Pre-Reading Questions:
- What is the best way to diet? Why?
- Can you eat only vegetables for one day? Why or why not?
Vocabulary:
- journal /JUR-nl/
- lead to /leed tuh/
- perilous /PER-uh-luhs/
- technique /tek-NEEK/
- grievous /GREE-vuhs/
[noun] a serious magazine or newspaper that is published regularly about a particular subject
She has published a number of important papers in a leading medical journal.
[phrasal verb] if an action or event leads to something, it causes that thing to happen or exist
A diet that is high in fat can lead to obesity.
[adjective] extremely dangerous
You should avoid driving during the snowstorm because the icy roads are perilous.
[noun] a way of doing an activity that needs skill
The artist’s technique was excellent.
[adjective] having very serious effect
The doctor did her best, but there was no fixing such a grievous injury.
Eat meatless meals for a healthier you. Improve yourself with a plant-based diet and fight climate change at the same time.
A study from the journal ‘Nature’ says Western diets that mainly contain red meat and processed foods is possible to increase by up to 90% in 2050. According to Marco Springmann, an author from the University of Oxford, this could lead to dangerous climate change events including extreme weather and perilous water pollution. The study found that the production of animal products accounts for up to 78% of total farming-based emissions.
People should lessen the amount of food loss and waste and develop better farming techniques in order to maintain a healthier planet. Also, they need to move towards a more plant-based diet in order to reduce the food system’s greenhouse gas emissions. A mainly plant-based diet could also reduce the effect on the environment by up to 25%.
Sharon Palmer, a nutritionist, and plant-based food expert said that if people continue to eat meat and processed food at an increasing rate, the environmental effect would be so grievous that planet Earth will not be able to survive. So eat healthy and save our planet.
A study from the journal ‘Nature’ says Western diets that mainly contain red meat and processed foods is possible to increase by up to 90% in 2050. According to Marco Springmann, an author from the University of Oxford, this could lead to dangerous climate change events including extreme weather and perilous water pollution. The study found that the production of animal products accounts for up to 78% of total farming-based emissions.
People should lessen the amount of food loss and waste and develop better farming techniques in order to maintain a healthier planet. Also, they need to move towards a more plant-based diet in order to reduce the food system’s greenhouse gas emissions. A mainly plant-based diet could also reduce the effect on the environment by up to 25%.
Sharon Palmer, a nutritionist, and plant-based food expert said that if people continue to eat meat and processed food at an increasing rate, the environmental effect would be so grievous that planet Earth will not be able to survive. So eat healthy and save our planet.
Comprehension Questions:
- How many percent will be the possible increase of Western diets by 2050?
- According to Marco Springmann, what will happen if Western diets increase its rate?
- What can people do in order to maintain a healthier planet?
- What should people do in order to reduce the food system’s greenhouse emissions?
- Who is Sharon Palmer?
Discussion Questions:
- How does eating meatless meals help us fight climate change? Please explain your answer.
- Is there any food that you really dislike? Why or why not?
- What are some foods that you know are healthy for your body?
- Are you willing to change your diet to save the planet? Why or why not?
- What is your opinion about having a vegetable and herb garden to help the world’s food problems? Please explain your answer.