56 B2+ | 8. Klasse | Unit 01: Healthy and happy 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 101112131415 J A aerobic G prevent M skills B brisk H procrastination N steps C cram I professional O stodgy D ensure J reduce P succeed E fizzy K related Q sugar F practice L relaxation R worsen Passive constructions Read the text “Join the bug revolution” carefully and concentrate on the topic it deals with, then answer the questions in tasks a and b. LANGUAGE 2 Join the bug revolution Insects are consumed by 80% of the population in Asia and South America. Finally, Western countries are catching up and appreciating this healthy and sustainable superfood: in the EU, larvae and crickets can now legally be sold as food for humans. Insects are not that odd, in fact, compared to cheese mold, snails, frogs and oysters, they’re practically ordinary! Crickets are actually very similar to shrimps and they have fantastic nutrient density. That’s why we have made pasta out of them. It’s not crunchy unless it’s cooked al dente! Bugsolutely Cricket Pasta is something completely new: a sustainable superfood containing 20% cricket flour. The benefits include: It tastes good! It’s all about how insect dishes are prepared and seasoned. Gourmet experts are already busy creating new signature dishes, and foodies are excited about all the new ingredients and textures that they will be able to discover. What is the topic in the text? i. People’s food habits ii. Food made from bugs iii. Cooking as a hobby Highlight the passive constructions in the text which refer to the topic you have identified. a b Grammar reminder The passive allows you to keep the focus on the topic you are writing about. Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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