Would You Eat Bugs to Save the World? New Password 4 Unit 4
Chapter 15 SEHER ZSERT
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Do you like bugs?
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Do you think they look good to eat?
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Do people in your country eat bugs? Have you ever eaten
insects? Would you be willing to try eating insects?
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Fast Reading Read the text very quickly !!!
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Quick Comprehension
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TRUE OR FALSE ? Members of many cultures around the world eat
insects.
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TRUE OR FALSE ? Members of many cultures around the world eat
insects.
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TRUE OR FALSE ? David Gracer is trying to teach people about
insects.
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TRUE OR FALSE ? David Gracer is trying to teach people about
insects.
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TRUE OR FALSE ? Raising farm animals for meat is bad for the
environment.
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TRUE OR FALSE ? Raising farm animals for meat is bad for the
environment.
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TRUE OR FALSE ? Insects have little real value as food.
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TRUE OR FALSE ? Insects have little real value as food.
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TRUE OR FALSE ? Most North Americans seem willing to eat
insects.
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TRUE OR FALSE ? Most North Americans seem willing to eat
insects.
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TRUE OR FALSE ? Gracer earns a good living selling insects for
food.
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TRUE OR FALSE ? Gracer earns a good living selling insects for
food.
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Vocabulary
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forced verb (force) make someone do something The police forced
the prisoner to tell the truth.
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unless conjunction except if (used to introduce a case in which
a statement being made is not true or valid) Unless you have a
photographic memory, repetition is vital.
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has set out verb (have set out) has begun a journey; has aimed
or intended to do something She has set out to bring the mixed
community together whereby the differences are to be tolerated and
respected by all.
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educate verb give intellectual, moral and social instruction to
someone typically at a school or university She was educated at a
boarding school.
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current adjective belonging to the present time; happening now
I started my current job last year
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raising verb (raise) grow While he was raising his children,
the crops were growing in the fields
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environmental adjective relating to the natural world and the
impact of human activity on its condition Acid rain may have caused
major environmental damage.
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source noun a person, place or thing that supplies something To
get the source of information it is best to ask the secretary.
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protein noun a class of nutritious organic compounds that can
be found in eggs, milk, meat etc. Meat contains protein.
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In terms of prepositions & noun on the subject of Replacing
the printers is difficult to justify in terms of cost.
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require verb need something The students require a warm
classroom and a decent meal when they are studying.
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experts noun people who have a comprehensive and authoritative
knowledge of or skill in a particular area Financial experts can
advise their clients on tax rebates.
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in favor of (American English) British English: (in favour of)
to be replaced by; to the advantage of He stepped down as leader in
favor of his rival. The final score was 25-16 in favor of
Washington.
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are open to verb phrase willing to consider something The
students are rarely open to criticism.
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speak out verb express ones feelings or opinions frankly and
publicly The administration will be forthright in speaking out
against the abuse of human rights.
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a grasshopper noun a plant-eating insect with long hind legs
that are used for jumping and for producing a chirping sound The
grasshopper frequents grassy places and low vegetation.
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a species noun a particular kind of plant or animal There are
many species of tulips in Holland but the original tulip comes from
Turkey.
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global warming adjective & noun an increase in world
temperatures If global warming is allowed to continue, the
sea-levels will rise and flood the coastal areas.
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cattle plural noun large ruminant animals with horns and cloven
hoofs, domesticated for meat or milk, or as beasts of burden; cows
In Texas the cowboys have to keep the cattle moving from pasture to
pasture.
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greenhouse gases noun gases that keep heat from escaping into
space, like carbon dioxide According to the report, raising cattle
produces more greenhouse gases than cars and all other forms of
transportation.
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edible adjective safe to eat Whether the insects are edible or
not I am not willing to try them.
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bioresource noun applying technology to problems in food
production As a teacher of bioresource engineering he supports the
disgusting idea of insects being used as food for human
beings.
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nutrition noun getting the right foods for good health and
growth Most people prefer to get their nutrition from fruit,
vegetables, dairy products and meat.
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import verb bring something into a country (to sell it) It is
no longer necessary for Turkey to import many technological devices
since Turkey is capable of producing its own.
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Careful Reading Read the text again by thinking the meanings of
the target vocabulary. Ask any parts you dont understand!
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Understanding Main Ideas, Major Points, and Supporting Details
What is the main idea of Would You Eat Bugs to Save the World? a)
Eating insects has a long and respectable history. b) David Gracer
wants people to change their eating habits. c) It could be good for
the environment if more people ate insects.
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Understanding Main Ideas, Major Points, and Supporting Details
What is the main idea of Would You Eat Bugs to Save the World? a)
Eating insects has a long and respectable history. b) David Gracer
wants people to change their eating habits. c) It could be good for
the environment if more people ate insects.
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Which sentences state major points of the reading, and which
ones give supporting details? MP (Main Point) or SD (Supporting
Detail)? ___ a) Eating insects is normal in many cultures. ___ b)
It takes 869 gallons of water to produce one-third of a pound of
beef. ___ c) Insects have many benefits as food. ___ d) People
around the world eat over 1,400 species of insects. ___ e) Expert
support the idea of our eating insects. ___ f) A 2006 UN report
said raising cattle is to blame for a lot of greenhouse gases. ___
g) Raising insects does little harm to the environment. ___ h)
Grasshoppers have much less fat than beef. MP SD MP SD MP SD MP
SD
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Cattle Insects Both
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Insects Both >Bad for the environment >Create greenhouse
gases that add to global warming >Sources of protein >People
eat in many cultures >Can be farmed >No harm to the
environment when used for food >Can be collected from forests
and other wild places Cattle
