Didactic Units

A healthy diet

Introductory information

Health education
Biology

Author

Petri VUORINEN

E-mail

petri.vuorinen@utu.fi

Institute

Teacher Training School, University of Turku, Finland

Target group

11-15 year old
Elementary school students studying English as a foreign language or students in bilingual education where English is used as the medium of instruction, 5-6 grade elementary or even higher

Subjects

Health education
Biology

Aims

To learn about a healthy diet
To learn vocabulary and phrases concerning diet and food
To effectively use all the languages coexisting in the community in a meaningful way
To use ICT in a meaningful way

Key competences

Communication in language(s)

Noticing similarities and differences between names of food between one’s own L1 and L2
Discussing with parents/family the cultural significance of food
Writing down a typical recipe in one’s own L1 and bring it to school
Improving reading competencies in English as a foreign language
Learning English vocabulary related to food and diet
Learning special vocabulary concerning cookery
Learning about the other L1s in class
Learning about the possible similarities and differences in eating and dishes at home vs. elsewhere

Learning to learn

Looking for information
Timing oneself
Making a presentation

Digital competences

Creating a wiki
Using on-line dictionaries
Looking up and using www-sites

Social and civic competences

Working with a partner
Working in various settings cooperatively

Timing of the overall activities

5 x 45 minutes

Worksheets

1. What we eat

Timing

2 x 45 minutes

Material required

Copies of the text to everybody, notebooks, copies of the charts, computers with Internet

Grouping

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Focus on content

Nutrients
Healthy food
What and how people eat in different places of the earth

Focus on languages

Writing and following a set of instructions (recipe)
Similarities between the names of foods and ingredients (eg. spices)

Worksheet 1

Material for Teachers

Material for Students

2. Diet