[中学联盟]浙江省杭州市塘栖中学高中英语必修三教学课件：unit2 using language.ppt

Wang Peng is doing research to find out how an unbalanced diet can affect your health, so you need to eat a balanced diet if you are to stay healthy. Listen to the tape again and join the names of the illness to their causes. After listening, work in pairs and discuss what problems Wang Peng and Yong Hui have and what suggestions you would give them. Listening text How An Unbalanced Diet Can Affect Your Health Wang Peng went to the library, where he happened to meet an expert on diets. He asked him for help. WP= Wang Peng E= Expert WP: Hello. Can I help me, please? I want to find out more about balanced diets. E: Of course. A balanced diet needs energy food like rice and noodles, body-building food like fish and meat for protein and fat, and protective food like fruit and vegetables for fibre and vitamins. WP: Yes, but does it matter how much rice, noodles and sugar I eat? E: Yes. If you eat too much , you may become obese. This means you are too fat and it may lead to other illnesses. However, if you don’t eat enough rice, noodles or sugar, you’ll get tired easily. WP: I see. I’ll be careful about that. Does it matter how much fish, meat or cheese I eat? E: Too much can also make you fat, but if you don’t eat enough, your bones won’t grow strong. A long time ago, children who didn’t eat enough vitamin D and body-building food didn’t grow straight legs. They got an illness called rickets. WP: Oh dear! Do people still have the problem? E: Sometimes. WP: Then what about fruit and vegetables? How much should I eat? E: You ought to eat about five big spoonfuls of different fruit and vegetables every day. WP: Really? I didn’t know that. E: Yes. In the 18th century sailors at sea used to find that their teeth fell out and they had bad spots on their skin. They got it because they didn’t eat enough fruit and vegetables. The illness is called scurvy. WP: Goodness! What about now? E: It’s very rar