B2 – Upper Intermediate
Whether we like it or not, most of us are carnivorous. Are we not? Most of the time, we visit restaurants to order our preferred rare, medium, or well-done steak. Can you imagine living a life without meat on our tables? Probably not, right? No worries. That’s so normal for most of us meat lovers.
According to experts, the global beef industry has been broken. Hence, the attempt to produce meat in laboratories. Although this sounds wonderful, it still might have a rather strange ring to it.
Please watch the video below to learn more about lab-grown meat.
Vocabulary Questions:
- What does “to make room for someone/something” mean? ” “On average, tropical rainforests the size of El Salvador are cleared every year to make room for cattle.” Use this idiom in your own sentence.
- Explain what ” to hop/jump on the bandwagon” means? “It’s like everyone wants to hop on to that bandwagon.” Kindly make your sentence.
- How about “pour in“? “It wasn’t until 2020 that funding for lab-grown food really started to pour in. ” Give a similar expression and make your own sentence using the phrase “pour in”.
Discussion Questions:
- Do you believe that this could resolve the current problems, particularly in the broken supply chain? Elaborate on your opinion.
- What are your thoughts on lab-grown meat? Would you be so interested in giving it a try? Why/why not?
- In general, what are your thoughts on other meat/beef alternatives?
- Share reaction to this statement, “Beef is one of the most damaging foods for the planet.“.
- Do you enjoy eating meat? How much meat do you consume per week and why is that?