Healthy food and habits
Gesunde Ernährung und Gewohnheiten
- Talk about your diet and (un)healthy habits.
- Plan your weekly menu.
Vocabulary (12) Share Copied!
Exercises Share Copied!
These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Übung 1: Conversation exercise
Anleitung:
- Have you ever been on a diet or are you right now? (Have you ever been on a diet or are you right now? )
- Do you usually look at the ingredient list when buying food in the supermarket? (Do you usually look at the ingredient list when buying food in the supermarket?)
- Would you describe your food habits as healthy or rather unhealthy? (Would you describe your food habits as healthy or rather unhealthy?)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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Ich habe noch nie eine Diät gemacht. Allerdings bin ich Vegetarier, daher esse ich kein Fleisch. I have never been on a diet before. Though I am a vegeterian so I don't eat meat. |
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Ich habe in der Vergangenheit einige Diäten ausprobiert, aber sie haben mir nicht gefallen. Jetzt versuche ich, aktiver zu sein. I have tried some diets in the past but I didn't like it. I am trying to be more active now. |
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Ich schaue mir immer die Zutaten an. Ich überprüfe den Zucker und das Salz in den Lebensmitteln. I always look at the ingredients. II check the sugar and the salt in the food. |
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Ich ernähre mich meistens sehr gesund, aber manchmal esse ich etwas Schokolade. I mostly eat very healthy but sometimes I have some chocolate. |
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Ich habe eine gute Balance zwischen ungesunder und gesunder Ernährung. I have a good balance of eating unhealthy and healthy food. |
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Ich esse ziemlich ungesund. Ich werde bald eine Diät machen. I am eating quite unhealthy. I will go on a diet soon. |
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Exercise 2: Dialogue Cards
Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.
Exercise 3: Multiple Choice
Instruction: Choose the correct solution
1. Ich ____ mehr Obst und Gemüse essen, um mich ausgewogen zu ernähren.
(I ____ eat more fruit and vegetables to have a balanced diet.)2. Du ____ versuchen, auf fettige Snacks zu verzichten.
(You ____ try to avoid fatty snacks.)3. Wir ____ uns vegetarisch ernähren, um gesünder zu leben.
(We ____ eat vegetarian to live healthier.)4. Letzte Woche ____ ich mehr Sport machen, habe es aber nicht geschafft.
(Last week ____ I should have done more sports, but I didn't manage it.)Exercise 4: Healthy Eating and New Habits
Instruction:
Verb Tables
Sollen - Should
Präsens
- ich soll
- du sollst
- er/sie/es soll
- wir sollen
- ihr sollt
- sie/Sie sollen
Sollen - Should
Präteritum
- ich sollte
- du solltest
- er/sie/es sollte
- wir sollten
- ihr solltet
- sie/Sie sollten
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