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1. Writing / speaking: Starting exercise a) Work in pairs to define 5 statements about food. Write full sentences.

Watch the examples first (Do not copy these!)

EXAMPLE TOPIC : FOOD Find someone who... NAME 1) ... can't stand spicy food ............................... 2) ... has got a food allergy ............................... 3) ... has already eaten Morrocan food ............................... 4) ... also likes spaghetti ...............................

b) Now walk around individually to find 5 different persons who can

answer affirmatively to your statements. Speak English all the time. You'll have to report on your answers...

TOPIC : FOOD Find someone who... NAME

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2. Speaking: Starting questions: True or false: ! Indicate whether the following statements apply to your partner or not: " My partner can eat with chopsticks (stokjes). " My partner is a fussy eater. (= moeilijke eter). " My partner is two tomatoes short of a salad. (= dom zijn) " My partner is addicted to (verslaafd) chocolate. " My partner is allergic to some types of food. " My partner did not like green vegetables as a child. " My partner is cool as a cucumber. (= stressvrij, kalm) " My partner takes a lunchbox to school. " My partner likes to drink coffee in the morning. " My partner is a binge eater. (heeft vreetbuien). " My partner takes vitamin supplements.

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" My partner is mindful of eating too many calories a day. " My partner would never eat intestines. (= ingewanden) " My partner does not like exotic foods. " My partner skips (= overslaan) breakfast. " My partner eats granola bars (mueslirepen met vruchten bv.). " My partner is a vegetarian.

3. Fruit & Vegetable Bingo! You will each receive a bingo card. Try to be the first who has found all of the items on your card! Then you may shout: BINGO! 4. Picture Dictionary: Fruits and Vegetables

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green/string beans, a tomato, a strawberry, a pineapple, a tangerine, a melon, a

chili pepper, chicory, asparagus, blackberries, an apple, a pear, a mushroom,

lettuce, grapes, carrots, Brussels sprouts, peas, an orange, a coconut, a cherry, a

raspberry, garlic, a cauliflower, parsley, a banana, an aubergine / eggplant,

cabbage, a cucumber, an onion, an apricot, a pepper, a radish, currants, a plum, a

lemon, maize/corn, white beans, celery, a peach, broccoli, leek, a kiwi, a pumpkin,

a nectarine

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5. Where does our meat come from? a) Combine the type of meat with the animal that provides it. Write in the

boxes underneath the pictures: Animals Types of meat boar calf chicken cow deer lamb ostrich pig sheep turkey

beef boar chicken deer lamb mutton ostrich pork turkey veal

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b) Types of meat porkchops grilled steak lamb crown sliced ham

chicken breast spare ribs roasted drumstick cheese burger

meatloaf fried bacon stuffed turkey spicy sausages

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6. Seafood a) To which recipe do these pictures belong? What is the name of the

recipe? Which type of fish or seafood is in it? What is the translation? Tuna Salad Prawn Cocktail Fish Chowder with Cod

Mussels in White Wine Fried Calamari Smoked Salmon Pasta

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……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………Picture nr………… Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente (beetgaar); drain (uitlekken). Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Sauté onion in butter until tender. Stir (roeren) flour (bloem) and garlic powder into the butter and onions. Gradually stir in milk. Heat to just below boiling point, and then gradually stir in cheese until the sauce is smooth. Stir in peas and mushrooms., and cook over low heat for 4 minutes. Toss in (gooien) smoked salmon, and cook for 2 more minutes. Serve over pasta. b) Now combine the words and their translation. 1. plaice … mosselen 2. sole ... heilbot 3. herring … oesters 4. halibut … pladijs 5. squid … kreeft 6. mussels … haring 7. oysters … schol 8. lobster … inktvis 9. tuna … zalm 10. salmon … ansjovis 11. shrimp / prawn … krab 12. anchovy … kabeljauw 13. sardine … forel 14. crab … tonijn 15. trout … sardine 16. cod … garnaal/scampi 6. To which category do you think the items from exercise 4 and 5 belong? Try to find three items per category: meat fish venison

(wild) poultry (gevogelte)

crustaceans (schaaldieren)

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7. Which meat or fish can you expect in these dishes? !

