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LISTENING. BREAKING NEWS ENGLISH
The
British government has said that a third of the food the world produces is
wasted. It said the high level of food waste in the UK is "unacceptable".
Over 7 million tons of food is wasted in the UK every year. A British
politician, Neil Parish, said: "One-third of food produced for human
consumption is lost or wasted globally." The government said there were
many solutions to the problem of food waste. First, schools could raise
children's awareness of food waste from a young age. Secondly, supermarkets
could sell vegetables that are thrown away because they are the
"wrong" shape. Finally, 'sell-by' dates, "use-by" dates and
"best before" labels need to change. Perfectly good food is thrown
away because of these labels.
Neil Parish said the fact that so much food is thrown
away is both socially and environmentally unacceptable. He said:
"Socially, it is a scandal that people are going hungry and using food
banks when so much produce is being wasted." He added that:
"Environmentally, it is a disaster, because energy and resources are
wasted in production, only for the food to end up rotting in landfills where it
produces methane - a potent climate-changing gas." He called on
supermarkets to help by selling vegetables that have a funny shape. He said:
"It's ridiculous that perfectly good vegetables are wasted simply because
they're a funny shape." He said these vegetables, "don't cook or
taste any different".
True / False comprehension
a) Britain's government made a
statement on global food waste. T
/ F
b) The U.K. wastes over 70 million
tons of food a year. T
/ F
c) A British politician outlined
three solutions to the problem of food waste. T
/ F
d) The politician said there was no
need to change 'sell-by' dates on food. T
/ F
e) The politician said it was
environmentally friendly to throw food away. T
/ F
f) The politician said people needed
to go to banks to buy food. T
/ F
g) Rotting food produces a gas
called methane. T
/ F
h) The politician said funny-shaped
vegetables do not taste different. T
/ F
GLOBAL FOOD WASTE SCANDAL
Did you
know that tonnes of perfectly good food is thrown away every day in some
countries? When some people don't have enough food to eat it seems crazy that
so much food is wasted. Watch this TED TALK video and learn about the work that
Tristram Stuart is doing to try and change this situation.
Match
the vocabulary with the correct definition and write a–h next to the numbers
1–8.
1…….. a catastrophe a.
safe for people to eat
2…….. a dumpster b.
a place to leave rubbish which is then buried
3…….. for human consumption c.
shortage
4…….. collaborating d.
a very large container for rubbish
5…….. a landfill site e.
a disaster
6…….. scarcity f.
forgotten
7…….. neglected g.
a disgrace
8…….. a scandal h.
working together
True or False comprehension
1. When Tristram Stuart was a
teenager he was giving food that was good enough for humans, to his pigs.
2. He realised that bins full of
food were being sent to the supermarkets.
3. Farmers in Korea waste thousands
of tonnes of good food every year.
4. According to Tristram Stuart,
society needs to change. It needs to believe that food is far too valuable to
waste.
5. Tristram Stuart is the founder of
a charity called Feedback which inspires people to take action in their own
lives.
6. Tristram Stuart also says the
best way to spread the global food waste revolution is to have a massive food
festival.
7. Speaking at a food feast,
Tristram Stuart says that supermarkets that used to reject stuff because it
didn't look perfect have changed their ways.
8. Tristram Stuart has been a
campaigner of food waste for twenty-five years.
FULL
VIDEO RESOURCES:
· https://www.ted.com/talks/tristram_stuart_the_global_food_waste_scandal
· https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWC_zDdF74s
The club isn't the best place to save
the planet,
so the restaurant's where I go
Me and my friends at the table
talking stats
about bout ______ in the world
I saw my dream woman at the bar
throw _______ of her meal out,
and my jaw hit the floor
She’s perfect in every way,
but if she wastes,
it’s a dealbreaker for sure
Now I’m singing like Girl,
did you know how much
________ in the world gets wasted? 1
point 3
Billion tons of food from stores,
restaurants,
homes, and companies?
boy, boy, you talk too much
1 in 9 people on on earth go hungry
You should take a ________ please
You should take a ________ please
Mm mm mm!
I don’t love when you waste your food
We make way more than we __________
Starving kids don’t get to choose
When they go to bed _________
At the grocery in aisle two
I always buy all the ugly fruit
Cuz you know that it still tastes
like it’s brand new
And it’s good for your country
Oh I oh I oh I oh I
I don’t love when you waste your food
Oh I oh I oh I oh I
I don’t love when you waste your food
One week in, we let the story begin,
follow you home for our first date
I’ve made you a flow chart
about how you can get smart
about your personal food waste
I talk for hours and hours
about how you have the power
to ignore some ___________
And if your fridge is too cold,
then food can grow old
a little faster than you'd like
And I’m singing like Girl,
did you know how much
Food __________ by restaurants is
landfill bound?
Why'd you throw half of your burger
out?
boy, boy, you talk too much
1 in 9 people on on earth go hungry
I think you gotta leave
I think you gotta leave
Mm mm mm!
I don’t love when you waste your food
We make way more than we consume
Starving kids don’t get to choose
When they go to bed hungry
Why don’t we call up the EU
One in four calories don’t get
consumed
And no one should go
hungry
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