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I’m Healthy, I’m Happy

What do you eat for breakfast? Is it good for your body? Today we learn which food helps us to grow strong and how to give advice to a friend.

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أنا بصحّة جيّدة، أنا سعيد · Programme: Giving advice; classifying food · Grammar: should / shouldn’t

By the end of this lesson, I can:

  • I can say if a food is healthy or unhealthy.
  • I can give advice with should and shouldn’t.
  • I can understand a short talk about healthy food.
  • I can say the sound /f/ in fish and phone.

🖼️ Picture dictionary قاموس مصوّر

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🍎fruits غِلال / فواكهI eat two fruits every day: an apple and a banana.
🥕vegetables خُضَرCarrots and tomatoes are vegetables.
💪healthy صحّي / مفيد للصحّةFish is healthy food.
🍔unhealthy غير صحّيToo many burgers are unhealthy.
🧺lots of الكثير منDrink lots of water.
💧water ماءWater is the best drink.
🍬sweets حلويات / سكاكرYou shouldn’t eat sweets every day.
🍟chips بطاطا مقليةChips have a lot of oil.
🐟fish سمكMy mum cooks fish on Fridays.
🥤fizzy drink مشروب غازيA fizzy drink has a lot of sugar.
🍇grapes عنبGrapes are sweet and healthy.
😴sleep ينام / نومChildren should sleep nine or ten hours.

📚 كلمات الدرس

12 كلمة من هذا الدرس في القاموس المدرسي: المعنى بالعربية والفرنسية، والنطق، ومثال.

كلّ كلمات الوحدة 2 في القاموس ←

📖 Read: The school nurse visits our class أقرأ

On Monday, Mrs Ben Salah, the school nurse, comes to class 6B in Sfax. She puts a big basket on the table.

👩‍⚕️
Mrs Ben SalahLook! What’s in my basket? Is it healthy or unhealthy?
👧
YosraApples, carrots and grapes! Fruits and vegetables are healthy.
👦
RayenThere are sweets and chips too. I love chips!
👩‍⚕️
Mrs Ben SalahChips are OK sometimes, Rayen, but you shouldn’t eat them every day. You should eat lots of fruits and vegetables.
👦
RayenWhat should I drink?
👩‍⚕️
Mrs Ben SalahYou should drink water. You shouldn’t drink fizzy drinks: they have a lot of sugar. And you should sleep early.

At the end, every pupil draws a happy plate. Yosra draws fish, salad and an orange. Rayen draws pasta, carrots and a small bag of chips. Everybody laughs!

Do you understand? أفهم

Answer in your copybook first, then check.

  1. Who is Mrs Ben Salah?
    Answer

    She is the school nurse.

  2. What healthy food is in the basket?
    Answer

    Apples, carrots and grapes.

  3. Can Rayen eat chips every day?
    Answer

    No, he can’t. He shouldn’t eat them every day.

  4. Why shouldn’t children drink fizzy drinks?
    Answer

    Because they have a lot of sugar.

  5. What does Yosra draw on her plate?
    Answer

    Fish, salad and an orange.

🧩 Grammar القواعد

We use should to give good advice: You should eat fruits.

We use shouldn’t (= should not) to say something is not a good idea: You shouldn’t eat sweets every day.

should / shouldn’t + verb (no to, no -s): He should drink water. Not He should drinks.

Question: Should I eat chips? — No, you shouldn’t.

نستعمل should لتقديم نصيحة (يجب أن / من الأفضل أن)، و shouldn’t لنقول إنّ الشيء غير مستحسن. بعدهما يأتي الفعل في صيغته الأصلية دون to ودون s.

Should or shouldn’t?

✅ You should…❌ You shouldn’t…
eat fruits and vegetables 🍎eat sweets every day 🍬
drink lots of water 💧drink fizzy drinks 🥤
sleep early 😴watch TV late at night 📺
play sport ⚽sit all day 🛋️
wash your hands 🧼eat with dirty hands 🖐️

Look and say: healthy or unhealthy?

