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1. SOLUTIONS ELEMENTARY

Unit 4: Food

2. Listening: What a waste!

I can identify and understand unstressed words.

3. UNIT MAP

01
02
03
Vocabulary &
Word skills
Food
Parties and celebrations
Grammar
there is/are; some and any
how much/how many,
much/many/a lot of,
a few/a little
Listening
What a waste!
04
Reading
05
Speaking
06
Writing
Unusual restaurants
In a restaurant
An invitation

4.

VOCABULARY
• throw away (phrasal verb) : to get rid of something that you no longer want
/ˈθrəʊ əweɪ/
• fresh (adj) /freʃ/
: (usually of food) recently produced or picked and not
frozen, dried or preserved in tins or cans
• freegan (n) /ˈfriːɡən/
: a person who only eats food that they can get for free
and that would usually be thrown out or wasted
• recycle (v) /ˌriːˈsaɪkl/
: to treat things that have already been used so that they
can be used again
• reuse (v) /ˌriːˈjuːz/
: to use something again
• disgusting (a) /dɪsˈɡʌstɪŋ/ : extremely unpleasant
• collect (v) /kəˈlekt/
: to bring things together from different people or places
• environment (n)
: the natural world in which people, animals and plants
/ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt/
live

5.

Task 1. Describe the photo. Use the words below to help you.
verbs: not need, throw away
nouns: egg, fruit, rubbish bin, vegetables
adjectives: fresh, old

6.

LEARN THIS! Unstressed words
a. We usually stress the important ‘content words’ in sentences
(e.g. nouns, names, main verbs, adjectives, question words).
Tom is in the kitchen.
Where is the knife?
b. Less important ‘functional words’ are often unstressed (e.g.
prepositions, modal verbs, articles, conjunctions, the verb be,
pronouns, possessive adjectives).
c. The vowel sound in unstressed words sometimes changes to a
schwa sound /ə/.
/from/ > /frəm/

7.

In the UK, we throw away seven million tonnes of
(1) _________
food and drink every year. Supermarkets
throw away food that is past its sell-by date, and
they also throw away (2) _________
and
fruit
vegetables that are the wrong (3) _________
shape or
size! We also waste a lot of food at home because
we buy too much or cook too much for a (4)
_________.
meal And 35% of school lunches go straight
into the (5) ____________
rubbish bin too!
Freegans are very (6) _________
angry about this. They
try not to waste anything. They collect good food
that supermarkets throw away, and they eat it or
give it to people who are (7) _________.
hungry Freegans
recycle and reuse other things too – for example,
(8) _________
clothes and furniture. They want to change
the way we live.
Task 2. Complete the text about
freeganism with the words below.
Do you find any of the information
surprising?
angry
clothes
food
fruit
hungry
meal
rubbish
bin
shape

8.

Task 3. Listen and underline the 'content words' in
these sentences.
1. Where's the bread?
2. Can you pass me the salt?
3. Dan is in the cafe.
4. His sister, Sophie, can cook.
5. What's the name of this song?
6. Sushi is from Japan.

9. Listening Strategy

Unstressed words can be difficult
to catch in natural speech. Being
able to recognise the unstressed
form of words will help you to
understand them when you hear
them.

10.

Task 4. Listen. How are the italicized unstressed
words pronounced?
1. Pizza’s from Italy.
2. Here are two apples.
3. Where’s your cup?
4. I can help you.
5. I’m going to the café.
6. salt and pepper
7. Here’s some cheese.
8. This apple is for you.
/frəm/
/ə/
/jə/
/kən/
/tə/
/ən/
/səm/
/fə/

11.

Task 5. Listen to an interview with a freegan. Only one of these
sentences is correct. Which one?
1. Adam eats food from rubbish bins outside shops.
2. Adam gives food to homeless people.
3. Adam doesn't like spending money on food.

12.

Task 6. Listen and complete the sentences. How many unstressed
words are there in each gap?
1. Adam _______
from Luton _______
in the UK.
is a freegan _______
2. _______
collects food _______
from supermarkets _______
and restaurants.
He
3. _______
or four times a week.
the food three _______
He collects _______
4. _________
the food __________
when it’s dark.
He has to collect _______
5. _______
are freegans.
A lot of Adam’s friends _______
6. _______
They never come _______
to his house _______
for a meal.

13.

Task 7. Listen to the interview again. Are the sentences in task
6 true or false?
F 1. Adam _______
from Luton _______
in the UK.
is a freegan _______
T 2. _______
collects food _______
from supermarkets _______
and restaurants.
He
T 3. _______
or four times a week.
the food three _______
He collects _______
T 4. _________
the food __________
when it’s dark.
He has to collect _______
F 5. _______
are freegans.
A lot of Adam’s friends _______
They never come _______
F 6. _______
to his house _______
for a meal.

14. Transcript

Interviewer: Adam, you are a freegan from London in the UK. So, what is a freegan, exactly?
Adam: Freegans eat food that other people throw away. And they sometimes give the food to other people.
Interviewer: Why do you do that?
Adam: Well, I believe that rich countries throw away too much food. And they throw away good food. It’s bad for the
environment.
Interviewer: I see. So what exactly do you do?
Adam: We collect food from supermarkets and restaurants. It’s food that the supermarkets and restaurants throw away.
Interviewer: Do you find the food in rubbish bins? Isn’t it disgusting?
Adam: No, we don’t find it in rubbish bins! Supermarkets usually put food in bags and leave them outside. The food is fresh and
unopened. Supermarkets order too much food and they throw away the extra food. It isn’t old food. It’s good food. There’s
nothing wrong with it. It’s a terrible waste.
Interviewer: And how often do you collect food?
Adam: Once or twice a week. I usually find a lot of food. I take it and I sometimes give it to homeless people. And I still have
enough food for me!
Interviewer: What about food that is past its sell-by date? Do you eat that?
Adam: Sell-by dates on food are usually incorrect. The food is often fresh after the sell-by date.
Interviewer: When do you collect the food? What time of day?
Adam: We can’t do it while the shops and restaurants are open. So we have to collect the food at night.
Interviewer: Are you a freegan because you don’t want to spend money? And because you want free food?
Adam: No, not at all. I’m a freegan because I want to make the environment better. When people waste food, they waste money
and they waste time and resources.
Interviewer: Are a lot of your friends freegans too?
Adam: Some of them are. But all of my friends understand my lifestyle. And they often come to my house for dinner!

15. Task 8. Say if you agree or disagree with the statements below. Give reasons for your opinions.

1. Freeganism is disgusting.
4. Freegans should buy
2. Freeganism isn't safe.
food, not take it.
3. Freeganism is a good
5. Shops and restaurants
idea.
should throw away less
food.

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