SLOW FOOD

 

 


   


Now listen to Carlo Petrini speaking about the Slow Food Movement. 

PRE- WATCHING. 

Discuss the following words or expressions. 

 

FOOD HERITAGE           DIVERSITY           MOTHER EARTH           

     UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD                 HOLISTIC VISION


 1- Watch the video for the first time and jot down some of the vocabulary that is new for you. 

2- Watch it a second time and write down the main ideas in the speech. Here are some questions to help you. 

a. What are the aims of the SLOW FOOD MOVEMENT?

b. Why is diversity important? 

c. How is slow food different from  fast food?

d. What happens in Turin every year? 

e. What is important in the production of food? 

f. What does producing good quality food involve?

 

Discuss.

"You can't talk about food without talking about the environment. You can't talk about health without talking about the quality of food. It's all linked. It is important to have a holistic vision."


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