Unit 2: Safety First Post Listening

Theme: Advertising, Consumers and Safety. Write a short paragraph in which you state whether you prefer organic or
Sequence 1: Listen and Consider GMFs, and how you see the future of this latter. Make sure to make
Rubric: Let’s Hear it predictions
Pre-Listening
1. Look at the pictures and answer the following questions
Unit 2: Safety First
1 2 3 Theme: Advertising, Consumers and Safety.
Sequence 1: Listen and Consider
Rubric: Let’s Hear it
Pre-Listening
2. Look at the pictures and answer the following questions
 What does picture 1 represent? What are they doing?
 What does picture 2 represent? What is the difference between the 2 types of 1 2 3
tomatoes? Which one would you prefer to eat?
 What was people’s reaction to GMFs? Why?
During Listening
Task 1: Listen to the script and choose the best answer  What does picture 1 represent? What are they doing?
A) The audio-script is: a. an interview ……. b. a lecture …… c. a story……  What does picture 2 represent? What is the difference between the 2 types of
B) ………types of food are available in the market today. tomatoes? Which one would you prefer to eat?
a. Two b. Several c. Three  What was people’s reaction to GMFs? Why?
C) People prefer buying: a. GMFs ……. b. organic food ….. c. conventional food
D) Organic food is…………….. During Listening
a. modified b. unhealthy c. natural Task 1: Listen to the script and choose the best answer
A) The audio-script is: a. an interview ……. b. a lecture …… c. a story……
Task 2: Listen to the script again and reorder the ideas below according to their appearance B) ………types of food are available in the market today.
Order Ideas a. Two b. Several c. Three
… a. The debate around GMFs C) People prefer buying: a. GMFs ……. b. organic food ….. c. conventional food
… b. The type of food that people prefer buying D) Organic food is……………..
a. modified b. unhealthy c. natural
… c. Advertising promotes the idea that organic foods are healthier
… d. The types of food available in the market today Task 2: Listen to the script again and reorder the ideas below according to their appearance
Order Ideas
Task 3: Listen to the audio-script and mark the statements below as TRUE, FALSE … a. The debate around GMFs
a. As a result of the impact of advertising, consumers prefer organic food to purchasing … b. The type of food that people prefer buying
conventional or genetically modified food. … c. Advertising promotes the idea that organic foods are healthier
……………. … d. The types of food available in the market today
b. Owing to bad publicity, GMFs will certainly disappear.
……………. Task 3: Listen to the audio-script and mark the statements below as TRUE, FALSE
c. GMFs are harmful to both man’s health and the environment. a. As a result of the impact of advertising, consumers prefer organic food to purchasing
…………….. conventional or genetically modified food.
d. The debate about the farming of GMFs will possibly continue. …………….
……………..
b. Owing to bad publicity, GMFs will certainly disappear.
…………….
c. GMFs are harmful to both man’s health and the environment.
……………..
d. The debate about the farming of GMFs will possibly continue.
……………..
Post Listening
Write a short paragraph in which you state whether you prefer organic or
GMFs, and how you see the future of this latter. Make sure to make
predictions