British meat pie cherry smoked ham spaghetti marinara spicy wok

Greek roast home-made chili burger Haloumi & greens fish dish curry sauté

7. Extra: Listening: Disgusting or not? Would you eat this…? https://youtu.be/oceyc9vxJHg List the three types of food that you find most disgusting. Where are they eaten? 1.

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II. A Healthy Diet 1. Healthy or Unhealthy? a) What are the major food groups?

b) What do these cartoons say about healthy food?

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2. Listening: Interview with chef Jamie Oliver https://youtu.be/_VpqWkdcaqM What is the purpose of this video?

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What is the title of Jamie’s book? …………………………………………………………………

Is this video informative / diverting/ persuasive / poetic? …………………………

What’s the problem with the present day generation?

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How many calories should you have in each meal?

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What does Jamie Oliver do with dishes like carbonara?

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Should you have biscuits?

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How long should you try the book to change your diet?

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How many glasses of alcohol should you have? …………………………….……………

Do you have cookbooks by famous chefs at home? By Jamie Oliver?

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3. Organise the following foods into categories.

a) Circle the foods in each row that you like best. Which category of food do you like best?

fat foods sweet foods healthy foods

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b) Listening: How healthy is your diet? Watch this short clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZxnhfSQcns • Write down in the first column which things you should do in order to

have a healthy diet: • In the second column, write down how your food habits compared to

that: Describe the steps Your habits…?

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Extra: Listening: Eight Facts about food that will totally creep you out: https://youtu.be/jXJSmxi2buc Type of food? Problem?

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4. The Food Industry: Supersize Me Work in groups of four to answer these questions: a) The general message What does Morgan Spurlock investigate?

How does he investigate this?

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What are the results of his diet?

What are the overall conclusions?

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Browse through the following article that comments on the outcome of the lawsuit. What was the conclusion? Mcdonald’s wins Fat Fight (2013)

The parties in obesity-related litigation (rechtzaak), brought on behalf of several teenagers against fast-food giant McDonald’s Corp. in 2002, have filed a stipulation of voluntary dismissal with prejudice.

It was expected to be ground-breaking litigation that would allow access to industry documents which plaintiffs’ interests believed could be used to bring a flood of litigation against companies they blame for the nation’s increasing incidence of obesity.

The only claims that would have gone to trial in Pelman were allegations that the teenagers’ obesity-related health problems were caused by misleading advertisements which led them to believe that fast food could be consumed daily without any adverse health effects. The plaintiffs also alleged that the company failed to disclose that some product ingredients and processing were “substantially less healthy than were represented” and that its nutritional brochures and information materials were not readily available in company restaurants.

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c) Why are we having a fast food epidemic nowadays? What has changed in our eating habits and why has it changed?

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d) What is the problem with “Supersize”?

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e) How do fast food companies create addiction?

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g) Why are the healthy options at McDonald’s not a solution for a heathier

diet?

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i) How are these anti-advertisements criticising McDonald’s?

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j) True or false? Tick the box if the statement is true. " Each day, one in two Americans visits a fast food restaurant. " McDonald’s feeds 46 million people worldwide, more than the entire population of Spain. " French fries are the most eaten vegetable in America. " You would have to walk for fourteen hours straight to burn off a Super Sized Coke, fry and Big Mac. " 60 percent of all Americans are overweight or obese. " Only seven items on McDonald's entire menu contain no sugar. " One in every five children born in the year 2000 will develop diabetes in their lifetime.

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k) Logo Quiz! How many of these popular food logos can you name?

• Are these brands usually for healthy or for unhealthy food types?

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• What does this tell you about our food habits? What does this tell you about the advertising business? Link with what was said about his topic in “Supersize me”.

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l) Writing: expressing opinions • Discuss with your teacher a suitable communication need to write a

text. Think of the communication model (writer, reader, message, medium).

• Write a short text of about half a page (Arial 12, 1.5 line spacing) about one of the discussion questions below.

