F-03.04 Understand (Narrative Related to) Diet, Labels & Signs, Write Shopping Lists & Recipes

WorkLife English: a Competency-Based Reading / Writing Book 3: An Immigration Story, Chapter 8 / “Health & Illness,” pages 102-114 13 pages   Who It’s For: New Readers / Writers Building Reading Comprehension + Writing Skills Along Through Attention to Stories, (Simulated) Realia (Food Labels, Signs), Lists, & Recipes   Why You Need It: Everybody is interested in food and drink, and cognitive language learners / readers usually care about diet.  This chapter offers a story with two possible endings, food labels to interpret, writing / spelling rules, and guided writing activities to learn from.   What You’ll / They’ll Do:   [1] Before Part One / The Story, enjoy updated photos of chapter content.  Look at drawings and talk about them with given and other vocabulary.  Read and understand the narrative, “A Nutritious Diet,” choose the ending you like better, and share it with a partner.     [2] In Part Two / Practical Reading & Writing, look closely at copies of food la