The Reading / Listening - Level 0

There is a new danger. Criminals are selling fake food. It is very dangerous. There are many examples of this. In Britain, the label said "beef" but it was horse meat. In China, six babies died when they drank fake milk powder. Gangs make a lot of money from fake food. It is safer than selling drugs.

Food crime is like drugs crime. Criminals sell fake food similar to the way drug dealers sell drugs. Police in 33 countries found big problems. Children's candies were poisonous. There was cheap rice in bags that said "high-quality basmati rice". Food crime is a difficult problem. Technology might be the answer to stop it.

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Sources
  • http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-29047911
  • http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/may/03/food-crime-fraud-fatal-new-age-editorial


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The Activities

MATCHING

PARAGRAPH ONE:

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There is a new

a.

money from fake food

2.

Criminals are selling fake

b.

of this

3.

There are many examples

c.

died

4.

the label said "beef" but

d.

danger

5.

six babies

e.

selling drugs

6.

they drank

f.

food

7.

Gangs make a lot of

g.

fake milk

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It is safer than

h.

it was horse meat


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PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.

Food crime is like

a.

basmati rice

2.

Criminals

b.

be the answer

3.

the way drug

c.

difficult problem

4.

Children's candies

d.

sell fake food

5.

There was cheap rice

e.

dealers sell drugs

6.

high-quality

f.

drugs crime

7.

Food crime is a

g.

were poisonous

8.

Technology might

h.

in bags

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

There (1) ___________________. Criminals are selling fake food. It (2) ___________________. There are many examples of this. In Britain, (3) ___________________ but it was horse meat. In China, six babies died (4) ___________________ fake milk powder. Gangs (5) ___________________ money from fake food. It is (6) ___________________ drugs.

Food (7) ___________________ drugs crime. Criminals sell fake food (8) ___________________ drug dealers sell drugs. Police in 33 countries (9) ___________________. Children's candies were poisonous. There was cheap (10) ___________________ said "(11) ___________________ rice". Food crime is a difficult problem. Technology might (12) ___________________ stop it.

PUT A SLASH ( / ) WHERE THE SPACES ARE

Thereisanewdanger.Criminalsaresellingfakefood.Itisverydangerous.There
aremanyexamplesofthis.InBritain,thelabelsaid"beef"butitwashorsemeat.In
China,sixbabiesdiedwhentheydrankfakemilkpowder.Gangsmakealotofmon
eyfromfakefood.Itissaferthansellingdrugs.Foodcrimeislikedrugscrime.Crim
inalssellfakefoodsimilartothewaydrugdealersselldrugs.Policein33countriesf
oundbigproblems.Children'scandieswerepoisonous.Therewascheapriceinb
agsthatsaid"high-qualitybasmatirice".Foodcrimeisadifficultproblem.Tech
nologymightbetheanswertostopit.

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

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WRITING

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