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WHAT WE EAT

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1. Where does food come from? 1. a. Write down the words you don't understand. 2. Do you eat healthy? What is healthy food according to the information given in the video? VOCABULARY. At the supermarket. The produce section. EXCUSE ME..... WHERE CAN I FIND     ?

A PLASTIC CIVILIZATION.

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Is plastic our material border as a modus vivendi? What shall we see if we cross it? Will we be extinct, buried in a hip of plastic waste?   The image is not consoling at all and  is bringing up stories   of a dying civilization. It seems as if plastic has been labeling our life for at least two generations. Now it has reached its peak, our peak.  How about taking steps into a new way of containing ourselves? How can we do it? Have you heard of the term carbon print?  Could we extend it to talk of your plastic print? Have a look at the following which includes pictures of families around the world and their use of plastic.  1- What are these families doing to reduce plastic use? Could you add some more ideas? 2. Think about how much plastic you use or dispose of every day. Could you do without it? PROJECT Collect all the plastic you and your family use in a week, put it in a bag and bring it to the school. Make an arti...

MICHAEL POLLAN

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FOOD RULES According to the video: do we produce enough food? Whats the pbroblem, then? VOCABULARY refined sugar                          refined flour                 fiber                      long shelf life foods                 nutritionally valuable Why is it not easy to follow a simple dietary advice? Think about Pollan's mantra on food habits. EAT FOOD: NOT TOO MUCH: MOSTLY PLANTS:  NAVIGATING THE SUPERMARKET ISLES.   Convenience food   is food that is commercially prepared (often through processing ) to optimise ease of consumption...

REVISION.

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     WATCH AND LISTEN. Watch the video and do the exercises. VOCABULARY. Revision exercises.   1. Food containers. 2. Fruit. 3. Kitchen. 4. Vegetables. 

WHITE ELEPHANT.

White Elephant. Chapter 1.  White elephant. Chapter 2.   White Elephant. chapter 3.

MAKING QUESTIONS

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An easy way to form questions. EXERCISE 1 EXERCISE 2 EXERCISE 3 EXERCISES

Mediterranean food.

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THE MEDITERRANEAN FOOD PYRAMID PRESENTATION ON GREEK FOOD. a. What are the basic products in Greek cuisine? b. What is the country that most influenced Greek cuisine? c. What is the official religion in Greece? How does it influence the way they eat? d. Which is the Greeks man meal? e. How do they prepare food? f. What is Dolma? How is it prepared? g. What do Greeks celebrate on 1st January? e. What do Greeks eat for Christmas? f. What do Greek do before they slice the bread? g. What is the special celebration in Chios for Easter? h. how big is Greece? i. What are the colours present in Greek decorations? These are false sentences. Correct them according to the information in the presentation. 1. Greek food is a thousand years old. 2. As Greece is very hilly they cannot grow much there. The Greeks import all 90 % of the food they consume. 3.  They don't eat fish. 4. The Greeks eat meat all year round. 5.  It is ver...