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Using Apps to Eat Healthier

Apps like Yuka make choosing healthy food easier.
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Many people like to use special phone apps. Nathalie uses an app called Yuka. It helps her check if the food is healthy. Green means good and red means bad. She wants to buy good food for her son Malo.

Malo cannot eat just anything he wants. Nathalie uses the app to know which foods are better. Healthy food is important to her. Sometimes, healthy food costs more money. Many people use the Yuka app when they shop.

Original news source: Food tracking: Does using an app make you healthier? – BBC News (BBC)

🎧 Listen:

πŸ“– Vocabulary:

1. app
2. check
3. healthy
4. colors
5. red
6. green
7. buy
8. expensive
9. special
10. shopping

Group or Classroom Activities

Warm-up Activities:

1. Name your favorite fruits and vegetables.
2. Talk about a time you went shopping with a parent.
3. Share a meal you helped cook at home.
4. Say what colors you see in the classroom.
5. Tell the class what you had for breakfast.

πŸ€” Comprehension Questions:

1. What app does Nathalie use?

2. Why does Nathalie use the app?

3. What color means healthy on the app?

4. Who is Malo?

5. Is red a good color for food on the app?

6. Do many people like using Yuka?

7. Why can't Malo eat everything he wants?

🎧✍️ Listen and Fill in the Gaps:

Many people to use special phone apps. Nathalie uses an app called Yuka. It helps her if the food is healthy. means good and red means bad. She to buy good food for her son Malo. Malo cannot eat just anything he wants. Nathalie the app to know which are better. Healthy food is important to her. Sometimes, food costs more money. Many use the Yuka app when they shop.

πŸ’¬ Discussion Questions:

1. Why do you think some foods are called healthy?
2. Do you like eating fruits and vegetables? Why or why not?
3. What is your favorite healthy snack?
4. How often do you help in making meals at home?
5. Why is it important to eat healthy food?
6. What color is your favorite fruit?
7. Can you think of a time you tried a new food?
8. Do you ever use any phone apps with your parents?
9. What do you like to shop for when you go to the store?
10. How do colors help us decide what to eat?
11. What is something you want to learn to cook?
12. Why might some foods cost more than others?

Individual Activities

πŸ“–πŸ’­ 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. app
2. check
3. healthy
4. colors
5. red
6. green
7. buy
8. expensive
9. special
10. shopping

Meanings

(A) like red, blue, yellow
(B) good for your body
(C) to get something by paying money
(D) different from normal
(E) to look at something closely
(F) the color of grass
(G) going to stores to get things
(H) costing a lot of money
(I) the color of stop signs
(J) a tool on a phone or tablet

πŸ”‘ Multiple Choice Questions:

1. What does Nathalie use to check her food?
(a) TV
(b) Yuka
(c) her mom
(d) magic
2. What color does the app show for healthy food?
(a) Blue
(b) Yellow
(c) Purple
(d) Green
3. Who wants better food for sore?
(a) Nathalie
(b) John
(c) the teacher
(d) the dog
4. What does the color red mean in the app?
(a) Hot
(b) Bad
(c) Happy
(d) Fast
5. Who is Malo?
(a) the app maker
(b) a superhero
(c) Nathalie's son
(d) Nathalie's cat
6. Is healthy food sometimes more expensive?
(a) No
(b) Maybe
(c) Always
(d) Yes
7. What do many people use when shopping?
(a) Yuka app
(b) TV remote
(c) ruler
(d) shovel
8. Why does Nathalie check food?
(a) To see if it's blue
(b) To make it fly
(c) To find healthy food
(d) To glow in the dark

πŸ•΅οΈ True or False Questions:

1. Red means bad in the Yuka app.
2. Healthy food can cost more than other food.
3. Nathalie dislikes buying unhealthy things.
4. The app shows green for bad food.
5. Few people avoid the Yuka app for shopping.
6. Nathalie uses the Yuka app.
7. Malo cannot eat everything he wants.
8. Nathalie buys food for her son Malo.

Writing Questions:

1. Write about your favorite food.
2. Describe a time you helped in the kitchen.
3. Why is it good to eat vegetables?
4. What would you buy if you went to the store?
5. Explain why colors are fun to learn about.

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