Reading Strategies and Nutritional Vocabulary: Presentation

Section role: Supports the synthesis section while the teacher formalizes reading comprehension strategies and addresses misconceptions about healthy eating. Slide outline: (1) Title — 'Reading Strategies for Eco-Nutritional Texts'; (2) Skimming for Food Names — how to quickly identify regional ingredients like choclo, quinoa, and camu camu; (3) Scanning for Nutritional Data — locating specific metrics on macronutrients, calories, and carbon footprints in a text; (4) Vocabulary Matrix — distinguishing between nutrient-dense, processed, carbon footprint, and biodegradability; (5) Healthy vs. Unhealthy Misconceptions — analyzing why fats are necessary for athletes and why the source matters; (6) Connection to the Regional Menus — linking reading evidence back to Marco the marathon runner's 3-day meal plan created in Section 2; (7) Closing slide — 'How does reading nutritional labels change our environmental impact?' — hands control back to the teacher for discussion. This material is part of a English foreign-language class for students in Peru learning English. Regardless of the material's language, the key terms and examples being taught must be written in English, not in the students' native language.

Lara de Teachy