• Bring your text to class and pass them around. You have to read at least three texts from classmates and you have to leave three comments: e.g. I agree with you because in my experience…, I see your point but I think, I would like to add that…, I disagree because…, you make a valid point but…, there’s just one more thing I would like to remark...

Discussion Topics 1. Would you ever eat a 30 day diet at McDonalds if they paid you enough money

for it? Why or why not? 2. Compare the Belgian situation to the American one. Are we in Belgium

suffering from overweight? Should we care more about eating healthily? Are we addicted to fast food?

3. How do you feel about the lawsuit against McDonalds? Can you sue McDonalds if you are getting overweight from eating their food?

4. Do you believe that your school should leave you the option of eating pizza and sugary drinks and snacks during lunch? Why or why not?

5. Do you think a physical education program is necessary in schools? Do we have a good program at school? Do we get enough physical education?

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5. Food Crossword

CLUES ACROSS 2. Used for weighing ingredients, when cooking. 5. Vegetable similar to a pea; popular in Britain, in tomato sauce. 6. Type of fruit, often used in drinks. 7. Put this in your drink on a hot day. 9. Drink to finish a meal with. 10. A salmon is one, so is a sardine. 13. Like a tart, but upside-down. 14. Fruit often used in 13. Sometimes green, sometimes red, or yellow. 16. A slice of beef, usually grilled. 18. Cereal much used in Oriental cooking. 19. White crystals used in food. CLUES DOWN 1. It is often eaten at tea time. 3. Popular breakfast cereal. 4. Hot pot of meat and vegetables. 8. Kind of potato associated with 10 across in a classic English meal. 9. It’s most common form is called "Cheddar". 11. You usually do this while you eat 12. Meat taken from a young cow. 15. Outside of an orange or other types of fruit. 17. Do you prefer your potatoes boiled __ mashed?

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II. In the kitchen 1. Listening: Cooking shows a) Watch this clip from Kitchen Nightmares: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q66erdkHVqA Answer the following questions orally: • Describe the format of this show? How does it work? • Which are the remarks of the chef today? • How does the restaurant owner react? Does she give any

counterarguments? • Who is this famous British chef? Describe his personality. b) Watch a clip from “Come Dine with me”: http://youtu.be/p5PVBb46qzM • Who are the people in the show? What are their names and what are

they like? Describe their looks and personality.

candidate looks & personality

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• Who is cooking today and what are they serving? Name of the participant? What is the participant serving? Drinks? Appetizer? Starter? Main course? Dessert? • Which criticism do the others have? Jot down key words. On the food

On the table & etiquette

On the general mood

On the host

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2. Speaking Exercise Make your own “Come Dine With Me” video. Form groups of four people, play a shortened version of “Come Dine With Me” and record it. Practical arrangements: see handout assignment

3. Famous chefs & restaurants

a) Oral exercise: Can you name a few famous chefs & restaurants? Who

are these people?

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Best Restaurant how many times?

What is foraging?

type of recipes

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Why should you not be foraging?

Impact on Copenhagen?

1. Noma: Copenhagen, Denmark 2. El Celler de Can Roca: Girona, Spain 3. Osteria Francescana: Modena, Italy 4. Eleven Madison Park, New York, US 5. Dinner by Heston Blumenthal 6. Mugaritz: San Sebastian, Spain 7. D.O.M.: Sao Paulo, Brasil 8. Arzak: San Sebastian, Spain 9. Alinea: Chicago, United States 10.The Ledbury: London, UK 11.Mirazur: Menton, France 12.Vendôme: Bergisch Gladbach, Germany

13. Nahm: Bankok, Thailand 14. Narisawa: Tokyo, Japan 15. Central: Lima, Peru 16. Steirereck: Vienna, Austria 17. Gaggan: Bankok, Thailand 18. Astrid Y Gaston: Lima, Peru 19. Fäviken: Järpen, Sweden 20. Pujol: Mexico City, Mexico 45. Hof Van Cleve: Kruishoutem, Belgium

• In which country do we find the most top restaurants? …………………………

• Which neighbouring countries are not in the list?

