Check-in: Let's talk food

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Check-in: Let's talk food

favourite foods?

Ex. 1

Let’s talk favourite foods. Look at these everyday foods. Pick your top 3 and discuss with a partner. Then share with the class. 

Ex. 2

Have you ever wondered how some of these every day foods are made or which ingredients they have?

a Take a guess. Match the ingredients (1-10) to their usage in products (A-J).

ammonium

(cleaning spray)

castoreum

(beaver secretion) 

 isinglass

(dried fish bladder)

 L-cysteine

(hair molecules

propylene glycol

(anti-freeze) 

lanolin

(oil sheep produce in their wool) 

antibiotics

cochineal extract or carmine aka Red#4 (female bugs)

dimethylpolysiloxane

(plastic)

silicon dioxide

(sand particles)

make bread stay fresh for a longer

period of time

kills germs in meats / acidity controller 

prevents clumping in salts, icing sugar, dry mixes and spices

softener in chewing gum

clarifies and refines beers and wines

prevents ice crystals from forming in foods (e.g. ice cream)

adds a red colour to foods (e.g. fruity drinks, yogurt, ...)

 found in several types of meats

 artificially flavours food such as vanilla ice cream

anti-foaming agent (e.g. in fast food)

b Now check your answers. 

Work per two. Read the paragraphs you will be given. 

Check with your partner to find out the other combinations.

So which 'gross' ingredient is found in:

1. anti-freeze
2. hair molecules
3. sand particles
4. cleaning spray

So which 'gross' ingredient is found in:

1. anti-freeze
2. female bugs
3. beaver secretion
4. cleaning spray

So which 'gross' ingredient is found in:

1. oil that sheep produce in their wool
2. female bugs
3. plastic
4. dried fish bladder

So which 'gross' ingredient is found in:

1. oil that sheep produce in their wool
2. dried fish bladder
3. cleaning spray
4. antibiotics

So which 'gross' ingredient is found in:

1. plastic
2. dried fish bladder
3. anti-freeze
4. antibiotics

So which 'gross' ingredient is found in:

1. sand particles
2. cleaning spray
3. anti-freeze
4. hair molecules

So which 'gross' ingredient is found in:

1. sand particles
2. cleaning spray
3. plastic
4. beaver secretion

So which 'gross' ingredient is found in:

1. female bugs
2. antibiotics
3. plastic
4. sand particles

Ex. 3

TWEEPRAAT

Talk for 1 minute. Answer these questions:

a Had you heard of any of these food additives before? Which ones? Which ones were new?

b Which one surprises you and/or grosses you out most? Why?

c Are any of these additives dangerous or are they safe?

Switch roles and report back to the class.