Savingourwastedfood(P2).doc

Saving our wasted food (P2) 天津市第三中学 朱煜 I. Warming up There are hundreds of thousands people suffering from hunger in the world. But in other places, food is wasted. Have you had the experience of not being able to finish your food? What did you do？This problem is serious and some people are taking action. II. Fast reading Read the text quickly and answer the following questions. How do people usually deal with their remaining food? They usually throw it away. Which people or groups are mentioned in the text? Michael Mosley; The British company The Real Junk Food Project; Some retailers across Europe; France; the Italian government; cafes; Jonathan Bloom; colleges … III. Careful reading Read the text again and answer the detailed questions. What made The Real Junk Food Project famous in the UK recently? The fact that the British company became the country’s first “food waste supermarket”, offering products that would otherwise have ended up in a landfill site. 2. Who are its products aimed at? Most of its customers are low-income families, or even college students who find it difficult to afford food. 3. What measure did France take to stop wasting food? France recently passed a law that all supermarkets must now donate all of their unsold produce to charities. 4. What kind of cafés have been set up in Europe to save food? Hundreds of cafes that serve meals made from surplus food have been set up across Europe, selling dishes at low prices or even giving them away for free. 5. What does Jonathan Bloom advise us do to save food? Buy less or shop smarter. 6. How does the “tray-less” movement save food? Bloom, who started the movement, encouraged colleges to remove trays from their cafeterias, saying it cuts down on unnecessary waste and even cuts energy bills. IV. Vocabulary Fill?in?the?blanks with the correct form of the words from?the box below. estimate expire retailer routine measure donate afford consumer If bread has __