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• Are there any unexpected countries in the list?

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• Which other top restaurants do you know in Belgium?

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• Which famous guide ascribes stars to restaurants? …………………….…………

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• Could you recommend any restaurants in Bruges? …………………………………

• Which countries are known for their cuisine?

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• Which countries have a bad reputation when it comes to fine dining?

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4. Watching: School Food: Eton Style a) Watching: (Eton Style / Parody Of Gangnam Style / 4:35)!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FtZkVRkusQ

b) Listening/ Reading: (Eton Style Lyric Video / Parody Of Gangnam Style / 3:41)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2ufo5dljjg

c) Vocabulary: While listening look for some synonyms / expressions in the lyrics:

to move very quickly friend

criticized sharply strange /

not elegant

left behind /

isolated light-headed

too late bubbly /

sparkling

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d) Reading ETON MESS

Eton mess is a yummy, summery dessert made from strawberries, cream and crushed meringue. I had always thought it was called a "mess" because it looked an untidy, jumbled mess of ingredients swirled around together, and, indeed, that may be the reason - no-one seems to know for sure. Checking in the dictionary, I found that mess in the "untidy state of things" sense dates back only to the beginning of the 19th century.

The Oxford English Dictionary's first definition is "a portion of food" and the dictionary has citations from the 14th century for this sense. Mess was applied, in particular, to sloppy food such as porridge, milk or broth. The word's origin is in old French, mes being a portion of food, which itself is from the late Latin missus, a verbal noun meaning "sending" (to table, presumably), and is thus related to words like "mission".

A second meaning of "mess" is "a group of people eating together" as, for instance, officers' mess. It tends to be used with regard to certain groups of people - the armed forces, lawyers and in some English public schools.

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And that brings us back to Eton. Eton is a top English public school. A public school, by the way, for the benefit of non-British readers, is the opposite of what you might think it is. It is a very expensive private school, usually a boarding school. The dessert Eton mess was first created by a chef at the school, and is traditionally eaten at the school's biggest holiday, the "fourth of June", when the annual prize-giving ceremony is held, cricket is played, there is a procession of boats on the river and boys and their families picnic. The significance of the 4th June is that this was the birthday of King George III, who had a great fondness for Eton (it is a stone's throw from the monarch's Windsor Palace). The "fourth of June" is never celebrated on the 4th June, but is always held on the Wednesday following the May bank holiday (the May bank holiday is the last Monday in May). (More from Eton's own website)

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Did you like the text? Why (not)? Did you find this an interesting text? Why (not)?

f) Reading comprehension!Replace the underlined words with words / expressions from the blog:! 1. Eton mess is a delicious dessert.

2.! It's also presented in a sloppy, disorderly way.

3.! A soup made by boiling meat, fish, vegetables, etc.

4.! To the advantage of non-English readers.

5.! When the yearly traditional feast is held, students play cricket and row on the river.

6.! King George III liked the public school very much.

7.! Eton is quite close to Windsor Castle, a residence of the Royal Family.

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g) Research 1 Explain what ingredients you need for Eton Mess and research how to make it. Use imperatives.

ETON MESS

INGREDIENTS RECIPE

i) Research 2 Research and write up a recipe for one of your favourite desserts. Insert a page of your own if you need more space.

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i) Speaking: Discuss with your neighbour: • Discuss the public school system. What's different from our school

system. Would you like it "the Eton style"? • Discuss school lunches. Do you like them? Why (not)? Any

suggestions to improve food quality? 5. New Food Resources

a) Reading: skimming: Scanning for information. Read these titles of articles about food

Each time comment on one of the four articles. Use full sentences! Use rich vocabulary! Give a detailed account of why you think the articles present good or bad ideas!

Down Under = Australië comfort food = troost voedsel posh = chique average = gemiddeld

on the back burner = op het achterplan

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skilled = getalenteerd to pledge = zweren food survey = voedselonderzoek to launch = lanceren

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benefit = voordeel wholegrain = volkoren to abstain = onthouden waste = afval edible = eetbaar to halt = tegenhouden

• Which of these articles are about healthy habits and which about unhealthy ones? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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• Are some items typically British and others typically American? Which image of British and American people is portrayed here? Do Do we Belgians also have such an image? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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b) Text Study: reading for details

Insects could be the planet's next food source... even if that gives you the creeps.

