SHOULD WE EAT BUGS? (Listening)

LISTENING & VOCABULARY

SHOULD WE EAT BUGS?

In this lesson, you will be listening to a video entitled "Should We Eat Bugs?". Then, you will have to complete a vocabulary and a comprehension exercise.

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of 'delicacy'?

• A special or a rare type of food.

• A horrible type of food.

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of 'scrumptious'?

• Disgusting

• Delicious

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of 'nomadic'?

• Living from one place to another; constantly moving.

• Living at one place.

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of 'accustomed'?

• Becoming a normal thing.

• Becoming an abnormal thing.

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of 'keenest'?

• Not interested in something.

• Very interested in something.

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of 'staple'?

• Basic food

• Delicacy

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of 'edible'?

• Can be eaten.

• Cannot be eaten.

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of 'inexpensive'?

• Cheap

• Costly

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of 'repulsive'?

• Delicious

• Disgusting

Multiple Choice

Entomophagy means...

• eating and cosuming meat.

• eating and consuming insects.

• eating and consuming organic food.

Multiple Choice

From the video, we learned that humans discovered ways to eat insects by...

• observing other animals eating insects.

• observing other mammals eating insects.

• observing other insects eating other insects.

Multiple Choice

Which of these insects was considered as 'luxury snacks' in ancient Greece?

• Flies

• Bed bugs

• Cicadas

Multiple Choice

The Romans found beetle larvae to be...

• inedible.

• disgusting.

• delicious.

Multiple Choice

Why do we no longer eat bugs?

• People might have forgotten they ate bugs.

• It is more difficult to find bugs nowadays.

• People stopped being nomads.

Multiple Choice

Nowadays, people who do not eat bugs look at these creatures as...

• delightful.

• irritating.

• interesting.

Multiple Choice

How many types of insects can be turned into food?

• 20

• 200

• 2000

Multiple Choice

About how many people around the world consumes insects?

• 2 millions

• 2 hundred thousands

• 2 billions

Multiple Select

Why do people in the tropics eat more insects? (There is more than one anwer)

• It is culturally acceptable.

• Insects in this region are larger.

• They do not have any other food sources.

• Insects in this region tends to be more diverse.

Multiple Choice

People in Cambodia eat ________ while people in southern Africa consume _________.

• mopane worms, tarantulas

• tarantulas, mopane worms

• tarantulas, tapeworms

Multiple Choice

Insects can be eaten whole or even grounded into...

• salt and sugar.

• spices.

• flour and paste.

Multiple Choice

Entomophagy can be one of the solutions to world hunger.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Some insects contain more mineral iron than beef.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statement is TRUE about the yellow beetle larvae?

• They are found in Africa.

• They are highly nutritious.

• They are difficult to farm.

Multiple Choice

There are many benefits of farming insects EXCEPT...

• Insect farming is bad for the environment.

• Insect farming can help people in poor countries.

• Insect is cheap.

Poll

Would you like to try and eat bugs soon?

• YES

• NO

• NEVER

• MAYBE

Well done!