Lead in: writing on the board the topic: Diets

Presentation: give the Ss 2 questions before reading the text.

1. What are some of the problems with the different diets mentioned in the text?
2. What’s the secret of losing weight?

Grammar: Hand out activity 1 Exercise gerund or infinitive

Hand out activity 2 exercise phrasal verbs

Production: Ss will summarize the article.

Transfer:
i. Do you think any of these diets could be working to lose weight?
ii. Did you ever try a diet yourself?
iii. Do you need help from a dietitian for losing weight responsibly?
iv. Do you know any other strange diets?
Infintive or Gerund.

1. She started……………… (eat) smaller portions and healthier foods.

2. But it’s not going to be something you can live with for the rest of your life, and so it’s
bound……….(fail).
3. ………………. (eliminate) complete food groups can lead to nutrient deficiencies.
4. Instead, it asks dieters……….(drink) a concoction of 2 tablespoons of lemon juice.
5. The really critical thing for weight control is………..(find) something we can live with for the rest
of our lives.
6. The problem with using them…………(clear) the colon of waste: it’s not really waste at all.

Phrasal Verbs.

1. She started eating smaller portions and healthier foods, and took…………… running
2. Now a 38-years-old registered dietitian and spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association,
has kept…………. all the weight.
3. The really critical thing for weight control is to find something we can live……….for the rest of
our lives.
4. But it actually took………. in 1976.
5. The final word goes……..James Hill.