A festival next month in London aims to take the yuck factor out of eating bugs and promote the environmental benefits.

Crunchy, full of protein and to be found under a rock near you. Insects have long been overlooked as food in all but a handful of places around the world – but now they are crawling closer and closer to our plates.

This spring will see a drive towards removing the yuck factor and putting insects not just on experimental gastronomic menus but also on supermarket shelves.

In April there will be a festival in London run by Pestival and the Wellcome Collection called Who's the Pest? where the consumption of creepy-crawlies comes high on the agenda. It will feature a two-day "pop-up" restaurant by the Nordic Food Lab, the Scandinavian team behind the Danish restaurant Noma, which brought ants to the table for a sellout 10-day run at Claridge's hotel in Mayfair last year.

Noma has been named the world's best restaurant by Restaurant magazine for three years running. Its chef, René Redzepi, says that ants taste like "seared lemon rind" (gebakken citroenschil) and a purée of fermented (gefermenteerde/ gegiste) grasshoppers and moth larvae tastes like a strong fish sauce. Bee larvae make a sweet mayonnaise used in place of eggs and scientists are constantly coming up with new ways to use little creatures.

In March a BBC documentary will feature food writer Stefan Gates searching out and eating deep-fried locusts (sprinkhaan) and barbecued tarantulas, but behind all the gimmicks (stunts) and jokes about flies in the soup there is a deeply serious message. Many experts believe there is a clear environmental benefit to humans eating creepy-crawlies.

The UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has been funding projects since 2011 aimed at promoting the eating and farming of insects in south-east Asia and Africa, where an estimated two billion people already eat insects and caterpillar larvae as a regular part of their diet. Last year the FAO published a list of 1,909 edible species of insect and, with sponsorship from the Dutch government, plans a major international conference on "this valuable food source" this year.

Insects are plentiful – globally, for every human there are 40 tonnes of insects – so there is not too much chance of them being endangered, and they are unlikely to have been dosed with chemicals.

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"I know it's taboo to eat bugs in the western world, but why not?", Redzepi has said. "You go to south-east Asia and this is a common thing. You read about it from all over the world, that people are eating bugs. If you like mushrooms, you've eaten so many worms you cannot imagine. But also we eat honey, and honey is the vomit of a bee. Think of that next time you pour it into your tea."

He said that the basic premise behind Nordic Food Lab was: "Nothing is not edible."

Insects are critical to life on Earth and, with more than a million species, are the most diverse group of creatures on the planet, yet they are misunderstood, reviled and often put to death with one squish by humans just because they are there.

Over the next 30 years the planet's human population will increase to nine billion. Already one billion people do not get enough food. The increase will mean more pressure on agricultural land, water, forests, fisheries and biodiversity resources, as well as nutrients and energy supplies.

The cost of meat is rising, not just in terms of hard cash but also in terms of the amount of rainforest that is destroyed for grazing or to grow feedstuff for cattle. There is also the issue of methane excreted by cows. The livestock farming contribution in terms of greenhouse gas emissions is enormous – 35% of the planet's methane, 65% of its nitrous oxide and 9% of the carbon dioxide.

Edible insects emit fewer gases, contain high-quality protein, vitamins and amino acids, and have a high food conversion rate, needing a quarter of the food intake of sheep, and half of pigs and chickens, to produce the same amount of protein. They emit less greenhouse gases and ammonia than cows and can be grown on organic waste. China is already successfully setting up huge maggot farms. Zimbabwe has a thriving mapone caterpillar industry and Laos was given nearly $500,000 (£330,000) by the FAO to develop an insect-harvesting project. It's already big business in the UK, though not always official: last week a man was detained by Gatwick customs as he stepped off a flight from Burkina Faso with 94 kilos of mapone, worth nearly £40,000, in his luggage.

