LET’S DEBATE
TOPIC 2: Eating insects instead or
animals
Do you remember?
Name of insect Taste of insect
Warm - up
1. How do you feel about eating bugs every day?
2. Will there be enough food for everybody in the future?
3. Do you want to keep bugs in your house?
Listen and fill in the blanks
We usually think that bugs are ugly and cause many problems. But in the future, we may eat
insects for breakfast, lunch, and even dinner every day!
Why will we eat insects? First, it will save our 1__________. Farms with animals need a lot of water,
land, and animal food. Animals such as cows and pigs also cause large amounts of 2__________
gases. These gases are making our world warmer. If we eat insects instead of animals, such
problems will not occur. Second, bugs are very good for our 3__________.They contain a lot of
4__________ and vitamins, with very little 5__________ . So, people eating insects will be healthier
than people eating beef or 6__________.
The problem is that many people do not want to eat insects. In rich countries, 7__________. think
that bugs are not good foods. People do not change their thinking easily. So, governments cannot
make people eat insects. Another problem is that eating bugs can sometimes make us 8__________.
This is because they sometimes contain bad elements. Therefore, people must be very careful
when they cook and eat bugs. Finally, many people may still believe that insects are 9_________.
Comprehension check
1. What are the problems with raising animals?
2. Why is it helthy to eat instects?
3. Why don’t many people in rich countries eat insects?
4. Why will goverments have difficulty making people eat insects?
5. Why can we be sich if we eat bugs?
6. ______________________________________________________
Supporting opinions
1. Farming insects is much better A. Because they think insects are
for our invironments very dirty.
2. Eating too much animal meat is B. Because they don’t care about the
bad for our health invironment.
3. Most people do not want to eat C. Because it means fewer
bugs greenhouse gases.
4. Many families will not stop eating
D. Because it makse us sick.
meat
Refuting opinions
A. This is not true. We cannot farm
1. Insects will taste really bad. enough insects to give food to all
people.
2. Eating insects is a really great B. This is not true. Many people say
idea. that some insects taste really good.
3. If we farm insects to eat, everyone C. Eating insects is strange. Bugs
in the world will have enough food. are dirty and cause many problems.
4. People wont eat bugs because D. People will change their thinking
they are not real food. after some time.
Listen and arrange
A. We need to eat insects because it is better for our environment and our bodies.
B. So, few people will become sick or fat.
C. Also, the bugs that we will eat are healthy for us.
D. Therefore, there will be more food for everyone in the world.
E. Insect farms will need a lot less land and water.
F. This means we can use the land to grow vegetables and other foods.
Listen and arrange
1. We need to eat insects because it is better for our environment and our bodies.
2. Insect farms will need a lot less land and water.
3. This means we can use the land to grow vegetables and other foods.
4. Therefore, there will be more food for everyone in the world.
5. Also, the bugs that we will eat are healthy for us.
6. So, few people will become sick or fat.
Listen and arrange
A. First, people do not want to eat bugs.
B. These are real foods that we have enjoyed for a long time.
C. Eating insects is a silly and strange idea.
D. If we stop farming animals today, there will be no meat in the world.
E. Most people want to eat delicious chicken, beef, or pork.
F. We live in a good world and we do not want to eat insects.
G. Second, we cannot farm enough insects to feed everyone at the moment.
Listen and arrange
1. Eating insects is a silly and strange idea.
2. First, people do not want to eat bugs.
3. We live in a good world and we do not want to eat insects.
4. Most people want to eat delicious chicken, beef, or pork.
5. These are real foods that we have enjoyed for a long time.
6. Second, we cannot farm enough insects to feed everyone at the moment.
7. If we stop farming animals today, there will be no meat in the world.
Let’s think
Can you think of some examples to
support the ideas in each opinion?
Let’s think
Insect farms will need a lot less land
and water.
Let’s think
Also, the bugs that we will eat are
healthy for us.
Let’s think
First, people do not want to eat bugs.
Let’s think
Second, we cannot farm enough insects
to feed everyone at the moment.
Discussion Questions
How do you feel about eating
insect meat if it is 100% safe?
Discussion Questions
How do you feel about eating insect meat if it is 100% safe?
Eat Not eat
Animal meat Make me sick
Other foods It might
will be Insects have thinking
are also not make us sick
expensive in more protein about it
safe
the future
Discussion Questions
Should we stop eating animals
if it makes our environment
cleaner?
Discussion Questions
Should we stop eating animals if it makes our environment cleaner?
