B) Introduction

Learning Outcomes

At the end of Lesson 5, learners should be able to:

  1. use the words that are listed in the Lesson 5 key words list and discuss what they mean in the context of this lesson and in their lives
  2. give examples of how we get foodborne illnesses
  3. explain the importance of proper food handling
  4. state the four FightBAC! messages and explain what they mean

Lesson 5 literacy activities

The types of literacy activities found in this lesson are:

  1. Reading exercise on “Food Safety”
  2. Fill-in-the-blanks with words from the above reading material that are on the key words list
  3. Word search - to find the words that are listed in the Food Safety key words list
  4. Matching-the-columns exercise
  5. Reading exercise - on the four FightBAC! messages from the brochure “Food Safety for Older Adults” from the website www.canfightbac.org.

Activities are explained further in the lesson. Facilitators may use additional literacy activities to help learners enhance their understanding of food safety.