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A harvester works in a high-density tomato greenhouse in the Netherlands.
Look at the photo and answer the questions:
1. Does this vegetable grow where you live?
2. In what dishes can you use this vegetable?
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UNIT 1 GOALS
A. Contrast General and Current Actions
B. Describe Regional Foods C. Describe Favorite Dishes
D. Discuss Diet Trends
E. Give Details to Support
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A GOAL Contrast General and Current Actions
Vocabulary
A Read the suggestions for healthy eating.
Vibrant farmers' market in Funchal, Madeira Island, Portugal
Tips for a Healthy Diet
Nowadays, many people are trying to eat a healthier diet. Eating healthy meals is not hard to do. Here are some easy ways to eat better:
• Take the time to prepare delicious dishes that are also good for you. Food you make at home is usually healthier than food from a restaurant or cafeteria.
• Eat dishes with healthy ingredients, such as vegetables, and ones without much sugar or salt.
In many places, fresh food is available at farmers' markets. Farmers bring a variety of crops to these markets, including many kinds of fruits and vegetables.
Although most of your meals should be healthy, it is fine to enjoy some ice cream or cookies on special occasions like your birthday.
B Write each word in blue next to the correct meaning.
1. __diet__ the kind of food you usually eat
2. ________ to make something ready
3. ________ better or more important than other things
4. ________ breakfast, lunch, and dinner
5. ________ describes something you can find or get
6. ________ plants grown by farmers for food
7. ________ foods that are cooked in certain ways
8. ________ different kinds of something
9. ________ people who grow and produce food
10. ________ types of food that are combined to make a dish
WORD FOCUS
Use the -s ending with the third person singular (he / she / it).
Mr. Kim sells some of the most delicious salad ingredients.
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Grammar (See Grammar Reference p. 146)
| The Simple Present vs. The Present Continuous; Stative Verbs |
| Use the simple present to talk about habits and things that are generally true. | Fresh vegetables are always available at the market. I normally don't eat eggs for breakfast. Do you follow a special diet? |
| Use the present continuous to talk about actions and events that are happening now. | I am watching and learning how to make the cake. My father isn't preparing a special dish for tonight's dinner. Is she celebrating her birthday now? |
| Stative verbs (think, taste, have, smell...) express a state rather than an action, so they are not usually used in continuous tenses. When used in the continuous tenses, these verbs express the meaning of an action | I think that coffee is great. (a state) I am thinking about Jane's birthday party last night. (an action) |
C Discuss the statements below in pairs. Which things does the speaker usually do (U)? Which is the speaker doing now (N)? And which statement describes a state (S)?
a. I am eating an apple. ________
b. I eat breakfast at 9. ________
c. I often buy fruit at the grocery store. ________
d. I am making coffee for you. ________
e. The apples look fresh. ________
f. I am looking at the apples on the shelf. ________
D Complete each sentence with the simple present or present continuous form of the verb.
1. My mother and I ___________ (prepare) a meal together every afternoon.
2. Right now, my mother and I ___________ (make) a dish called enchiladas.
3. I really like enchiladas. Sometimes I ___________ (have) them for breakfast!
4. We ___________ (enjoy) at least one meal together every day.
5. Please call later. We ___________ (have) dinner now.
6. The kids ___________ (look) at the worm on the leaf.
7. Wow, the dishes ___________ (taste) incredible.
E In pairs, take turns doing the following.
1. Tell your partner what you usually eat for breakfast and lunch.
2. Tell your partner three activities which your friend(s) is/are doing right now.
F Use the phrases in the box to talk about things...
| carry a cell phone check your email climb a mountain eat fruit for breakfast eat lunch in a cafeteria practice English grammar talk with al classmate try new foods wear athletic shoes |
... you usually do.
.... you never or almost never do.
... you are doing (or not doing) right now.
✔️GOAL CHECK
Contrast General and Current Actions
Form three sentences using the given structure. Two of the sentences should be true, but one should be false.
I usually __________, but today I'm __________.
Read your sentences to a partner in any order. Your partner will guess which sentence is false.
I usually wear glasses, but today I'm wearing contact lenses.
It's true.
Yes!
