Would You Eat
Bugs to Save the World?
“New Password 4”
Unit 4 Chapter 15
SEHER ÖZSERT

Do you think they look good to eat?

Do people in your country eat bugs?
Have you ever eaten insects?
Would you be willing to try eating insects?

Read the text very quickly !!!

Quick
Comprehension

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Members of many cultures around the world eat insects.

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Members of many cultures around the world eat insects.

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David Gracer is trying to teach people about insects.

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David Gracer is trying to teach people about insects.

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Raising farm animals for meat is bad for the environment.

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Raising farm animals for meat is bad for the environment.

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Insects have little real value as food.

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Insects have little real value as food.

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Most North Americans seem willing to eat insects.

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Most North Americans seem willing to eat insects.

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Gracer earns a good living selling insects for food.

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Gracer earns a good living selling insects for food.

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 verb (force) make someone do something
The police forced the prisoner to tell the truth.

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 conjunction except if (used to introduce a case in which a statement being made is not true or valid)
Unless you have a photographic memory, repetition is vital.

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 verb (have set out) has begun a journey; has aimed or intended to do something
She has set out to bring the mixed community together whereby the differences are to be tolerated and respected by all.

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 verb give intellectual, moral and social instruction to someone typically at a school or university
She was educated at a boarding school.

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 adjective belonging to the present time; happening now
I started my current job last year

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 verb (raise) grow
While he was raising his children, the crops were growing in the fields

 adjective
 relating to the natural world and the impact of human activity on its condition
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Acid rain may have caused major environmental damage.

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 noun a person, place or thing that supplies something
To get the source of information it is best to ask the secretary.

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 noun a class of nutritious organic compounds that can be found in eggs, milk, meat etc.
Meat contains protein.

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 prepositions & noun on the subject of
Replacing the printers is difficult to justify in terms of cost.

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 verb need something
The students require a warm classroom and a decent meal when they are studying.

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 noun people who have a comprehensive and authoritative knowledge of or skill in a particular area
Financial experts can advise their clients on tax rebates.

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British English: (in favour of) to be replaced by; to the advantage of
He stepped down as leader in favor of his rival.
The final score was 25-16 in favor of
Washington.

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 verb phrase willing to consider something
The students are rarely open to criticism.

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 verb express one’s feelings or opinions frankly and publicly
The administration will be forthright in speaking out against the abuse of human rights.

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 noun a plant-eating insect with long hind legs that are used for jumping and for producing a chirping sound
The grasshopper frequents grassy places and low vegetation.

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 noun a particular kind of plant or animal
There are many species of tulips in Holland but the original tulip comes from Turkey.

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 adjective & noun an increase in world temperatures
If global warming is allowed to continue, the sea-levels will rise and flood the coastal areas.

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 plural noun large ruminant animals with horns and cloven hoofs, domesticated for meat or milk, or as beasts of burden; cows
In Texas the cowboys have to keep the cattle moving from pasture to pasture.

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 noun gases that keep heat from escaping into space, like carbon dioxide
According to the report, raising cattle produces more greenhouse gases than cars and all other forms of transportation.

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 adjective safe to eat
Whether the insects are edible or not I am not willing to try them.

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 noun applying technology to problems in food production
As a teacher of bioresource engineering he supports the disgusting idea of insects being used as food for human beings.

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 noun getting the right foods for good health and growth
Most people prefer to get their nutrition from fruit, vegetables, dairy products and meat.

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 verb bring something into a country (to sell it)
It is no longer necessary for Turkey to import many technological devices since
Turkey is capable of producing its own.

Read the text again by thinking the meanings of the target vocabulary.
Ask any parts you don’t understand!

What is the main idea of “Would You Eat
Bugs to Save the World?” a) b) c)
Eating insects has a long and respectable history.
David Gracer wants people to change their eating habits.
It could be good for the environment if more people ate insects.

What is the main idea of “Would You Eat
Bugs to Save the World?” a) b) c)
Eating insects has a long and respectable history.
David Gracer wants people to change their eating habits.
It could be good for the environment if more people ate insects.

Which sentences state major points of the reading, and which ones give supporting details?
MP (Main Point) or SD (Supporting Detail)?
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___ b) It takes 869 gallons of water to produce one-third of a pound of beef.
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___ d) People around the world eat over 1,400 species of insects.
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___ f) A 2006 UN report said raising cattle is to blame for a lot of greenhouse gases.
___ g) Raising insects does little harm to the environment.
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Cattle
Both
Insects

Cattle
>Bad for the environment
>Create greenhouse gases that add to global warming
Both
>Sources of protein
>People eat in many cultures
>Can be farmed
Insects
>No harm to the environment when used for food
>Can be collected from forests and other wild places