Дидактический материал "Chocolate Is Good For Your Heart" 9 класс

ГОУ СОШ №79 Калининского района Санкт-Петербурга
Учитель английского языка
Королева Наталья Анатольевна
Использование материалов статей
сайта Шона Бенвила BreakingNewsEnglish.com
на уроках английского языка, для 9-11 классов.
Шон Бенвил ежедневно добавляет свои новые статьи, посвященные
последним событиям в мире, и предлагает разработки уроков к ним (их уже
более 1400). Я его материалами пользуюсь с 2008 г. и очень хочу, чтобы как
можно больше коллег узнало об этом замечательном сайте. Можно найти
статьи практически на все темы, которые проходим в школе, тем более что
многие из них имеют два уровня сложности: easier | harder. Я делаю
презентации к наиболее интересным для моих учеников статьям и, в зависимости от
уровня группы, выбираю соответствующие задания.
Автор предлагает уроки по следующему плану:
1. Event - Текст статьи (он начитан самим Шоном)
2. WARM-UPS
3. BEFORE READING / LISTENING
4. WHILE READING / LISTENING
5. LISTENING Listen and fill in the gaps
6. AFTER READING / LISTENING
7. STUDENT SURVEY
8. DISCUSSION
9. LANGUAGE MULTIPLE CHOICE
10. WRITING
11. HOMEWORK
Хочу предложить, в качестве еще одного примера, мою презентацию к
статье-уроку Chocolate Is Good For Your Heart. (Текст и все задания взяты с
сайта http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/
Chocolate Is Good For Your Heart (2nd April, 2010)
A study carried out in Germany has found that chocolate may be good for
your heart. This is fantastic news for all chocolate lovers. The extensive
research was conducted over eight years. The research team followed the
chocolate-eating habits and health of almost 20,000 people. They compared
how much chocolate was in their diet to the number of heart attacks and
strokes people had. Lead researcher Brian Buijsse said: "The good news is
that chocolate is not as bad as we used to think, and may even lower the
risk of heart disease and stroke." Mr Buijsse said his team found that dark
chocolate was the healthiest kind to eat: "Dark chocolate exhibits the
greatest effects, milk chocolate fewer, and white chocolate no effects," he
said.
The German study showed that people who ate the most chocolate (at least
one bar per week) reduced their risk of having a heart attack by 27 per cent.
The risk of suffering a stroke was cut by as much as 48 per cent. Nutrition
experts believe that natural compounds in chocolate called flavonols are
good for our heart. Flavonols also help reduce blood pressure. They are
found in cocoa beans so dark chocolate (which has more cocoa) contains
more of them than milk chocolate (which has more fat). Buijsse warns
people not to suddenly eat lots of chocolate: "Eating higher amounts will
most likely result in weight gain. If people start eating small amounts of
chocolate, it should replace something else, preferably other high-calorie
sweets or snacks."
WARM-UPS
1. CHOCOLATE: Walk around the class and talk to other students about
chocolate. Change partners often. Sit with your first partner(s) and share
your findings.
2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, decide which of these topics or words from the
article are most interesting and which are most boring.
studies / fantastic news / research / diet / heart attacks / milk chocolate
/ risks / suffering a stroke / nutrition / blood pressure / weight gain /
calories / sweets / snack
Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners
frequently.
3. NAUGHTY BUT NICE: Complete this table. Talk with your partner(s)
about what you wrote. Change partners and share what you heard.
Things
Good / Bad (why)
These things in my life
Chocolate
Television
Fast food
Coffee / Cola
Spending lots
of money
Gossip
4. HEALTH: Students A strongly believe that one day, we will all eat very
healthily; Students B strongly believe the opposite. Change partners again
and talk about your conversations.
5. HEALTHY: Are these healthy? Rate them and share your ratings with
your partner: 10 = Super healthy 1 = Will send you to an early grave
Change partners and share again.
raw fish (sushi / sashimi)
pizza
ice cream
coffee
6. HEART: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you
associate with the word ‘heart’. Share your words with your partner(s) and
talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories.
