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Preparation work for the live session
Preparation work for the live session
Today's session is a nice gentle TED talk to get us back into the habit of note-taking and identifying main ideas that we practised last term. Speaking of last term, one of the themes that we looked at was food security, and the topic of today's talk looks at another aspect of that theme. The talk is from 2010, and is by celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, who talks about the importance of knowing what children are eating every day and the impact of western diets on their health and development.
What do you remember about the topics we covered in week two and week three last term? What were the texts' main ideas about food security, and what new language did you learn?
Who is Jamie Oliver? He's travelled a lot, but is he well known in your country?
Live session discussion - task review
Live session discussion - task review
Work in break out groups or in open class, and discuss your answers to the questions on page 1 of the preparation materials:
How does Jamie introduce his talk?
What data does he use to support what he's saying?
Why was he in Huntington, West Virginia?
Jamie identifies three aspects which make up the landscape of food. Make notes on the key observations he makes about each aspect.
What problems are there with milk in schools? How did these problems come about?
What recommendations for changes does Jamie make relating to the points on the right?
Live session - critical discussion
Live session - critical discussion
In the ten years since the talk was given, how much progress has been made in tackling obesity? Is it still a problem in your home country?
Which of Jamie's solutions do you think would be most effective?
What barriers are there to healthy eating, and how can people be incentivised to eat more healthily?
Jamie believes that teaching people to cook is empowering. Can you cook? If so, who taught you and do you think of it as a valuable skill?
Live session discussion - Independent study review
Live session discussion - Independent study review
How is your independent study going? Did you manage to maintain any independent listening over the break?
What do you plan to do this term to bring your listening up to the required level?
Review your vocabulary notebook with a partner. When was the last time you wrote down a new piece of language that you'd learned?
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