A study by FoodServiceWarehouse.com suggested that swapping pork and beef for crickets and locusts could help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 95%. But perhaps the fairest thing about eating worms and insects comes when we are dead – then they get a chance to nibble their own back.

(from: http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/mar/02/insects-next-food-source)

a) Text Questions • What type of text is this? What is the source of the text?

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• Write down in maximum four sentences what the text is about.

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• What is the “yuck factor”?

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• How does Noma describe the taste of insects? What do they taste like?

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• How many edible species are there?

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• Why are we already eating bugs?

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• What is happening because of the increase of the world’s population?

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• Why should we eat less meat?

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• Which benefits can eating insects offer us?

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• What do you think about eating insects as a means ‘to save the world’? Discuss with your class.

• Write a short text in the comment box below this online article. Express

your opinion on eating insects. Think about the appropriate style (writer, reader, medium) and the correct way to express your opinion. Try to support your opinion by at least one argument.

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b) Vocabulary • Look at these pictures. Which of these adjectives or adverbs could you

use to describe them?

crunchy gastronomic environmental plentiful

globally endangered edible

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or near synonyms:

crispy = …………………………… threatened = …………………… culinary = ……………………….

ecologically = ……………………. worldwide = …………………….. abundant = ………………………

• Read these Macmillan dictionary descriptions and combine them with

the correct verb.

to aim to crawl to overlook to emit

to increase to contain to reduce

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- (intransitive verb) to intend or hope to achieve something: …………………… - (intransitive verb) to become larger in amount or number: …………………… - (transitive verb) to include something or to have it as a part: ………………. - (intransitive verb) Moving forward on hands and knees (with animals: using its legs): ………………………………….. - (transitive verb) to make something smaller or less in size, amount, importance: ……………….….. - (transitive verb) to fail to notice or do something: ………………………………… - (transitive verb) to send something out into the air, like gas, light, radiation: …………………………………………….. • What is a transitive verb?

Which of these two verbs is transitive?

I want to give you this present for your birthday! He fell on the pavement and hurt his knee.

Indicate the direct object? …………………………………………….. Is there also an indirect object? ……………………………………………..

• Which is the correct translation for these words?

a shelf insecten bugs afval creatures een plank a species bevolking population een ras waste wezens

c) Grammar: adjectives vs. adverbs. Complete the rules.

An adjective tells us more about …

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An adverb tells us more about …

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(!) Special case: copulas (koppelwerkwoorden). After a copula an adjective must follow!

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Common copulas in English: to be, get, become, feel, seem, appear, taste, look, sound, smell, ..

• Indicate the adjectives and adverbs. Which are adjectives? Which are

adverbs?

I was ready to leave for the airport. I would have happily helped him on his way. That hamburger really tasted delicious! I am proud of my driving skills! It is globally known that the climate is changing. He is really ugly with that new haircut!

• Now fill in a correct adjective or adverb in these sentences: I feel……………………………… today. (depressed)

The sky is ……………………………………. (with clouds).

I ……………………………. walk to school. (with haste)

He is always very ………………………………… (polite).

I am becoming really ……………………………………….. (tall).

I speak ……………………….. (too quiet) during my presentation.

What a …………………………………. picture! (beautiful)

The children behaved ……………………………….. (bad).

The necklace was …………………………. ……………………………… (horrible/

expensive).

I can hear you very …………………… through the telephone. (good)

That day he played ……………………….. ………………………….. (terrible/ bad).

She went to bed ……………………….. (calm).

I like driving ………………………. (fast).

I don’t know …………………………………. where they live. (exact)

He often feels …………………………before a test (nervous).

She opened the door ………………………….. (careful).

He ……………………….. returned to his seat. (quick)

He …………………………… went along with our plans. (happy)

The party was …………………………… (wonderful)!

He has painted the fence ……………………….. (nice).

The milk tastes ………………………. (sour).

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The soldiers fought …………………………………. (brave).

That wound really looks …………………….. (bad).

