Lesson 3 – What's For Dinner?
Comprehension questions:
- Who is Dr. Heidi Cornfield? (a professor of food science)
- What is she being interviewed about? (her new book)
- What’s her book called? (“What’s for Dinner”)
- What does Dr. Cornfield think American’s eat too much of? (meat)
- What kind of food besides meat will give us protein? (tofu)
- Do we need to eat meat to live? (no)
- Why do people eat hamburgers if they don’t need them to live? (they like them)
- Why should people stop eating meat? (it causes health problems)
- What kind of health problems can meat cause? (heart disease)
- What is another reason why people should stop eating meat? (It hurts the environment)
- How does eating meat hurt the environment? (rain forests are destroyed to make cheap beef)
- How much rain forest is destroyed for each hamburger a person eats? (20 sq. meters)
- Do you have to eat tofu or meat to get protein? (No, there are other foods.)
- In the last 300 years, how much American forest land has been cut down to grow food for cattle? (more than half/50%)
- What do you think of Dr. Cornfield’s views on eating meat?
- Do you think everyone should stop eating meat?
- How much meat do you eat?
- Do you ever eat hamburgers at fast food restaurants?
- Would you feel bad if you had to stop eating meat?
- Do you think eating meat is unhealthy?
- Do you worry that eating meat will make you sick?
- Would you stop eating some foods if you learned their production hurt the environment? Why? Why not?
- Do you think about the environment when you choose the food you buy and eat?
- What does the word “diet” mean to you? (use this to explain the true meaning of the word and not the limited weight loss version)
- Have you ever read about any reasons why meat is important in our diets?
- Do you ever read or study about nutrition and food?
- What foods do you feel are good for you and why?
Write an essay about what you feel is the best eating style/diet for people.
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