Healthy eating
6. understanding difficult sentences21世紀教育網
in groups of four, analyze the structure of the difficult sentences. if you have any problems which are too difficult for you to solve do not hesitate to put them to me.
7. reading and transferring
in pairs, read the text, find information to complete the following form.
yong hui’s restaurant wang pengwei’s restaurant
selling point selling point
menu menu
measures
for reference
yong hui’s restaurant wang pengwei’s restaurant
selling point offer slimming food selling point offer energy-giving food
menu raw vegetables, fruit and water menu21世紀教育網 mutton kebabs, roast pork, fried rice, sugary cola, ice cream
measures offer balanced menus with food full of both energy and fibre
8. reading the text once again to decide on the type of writing and summary of the text
type of writing this is a piece of narrative writing.
main idea of the passage
being driven by curiosity, wang pengwei, an restaurant owner, spied on yong hui’s restaurant and put on a competition with yong hui.
central idea of 1st part (before the word of “curiosity”) wang pengwei, frustrated, went into a newly-opened small restaurant at the end of the street and found a sign in the window advertising “slimming foods”.
central idea of 2nd part (after the word of “curiosity”) amazed, wang pengwei went to do some research and wrote his own sign starting a competition with yong hui.
9. listing a chain of events happening in come and eat here(1)(2)
read the text one more time to list a chain of events.
sit in an empty restaurant→ feel frustrated → get up early→ prepare one’s menu of mutton→ think of…→hurry by →eat with sb. →follow … into…→come inside to…→serve slimming food → make…thin → drive…inside →come forward →take…off →be amazed at…→cost more than…→believe one’s eyes →throw away…→hurry outside →think about…→ make…fat →find out →get away with →tell…lies →do some research →become tired →feel fit →feel happy →earn one’s living →look forward to ~ing →be in debt →walk in →look happy →glare at…→move round…→spy on…→advertise the benefits…→try a meal →enjoy the dumplings →serve sb. …→look ill →feel sick with…→heavy food →enjoy a second plate of dumplings →get tired →rest a lot →feel healthy →chat about…→offer a balanced diet →offer enough fibre →provide a balanced menu →serve fruit with ice cream →cut down the fat →increase the fibre in the meal →turn into…→get married →live happily