It was raining ………………………………… for two hours (heavy).

c) Cooking terminology a) Name a few traditional Flemish dishes. What are they called in English? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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b) Can you give the recipe for a simple dish? (e.g. scrambled eggs, soup, banana split) c) How do you recognise that a text is a recipe? What are its characteristics? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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c) Fill in the correct verb.

To fry To knead To shred To sprinkle To simmer To slice

To grate To dice To chop To mix To peel To sieve

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a tangerine (mandarijntje) ………………………………………

dough ………………………………………

parsley ………………………………………

lambchops ………………………………………

flour, milk, eggs & sugar ………………………………………

a Flemish stew ………………………………………

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raisins in vanilla pudding ………………………………………

tomatoes for Soup à la Julienne ………………………………………

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cooked pasta ………………………………………

e) Picture Dictionary: Kitchen appliances (= keukentoestellen)

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f) Writing: Watch a video in which ‘the Swedish Chef’ prepares one of his

dishes. Invent your own absurd recipe. You can use some of the vocabulary that is offered here. First make a list of ingredients and how much you need of each ingredient. Then describe how to make your delicious dish. You have to describe at least 5 steps to get to your end result. Use appropriate verbs and kitchen terminology!

To chop To cut To boil To cook To shred To crumble To sprinkle

To knead To stir To simmer To bake To taste To add To pour

To (pre)heat To cover To butter To flip To marinate To dip To cool

g) Measuring ingredients Fill in one or more of these countable ingredients. You can use some ingredients twice. mustard, bread, salt, fruit, chocolate, asparagus, sugar, tangerine, cucumber, milk, butter, beans, gherkins (augurkjes) beer, orange juice, spaghetti, flour, cookies a lump of a pinch of

a carton of a chunk of

a tin of a drop of

a loaf of a spoonful of

a wedge of a strand of

a slice of a can of

a chopping board, a cup and saucer, a napkin, a cupboard, a salt and pepper shaker, a tea kettle, a can opener, a spatula, a sink, a baking tray, a cheese grater, a deep fryer, dishes, a range, a fruit bowl, a funnel, a microwave, a sieve/ colander, a dishwasher, a refridgerator, a potato peeler, a cleaver, a whisk, a frying pan, a jar (jars), a corkscrew, a faucet, a toaster, cutlery, a bottle opener, an apron, a coffee maker, a juicer, an oven mitt, scales, a toothpick, a coaster, a rolling pin, a wine rack, a timer

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a sprinkling a bundle of

a piece of a bottle of

a cube of a bar of

a bowl of a jar of

h) Reading / Speaking: At the restaurant • Which of the restaurants below would you prefer? Put stars next to the

restaurant to indicate your appreciation. a) Restaurant "Imvelo": African Cuisine Starters 1. Spinach Balls: Spinach balls served with chakalaka sauce R 35.00 2. Smoorsnoek: Braised snoeks is a Cape classic and particularly popular amongst the Malay inhabitants of the country 3. Cheese and corn balls: Cheese and corn balls fried and served with a creamy mustard jus R 35.00 Bean and Corn Soup; Xhosa traditional soup cooked with onions, celery, carrots and tomato paste served with home-made steam bread 4.Pumpkin Soup: Pumpkin soup flavoured with turmeric and honey topped with minted mascarpone served with a home-made Xhosa irostile Main dishes Bobotie Surely the best - know South African traditional dish - a tasty combination of sweet and savoury ingredients, sambals served with yellow rice Lamb Shank: Tender lamb on the bone cooked to perfection served with mashed potato and isiquampa Karoo Lamb CasseroleLamb and dumpling casserole with seasonal vegetables Oxtail Stew: Oxtail cooked with celery, carrots, onions and mixed herbs served with "pap" Ostrich Stew: A healthy alternative to other red meat low in fat, popular in South Africa served with a fritter and ingubela (pumpkin porridge) Tripe: Tenderly cooked African traditional style with ketse Beef Strips: The chef's special creation with a delicious peanut sauce and samp Pork Chops: Marinated in honey and mustard served with pap and chakalaka Desserts Malva Pudding: Baked malva pudding with custard or ice cream Chocolate Brownies: Delicious home made brownies served with chocolate sauce and ice cream Tropical Fruit Salad: Seasonal fresh fruit salad with ice cream Black and White Vanilla ice with hot chocolate sauce

