Food Labels

Discussion Starters

High Int – Adv
Teens & Adults
Grades 9–12

Students read about and discuss food labels. They learn some marketing tricks that manufacturers use and practice using recommend, advise, and suggest.

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Focus

topic-based
4-skills
marketing
misleading information
sweeteners
making recommendations (recommend / suggest / advise)
interpretive
productive
interactive

Vocabulary

information overload
manufacturer
nutritious
misleading
consumer
sodium
interchangeable
serving
exempt
processed
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