Coordinating Meeting in Poland.
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ACTIVITIES ABOUT FOOD WASTE.
FACTSHEET INFOGRAPHIC
https://visual.ly/community/infographic/food/overview-global-food-wastage
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".
Sources:https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1705/170502-food-waste-m.html
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
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 mmmm!
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 mmmm!
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
Petition them for _________ too
One in four calories don’t get consumed
And no one should go hungry