What does “a superfood” mean? Can you think of any superfoods?
What does “a superfood” mean? Can you think of any superfoods?
Read the article. Which problems does the text mention?
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The food of the future
INSECTS - The superfood of the future
There are a lot of hungry people in the world, so how do we deal with it? In the next thirty years, we'll need to provide enough protein for billions more mouths, and with all these extra people there will be even less space for farming. One solution is for us to eat insects. They are a great source of protein and they don't need as much space or water as farm animals.
So why don't we eat insects regularly? The fact is that many people in Asia, Africa and South America already do. The problem is that Europeans and North Americans don't want to. Some governments are now trying to convince them why it is a good idea. The Nordic Food Lab in Copenhagen, for example, developed the 'Insect Deliciousness' project. Its chefs have been to five continents to discover an incredible world of insect flavour. In Australia, they tasted honey ants. They ate fried caterpillars in Tanzania, and in Mexico, they enjoyed desert-ant eggs. Will they and other similar organisations persuade Europeans and Americans to take a bite from a caterpillar or an ant? What's your view? How many people will eat insects in the future? How much food made with insects will you eat?
Read and listen to the article again and answer the questions.
1. What problem will we have in the next thirty years?
2. Why are insects the solution?
3. What does the word they in bold refer to?
4. In what parts of the world do people eat insects?
The food of the future
INSECTS - The superfood of the future
There are a lot of hungry people in the world, so how do we deal with it? In the next thirty years, we'll need to provide enough protein for billions more mouths, and with all these extra people there will be even less space for farming. One solution is for us to eat insects. They are a great source of protein and they don't need as much space or water as farm animals.
So why don't we eat insects regularly? The fact is that many people in Asia, Africa and South America already do. The problem is that Europeans and North Americans don't want to. Some governments are now trying to convince them why it is a good idea. The Nordic Food Lab in Copenhagen, for example, developed the 'Insect Deliciousness' project. Its chefs have been to five continents to discover an incredible world of insect flavour. In Australia, they tasted honey ants. They ate fried caterpillars in Tanzania, and in Mexico, they enjoyed desert-ant eggs. Will they and other similar organisations persuade Europeans and Americans to take a bite from a caterpillar or an ant? What's your view? How many people will eat insects in the future? How much food made with insects will you eat?
Tham khảo
1. We will have to produce enough protein for billions more mouths.
2. Insects are a great source of protein and don’t need as much space or water as farm animals.
3. They refers to the chefs from the Nordic Food Lab.
4. Asia, Africa and South America.
Trả lời bởi Phước LộcVOCABULARY PLUS - Use a dictionary to check the meaning of the words in blue in the text.
The food of the future
INSECTS - The superfood of the future
There are a lot of hungry people in the world, so how do we deal with it? In the next thirty years, we'll need to provide enough protein for billions more mouths, and with all these extra people there will be even less space for farming. One solution is for us to eat insects. They are a great source of protein and they don't need as much space or water as farm animals.
So why don't we eat insects regularly? The fact is that many people in Asia, Africa and South America already do. The problem is that Europeans and North Americans don't want to. Some governments are now trying to convince them why it is a good idea. The Nordic Food Lab in Copenhagen, for example, developed the 'Insect Deliciousness' project. Its chefs have been to five continents to discover an incredible world of insect flavour. In Australia, they tasted honey ants. They ate fried caterpillars in Tanzania, and in Mexico, they enjoyed desert-ant eggs. Will they and other similar organisations persuade Europeans and Americans to take a bite from a caterpillar or an ant? What's your view? How many people will eat insects in the future? How much food made with insects will you eat?
- deal with: đối phó
- solution: giải pháp
- convince: thuyết phục
- persuade: thuyết phục
- view: quan điểm
Trả lời bởi SunnUSE IT! Work in pairs. How worried are you about world hunger? Is it a good idea to eat insects? Why / Why not?
Tham khảo
A: I'm quite worried about world hunger because the reality for millions upon millions of people around the world is that they are undernourished or malnourished because they simply do not have any (or enough) food to eat.
B: I don’t think so, there are many food sources in the world for us.
A: Is it a good idea to eat insects?
B: Yes, it is. Because insects can provide nutrition, with high protein, fat and mineral contents.
Trả lời bởi Phước Lộc
A superfood means a nutrient-rich food considered to be especially beneficial for health and well-being. Nuts (hazelnuts, walnuts, almonds, pecans…), fish and berries are examples of superfoods.
Trả lời bởi Sunn