6TSO Unit 1 Step 3: What doesn’t kill you ...

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1 / Fit or fat?

(Weird) diet trends

Ex. 2 Women’s Health magazine has made a summary of 'All the Crazy Ways People Have Tried to Lose Weight Throughout History'. Watch the video and answer the questions.

Do ex. a-d-e-f while watching!

a Match the diet to the right era.
1) 1820

1. Arsenic pills (A)
2. Sylvia of Hollywood diet (H)
3. The Corset diet (K)
4. Vinegar and water diet (N)

a Match the diet to the right era.
2) 19th century

1. Arsenic pills (A)
2. Sylvia of Hollywood diet (H)
3. Tapeworm pills (I)
4. The Masticator diet (J)

a Match the diet to the right era.
3) 1903

1. Sleeping beauty diet (F))
2. Smoking instead of eating (G)
3. Tapeworm pills (I)
4. The Masticator diet (J)

a Match the diet to the right era.
4) Early 20th century

1. Sleeping beauty diet (F)
2. Smoking instead of eating (G)
3. Tapeworm pills (I)
4. The Master Cleanse (L)

a Match the diet to the right era.
5) 1925

1. Cabbage soup diet (C)
2. Smoking instead of eating (G)
3. Sanford Siegal cookies diet (E)
4. Vibrator diet (M)

a Match the diet to the right era.
6) 1930s-1950

1. Cabbage soup diet (C)
2. Sleeping beauty diet (F)
3. Sanford Siegal cookies diet (E)
4. Vibrator diet (M)

a Match the diet to the right era.
7) 1930s

1. Cabbage soup diet (C)
2. Sylvia of Hollywood diet (H)
3. Sanford Siegal cookies diet (E)
4. The Corset diet (K)

a Match the diet to the right era.
8) 1960s

1. Sleeping Beauty diet (F)
2. Atkins diet (B)
3. Sanford Siegal cookies diet (E)
4. Low-carb diets (D)

a Match the diet to the right era.
9) 1972

1. Cabbage soup diet (C)
2. Atkins diet (B)
3. Sanford Siegal cookies diet (E)
4. Low-carb diets (D)

a Match the diet to the right era.
10) 1975

1. Vinegar and water diet (N)
2. Atkins diet (B)
3. Sanford Siegal cookies diet (E)
4. Low-carb diets (D)

a Match the diet to the right era.
11) 1990s

1. Low-carb diets (D)
2. Atkins diet (B)
3. Vinegar and water diet (N)
4. Cabbage soup diet (C)

a Match the diet to the right era.
12) 2000

1. Low-carb diets (D)
2. Arsenic pills (A)
3. Vinegar and water diet (N)
4. The Masticator diet (J)

a Match the diet to the right era.
13) 2006

1. Tapeworm pills (I)
2. The Master Cleanse (L)
3. Vinegar and water diet (N)
4. The Masticator diet (J)

a Match the diet to the right era.
14) 2013

1. Arsenic pills (A)
2. Tapeworm pills (I)
3. The Corset diet (K)
4. Vibrator diet (M)

d) Which dietary gurus are mentioned in the video?

1. Dr. Atkins, Beyoncé, Sanford Siegal, Montignac
2. Dr. Atkins, Sanford Siegal, Montignac, Lord Byron
3. Dr. Atkins, Sanford Siegal, Sylvia of Hollywood, Horace Fletcher
4. Dr. Atkins, Halle Berry, Sylvia of Hollywood, Lucky Strike

e) What is the name of the famous opera singer who ingested live tapeworms?

f) What advice does Women’s Health magazine give to its readers when it comes to diets?

c) Which of these diets would be most dangerous to your health?

Arsenic pills

The Master Cleanse

Atkins diet

The Corset diet

Sleeping beauty diet

Smoking instead of eating

Sylvia of Hollywood diet

Tapeworm pills

The Masticator diet

None of these

Ex. 3 You have seen the possible side effects of taking arsenic pills in the video. Where do you usually find these warnings?

Ex. 4 Read the information leaflet for arsenic trioxide on p. 23 and answer the questions.

a) Mark ALL modal auxiliary verbs in the leaflet.

Which modal verb did you come across most often?

1. can
2. could
3. may
4. might

Which modal verbs were used?

1. may - could - might - can - cannot
2. may - must - could - should - can
3. may - could - should - can - cannot
4. may - must - should - cannot

Let's recap from last step.

What did these modals express?: 

can't - could - may (not) - might (not) - must (not)

100 % certainty

90 % probability

50 % possibility

< 50 % small possibility 

could

may (not)

might (not)

must (not)

can't

Focus:

Cannot (can't) has two different meanings:

• Your ankle can't be broken. You can still stand on it. 

        -->impossibility

• You can't drink alcohol when taking this medicine.

       --> prohibition (verbod) 

              (= revision from 5th grade)

Focus:

Must has two different meanings:

• Your ankle must be really painful. It is very swollen.

        --> 90% probability

• You must take some rest or else you won't get better!

       --> obligation (gebod / verplichting) 

               (= revision from 5th grade)

Focus:

Can has many different meanings:

• This medicine can help treat pain. (possibility)
• Most people can take paracetamol safely. (ability)
• Can I drink some water? (permission)
• ...

Add to p. 32 of your workbooks:

Alternative meanings:

• CAN'T: You can't drink alcohol when taking this medicine. (prohibition -  verbod) 

• MUST: You must take some rest or else you won't get better! (obligation -  gebod / verplichting) 

• CAN: This medicine can help treat pain. (possibility - mogelijkheid)
• Most people can take paracetamol safely. (ability - vaardigheid)
• Can I drink some water? (permission - toestemming)
• ...

Do ex. 5 p. 23-24. Work together with a partner.

2 / Battle of the bulges

Fitness trends

Ex. 2

Watch the video and then read the article about exercising during World War II. Answer the questions.

Timing: 7 minutes 

boardbooks.vanin.be

Action!

Ex.6 p. 25  If you could invent the perfect diet or fitness trend, what would it be?

You are going to describe a weird diet or fitness trend. You can make one up or use an existing one.

Preparation: Fill in the preparation grid in the Google doc.

Action: Record your presentation with your device (mobile phone) and upload it to this Classroom assignment.

Speak for at least 1-1,5 minutes.

Try to really convince the listener (your teacher) of the benefits of this new trend :-) OR warn your teacher never to try this weird (and dangerous?) trend!