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B1 – Intermediate<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Food hygiene ratings ensure that the businesses in the food industry such as restaurants and supermarkets follow the food safety standards. In the UK, these ratings are given by the Food Standards Agency or FSA. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A BBC undercover investigation discovered that there are many businesses in England and Wales that are not showing their real food hygiene ratings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen to this audio and read the transcript about some businesses lying about their food hygiene ratings. Be ready to answer the questions that follow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.newsinlevels.com\/products\/restaurants-lie-about-food-hygiene-level-3<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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  1. Define \u201cundercover<\/strong>\u201d. \u201cAn <\/em>undercover<\/em><\/strong> BBC investigation revealed that many businesses in England and Wales have displayed inaccurate food hygiene ratings.<\/em>\u201c Use this word in a sentence. Give a synonym or similar expression.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What does \u201crating<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cThese food hygiene <\/em>ratings<\/em><\/strong>, provided by the Food Standards Agency (FSA), are meant to ensure customers that food safety standards are met.<\/em>\u201d Use this word in a sentence. Give a synonym or similar expression.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What does \u201cmisleading<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cFood safety experts believe this is a widespread problem across the UK, with multiple places <\/em>misleading<\/em><\/strong> the public about their hygiene standards.<\/em>” Use this word in a sentence. Give a synonym or similar expression.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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

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    1. What comes to your mind when you hear the word \u201crating\u201d?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Share your reaction to and opinion about this news.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Do you have a similar food hygiene rating system in your country? Do you care about this or not? Why?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Why is it important for businesses to meet food safety standards?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. What should be the penalty for businesses who lie about their food hygiene ratings displayed outside their stores?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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In the UK, these ratings are given by the Food Standards Agency or FSA.  A BBC undercover investigation discovered that there are many businesses in England and Wales that are not showing their […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[49,294,162,8710,301,290,295],"class_list":["post-30362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-homework","tag-audio","tag-b1-intermediate","tag-business","tag-business-and-business-english","tag-business-english","tag-listening","tag-preliminary-pet"],"yoast_head":"\nRestaurants Lie about Food Hygiene | phone english blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2025\/05\/restaurants-lie-about-food-hygiene\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Restaurants Lie about Food Hygiene | phone english blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"B1 – Intermediate  Food hygiene ratings ensure that the businesses in the food industry such as restaurants and supermarkets follow the food safety standards. 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