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b) Restaurant "Portobello Gold": British Cuisine Starters Gazpacho. Chilled Spanish soup of diced salad vegetables in tangy tomato sauce. Served with bread and butter. Brochette of haloumi cheese, spring onions and cherry tomatoes, grilled on the skewer on a bed of watercress and garnished with pesto Spicy crab cakes with sour cream and chives. Fresh crabmeat from the Isle of Wight lightly fried in breadcrumbs Terrine of smoked mackerel and pecan nuts, served with lemon infused olive oil and toasted ciabatta Main dishes English lamb cutlets with Cumberland sauce. Smoked mackerel nicoise. The summer salad with eggs, new potatoes, olives, anchovies and French beans Salmon fillet en croute with sweet red pepper coulis. Scotch salmon wrapped in pastry with mushrooms and dill, served with new potatoes and fresh vegetables. Penne rigate alla putanesca. Pasta in a traditional Italian summer blend of black and green olives, shallots, plum tomatoes and chillies. Served with a crisp green leaf and herb salad. Corn fed chicken breast filled with gorgonzola and pecan nuts on a surround of sun dried tomato pesto, roasted in the oven till the cheese melts, this gorgeous dish is served with new potatoes and fresh vegetables. Whole Seabass baked in a bag with rosemary and garlic. Served with new potatoes and today’s vegetables. Desserts Lemon Cheesecake Banoffee Pie Pecan Pie Dark chocolate and banana cake with chocolate sauce Salcombe dairy ice creams and sorbets. A choice of vanilla, chocolate, honeycomb, mango and raspberry (subject to availability) Selection of British cheeses with celery, crackers and pecan nuts. c) Restaurant "Pamplemousse": French Cuisine Starters Fettucini a la georges: (a recipe we have in “Bon Appetit” magazine) Escargots traditional “a la bourguignone”- garlic-butter-Persil or sautéed with sliced mushroom, garlic, shallots, red wine,cognac and demi glace Fresh shrimps / scampi sauce diable Scallops Belle meuniere Frog legs Provencale Crab cakes House style French onion soup gratiné Veloute cream soup( every night) Lobster bisque Main Dishes Fresh fish of the day: According to availability Norwegian Salmon Filet: seared with a fresh orange curry beurre blanc Roasted Duckling: au poivre vert or with a cranberry and Chambord French raspberry liquor sauce Veal Medallions mustard condiment or classic sauce Normande with apples deglace with Calvados. Prime Filet Mignon or New York Steak: with wild mushrooms and garlic or sauce au poivre vert or sauce moutarde Full rack of spring lamb in pistachio crust, Rosemary Garlic, natural juice Hobo Steak: double Prime New York cooked in a rock salt crust served with special Armagnac sauce

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Desserts Profiterolles au Chocolat Chocolate mousse Coupe maison Creme brulee Tartuffo Ice cream Sorbet • Visit one of these restaurants with a partner from your class and decide

what you will eat. Someone else will be you waiter. He/she will politely take orders (you can complain if it's not polite), using the phrases below:

# Good evening. Are you ready to order? / May I take your order? /

Can I help you? / Have you chosen yet? # Would you like an aperitif? / Can I bring you something to drink

first? / Would you care for a drink before your meal? # The specialties on the menu are… # Will you be drinking wine with that? / Would you like to see our

wine list? / What do you want to drink? # Do you wish to order a side dish? / Do you want rice or potatoes,

chips or potatoes with that? # Have you enjoyed your meal? / Can I bring you a coffee or

something else? / Was everything to your satisfaction? # Thank you for coming.

!• Speaking: Answer these questions with your neighbour:

# How do you pefer your meat? # Rare, medium rare, half-baked, well-done? # How do you prefer food? Spicy, bland, salty? # What is your favourite cooking method for meat? # Grilled, fried, deep-ried, boiled, roasted? # Do you et your eggs… hard-boiled, scrambled, sunny-side up?

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