COLEGIO SANTA CRUZ FREIRE

DEPARTAMENTO DE INGLES
MISS LAURENTINA OLIVA L.
Unidad 3: What we eat
5
th
grade


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Objective: To identify specific information from an article.
To learn about nutrients in food.
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We need protein to grow and keep healthy.
There is protein in meat, fish, milk and beans.
We need carbohydrate to give us energy.
There are two kind of carbohydrate: sugar
and starch.
There is starch in bread, rice, pasta and
potatoes. There is some sugar in fruit. There
is a lot of sugar in sweets, cakes, biscuits and
ice cream. We shouldnt eat a lot of sugar.
We need fat for energy. You find fat in lots
of food for example, cheese, nuts, meat,
biscuits and ice cream. There are different
kinds of fat. We shouldnt eat too much
saturated fat, like butter. Unsaturated fat,
like olive oil, is healthier.

Our bodies need vitamins to function well. We
need to eat different kinds of fruit and
vegetables because we need different kinds of
vitamins.
Oranges, kiwis and peppers have lots of
Vitamin C. Vitamin C helps to protect you from
infections.
Our bodies need minerals too. Calcium is an
important mineral. It helps to keep our bones
and teeth strong. There is calcium in milk and
cheese. Salt is a mineral, but be careful we
shouldnt eat too much salt.
We need fibre to keep our digestive system
healthy. There is fibre in fruit and vegetables
and cereals.
Different foods contain different nutrients. We need to eat a mixture of nutrients every day.
Here is a meal with lots of nutrients in it.
Learn about nutrients in food

COLEGIO SANTA CRUZ FREIRE
DEPARTAMENTO DE INGLES
MISS LAURENTINA OLIVA L.
Unidad 3: What we eat
5
th
grade
Read the article about a nutrients in food.
Are sentences 1-8 Right (A) or Wrong (B)?
If there is not enough information to answer Right (A) or Wrong (B), choose Doesnt say (C).

1) There is protein in fish.
a) Right b) Wrong c) Doesnt say
2) Sugar and Starch are kind of fat.
a) Right b) Wrong c) Doesnt say
3) There is carbohydrate in rice.
a) Right b) Wrong c) Doesnt say
4) A lot of sugar is good for you.
a) Right b) Wrong c) Doesnt say
5) If you are thin you can eat lots of saturated food.
d) Right e) Wrong f) Doesnt say
6) There is vitamin C in cheese.
d) Right e) Wrong f) Doesnt say
7) All minerals are good for you.
d) Right e) Wrong f) Doesnt say
8) There is fibre in fruit and vegetables.
d) Right e) Wrong f) Doesnt say