1. The lesson plan is for a Form 2 class on healthy diets. It involves reading an article about making healthy food choices in the Malaysian context, discussing vocabulary, answering comprehension questions, and presenting on planning healthy breakfast, lunch and dinner. 2. Students will read an article that provides tips for healthy eating such as including a variety of foods, practicing moderation, and maintaining balance. They will then complete worksheet activities and tasks to reinforce comprehension of the content. 3. The lesson aims to help students understand how to incorporate healthy foods into their diets and eating habits. They will discuss the topic and present a meal plan applying what they have learned.

1. Secondary School Lesson Plan
Date : 1st March 2012
Time/Duration : 80 minutes (double period)
Class : Form 2 Kappa
No. of student : / Students
Proficiency level : Intermediate
Background knowledge: Students have already been exposed to a number of foods.
Theme : Health
Topic : Healthy Diet
Language skill focus : Reading
Integrated skills : Writing, Speaking and Listening
Language focus : Vocabulary
Learning outcomes : By the end of Form 2, students should be able to:
1.0 LANGUAGE FOR INTERPERSONAL USE
1.1b Take part in conversation and discussion
iii. responding appropriately to questions based the food diet.
vi. participating in teacher-guided class discussions by giving
one’s opinion which is healthy and which is unhealthy food.
2.0 LANGUAGE FOR INFORMATIONAL USE
2.2a Skimming and scanning for specific information and ideas
vi. identifying main ideas in simple text to be matched in the
exercise given

2. Learning objectives : By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. interact and participate actively in class by answering
random questions asked by teacher on food and their
daily diet.
2. answer comprehension question based on an article
about food and its recommendation.
3. plan and present on how to eat a healthy diet for their
breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Educational emphasis: a) Thinking skills
b) Preparing for real world
c) Multiple Intelligence
Moral values : Helpful, cooperative, respecting one and another.
Resource Materials : White board, Marker, Worksheet, Article on Healthy diet, Empty
food pyramid, and Pictures of food.
Vocabulary List :
1. Appropriate
2. Healthy
3. Sensible
4. Variety
5. Moderation
6. Balance
7. Grains
8. Beverages
9. Poultry
10. Dairy

3. STAGE/ CONTENT/ SKILL TEACHER/PUPIL AVA/
DURATION ACTIVITY RATIONALE
SET- Whole class 1. Teacher shows few Rationale
INDUCTION pictures of obese
Question: and thin adults and To create interest
(5 MINUTES) kids. in the topic of the
1. What can you see in lesson by eliciting
the pictures? 2. Teacher asks their feedback.
students whether
2. Why do they look they do eat on
very fat or very healthy diet.
thin?
3. Students respond to
3. What kind of food teachers questions.
do you take for your
meal?
Skills
Speaking
PRE- Whole class 1. Teacher briefly Rationale
READING explains to students on
Vocabulary List obesity. To expose
(25MINUTES) students to the
1. Appropriate 2. Teacher then healthy way of
2. Healthy distributes an article on eating and on
3. Sensible Healthy Makan-makan. how to plan a
(Appendix 1). healthy diet.
4. Variety
5. Moderation 3. Students read the To clarify any
6. Balance article and discuss any difficult words
7. Beverages difficult words they which students
8. Grains find with the teacher. might not
9. Poultry understand
10. Dairy
Skills AVA
Reading Article on
Speaking Healthy
makan-makan.
(Refer to
Appendix 1)

4. WHILE- Group Work Task One: Rationale
READING
1. Teacher distributes To help student
(20MINUTES) Worksheet 1. comprehend
(Appendix 2). the article
better.
2. Students are told to
answer all question in To persuade
their group assigned. students to
work together
3. Teacher then discusses and establish
the answer with all team work by
students. completing
group task.
Skills
AVA
Reading
Speaking Marker
Whiteboard
Worksheet 1
(refer to
Appendix 2)
Task Two
Whole Class Rationale
1. Teacher then draws an
To persuade
empty food pyramid on
students to
the white board.
work together
and establish
2. Teacher scrambles a
team work by
number of pictures of
completing
food from different
group task.
food classes on the
table.
3. Teacher calls students
Skills randomly and asks
Speaking them to paste one
Writing picture a person on the
AVA
empty food pyramid.
Pictures of
4. Teacher discusses the food (refer to
job done by students Appendix 3)
with the whole class.

5. POST- Group Work 1. Students remain in Rationale
READING their group.
To evoke
(25MINUTES) 2. Students will have to students
Skills plan ahead on what creative
Listening would be their perfect thinking skills.
Reading healthy breakfast,
lunch and dinner for
the next day.
3. Students will have to
discuss in their group
and present their
planning in front of
their class.
CLOSURE Whole class 1. Teacher recaps and Rationale
reviews the lesson with To ensure the
(5MINUTES) Skills the students. students learn
Speaking how to write a
guided essay.
AVA
Homework
Follow-up Activity : Students are asked to write a short journal based on what
unhealthy food they have eaten and how will they change it.
Self-Reflection :
Supervisor’s comment :

6. APPENDIX 1
Healthy makan makan…
No matter what people say, we can make healthy eating choices.
HEALTHY Malaysian food ... is there such a thing? You may wonder sometimes
whether you can find any
healthy Malaysian food.
However, you can make
appropriate choices in
selecting well-balanced
meals.
Sensible tips for healthy
eating
Variety, moderation and
balance are key to healthy
meals. Remember, there is
no such thing as good or
bad foods but good or bad
eating habits. If you need to
change, then change your
negative eating habits.
Some healthier breakfast
choices include:
# Mee or meehoon soup with chicken and green vegetables
# Chapatti with dhal curry
#Sandwiches with tuna egg or chicken filling
For lunch and dinner, healthier choices include:
# A medium bowl of rice with stir fried green leafy vegetables, chicken curry and fruits
# A medium bowl of rice with a variety of ulam, assam pedas fish with fruits
# Two small chappatis with meat peas curry and vegetables with fruits
Some sensible beverages choices include:
·Barley water, plain water, black coffee or tea with low fat milk or Chinese tea

7. In summary, choose wisely when it comes to food choices. Be flexible and allow some
variations occasionally.

8. APPENDIX 2
Match the following table based on the article read.
Healthy Eating Plate
1. Four main healthy diets.
Vegetable _________ ___________
Eat more __________ in a Eat whole grain like _______
greater ____________. _________, __________and
____________.
Example: _______________ Limit ________ grains like
__________ and ____________.
___________
Healthy protein
Eat ________ of fruits of
Choose _______, __________,
different __________.
beans, and ______.
Example: ____________.
Limit ___ _______ and other
processed meat.
2. Tips for healthy eating
Do not eat too much of food at a time.
Variety
Eat mixture of different group of foods in a proper amount. Not
Moderation too little or too much
Choose and eat foods in a mixture of different group of foods.
Balance