way2go! 6, Schulbuch

74 Unit 05 | Wild world Write a summary of the arguments given in the interview. Try to use no more than five sentences. Then give your opinion on whether we should continue to eat meat. You could use these sentence starters: Animal agriculture is responsible for … Growing animals for food needs a lot of … That’s why we should … Instead of meat, we could … It’s possible to make this change because … Find some advertisements for or against eating meat and bring them to class. You could check some magazines or search the internet. If you can’t find anything you like, design an ad or a poster yourself. In small groups, decide on the most powerful ad and present it in class. The following questions will help you make your choice: 1 What is the visual impact of the advertisement? What kind of pictures and colours are used? What is the layout like? 2 What language does it use to persuade people (not) to eat meat? Are certain words repeated? Does it use any descriptive adjectives or words appealing to your emotions? 3 Who is the target group? What makes you think so? Surfing the internet you have come across the following blog post: WRITING 26 SPEAKING 27 WRITING 28 Foodie_26 Do we have to give up on meat? I love eating meat, and so does my family. But then we hear all these reports telling us how unhealthy meat is and that eating meat is also responsible for climate change. I just wonder, is that really true? reply You have decided to comment on the blog post above. In your blog comment you should:  explain how you feel about eating meat  point out alternative kinds of food*  advise other bloggers what to do Write around 250 words. * For example, vegetarian food (mushrooms, beans and other vegetables, grains, soy, tofu, …).  See Writing coach, Blog , p. 182. Strategies box To point out something means to direct somebody’s attention towards something, especially if you think they do not know about it or have forgotten about it. Examples: The teacher pointed out the mistakes I had made in my text. But I was quick to point out that it wasn’t my fault as my tutor had written the text for me. :-) Look at the text and the picture on p. 72 again. Imagine you are a volunteer looking after baby orangutans. What was the scariest/best moment you’ve had during your time working at the centre? Write an email to one of the Whitehall students telling him/her about it. 29 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentu des Verlags öbv