TED Talks Lynne Brady

Should we eat bugs?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDqXwUS402I

A) Pre-listening:

Look at the vocabulary and match nos 1 18 with a r









































Remember to learn all new vocabulary ACTIVELY! Write context sentences




1. Entomophagy

2. Followed suit

3. Staple food

4. Rippling outwards

5. To sting

6. To bite

7. Ick factor

8. Swarms

9. Ground into

10. Untapped resource

11. Deficiency

12. To uplift

13. Reared on

14. Vegetable peelings

15. Landfills

16. To recoil

17. Galore

18. Paradigm shift



a. A bee does this

b. Broken down into powder

c. Yuck

d. Lack

e. Dumps

f. A dog does this sometimes

g. Vacillate

h. Groups

i. Boost/improve

j. Dramatic change

k. Key/ important

l. Copy the example

m. Pull back from

n. Plentiful

o. Eating insects

p. Bred/ brought up

q. Untried/ unused

r. Skinned

s.


B) Active Listening

1. Watch the video and take notes (focused listening)



2. Watch the video a second time with ENGLISH subtitles (reinforced listening)



C) Comprehension questions

(i) circle the correct answers

1. Which insects are mentioned: dragonflies beetles cockroaches worms

2. Early humans learned about food habits from animals: true or false

3. In ancient Greece some insects were delicacies: true or false

4. How many insect species are turned into food: 100 1,000 200 2,000 300 3,000

5. Insects emit more greenhouse gases than livestock: true or false

(ii)

6. Where was the major birthplace of agriculture?

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7. As farming became more widespread what changed about peoples attitude to bugs?

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8. Where in the world are bugs most accepted as food?

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9. Which two ways of eating bugs are mentioned?

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D) Discussion

1. Have you ever eaten an insect?

If yes, describe the experience. Would you do it again?

If not, would you?

2. Would you be more likely to eat insects if they are covered in chocolate?

3. Do you think we will have to change our food habits in the near future to include more insect
products in our diets?