👀 Look and say

🐟 🥕 🍇 🥛 🍎 ➡️ healthy: Fish is healthy. You should eat fish.

🍬 🍟 🥤 🍩 ➡️ unhealthy (if we eat a lot): Sweets are unhealthy. You shouldn’t eat lots of sweets.

💡 Remember

No food is a monster! Some food is for every day (fruit, vegetables, bread, fish), some is only for sometimes (sweets, chips, cake).

How much sugar is in one…?

Sugar (small spoons)
glass of water 💧0 spoons
apple 🍎about 2 spoons
glass of milk 🥛about 3 spoons
can of fizzy drink 🥤about 8 spoons

💬 Useful expressions عبارات مفيدة

Giving advice

You should eat fruits. You should drink lots of water. You shouldn’t eat sweets every day. You shouldn’t drink fizzy drinks.

Asking for advice

What should I eat? Should I drink milk? — Yes, you should. Should I eat chips every day? — No, you shouldn’t.

🔊 Pronunciation النطق

/f/ written f
fishfruitfitfoodfizzy
/f/ written ph
phonephotoelephantdolphinalphabet

Worked examples أمثلة محلولة

Try first, then read the solution.

Example 1Give advice

Your friend eats chips every day. Give advice.

Step-by-step solution
  1. Chips every day is not a good idea ➡️ shouldn’t.
  2. Add the verb without -s: eat.

✓ You shouldn’t eat chips every day.

Example 2Correct the sentence

She should drinks water.

Step-by-step solution
  1. After should, the verb has no -s.
  2. drinks ➡️ drink.

✓ She should drink water.

Example 3Healthy or unhealthy?

Sort: fish, sweets, carrots, fizzy drink, grapes.

Step-by-step solution
  1. Fish, carrots and grapes help the body grow.
  2. Sweets and fizzy drinks have a lot of sugar.

✓ Healthy: fish, carrots, grapes · Unhealthy: sweets, fizzy drink

⚠️ Common mistakes أخطاء شائعة

❌ *You should to eat fruits.*✅ You should eat fruits. — No to after should.
❌ *He shoulds drink water.*✅ He should drink water. — should never takes -s.
❌ *You don’t should eat sweets.*✅ You shouldn’t eat sweets. — The negative is shouldn’t.
❌ *fone, foto*✅ phone, photo — the sound is /f/ but we write ph.

⭐ Remember أحفظ

  • Healthy food: fruits, vegetables, fish, milk, water.
  • Unhealthy food (if we eat a lot): sweets, chips, fizzy drinks.
  • should + verb = good advice: You should drink water.
  • shouldn’t + verb = bad idea: You shouldn’t eat sweets every day.
  • f and ph make the same sound /f/: fish, phone.

Quick quiz اختبار سريع

4 questions · instant feedback

1. Which food is healthy?

2. You … drink lots of water.

3. Which word has the /f/ sound written ph?

4. In the text, why shouldn’t Rayen eat chips every day?

✍️ Write: Healthy tips أكتب

Make a small poster for your classroom wall: Five healthy tips. Use should and shouldn’t.

Steps
  1. Write a title: My healthy tips.
  2. Write two sentences with you should + food.
  3. Write one sentence with you should + drink or sleep.
  4. Write two sentences with you shouldn’t.
  5. Draw a small picture or an emoji next to each tip.
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My healthy tips

1. You should eat fruits every day, like apples, oranges and bananas. 🍎

2. You should eat vegetables at lunch. 🥕

3. You should drink lots of water. 💧

4. You shouldn’t eat sweets before dinner or at night. 🍬

5. You shouldn’t drink fizzy drinks. 🥤

Be healthy, be happy!

One good example among many: compare, don’t copy.

😊 The lighter side استراحة

💡
Proverb

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

🧩
Riddle

I am orange, I grow under the ground and rabbits love me. What am I?

Answer

A carrot.

😄
Joke of the day

Why did the banana go to the nurse? — Because it was not peeling well!

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