lab meat

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 4

Lab-grown meat

In this lesson we will:

- discover what lab-grown meat is 

- read and listen in order to form an opinion

How often do you eat meat?

every day, I love meat

about 4-5 times a week

about 2-3 times a week

never, I'm a vegetarian (or vegan)

What exactly is lab-grown meat?

Lab meat, also called cultured meat, clean meat and cellular meat, is muscle tissue that’s taken from animal stem cells and grown in vitro. A single tissue sample from a single cow can be used to make an almost limitless number of burgers.

benefits of lab-meat?

video

- listen out for advantages and disadvantages of lab-meat. 

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Name some advantages of lab-meat

Read this short text. 

Ultimately, he says, where the lab meat market goes next will depend on consumers’ attitudes. “It starts with the consumer, who’s changing how they buy, how they eat and how they sleep.” Whether lab meat flops or ............. depends on how many of us are happy to take that first bite­–but the smart money’s on lab burgers being big.

What word would fit the gap?

1. deteriorates
2. improves
3. thrives

Would you eat lab meat?

yes

I'm not quite sure

No, certainly not

Do you think lab meat will take off?

yes

no