Session 5 reading food

UNIT 7: FOOD

READING

Pre-class tasks ..................................................................................................................... 2
Task 1 : ......................................................................................................................... 2
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In-class activities ................................................................................................................. 5
READING........................................................................................................................ 5
Task 1: Scan the following vocabulary and do the exercises ....................................... 5
Task 2: Vocabulary practice ......................................................................................... 8
After class .......................................................................................................................... 10
Task 1: ........................................................................................................................ 10



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Pre-class tasks
Task 1: Read and do the exercises 9, 10 in the picture
FOOD TV: education or entertainment?
A.

Shows about cookery have become more and more popular all over the world. But what
are the reasons for this, and does it make us cook more? In the UK, BBC viewers
complained to the programme Points of view that there were too many cookery shows on
TV. In one week, the BBC showed 21 hours of cookery. When shows on other channels
were included, this came to an amazing 434.5 hours of food TV.
B.
In the past, TV cookery shows were there to teach people how to cook. One of the first
famous TV cooks, Julia Child, was American. She began her career as a cook when, in
1948. she moved to Paris and learnt to cook sophisticated French cuisine because her
husband loved good food. On her return home, she published a collection of French
recipes made simple, for ordinary American housewives to use, which was an instant
success. She was invited to do a TV show, where her humour and strong personality soon
won her great fame.
C.
Nowadays TV chefs are famous for all sorts of different reasons. Gordon Ramsay, for
example, is an interesting TV chef. He is famous for having a bad temper and using foul
language In his TV show, Hell's Kitchen, he shouts at his staff when they make mistakes
because he wants all the food at his restaurants to be perfect. He has many restaurants in
different countries. Jamie Oliver is a good looking, working-class boy who made healthy
eating fashionable He believes children should eat healthy food and he worked with the
government to make school meals healthier. His style of cooking is quick, easy and fun

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D.
There are some famous pairs of TV cooks as well. The Hairy Bikers are a pair of chefs
who have beards and ride motorbikes. They travel around to different places and cook
there. They were both fat but then did a series of shows on how to cook diet food and
both lost weight. Another famous pair was the Two Fat Ladies. They cooked unhealthy
food using lots of fat and they didn't care about healthy eating. They also rode a
motorbike.
E.
The introduction of a competitive element to many cookery shows reminds us that food
TV is more entertainment than education these days. Many of us love shows like
Masterchef, where a contestant is eliminated on every show. The personalities of both the
contestants and the judges are far more important than the cookery. In a popular
competitive show called The Great British Bake-Off, there was a 'nice judge', Mary
Berry, and a 'nasty judge', Paul Hollywood.
F.
We know that cooking at home is better for us than eating ready made or takeaway
meals. However, the fact that there is more cookery on TV doesn't necessarily mean
people cook more Different studies have produced different results, but most agree that
people generally spend less time cooking than they did in the past. Certain cookery shows
influence viewers more than others. One study found that the most influential show was
Jamie Oliver's 15 Minute Meals, which influenced 21% of viewers. This may be because
his method is to cook quick, simple, healthy meals rather than restaurant-style food
G.
It seems, though, that teaching children to cook at home and at school has much more
influence on healthy eating than watching TV programmes on cooking. Grandparents
have an important role to play because they may have more time - and experience - than
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parents. Cooking with family members on a regular basis and making food preparation
part of the school curriculum is likely to ensure that children become adults who can and
do cook

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In-class activities
READING
Task 1: Scan the following vocabulary and do the exercises
1. Complain aboout sth
/kəmˈpleɪn/

(v)
: phàn nàn về cái gì đó
Lots of people have complained about the noise
2. Sophisticated

/səˈfɪs.tə.keɪ.t̬ ɪd/

(adj) : tinh vi

They provide sophisticated computer systems
3. Publish

/ˈpʌb.lɪʃ/

(v)

: xuấn bản, cơng bố

(n)

: bộ sưu tập cái gì đó

(n)

: danh tiếng

(v)

: become famous

(v)

: phạm lỗi

She was only 19 when her first novel was published
4. A collection of sth

/kəˈlek.ʃən/

She made a collection of Roman coins and medals.
5. Fame

/feɪm/

=> rise to fame
She first rose to fame as a singer at the age of 16
6. Make a mistake