BEFORE READING / LISTENING
1. TRUE / FALSE:
Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).
a.
The article says German chocolate is the healthiest in the world.
T / F
b.
A study looked at 20,000 people over an eight-year period.
T / F
c.
Researchers followed people who were on a chocolate diet.
T / F
d.
Researchers found white chocolate helped reduce heart attacks.
T / F
e.
Chocolate cut the chances of strokes more than heart attacks.
T / F
f.
Chemicals in chocolate called flavonols are not found in nature.
T / F
g.
The lead researcher warned people not to eat too much chocolate.
T / F
h.
The researcher suggested replacing sweets with chocolate.
T / F
2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.
1.
found
a.
chance
2
fantastic
b.
experiencing
3.
extensive
c.
cut
4.
risk
d.
volumes
5.
exhibits
e.
discovered
6.
reduced
f.
wide-ranging
7.
suffering
g.
mixtures
8.
compounds
h.
wonderful
9.
amounts
i.
if possible
10.
preferably
j.
shows
3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)
1.
chocolate may
a.
of heart disease
2
This is fantastic news for
b.
called flavonols
3.
They compared how much chocolate
c.
eat lots of chocolate
4.
lower the risk
d.
be good for your
heart
5.
dark chocolate was the healthiest
e.
stroke was cut
6.
at least one
f.
sweets or snacks
7.
The risk of suffering a
g.
was in their diet
8.
natural compounds in chocolate
h.
kind to eat
9.
Buijsse warns people not to suddenly
i.
bar per week
10.
other high-calorie
j.
all chocolate lovers
WHILE READING / LISTENING
GAP FILL: Put the words into the gaps in the text.
A study ____________ out in Germany has found that
chocolate may be good for your heart. This is ____________
news for all chocolate ____________. The extensive
research was conducted over eight years. The research team
followed the chocolate-eating ____________ and health of
almost 20,000 people. They compared how much chocolate
was in their ____________ to the number of heart attacks
and strokes people had. Lead researcher Brian Buijsse said:
"The good news is that chocolate is not as bad as we used to
think, and may even lower the ____________ of heart
disease and stroke.” Mr Buijsse said his team found that dark
chocolate was the healthiest ____________ to eat: "Dark
chocolate exhibits the ____________ effects, milk chocolate
fewer, and white chocolate no effects," he said.
diet
lovers
kind
carried
greatest
habits
fantastic
risk
The German study showed that people who ate the most
chocolate (at ____________ one bar per week) reduced their
risk of having a heart attack by 27 per cent. The risk of
suffering a stroke was ____________ by as much as 48 per
cent. Nutrition ____________ believe that natural
compounds in chocolate called flavonols are good for our
heart. Flavonols also help reduce blood ____________. They
are found in cocoa beans so dark chocolate (which has more
cocoa) ____________ more of them than milk chocolate
(which has more fat). Buijsse warns people not to
____________ eat lots of chocolate: "Eating higher amounts
will most likely result in weight ____________. If people
start eating small amounts of chocolate, it should replace
something ____________, preferably other high-calorie
sweets or snacks."
suddenly
cut
pressure
else
experts
least
gain
contains
LISTENING Listen and fill in the gaps
______________________ Germany has found that chocolate may be good
for your heart. This is fantastic news for all chocolate lovers. The extensive
research was conducted over eight years. The research team followed the
chocolate-______________________ of almost 20,000 people. They
compared how much chocolate was in ______________________ of heart
attacks and strokes people had. Lead researcher Brian Buijsse said: "The
good news is that chocolate ______________________ used to think, and
may even ______________________ disease and stroke.” Mr Buijsse said
his team found that dark chocolate was the healthiest kind to eat: "Dark
chocolate ______________________, milk chocolate fewer, and white
chocolate no effects," he said.
The German study showed that ______________________ chocolate (at
least one bar per week) reduced their risk of having a heart attack by 27 per
cent. The risk of suffering a stroke ______________________ 48 per cent.
