Unité 4: On s'occupe de sa santé

In Unité 4 you learned to talk about your health and physical condition. Now you'll surf the net to find out more about being healthy and taking care of yourself.

1. On page 305, you learned about Les cinq groupes d'aliments. Do you remember what they are?
   
   We often think of foods as being either 'good' or 'bad' for us. Look at the following list of food items. First, guess what each item is in English. Then, decide which items are bon for you and which are mauvais by placing an X in the appropriate column.
   

   Aliment	English	Bon pour la santé	Mauvais pour la santé
   les oranges
   les carottes
   l'huile végétale
   le poisson
   le pâté
   le fromage
   la viande rouge
   la tarte aux pommes
   les céréales
   la confiture
   la vinaigrette
   la salade verte
   le beurre
   les biscuits

   
   
2. The Web page we are going to visit contains information about healthy eating. This site is entirely in French, and there may be words and expressions you don't understand yet. You will also encounter a few terms that are uniquely Canadian. Don't worry; try to guess the meaning of words you don't understand. But don't get bogged down by any single word you don't know. It's more important to get the general idea of what's being discussed.
   
   In the column on the left, click on Cuisine virtuelle. Type your name (or make one up) in the blank and click on the button to the right. Now you can move your cursor around the virtual kitchen and click on different foods to learn more about them. Find each of the foods listed below in the virtual kitchen and read the descriptions. Then write one piece of advice you found about each of the food items.
   
   pains pita
   
   pommes
   
   café et thé
   
   beurre d'arachides
   
   céréales
   
   fromage
   
   
3. Now click on Défi Nutrition in the left column and play the game.
   
   How many points did you score?
   
   Did you learn anything new? In the spaces below, list up to five nutrition facts you did not know before you played.