Unit 5, lesson 2

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Unit 5, lesson 2

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Exercise 1, one of the three

Exercise 1, one of the three

Exercise 1, one of the three

Exercise 5

Choose the correct answers.

Exercise 2, your 10 words please

Exercise 2b

Now team up with a classmate. Discuss and compare your words and the guessed meanings. Then look up the words in a dictionary or on the Internet. Were you right?

Exercise 3

Skim the text and read the following statements. Decide whether the statements are true or false.

a. The United Nations have published a report that suggests everyone should eat insects.

1. True
2. False

b. The author's brother is mentioned to prove how easy it is to eat insects.

1. True
2. False

c. The main obstacle is that people don't like the idea of eating insects.

1. True
2. False

d. The author has doubts about insects as the future of food

1. True
2. False

e. The author is in favour of slow change.

1. True
2. False

Exercise 4

answer like this:

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a. Before we can all become insect-eaters some measures have to be taken. Nevertheless, the author clearly sees positive benefits.

b. In two different parts of the world insects are eaten by different groups of people.

c. Keeping insects is rather simple and can provide an income for people who can't invest much. Also it has a positive influence on the environment.

d. On the one hand there are people who eat all kinds of insects, on the other hand there is a group that is appalled by the idea.

e. People who were used to eating insects stopped because they were told it was disgusting or dangerous.

g. The story of a bee eating boy is used to introduce the subject along with some numbers about insect-eaters.

h. Two publications state that eating insects is very efficient in more than one way.

Exercise 5

Choose the correct answers.

a (§3 and 4) How does insect consumption differ between Southeast Asia and the Congo?

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b (§6) Read the sentence: "It seems weird that such a common practice is frowned upon so much by others, isn't it?" Why do people frown upon it?

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c (§8) What proves that Westerners "took no notice of Sanambele's population and culture"?

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d (§9) Why does the paragraph start with "Funnily enough"? It's funny that ...

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f (§14) What rapid societal benefits does the author mention?

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g (§15) 'Although' implies there is a contrast. Which?

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e (§11 and 12) What do the UN report and the article in The Economist have in common? They both emphasise ...

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2. 2
3. 3

Exercise 6

Answers the questions in complete sentences. 

a (§8) Why are the fields sprayed with pesticides?

b (§9) Explain how it's possible that “five billion people who are not fond of insects, are insect-eaters”?

c (§16) Why was the brother “a bit of a visionary”?
!!The explanation will be in the next question!!

c (§16) Why was the brother “a bit of a visionary”? Now explain.