In Paris, Nathalie uses an app called Yuka to evaluate food products while shopping. By scanning barcodes, she can see color-coded scores indicating whether items are healthy.
Despite her son Malo's frustration, Nathalie insists on choosing healthier and usually more expensive options suggested by the app. This app is growing in popularity worldwide with millions of users.
Besides food, Yuka can also evaluate cosmetics and toiletries. Many people appreciate how this app helps them make better health-conscious choices.
Increased awareness of food content through apps has even prompted stores to reformulate their products for better ratings.
2. color-codedusing different colors to convey information
3. frustrationfeeling of annoyance due to inability to achieve something
4. popularitythe state of being liked or admired by many people
5. cosmeticsproducts for beautifying the face or body
6. toiletriespersonal care products used in grooming
7. appreciaterecognize the value or importance of something
8. health-consciousfocused on maintaining good health
9. awarenessknowledge or perception of a situation
10. promptedcaused or brought about a reaction
11. reformulateto formulate again or differently
12. barcodeprinted lines readable by computers
13. expensivecosting a lot of money
14. scanningact of examining something under light
15. optionsalternatives or choices
Group or Classroom Activities
Warm-up Activities:
1. Have you ever used an app to evaluate a product's healthiness? 2. What factors do you consider when choosing food items? 3. How important is it to you to understand the contents of your food? 4. Do you think technology can improve our health choices? Why? 5. What are some advantages or disadvantages of using apps for shopping?
π€ Comprehension Questions:
1. What app does Nathalie use to evaluate food products?
Nathalie uses the Yuka app.
2. How does Yuka indicate the healthiness of products?
Yuka uses color-coded scores to indicate the healthiness of products.
3. How does Malo feel about Nathalie's use of the Yuka app?
Malo feels frustrated about Nathalie's use of the Yuka app.
4. Besides food, what else can Yuka evaluate?
Yuka can also evaluate cosmetics and toiletries.
5. How has the popularity of Yuka impacted stores?
The popularity of Yuka has prompted stores to reformulate their products for better ratings.
6. How many users does the Yuka app have worldwide?
The Yuka app has millions of users worldwide.
7. Why do people appreciate the Yuka app?
People appreciate the Yuka app because it helps them make better health-conscious choices.
π§βοΈ Listen and Fill in the Gaps:
In , Nathalie uses an app called Yuka to evaluate food products while shopping. By scanning , she can see scores whether items are . Despite her son frustration, Nathalie insists on choosing healthier and more options suggested by the app. This app is in worldwide with millions of users. Besides food, Yuka can also evaluate and toiletries. Many appreciate how this app helps them make better health-conscious . awareness of food through apps has even stores to reformulate their products for better ratings.
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. Do you think apps like Yuka can influence people to make healthier choices? 2. How would you feel if someone used an app to guide their shopping decisions? 3. Why might some people feel frustrated about choosing healthier products? 4. Could the popularity of such apps affect food industries significantly? 5. Are there any privacy concerns with using apps to evaluate food items? 6. Would you trust an app's recommendation more than a friend's? 7. How important is health information to teenagers today? 8. Do you consider price when choosing between healthy and less healthy options? 9. How do you think stores should respond to apps that evaluate their products? 10. What role does technology play in your daily decisions? 11. Would you be open to using an app to evaluate cosmetics or toiletries? 12. How could schools encourage students to make health-conscious choices?
Individual Activities
ππ Vocabulary Meanings:
Click a dot next to a word, then click the dot next to its meaning to draw a line connecting them.
Words
1. evaluate
2. color-coded
3. frustration
4. popularity
5. cosmetics
6. toiletries
7. appreciate
8. health-conscious
9. awareness
10. prompted
11. reformulate
12. barcode
13. expensive
14. scanning
15. options
Meanings
(A) identify the value of something
(B) costing a lot of money
(C) products for beautifying the face or body
(D) alternatives or choices
(E) to formulate again or differently
(F) the state of being liked or admired by many people
(G) caused or brought about a reaction
(H) focused on maintaining good health
(I) feeling of annoyance due to inability to achieve something
(J) knowledge or perception of a situation
(K) act of examining something under light
(L) recognize the value or importance of something
(M) printed lines readable by computers
(N) using different colors to convey information
(O) personal care products used in grooming
π‘ Multiple Choice Questions:
1. What does Nathalie use the Yuka app for?
(a) To watch videos
(b) To evaluate food products
(c) To track exercise
(d) To read news
2. How does Yuka indicate if an item is healthy?
(a) Price tags
(b) Color-coded scores
(c) Text notifications
(d) Celebrity endorsements
3. What annoys Nathalie's son Malo about her shopping?
(a) She shops at a different store
(b) She takes too long to shop
(c) She forgets to buy his favorite snacks
(d) She buys healthier and costlier products
4. Who else can benefit from the Yuka app besides Nathalie?
(a) Anyone wanting health-conscious choices
(b) Only professionals
(c) Her family exclusively
(d) People without smartphones
5. What has the increased awareness of food content prompted stores to do?
(a) Close down shops
(b) Increase prices
(c) Reformulate products for better ratings
(d) Change store locations
6. What other products can the Yuka app evaluate?
(a) Only food products
(b) Electronic devices
(c) Cosmetics and toiletries
(d) Garden tools
7. Why has the Yuka app become popular worldwide?
(a) It's banned in some countries
(b) It's a new trend
(c) Only celebrities use it
(d) Millions of people use it
8. What does Yuka require to evaluate a product?
(a) Scanning a barcode
(b) A personal interview
(c) A sample taste test
(d) Internet search
π΅οΈ True or False Questions:
1. Decreased awareness has led stores to keep product recipes unchanged.
2. Yuka provides color-coded scores.
3. Yuka's popularity is growing worldwide.
4. Yuka evaluates both food and cosmetics.
5. Nathalie avoids the Yuka app in Paris.
6. Millions of users have downloaded Yuka.
7. Malo is pleased with his mom's shopping choices.
8. Few people dislike the health insights Yuka offers.
Writing Questions:
1. Describe a time when you used technology to make a healthier choice.
2. What strategies do you think could encourage healthier eating among teenagers?
3. How would you design an app to evaluate something other than food?
4. Discuss the pros and cons of using technology in daily health decisions.
5. Imagine life without apps like Yuka. How would it be different?
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