CARRERA: TECNICATURA SUPERIOR EN LECHERIA Y

TECNOLOGIA DE LOS ALIMENTOS

ASIGNATURA: INGLES II

DOCENTES: LUCIANA PONS

CONTENIDO SELECCIONADO:

UNIDAD 3: Hierbas y Alimentos en relación con la Salud Humana.

 TEXTO: AVOCADO
 CONTENIDO TEÓRICO Y PRÁCTICO

MATERIAL: GUIA DE TRABAJO PREPARADO POR LA DOCENTE

ACTIVIDADES:

 EJERCICIOS DE APLICACIÓN DE ESTRATEGIAS DE

COMPRENSIÓN LECTORA Y VOCABULARIO
1. DETAILED READING:

1) Read the text and say True or False. Correct false statements.

a. Avocados are a rich source of monosaturated fat……….True

b. Avocados are also called “butter pears” ……….true

c. Avocados contain more protein than any other fruit…….true

d. This healthy fruit contains many nutrients such as calcium and vitamin A……...False

e. Some people use avocado to cure some hormone-related cancers…………false

f. People have grown avocado since the middle ages……….false

g. It originated in Asia………….false

h. Avocado is used to produce skin and hair products……….true

i. Avocado is considered a low calorie food……….false

j. You can combine avocados with Persea Americana to prepare a delicious

smoothie…….false

2. VOCABULARY:

2) Match the words to their definitions

1. seed a. to ease, lessen, or make less unpleasant

2. prevent b. something, as a medicine, that cures or
relieves a disease or anything wrong with
the body.
3. Remedy c. the usually small, hard part of a plant that
grows into a new plant
4. relieve d. occurring or found in many places or
among many persons
5. widespread e. to keep from occurring

1:c 2:e 3:b 4: a 5:d

 3) Complete the sentences with the right word from the box:

Skin- remedy – seeds – avocados – Mexico – fatty - available

a. It is important to consume___avocados___________in moderation because it’s a high

calorie fruit.

b. Avocado is a healthful ____fatty____________fruit.

c. It is ______available___________ in groceries and markets all the yearlong.

d. It is used to heal some___skin___________problems.

e. Avocado is an old natural _____remedy________ rich in oil and vitamins.

f. Archeologists have found avocado_____seeds_________in Inca mummies.

g. People cultivated avocados in ________mexico________2500 years ago.

3) Read the text, find and mention:

 An illness related to skin: eczema

 A country: mexico

 A word with the suffix “ful”:healthful

 A word with the prefix “mono”:monosaturated

 The plural forms of “millennium” and “mummy”: millennia, mummies

 A food nutrient:b vitamin

 A synonym of “quantity”:amount

 A synonym of “natural”:native

 A dairy product:butter

 A fruit:pears
  A type of juice:lime juice

Avocado
BUTTERY-SOFT SKIN
Avocados are sometimes called “butter pears”, a nickname
that suits their distinction of being the world’s fattiest
fruits- incredibly rich
sources of healthful
monosaturated fat.
Avocados are also good sources of fiber and protein (more than
any other fruit) as well as potassium and folate, a water-soluble B
vitamin that helps prevent changes to DNA that may lead to
RECIPE FOR cancer.

HEALTH Rich in oil and vitamins, avocado is an old remedy for soothing
AVOCADO AND skin irritations and moisturizing dry skin. Some use avocado to
MELON SMOOTHIE relieve symptoms of psoriasis, eczema, and athlete’s foot, although
Combine the flesh of more scientific research needs to be done to fully support those
1 ripe Haas avocado claims.
with 1 cup
cantaloupe melon OBTAINING AND USING
chunks, juice from 1
lime, 1 cup almond or Avocados are native to Central and South America, where people
soy milk, 1 cup fat- have been growing them for millennia. Archeologists have found
free plain yoghurt, avocado seeds buried with Inca mummies in Peru dating back to
and ½ cup orange 750 B.C. Avocados were cultivated in Mexico as early as 500 B.C.
juice. Process in a The fatty fruit is an excellent food source. It is widely available for
blender until smooth. sale in grocery stores everywhere and can be used to make skin
Serve cold. care treatments at home. Skin and hair care products containing
avocado are widespread as well.
Dry skin: mash a few slices of ripe avocado and apply it directly
to the skin. Leave on for 20 minutes, and then rinse clean.

PRECAUTIONS
When eaten in food amounts, avocado is safe for most people. Its
high calorie count makes it important to consume in moderation.

Common Scientific Parts Therapeutic

name name used uses
Avocado Persea Fruit, oil Skin care,
Americana athlete’s foot
 READ THE TEXT AND DO THE
FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES:

①FIND THE REFERENTS FOR:

WHERE: Central and South America
THEM: Avocados
IT: Avocados
ITS: avocado
THEIR: Avocados

②READ AND FIND CONNECTORS TO ADD INFORMATION. FOR EXAMPLE: Naranja

not only...but also not only...but...as well both...and also what is more and
again furthermore in addition too moreover indeed
as well apart from likewise on top of that similarly
above all along with in the same way

③READ AND FIND CONNECTORS OF CONTRAST. FOR EXAMPLE:yiy

Although on the other hand but in contrast in spite of this though however alternatively
nevertheless

④FIND EXAMPLES OF:

Passive Voice in the Present (1)

Passive Voice in the Past (1)

Passive Voice in the Present with Modal (1)

Modal Verb (1)

Present Perfect (1)

Imperative (1)