Part One: Warm Up
Discuss the following questions with your partner(s).
- How do our diets and the way we use food affect the environment?
- What are some things that people can do to reduce the negative effects of the food they eat on the environment? Think of at least three examples.
Part Two: Vocabulary
Open the exercise and follow the instructions.
Exercise
Part Three: Listening
Open the exercise and follow the instructions.
Exercise
Part Four: Further Discussion
Discuss the following questions with your partner(s).
- Was there anything you found surprising about the information you heard in the listening? If so, what?
- How wasteful do you think you are when it comes to food?
- Do you already do any of the steps outlined in the listening?
- What changes from the listening could you make in your life to help to reduce food waste?
Part Five: Taking it Further
In the listening, you learned that the majority of food waste in Canada actually occurs in industry.
1) Work in groups of two or three. Your teacher will assign you one of the points along the food supply chain listed below.
- farms
- fishing boats
- packaging, processing, and manufacturing facilities
- transportation and distribution networks
- grocery stores
- restaurants
Go online and find out about the food waste that occurs at your assigned point. Then, come back together and share your findings with other groups.
2) Now, discuss the following with your group. Based on your and your classmates’ findings, what are some changes that could be made to reduce waste in our food system? What can citizens do to push for these changes?