United against food waste - 6 Minute English
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- Опубліковано 28 гру 2022
- According to the UN, one third of the food we grow ends up in the rubbish bin. In this programme, we'll meet the people trying to stop us from throwing good food away - including a farmer and a green designer. And, of course, Neil and Sam will teach you some new vocabulary as well.
This week's question
Which of the following foods can be grown in Britain throughout the year? Is it:
a) strawberries?
b) kale? or,
c) rhubarb?
Listen to the programme to find out the answer.
Vocabulary
use-by date - date until which food may be safely eaten, usually printed on the food
container - eat local, eat seasonal
slogan used to encourage people to buy and eat fresh food which has been grown in their local area during the current season
middleman - business people who buy produce directly from producers, and make money by selling it on to shops or customers
commissioned - receiving a payment which is directly related to the amount sold
worst-case scenario - the worst, most serious and unpleasant thing that could possibly happen in a situation
blanket (+ verb) - (adverb) applied in the same uniform way to everything, even when there are differences between those things
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VOCABULARY IN THIS VIDEO “United against food waste”
1. Guilty: feeling very ashamed and sad because you know that you have done something wrong
→ guilty about/for/at
2. Charge: the amount of money you have to pay for goods or services
→ Charge of/for
→ in charge of st
3. Cautious: careful to avoid danger or risks → caution
→ cautious about doing st
4. use-by date: date until which food may be safely eaten, usually printed on the food container
5. eat local, eat seasonal: slogan used to encourage people to buy and eat fresh food which has been grown in their local area during the current season
6. middleman: business people who buy produce directly from producers, and make money by selling it on to shops or customers
7. commissioned: receiving a payment which is directly related to the amount sold
8. worst-case scenario: the worst, most serious and unpleasant thing that could possibly happen in a situation
9. blanket (+ verb): (adverb) applied in the same uniform way to everything, even when there are differences between those things
10. looking for something: 1 to try to find something that you have lost, or someone who is not where they should be = search for
11. depended on ST/SB: To need something or someone in order to exist, or be healthy, successful etc
12. stick to: to attach something to something else using a substance, or to become attached to a surface
→ stick something on/to/in etc something
→ stick to/together
→ stick (something) in/into/through something
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It is heartbraking to hear the colossal amount of food waste while poor people are dying from hunger.
I totally agree with this phrase `Eat local, Eat seasonal`.
I suggest `Buy in moderation` as well.
Great writing!
Perfect
VOCABULARY IN “UNITED AGAINST FOOD WASTE”
1. Food container: a hollow object, such as a box or a bottle, that can be used for holding something, especially to carry or store it
2. Guilty: f you feel guilty, you feel that you have done something wrong
3. Emission: f you feel guilty, you feel that you have done something wrong
4. Middleman/ Carreros: business people who buy pproductsdirectly from producers, and make money by selling it to shops or customers
5. Groceries: the food that you buy in a grocer's shop or supermarket.
6. Worst case scenario: the worst, most serious, and unpleasant thing that could possibly happen in a situation
7. Use by date: the date until which food may be safely eaten, usually printed on the food
8. Commission: receiving a payment that is directly related to the amount sold
9. Blanket (+ verb) (adverb) applied in the same uniform way to everything, even when there are differences between those things
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My summary while listening
The today’s topic mainly discussed about food waste. As a matter of fact, when we throw away food, the resources to produce food such as water, land and transport are also wasted.
Food waste is a major problem around the world. People are inclined to do the shopping in supermarkets so farmers are struggling what foods they should sell, what prices they should charge.
According to Josefina, she used to sell her products to middlemen who is commissioned by supermarkets, so she and other local growers had no control or couldn’t predict what they should sell leading to a large amount of food going to waste.
Another problem is that we throw food away after buying them when they reach their use-by-date. However, the shelf life could be much longer. Food producers and supermarkets have to take the worst case scenario so they have a tendency to blanket apply shorter use-by-dates to protect consumers. However, a lot of safe-to-eat goods get thrown away.
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Every single action can have a big effect. 💪That's the reason why I started to recycle food waste last week. The clock is ticking. Everyone should rise to the challenges and assist our dear earth.
Great writing!
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In Africa many people don't get too much food. I think food waste shows how it works there. It's a promblem we should solve. In my opinion we can share to people food from food waste. But does it work? I respect United. I agree with them
Amazing!from today I decided to give the remaining food to cow as cow in sanatan dharma is a god
Actually, good, good, best.
I wonder if we can have food countainers for anyone who haven't finished their food at school
Interesting!
How can we found this podcast's pdf
Here it is! Click on the link under 'Takeaways!' www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english_2022/ep-221229
Vocabulary from the Video 6 minute English "United against food waste":
- Refrigerator (n) = fridge - electric equipment to preserve the food at a cold temperature.
- Guilty (adj) = (syn) ashamed, embarrassed, shamefaced. Exp: feel guilty. I am guilty of wasting food.
- Use-by-date = a date printed on the food's container showing how long the food is safe to eat.
- Carreros = Middlemen.
- Middleman (n) - a person who buys the food directly from the grower, and sells it to customers for a profit.
- A slogan "Eat local, eat seasonal" encourage people to buy food that has been grown locally during the current season.
- The worst-case scenario - the most serious, unpleasant thing that would happen in a situation.
- Blanket (adv)+ verb - applied in the same way to everything even when there are differences between those things.
Nowadays, people usually preserve their food in the refrigerator for a longer time of usage. However, they may not pay attention to the use-by-date of the food, consequently, the food may be found out-of-date. So it couldn't be safe to eat. It is one of the most common reasons why people waste food currently. To avoid the worst-case scenario of throwing most food we have, people need to be encouraged to "eat local, eat season" instead of buying too much food needed.
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Really useful!
the fact that i can barely afford two meals a day and one third of the food we grow gets thrown away... LMAO
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I understand just 25% of what that says, it is normal?
It might help to use the transcript when you listen. Then you can see which words you understand and if there's a new word or expression, you can find out what it means by looking for the meaning. downloads.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/6min/221229_6_minute_english_united_against_food_waste.pdf
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Does this situation sound familiar to you:
reach into the kitchen refrigerator
past its use-by date
be guilty of: I am guilty of wasting food, I am guilty of not being honest
end up:
rubbish bin:
it's not just food that's wasted, it is also the resources used to produce that food, like water, land, and transport.
import food from abroad for customers to enjoy all year round.
tropical countries
carbon emissions
eat local, eat seasonal: encourage people to eat food grown in the local area and at the time of the year.
food waste is happening all over the world.
a very cautious estimate
The worst-case scenario.o
blanket+verb: ban, apply
food poisoning
#globalfoodcrisis