Why Eating Insects Makes Sense

Why Eating Insects Makes Sense

I Study the active vocabulary and focus on Ukrainian equivalents of English words.

boost підвищувати

sustainably стійко

grasshopper коник

tuck in давитися

stir-fry обсмажувати в олії

creep заповзати

novelty новинка

squeamish вередливий

edible їстівний

serving порція

cricket цвіркун

livelihood засіб до існування

livestock худоба

palatable смачний

  

 II Vocabulary focus. Study the words and  word combinations, check your understanding using flashcards, practise their translation, spelling. Check your knowledge in the test. Play matching vocabulary game (match words to their translations to make cards disappear)  and save the planet from asteroids by typing in correct translation of the words.

III Watch the video and fill in the gaps in the text with the words from the list. There are some words you don’t need to use.

sustainably; population; termites; boost; edible; healthier; paratroopers; impact; 

sustain; advocate; piper ; grasshoppers; novelty; hermits; beef; contain; bugs;

inspects; billion; fibre; novels; sense; challenge; millions; remain; protein;

insects

  

The world's 1)________ is projected to reach 11 2)________ by the end of the century. Feeding that many people will be a 3)________, and it is further complicated by the 4)________ of climate change on agriculture. That is why some people 5)________ an unusual way to 6)________ the food supply and feed people 7)________: by eating less meat, and more 8)________. About 2 billion people already eat 9)________. Mexicans enjoy chili-toasted 10)________. Thais tuck into cricket stir-fries and Ghanians snack on 11)________. Insects are slowly creeping onto Western menus as 12)________ items, but most people 13)________ squeamish. Yet there are three reasons why eating insects makes 14)________. First, they are 15)________ than meat. There are nearly 2,000 kinds of 16)________ insects, many of them packed with 17)________, calcium,

18)________, iron and zinc. A small serving of crickets can 19)________ the same or more protein as a similar sized serving of 20)________, but have half the fat and far fewer calories.

IV Watch the video and choose the correct option to complete the sentences.

Second, raising insects is cheaply/creep/cheap, or free. Little technology or investment/investor/investigate is needed to produce them. Harvesting insects could provide livelihoods to some of the world’s poorly/poorest/poring people. Finally, insects are a far more sustainable resourceful/source/force of food than livestock. Livestock production accounts for nearly a fifth of all greenhouse-gas missions/emissions/transmissions – that’s more than transport.

By contrast, insects produce relatively few greenhouse/hothouse/pause gases, and raising them requires much less rent/landing/land and water. And they'll eat almost anything. Despite all this, most Westerners find insects hard to follow/swallow/shallow. One solution is to use protein extracted/extravagant/distracted from bugs in other products, such as ready meals and pasta pause/sauces/saucy. Not having to look at the bugs, and emphasizing the environmentalist/environmental/environmentally benefits, might make the idea of eating insects a bit more palpably/palatable/stable.

V Watch the complete video again. In the script (see the texts above) underline the words and phrases that are stressed. Listen again and then read the text aloud following the pattern of strong and weak stress. Try to copy the rhythm as exactly as possible.

VI Get ready to create your voiceover of the video (read the text with the natural rhythm and speed). Make sure your reading speed matches the video sequence. You may record your reading and listen to it in order to improve the speed and accuracy (stress, rhythm, pronunciation). In class the video will be shown with sound turned off, you’ll provide the voiceover (read the text instead of the journalist).

VII In the texts in tasks III and IV find words and expressions that match the definitions. Use four words or words combinations in your sentences.

1.    something that is difficult 

2.    the effect that a person, event, or situation has on someone or something

3.    the work and methods of growing crops and looking after animals that are then used for food

4.    to express support for a particular idea

5.    to increase or improve something

6.    in a way that can continue over a period of time

7.    a large insect with long back legs that can jump very high and makes a sharp, high noise using its back legs or wings

8.    to move slowly, quietly, and carefully, usually in order to avoid being noticed

9.    suitable or safe for eating

10.an amount of one type of food that is given to one person

11.a unit of energy that food provides

12.to pick and collect crops

13.animals and birds that are kept on a farm

14.a gas that causes the greenhouse effect

15.to cause food, drink to move from your mouth into your stomach 

16.to show that something is very important 

VIII Follow the link below. Focus on the words and expressions (study definitions), match the terms to their definitions, solve the crossword puzzle, complete the quiz, chase down the correct answer to earn points, unscramble words and phrases (correct order of letters), type in words to fill in the blanks, test your knowledge of  vocabulary.

  

IX Match the words from two columns to make collocations used in the text. Use four collocations in your sentences.

1.	impact	A.	people sustainably
2.	boost	B.	with protein
3.	feed	C.	on
4.	tuck	D.	sense
5.	snack	E.	emission
6.	novelty	F.	source of food
7.	make	G.	for
8.	edible	H.	gases
9.	packed	I.	insect
10.	provide	J.	production
11.	sustainable	K.	the environmental benefits
12.	livestock	L.	of climate change
13.	account	M.	to swallow
14.	greenhouse-gas	N.	item
15.	greenhouse	O.	the food supply
16.	hard	P.	livelihood
17.	emphasize	Q.	into

X Listen to the recording and answer the questions.

1)    What are the challenges that changes in a diet may help solve?

2)    What nations already eat insects? What types of insects do they eat?  How do people cook insects?

3)    What are the reasons for eating insects?

4)    What health benefits does eating insects have?

5)    What  benefits for economy and environment does farming and eating insects have?

6)    Are people in the West ready to include insects in  their diets? How can they cook insects?

XI OVER TO YOU. Work individually. Answer the questions: A) Would you like to try adding insects to your diet? Why or why not? B) What insects from your home country can become parts of people’s diets?

Write a paragraph (150-190 words) expressing your views on the benefits and drawbacks of eating insects.