity: Read the following situations and write recommendations using the
modal given in the parenthesis
1. I am very stressed (should)____________________________________
2. My sister is overweight. (should) _________________________________.
3. I love sugar. (shouldn´t )________________________________________.
4. "I am always tired during the day." (Had better) ______________________.
5. “I have a urinary tract infection” (ought to) __________________________.

Activity: Write 5 tips for a healthy lifestyle using the modals verbs for advice)
1._________________________________________________________
2._________________________________________________________
3._________________________________________________________
4._________________________________________________________
5.__________________________________________________________

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Reading Activity: Read the article once Does it change your point of view?
Taken from American English File 2

Activity: Read the article again and do the following exercises

1. What is good about ………….?
Coffee:____________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
Sunlight:___________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
Computer games: _________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
2. With a partner, decide in what ways you think chocolate and watching
TV could be good for you.
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________

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Listening activity :
Listen to track 51 and choose the best option. Adapted from American
English File 2
1. What does chocolate have in common with grape juice?
a. It is a modern invention.
b. It contains antioxidants
c. It is an old invention

2. Antioxidants ___________________
a. protect us against illness
b. Give us energy
c. Are in milk chocolate

3. What kind of chocolate does the expert recommend?

a. Dark
b. Milk
c. Both

4. Dark chocolate contains ___________, so if you are worried about your

weight don´t eat too much.

a. Lots of antioxidants
b. Lots of fat
c. Lots of calories

5. How are TV series different from the ones 20

years ago?

a. They make us stupid people

b. Are more intellectually stimulated
c. Are more boring

6. Reality shows_________________________
a. teach us about how people behave when
they are in a team
b. teach us about working individually
c. Are not popular

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 What is successful living?

Discussion
1)What does success mean to you?
2) How many success instances would you wish to have in your life?

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Writing Activity
Write a reflective letter (“dear me…) about your own healthy living, attitudes,
and plans for a successful future

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Speaking activity
Interview a classmate and write his or her responses. Some questions were
taken from http://iteslj.org/questions/healthylifestyle.html
1. What healthy habits do you have?

2. What unhealthy habits do you have?

3. Do you like unhealthy food? Which?

4. Do you like healthy food?

5. Do you pay much attention to what you eat?

6. Do you think diets are useful or not?

7. Do you often find yourself under stress?

8. What do you prefer, to eat everything you like,

drink a lot, smoke, have no physical exercise,
and die at the age of 60 or lead a healthy life and
live until 100?
9. What is better for health?

10. Do you want to be a successful person?

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 Work in class rubric
The following chart is for your teacher to measure your performance during the classes.

(3pt) (2pt) In (1pt) Not

Assessment Strategies
Achieved progress achieved
R.2. extracts specific information in
straightforward printed texts.

L.1. distinguishes the main points and the

important details of audio recordings.
W.1. writes his/her reflective letter (“dear
me…) about own healthy living,
attitudes and plans for a successful
future.
SI.1. gives and asks personal opinions in
an informal discussion.

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