AE L5 U8 L4-done-proofed

Key words:vegetarian, diet, salad, beans, legumes, ripeVerbs:to prepare, to consumeGrammar:conjunctions: if, becausePhonics: double consonants ending '-ed' and '-est'

Students will learn:

L5 U8 L4

Level 5 Unit 8 Lesson 4

How many different fruits / vegetables do you eat each day?

What is your favorite fruit / vegetable?

Vocabulary

diet: the foods a person usually eats.

Ryan eats broccoli every day; he's on a Broccoli Diet.

Sandy provided a wonderful menu for us to consume at her party.

to consume: to eat or drink.

By September, our apples were perfectly ripe.

ripe: in fruit, grown to full readiness for harvesting and eating.

The perfectly ripe tomatoes were the best part of my salad.

salad: a mix of fresh fruit or vegetables often eaten with a protein.

Kayla decided to become a vegetarian because of her love of animals.

vegetarian: a person who does not eat meat or meat products.

Vegetarians often eat many legumes to increase protein consumption.

legumes: a crop related to peas; its seeds, pods or beans are prepared as high protein food.

to prepare: to make something ready for use or consumption.

It was so kind of Mrs. Heath to prepare a cake for my birthday.

Sort the foods

Not Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Are you or could you be vegetarian? Consider some benefits and drawbacks of this diet.

Reading

• Farming animals uses a lot of resources and can damage ecosystems.
• Some people believe it's unkind to raise animals in captivity, or as a food source.
• Meat can be very expensive; some people cannot afford to eat meat.
• In some religions people avoid products from certain holy animals, and in others, people are entirely vegetarian.

Eating a vegetarian diet can be healthy at any age, but people don't always choose this for health reasons. Here are some top reasons to eat vegetarian:

Why go veggie?

protein: dairy, soy, legumes and eggsiron: cereals and pastas, dark green vegetablescalcium: dairy, almonds, leafy vegetablesomega 3 fats: fish, oils, seaweed

To replace nutrients in a vegetarian diet, try these swaps:

How to Keep Healthy

Choosing not to eat meat doesn't mean you must survive on fruits and vegetables alone.Lacto-ovo vegetarians do not eat meat, but they do eat dairy products and eggs.Pescatarians tend to eat all of the above, plus fish and seafood.Vegans, on the other hand, eat only plant-based products.

Diet Choices

1. How are plants important to our diets?
2. If you had to choose one, would you eat a lacto-ovo, pescatarian or vegan diet? Why?

Discussion Questions

Grammar

on the condition or in the event that something esle happens. Introduces a conditional clause

if

the reason that something happens or is.

because

1. If you're late to work, you may get fired.
2. I will make a sandwich for later, if I have enough time.
3. Because Judy went on a long hike, she felt quite tired.
4. "Please buy ripe bananas if you stop at the shop."
5. Tanya can't attend the party because she must work.

Conjunctions

ifbecause

Conjunctions

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• If we miss the last bus, we'll have to walk home.
• Because we missed the last bus, we had to walk home.

• Bring a sweater, if you're going to be cold.
• Bring a sweater because you're going to be cold.

on the condition or in the event that something esle happens. Introduces a conditional clause

if

• If you don't book the tickets early, the event will sell out.
• Because you didn't buy the tickets early, you did not get tickets.

the reason that something happens or is.

because

Conjunctions

ifbecause

nor

and

or

but

yet

for

so

1. My husband brought me flowers, for he loves me.
2. The puppy is cute, yet naughty!
3. I'll have an egg and a piece of toast, please.
4. Karl did not go to college, nor attend university.
5. King Henry ruled England, but at what price?
6. It was 7:45, so we left the house.
7. Mindy wanted a job in bookkeeping or finance.

forandnorbutoryetso

FANBOYS

Used to combine words and phrases that are equal to one another.

Coordinating Conjunctions

Conjunctions

Phonics

We double the final consonant 2+ syllable words, where the last syllable is stressed:preFER preferred

If the last syllable is NOT stressed, we don't double the consonant:HAPpen happened

We double the final consonant in CVC words:rob robbing

/-ing/ and /-ed/

Many one-syllable words add a consonent before /-ed/ or /est/ conjugations.

Double Consonants

pattedrippedjoggedhummed

/-ed/ and /-est/

Many one-syllable words add a consonent before /-ed/ or /est/ conjugations.

Double Consonants

biggestsaddestfattesthottest

/-ed/ and /-est/

1.2.3.4.

Listen and Spell

Free Talk

Is it natural for humans to eat meat? Why (not)?Why do you think some people eat vegetarian diets?

Goodbye!