Jamie Oliver: ‘Teach every child about food’

The goal of this lesson is to see if you are able to understand a lecture in English. If you go to higher education, you have to attend lectures, some of which will be in English.

This lecture is a talk from Jamie Oliver for an organization called ‘TED’. TED is a small nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Talks about various topics such as politics, environment, technology, design, science et cetera,are available on the internet (TED.com). Afew years ago Jamie Oliver was the winner of the annual TED award of $ 100.000,- for his ‘wish to change the world’.

Questions (answer them in your own words)

  1. How many Americans will die within the next 18 minutes? Of what cause?

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  1. What is the life expectancy of children compared to their parents at the moment?

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  1. How much does obesity cost America?

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  1. What is the most unhealthy state in America?

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  1. What do the following words mean
  1. chat: ______
  2. profound(ly): ______
  3. lot: ______
  4. obese –obesity: ______
  5. diet-related diseases: ______
  1. Jamie Oliver calls Brittany ‘third generation of Americans that’:

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  1. What is her life expectancy?

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  1. What point is he trying to make when he talks about Pastor Steve?

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  1. What do the following words mean:
  2. (to be) fed up with: ______
  3. Preventable: ______
  4. How has food changedover the past 30 years according to Jamie?

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  1. And what has changed at homes in the USA?

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  1. What is his opinion about the lunch ladies?

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  1. What do the following words mean
  2. processed: ______
  3. labelling : ______
  4. additives: ______
  5. Why aren’t schoolchildren given crockery? And what does this endorse fastfood?

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  1. What point does he make with the fragment from a primary school in England?

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  1. Why don’t children drink plain milk anymore?

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  1. What do the following words mean:
  2. veggies: ______
  3. statutory : ______
  4. colourings: ______
  5. flavourings: ______
  6. Why does he mention AIDS and cancer?

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  1. What is the bad news and what is the good news in tackling this problem?

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  1. How can the following groups help people to eat healthier:
  2. Supermarkets: ______

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  1. Food brands: ______

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  1. Fast food : ______

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  1. Schools: ______

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  1. Workplace: ______

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fPeople: ______

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  1. What do the following words mean:
  2. reboot : ______
  3. competitive: ______
  4. tangible: ______
  5. What has he been doing in Huntington?

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  1. What is the main problem in helping people to eat healthier?

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  1. Why does Jamie, as an Englishman, put so much effort into healthy eating in the US?

(3 reasons)

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  1. Why is he a bit slow?

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