Introduction

WHAT IS JUNK FOOD?

In 30 seconds, match a word with a suitable picture and make a
sentence with that word.

Popcorn

Hamburger

Soft drink

Snack

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Lesson Objectives
Topic: What Is Junk Food?

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

Remember at least 6 related words
Create simple sentences about the topic
Have a conversation about the topic
Avoid some common grammar and pronunciation mistakes

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Lets start!
Watch the video and answer the given questions in 60 seconds.
What food does he eat? How does he feel when she takes his food
away from him?

Source: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2t8wuy

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Vocabulary
Pair Work: Student A reads a definition from column A.
Student B matches it with a word from column B, and makes a sentence.

A
a. a small piece of sweet food, usually made with

B
1. Chip (n) /tp/

sugar and/or chocolate and eaten between meals

b. preserved in a can
c. a long thin piece of potato fried in oil or fat

2. Junk food (n) /dk fud/

3. Snack (n) /snk/

d. a cold drink that does not contain alcohol

e. food that is quick and easy to prepare and eat
but that is thought to be bad for your health

f.

4. Canned (adj) /knd/

5. Sweet (n) /swit/

a small meal or amount of food, usually eaten in

a hurry

6. Soft drink (n) /sft drk/

Example: Three portions of fish and chips, please.

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Grammar
Ask and answer using the given structure and pictures.
Structure with How often:
How often + do/does + S + V (inf.) + O.
Example:
Student A: How often do you eat junk food?
Student B: I eat junk food every day.

Suggestion:

Snacks/Several times
a week

Canned
food/Never

Soft drinks/At least

once a week

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Conversation
While many of us know the health dangers of junk food, we can sometimes find
ourselves unable to stop eating foods we know are bad for us.
Pair work: In 180 seconds, discuss with your partner reasons why people
cannot resist eating junk food.

Suggestion:
Junk food is convenient
Junk food is cheap (ramen noodles,
snacks...)
Junk food is delicious (ice cream,

chips...)

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Common mistakes
Mistake Correction
Grammar
Incorrect

I keen on watching reality shows.

Correct

I am keen on watching reality shows.

Pronunciation
Confusing
word pairs

Sweet /swit/ vs. Sweat /swet/

Snack /snk/ vs. Snake /snek/

Sentence
practice

Diabetics often sweat after eating sweets.

The snake snacks are so cute.

Others

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Wrap-up

Words related to junk food

Structure: How often
Discussion about reasons why people
cannot resist eating junk food

Please do your homework in the downloadable outline from the website!

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Assessments
Here are some comments on your performance

Feel free to ask if you have any question!

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Homework
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