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B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Food is an ultimate essential for humans. Perhaps most of us do not pay so much attention to it, but agriculture and food production contribute a great deal to greenhouse emissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The German-French discount supermarket chain Penny wants their customers to pay extra for certain food items in order to cover for their true climate\/environmental costs. This initiative from Penny also aims to make grocery shoppers aware of the impact of food production on the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the article about Penny’s “True Cost” campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/true-food-prices-germany-penny\/a-66422126<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. What does \u201dgreenwashing<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cBernhard Kr\u00fcsken, the general secretary of the German Farmers’ Association, called the campaign a “<\/em>greenwashing<\/em><\/strong> project of a discount supermarket that otherwise has little interest in fair pricing.\u201d <\/em>Use this word in your own sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What does \u201dmarkedly<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cAlmost all of the products that the German discount supermarket Penny is now selling at the “true cost” of\u00a0their environmental impacts\u00a0are markedly<\/strong> more expensive.<\/em>\u201d Give 2 synonyms and use \u201cmarkedly\u201d in your own sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What does \u201cto be reflected in something<\/strong>\u201d mean, \u201cThese impacts are not<\/strong> yet reflected in sales prices<\/strong>, but they cost our society money indirectly.<\/em>\u201d? Use this idiom in a sentence.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. What is your opinion on Penny\u2019s campaign? Do you believe it is just greenwashing? Why or why not?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. How will this campaign affect Penny?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Will this initiative really make consumers consider the environmental consequences of their purchases? Explain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. What are some things you do as a consumer to minimize the impact of your purchases on the environment?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. \u201cGermans paid only 11.1% of their\u00a0household budget\u00a0for food, less than people in the EU usually pay.<\/em>\u201d How much do you think a household in your country typically spends on food? Is it a very high or very low budget in your opinion?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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