Nutrition experts believe that natural compounds in chocolate called
flavonols ______________________. Flavonols also help reduce blood
pressure. They are found in cocoa beans so dark chocolate (which has more
cocoa) ______________________ than milk chocolate (which has more
fat). Buijsse warns people ______________________ lots of chocolate:
"Eating higher amounts will most likely result in weight gain. If people start
______________________ chocolate, it should replace something else,
preferably other high-calorie sweets or snacks."
AFTER READING / LISTENING
1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionary / computer to find collocates,
other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words ‘heart’ and ‘attack’.
heart
attack
Share your findings with your partners.
Make questions using the words you found.
Ask your partner / group your questions.
2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some
questions you would like to ask the class about the text.
Share your questions with other classmates / groups.
Ask your partner / group your questions.
3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise.
Check your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. Were they new,
interesting, worth learning…?
4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool
unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings.
5. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to
recall how they were used in the text:
carried
lovers
diet
bad
healthiest
milk
least
risk
blood
suddenly
gain
calorie
STUDENT CHOCOLATE SURVEY
Write five GOOD questions about chocolate in the table. Do this in pairs.
Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.
When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their
answers.
STUDENT 1
_____________
STUDENT 2
_____________
STUDENT 3
_____________
Q.1.
Q.2.
Q.3.
Q.4.
Q.5.
Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you
found out. Change partners often.
Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.
CHOCOLATE DISCUSSION
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
a)
What did you think when you read the headline?
b)
What springs to mind when you hear the word ‘chocolate’?
c)
How important is chocolate in your life?
d)
Will you eat more chocolate if it’s healthy for you?
e)
What do you think of this research?
f)
Do you prefer dark, milk or white chocolate (why)?
g)
Have you changed your chocolate-eating habits since you were a child?
h)
What part does chocolate play in your country’s culture?
i)
Can you describe how you eat chocolate (what happens in your mouth)?
j)
What’s the best chocolate in the world?
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STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
a)
Did you like reading this article?
b)
Do you think the study in this article is an important one?
c)
Do you ever worry about eating chocolate?
d)
Do you think it’s OK to give chocolate to children?
e)
What other benefits are there of eating chocolate?
f)
What’s your favourite chocolate dessert (and why)?
g)
What’s the most you’d pay for a bar of chocolate?
h)
Will you now eat more dark chocolate instead of other sweets and
snacks?
i)
Why is chocolate so nice (or not nice)?
j)
What questions would you like to ask Brian Buijsse?
LANGUAGE MULTIPLE CHOICE
A study carried (1) ____ in Germany has found that chocolate may be good
for your heart. This is fantastic news for all chocolate lovers. The extensive
research was conducted (2) ____ eight years. The research team followed
the chocolate-eating habits and health of almost 20,000 people. They
compared how much chocolate was in their (3) ____ to the number of heart
attacks and strokes people had. Lead researcher Brian Buijsse said: "The
good news is that chocolate is not as bad as we used to think, and may even
(4) ____ the risk of heart disease and stroke.” Mr Buijsse said his team
found that dark chocolate was the healthiest kind to eat: "Dark chocolate (5)
____ the greatest effects, milk chocolate (6) ____, and white chocolate no
effects," he said.
The German study showed that people who ate the most chocolate (at least
one (7) ____ per week) reduced their risk of having a heart attack by 27
per cent. The risk of suffering a stroke was cut by as (8) ____ as 48 per
cent. Nutrition experts believe that natural compounds in chocolate called
flavonols are good for our heart. Flavonols also help reduce blood pressure.
They are found in cocoa beans (9) ____ dark chocolate (which has more
cocoa) contains more of them than milk chocolate (which has more fat).
Buijsse warns people (10) ____ to suddenly eat lots of chocolate: "Eating
higher amounts will most (11) ____ result in weight gain. If people start
eating small amounts of chocolate, it should replace something else, (12)
____ other high-calorie sweets or snacks."
Put the correct words from the table below in the above article.
1.
(a)
in
(b)
on
(c)
out
(d)
up
2.
(a)
under
(b)
around
(c)
above
(d)
over
3.