/mɪˈsteɪk/

She admitted that she had made a mistake
7. Make sth adj

: làm cho ai/ làm cho cái gì

như thế nào đó
Her gift makes me extremely happy
He makes healthy eating fashionable

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8. Make sb/ sth + noun

khiến ai đó/ khiến

cái gì đó trở thành cái gì đó
Money has made him a crazy man
They make preparing food a part of school curriculum
9. Compete against/ with sb/sth

/kəmˈpiːt/

(v)

: cạnh tranh với ai

đó, với cái gì đó
Small independent bookshops find it difficult to compete with the online stores
10. Element

/ˈel.ə.mənt/

(n)

: yếu tố

(v)

: nhắc nhở ai đó về cái gì

(n)

: cuộc thi

(v)

: loại bỏ cái gì đó/ loại bỏ

(n)

: giám khảo

They had all the elements of a great team
11. Remind sb about sth

/rɪˈmaɪnd/

đó
I called to remind him about the party
12. Contest

/ˈkɑːn.test/

She's won a lot of beauty contests.
13. Eliminate sth from sth

/iˈlɪm.ə.neɪt/

ai đó khỏi cái gì đó
This diet claims to eliminate toxins from the body
14. Judge

/dʒʌdʒ/

She was invited to be a judge in a cookery competition.
15. Include

/ɪnˈkluːd/

(v)

: bao gồm

The bill includes tax and service.
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16. Career in sth

READING

/kəˈrɪr/

(n)

: sự nghiệp trong lĩnh vực

nào đó
She plans to pursue a career in medicine.
17. on a … basis

: the way things are

organized or arranged; how often something happensCurriculum
=> on a regular/daily/ monthly/…. Basis
We are in contact on a regular basis.
18. Be likely to do sth

: If something is likely, it

will probably happen or is expected:
I think men are more likely to spend a lot of money on food than women are.
19. Ensure sth

/ɪnˈʃʊr/

(v)

: bảo đảm điều gì đó

The airline is taking steps to ensure safety on its aircraft

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Task 2: Vocabulary practice
Choose the most suitable word to fill in the blanks
Eliminated

Ensure

Role

Curriculum

Contest

Method

Judge

Include

a. The organizers say it's a fair ………………………... but who knows what goes on
backstage
b. The police have …………… two suspects from their investigation.
c. The ……………………………………. reminded the witness that she was under oath
d. Travelling by train is still one of the safest …………………………….…. of transport
e. What is his …………………………..……. in this project?
f. Spanish is on/in the …………………………….
g. We must ……….. that tourism develops in harmony with the environment
h. Your responsibilities will …………….. making appointments on my behalf

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Remind

Publishes

Mistakes

Sophisticated

Complains

Collect

Elements

Compete

a) He ……………………… that his boss was useless and he had too much work
b) I think a more …………………….. approach is needed to solve this problem
c) The government ……………………. figures every six months showing how many
people are unemployed
d) So when did you start ………………………….….. antique glass?
e) I'm not blaming you - we all make …………………………..…..
f) It's difficult for a small shop to ……………………….….. against/with the big
supermarkets
g) List the ………………………..…… that make up a perfect dinner party.
h) Do ……………………………… me because I'm likely to forget

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After class
Task 1: Translate these following paragraph into english
Một lối sống thụ động là nhân tố cơ bản làm con người béo phì
…………………………………………………………………………………………
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Hãy loại bỏ những thói quen không cần thiết và luôn nhắc nhở bản thân phải cố gắng
khơng ngừng
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
Chương trình học của trường đại học kinh tế rất tinh vi
…………………………………………………………………………………………
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Gia đình có vai trị rất quan trọng trong xã hội
…………………………………………………………………………………………
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Họ đảm bảo rằng bạn sẽ có cơ hội xuất bản một quyển sách nấu ăn của riêng mình khi
chiến thắng cuộc thi
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
Bạn sẽ cạnh tranh với những ứng viên khác và được đánh gia bởi các giám khảo nổi tiếng
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
Giám khảo phàn nàn rằng anh ấy mắc quá nhiều lỗi
…………………………………………………………………………………………

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