Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos – UNISINOS

Metodologias de Ensino de Línguas Estrangeiras

Profª. Drª. Tania Natel
Aluna: Maira Maria Ferreira Gomes

UNIDADE DIDÁTICA

Público alvo: Alunos da 5ª série do Ensino Fundamental, escola municipal,

nível básico.
Carga horária: 5 aulas de 45 minutos cada.
Objetivos:

UNIT 1 FOOD

PRELIMINARY ISSUES

A. Have you ever followed any recipe to make a special dish?

B. Do you know any fruit in English? And vegetables?
C. Do you like fruits, vegetables, and vegetables?
D. Have you ever created a recipe?

DISCUSS INGREDIENTS FOR A RECIPE

1. VOCABULARY: Foods: Read and listen. Then listen again and repeat.

an egg an onion an apple

an orange a lemon a banana a tomato

 a potato a pepper beans peas

2. LESTENING COMPREHENSION. Listen to the conversations. Check the

foods you hear in each conversation.

3. PAIR WORK. Which foods do you like? Tell your partner.

Compare your likes and dislikes. I don’t like
bananas, but I
really like apples.

4. GRAMMAR How many / Are there any

Use How many and Are there any with plural nouns.

How many onions are there? (Ten or twelve)

How many apples are there in the refrigerator? (I’m not sure. Maybe two)

Are there any lemons? (Yes, there are. OR Yes. There are three)

(No, there aren’t OR No. There aren’t any)

 5. VOCABULARY: Places to keep food in a kitchen. Read and listen. Then
listen again and repeat.

I put in the refrigerator I put on the shelf

6. PAIR WORK: Ask and answer questions about the Vocabulary pictures. Use
How many and Are there any.
“How many
potatoes are
there on the
“There are three.” shelf?”

7. UNDERSTANDING ACTIVITY
Conversation model
A. How about some green bean salad?
B. Green bean salad? That sounds delicious! I love green beans.
A. Are there any beans in a fridge?
B. Yes, there are.
A. And do we have any onions?
B. I’m not sure. I’ll check.
Now, create a dialog according to the template above.

C. How about some________________________

D. __________________? That sounds delicious! I love________________
C. Are there any_________________________?
D. _____________________________

UNIT 2 FOOD GUIDE PYRAMID

1. VOCABULARY: Explain the pyramid and its parts. Highlight the foods
that are part of each group. The teacher reads and the students
repeat as many times as necessary.

2. GROUP WORK: Each group will receive a poster paper; After they
will create the food guide pyramid; After this creation each group will
present to the classmates the poster produced.
UNIT 3 OFFER AND ASK FOR FOODS

1. VOCABULARY: Drinks and foods: non-count nous. Read and listen.

Then listen again and repeat.

Drinks

water coffee tea

juice milk soda

Foods

bread pasta rice

cheese meat chicken

 fish oil butter

sugar salt pepper

2. GROUP WORK: Which foods from the vocabulary do you like? Discuss with
your classmates.

“Not me! I really

don’t like cheese,
“I like cheese.” I prefer meat.

“Me too! Cheese

is my favorite
food!”

3. GRAMMAR: Count nouns and non-count nouns.

Count nouns name things you can count. Non-count nouns name things you can
not count. They are not singular or
They can be singular or plural. plural.
I want an apple. I don’t eat sugar.
I like bananas. Rice is good for you.
We have three tomatoes on the shelf. Cheese is my favorite food.
 Be careful!

 Use singular verbs with non-count

nouns.
Rice is good for you.
NOT Rice are good for you.
 Don’t use –s or a / an with non-
count nouns.
Water NOT a water
NOT waters

4. GRAMMAR PRACTICE: Complete the chart. Be careful! Make the count

nouns plural. Then compare with a partner.

I EAT pasta, peas…

I DON’T EAT
I DRINK
I DON’T DRINK

5. GRAMMAR: How much / Is there any.

Use How much to ask abou non-count nouns. Remember:

How much bread does she want? NOT How Use How many with plural
many… count nouns.

How much milk is there? NOT How many… How many apples ate
there? NOT How much
Is there any butter? Yes, there is / No there isn’t. apples are there?

NOT

6. GRAMMAR PRACTICE: Mark true (T) or false (F). If the question is wrong
explain with your words the reason for the error and correct it.
( ) How much loaves of bread do you need?
_______________________________________________________________
( ) How much bags of potatoes do we have?
_______________________________________________________________
( ) How many cheese is there in the fridge?
_______________________________________________________________
( ) How much sugar do you want in your tea?
_______________________________________________________________
( ) How many eggs are there for the potato pancakes?
_______________________________________________________________
( ) How much cans of tomatoes are there on the shelf?
_______________________________________________________________

7. READING: Read a recipe with only three ingredients.

Hungarian Cabbage and Noodles

Ingredients:

1 large head of green cabbage

½ cup unsalted butter

11 ounces (700 grams) of egg noodles.

1. Cut the cabbage into small slices.

2. Put the cabbage into a large bowl and add salt.

3. Put the cabbage into the refrigerator overnight.

4. The next day, drain the cabbage.

5. Melt the butter in a large pan.

6. Sauté the cabbage until it ia light brown and very solt (30-40 minutes).

7. Cook the noodles and drain them. Mix them with the cabbage. Add lots and
pepper.

8. COOKING VERBS: Listening, reading, speaking and pronunciation.

Cut, add, put, drain, melt, sauté and cook.
9. READING COMPREHENSION: Answer the questions.
1. How many ingredients does the recipe have?
2. What are the ingredients?
3. Is there any butter or oil in the recipe?

10. LISTENING COMPREHENSION: Listen to the radio cooking program.

Write the correct quantity next to each ingredient. Then listen again and number
the pictures in the correct order. Listen again and check your work.

Pasta with Garlic and Olive Oil

Ingredients:
____ cloves of garlic.
____ tablespoons of olive oil.
____ box of pasta.

11. GROUP WORK: The group should create a recipe. After presenting to
colleagues and teacher.

Recipe:
NOTE: For inclusion students, besides the activities in par or group, activities of
speaking and listening, make the following memory game:
One can work with the making of drawings, and the creation of "foods" with
recycled materials.

water water

juice juice

milk
milk

bread bread
 meat meat

fish fish

sugar sugar

oil oil