5.2 Insects as food

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Unit 5.2

Food for thought

• Should we all be eating insects?

• Extra: how to eat bugs?

WORDS TO	HELP
disgusting	walgelijk
nutritious	voedzaam
environmentally friendly	goed voor het milieu
abundant	overvloedig
edible	eetbaar
digestible	verteerbaar

00:12

yes / no?

00:31

Get ready to take notes!

In a minute or so, answer the following question: 

"Which reasons are there to incorporate eating insects into your diet?"

01:29

Do you remember any of the three reasons for eating insects.
Write in Dutch.

01:40-01:46

02:28

Explain in your own words why people in the Western World don't eat bugs

02:42

Would YOU eat insects?
Yes / no --> why?

Vocabulary 5.2

A quick check-up - get ready!

What's the translation of:

to afflict
"the child was afflicted by a skin disease"

1. trappen
2. treffen, teisteren
3. traumatiseren
4. toegeven

What's a synonym for:

largely reduced
"the earthquake has largely reduced the population of that province"

1. decimate
2. compose
3. covert
4. verify

Right or wrong:

When you ADVOCATE eating insects, you want more people to eat insects.

1. right
2. wrong

Come up with a phrase that includes and shows the meaning of the expression "to be frowned upon"

Type one word you remember from Unit 5 so far :)