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Unit 04 A good buy - LESSON 1A VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

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LESSON 1A VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

Chocolate Bars and Food Comparisons - Complete Learning Guide

Chocolate bars shrinking size comparison

💬 1-2. Discussion Questions

1. In pairs, ask and answer the questions:

🍫 Question 1

Do you like chocolate? What's your favourite chocolate bar?

💰 Question 2

How much money do you spend on chocolate or snacks in a typical week?

🎁 Question 3

Do you ever give chocolate as a gift? On what occasions?

Students' own answers
2. Look at the cartoons. Why has the situation changed?

Students discuss why chocolate bars are shrinking in size

📖 3. Reading Comprehension

Read the article and say why chocolate bars are shrinking:

THE INCREDIBLE, SHRINKING CHOCOLATE BAR

Main Reasons:

🌱 COCOA

Focus on quality and safe working conditions rather than quantity

💪 HEALTH

Smaller bars have fewer calories, appealing to health-conscious consumers

💰 MONEY

Smaller bars at same price mean higher profits for manufacturers

📝 4-5. Comparison of Adjectives

4. Read sentences and choose correct meanings:
1 "Chocolate bars aren't as big as they used to be."
a. Chocolate bars are bigger now.
b. Chocolate bars are smaller now.
✓ Correct answer: b
2 "Now chocolate is more expensive than before"
a. Chocolate was cheaper before.
b. Chocolate was not cheaper before.
✓ Correct answer: a
3 "This situation isn't good enough."
a. This situation is too bad.
b. This situation is better than before.
✓ Correct answer: a
5. Comparison of Adjectives - Grammar Rules
Adjective Comparative Superlative
sweet
safe
hot		 sweeter
safer
hotter
less sweet/safe/hot		 the sweetest
the safest
the hottest
the least sweet/safe/hot
busy busier / less busy the busiest / the least busy
famous more famous / less famous the most famous / the least famous
good
bad		 better
worse		 the best
the worst

Ways of comparing:

• not as big (as) = smaller (than)

• too small = not big enough

Students' own answers - Find more examples in the article

✍️ 6-8. Practice Exercises

6. Complete the text with correct adjective forms:

Muneer: Did you see that article about the size of chocolate bars? Shocking! But chocolate isn't the only thing that is getting smaller (small).

I'm sure they used to sell cola in larger (large) cans. And bottles of ketchup aren't as big (big) as they used to be.

AliA: Very true, Muneer! And did you notice that jars and bottles are thinner (thin) than they used to be? But what's even more surprising (surprising) is that sometimes smaller (small) jars of coffee are more expensive (expensive) than bigger ones. Crazy!

TalalW: Stop complaining, everyone! Our shops have a greater (great) range of interesting food from all over the world than ever before, our diet is generally healthier (healthy) than thirty years ago and luckily food is less expensive (expensive) than it used to be for our ancestors!

7. Compare food items using adjectives:
1 Fruit and chocolate:
Fruit is healthier than chocolate. Chocolate isn't as healthy as fruit.
2 Crisps and nuts:
Students' own answers
3 Salad and chips:
Students' own answers
4 Water and cola:
Students' own answers
5 Yoghurt and cream:
Students' own answers
Use adjectives: cheap, expensive, fattening, filling, good/bad for you, healthy, nutritious, popular, tasty
8. VALUES - Healthy food choices:

Students' own answers

How can you make healthy food choices? Why is this important?

📒 Workbook Exercises

1. Choose the correct forms:
1 Which of these three snacks is the c. tastiest?
a. tasty   b. tastier   c. tastiest
2 Children should eat something b. healthier than crisps.
a. healthy   b. healthier   c. healthiest
3 This meal isn't as a. cheap as I thought, but it's really good.
a. cheap   b. cheaper   c. cheapest
4 The film The Chef was b. better than I expected.
a. good   b. better   c. best
5 British breakfasts are much b. worse for you than continental breakfasts.
a. bad   b. worse   c. worst
6 I was the c. oldest person in the restaurant and I'm only thirty-five!
a. old   b. older   c. oldest
4. Complete with correct adjective forms:
1 Some special coffees are more fattening (fattening) than a burger and fries.
2 This is the cheapest (cheap) supermarket in the area.
3 Are sweet potatoes better (good) for you than normal potatoes?
4 This low-fat yoghurt isn't as tasty (tasty) as normal yoghurt.
5 Experts say that broccoli is the most nutritious (nutritious) vegetable in the world.
6 Home-made soup is healthier (healthy) than soup from a tin.

🔗 Additional Food & Nutrition Resources

🌐 External Resources:

📚 Nutrition Education:
https://www.nutrition.gov
🎓 Healthy Eating Guide:
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well
🏫 Food Comparison Tools:
https://www.eatforhealth.gov.au
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