Business & Management Packaged foods; packaging films, shelf life FUNCTIONAL I. unknown

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1 MOBIL Business & Management Packaged foods; packaging films, shelf life FUNCTIONAL I Comparing things; Describing; Simple Present tense; References; Object Pronouns; Subject Pronouns; Unknown unknown Color: page 4 Duplex: pages 1/ 2, 5/ 6 Ask Ss where they go to buy food. When they buy at supermarkets what kind of containers is the food (fruit, vegetables, rice, chocolates, etc) in. (Fresh, frozen, canned, packaged ) Pull the word package and prompt from the Ss the characteristics of a package: eyecatching, sealed, strong, etc. Pose to Ss the following question, why should the packages be well-sealed? (to protect the food inside) Lastly, ask Ss what kind of things can damage food. (air-light-water) Why? Ask Ss to sort out ACTIVITY 1. Ss should give reasons for sequence (This can be done using theme- rheme). T may help. Let Ss hypothesize what picture they would use for the ad. (Have Ss describe the picture and give reasons for it). Hand out sheet with Picture and have Ss give a reason for the relationship between the text and picture. (Answer: Mobil is also in the business of making food packaging) Hand out ACTIVITY 2 (pronoun sheet), have Ss complete it and ask what each pronoun refers to ( us = people-company) Hand out ACTIVITY 3 Verb exercise. Ss can complete this in class or for homework. 1

2 Ss summarize the article. Ask Ss, in your opinion, is one kind of packaging more popular in Peru? Why? Why not? What kind of packaging do you prefer? For example: plastic and Styrofoam are not necessarily good for the environment; canned food lasts longer, etc. Ss might say that they buy food at open markets so it doesn t last long but it s consumed faster, etc. 2

3 ACTIVITY 1 Put the paragraphs into the correct order.(*** = the name of the company). *** films are well-suited for full-color printing, and their other characteristics like folding and sealing make them ideal for eye-catching package design. To learn more, come visit us on the Internet. All those things that are good for us air, light and water are harmful to what we eat. Their effect on food companies isn t so terrific, either. Shelf life is a critical thing, so to prolong it *** makes packaging films that protect packaged foods from all that s out to get them. But on the other, it helps them get off the shelf in a real hurry. Except customers. So on one hand, *** packaging helps food products like Snickers stay fresh on the shelf for a good long time. 3

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5 ACTIVITY 2 - Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the pronoun: subject or object. We(3) they(3) it All those things that are good for air, light and water are harmful to what eat. Their effect on food companies isn t so terrific, either. Shelf life is a critical thing, so to prolong it *** makes packaging films that protect packaged foods from all that s out to get. Except customers. *** films are well-suited for full-color printing, and their other characteristics like folding and sealing make ideal for eye-catching package design. So on one hand, *** packaging helps food products like Snickers stay fresh on the shelf for a good long time. But on the other, helps get off the shelf in a real hurry. To learn more, come visit on the Internet. 5

6 ACTIVITY 3 - Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the verb. Be(4) protect help(2) stay make(2) come All those things that are good for us air, light and water harmful to what we eat. Their effect on food companies t so terrific, either. Shelf life is a critical thing, so to prolong it *** packaging films that packaged foods from all that out to get them. Except customers. *** films well-suited for full-color printing, and their other characteristics like folding and sealing them ideal for eye-catching package design. So on one hand, *** packaging food products like Snickers fresh on the shelf for a good long time. But on the other, it them get off the shelf in a real hurry. To learn more, visit us on the Internet. 6