(a)
diet
(b)
food
(c)
weight
(d)
nutrition
4.
(a)
low
(b)
lower
(c)
lowly
(d)
lows
5.
(a)
exhibition
(b)
exhibits
(c)
exhibited
(d)
exhibit
6.
(a)
fewer
(b)
lower
(c)
least
(d)
last
7.
(a)
par
(b)
ear
(c)
bar
(d)
tar
8.
(a)
more
(b)
many
(c)
most
(d)
much
9.
(a)
so
(b)
as
(c)
such
(d)
should
10.
(a)
now
(b)
no
(c)
not
(d)
non
11.
(a)
liked
(b)
likely
(c)
likelihood
(d)
likes
12.
(a)
prefer
(b)
preference
(c)
prefers
(d)
preferably
WRITING
Write about chocolate for 10 minutes. Correct your partner’s paper.
_____________________________________________________________
________________
HOMEWORK
1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text.
Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build
up more associations / collocations of each word.
2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find out more about chocolate and
health. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. CHOCOLATE: Make a poster about chocolate around the world. Show
your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar
things?
4. CHOCOLATE LOVERS: Write a magazine article about two people who
love chocolate. Include imaginary interviews with them.
Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Write down any
new words and expressions you hear from your partner(s).
5. LETTER: Write a letter to a chocolate expert. Ask him/her three questions
about chocolate. Give him/her three of your favorite chocolate stories. Read
your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will
answer your questions.
ANSWERS
TRUE / FALSE:
a.
F
b.
T
c.
F
d.
F
e.
T
f.
F
g.
T
h.
T
SYNONYM MATCH:
1.
found
a.
discovered
2
fantastic
b.
wonderful
3.
extensive
c.
wide-ranging
4.
risk
d.
chance
5.
exhibits
e.
shows
6.
reduced
f.
cut
7.
suffering
g.
experiencing
8.
compounds
h.
mixtures
9.
amounts
i.
volumes
10.
preferably
j.
if possible
PHRASE MATCH:
1.
chocolate may
a.
be good for your heart
2
This is fantastic news for
b.
all chocolate lovers
3.
They compared how much chocolate
c.
was in their diet
4.
lower the risk
d.
of heart disease
5.
dark chocolate was the healthiest
e.
kind to eat
6.
at least one
f.
bar per week
7.
The risk of suffering a
g.
stroke was cut
8.
natural compounds in chocolate
h.
called flavonols
9.
Buijsse warns people not to suddenly
i.
eat lots of chocolate
10.
other high-calorie
j.
sweets or snacks
GAP FILL:
Chocolate is good for your heart
A study carried out in Germany has found that chocolate may be good for
your heart. This is fantastic news for all chocolate lovers. The extensive
research was conducted over eight years. The research team followed the
chocolate-eating habits and health of almost 20,000 people. They compared
how much chocolate was in their diet to the number of heart attacks and
strokes people had. Lead researcher Brian Buijsse said: "The good news is
that chocolate is not as bad as we used to think, and may even lower the
risk of heart disease and stroke.” Mr Buijsse said his team found that dark
chocolate was the healthiest kind to eat: "Dark chocolate exhibits the
greatest effects, milk chocolate fewer, and white chocolate no effects," he
said.
The German study showed that people who ate the most chocolate (at least
one bar per week) reduced their risk of having a heart attack by 27 per cent.
The risk of suffering a stroke was cut by as much as 48 per cent. Nutrition
experts believe that natural compounds in chocolate called flavonols are
good for our heart. Flavonols also help reduce blood pressure. They are
found in cocoa beans so dark chocolate (which has more cocoa) contains
more of them than milk chocolate (which has more fat). Buijsse warns
people not to suddenly eat lots of chocolate: "Eating higher amounts will
most likely result in weight gain. If people start eating small amounts of
chocolate, it should replace something else, preferably other high-calorie
sweets or snacks."
LANGUAGE WORK
1 - c
2 - d
3 - a
4 - b
5 - b
6 - a
7 - c
8 - d
9 - a
10 - c
11 - b
12 - d