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READ
World Vegetarian Day is held every year on October the 1st. It was started in the USA by the North American Vegetarian Society (NAVS). Many countries have similar celebrations held on different days. They all celebrate the benefits of eating a plant-based diet. In 1977, the NAVS said it wanted to "promote the joy, compassion and life-enhancing possibilities of vegetarianism." It hoped to raise awareness of the ethical, environmental, health and humanitarian benefits of a vegetarian lifestyle. The number of people turning to vegetarianism is increasing every year. There are about one million new vegetarians in the United States every year. October 1st sees many of them celebrate their food and eat lots of it.
Vegetarianism is when you follow a diet that excludes meat, fish, shellfish, and other animal products. There are several different types of vegetarian. A vegan will not eat meat, poultry, fish, dairy products, eggs, honey or anything else from or made by animals. Most vegetarians eat and drink dairy products and eat eggs. These are called lacto-ovo vegetarians. ‘Lacto’ is the Latin word for milk and ‘ovo’ means egg. Other people say they are vegetarian but they eat fish. Many people are vegetarian for ethical, health, and/or religious reasons. Scientists say we must all be vegetarian to help save the Earth. There is not enough land for us all to be carnivores, or meat-eaters.
Sources: http://www.wikipedia.org/ and assorted sites.
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PHRASE MATCH
Match the following phrases from the article.
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held every year on
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plant-based diet
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people turning
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celebrations
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follow a diet that
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different types
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be carnivores
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eat and drink dairy
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the Earth
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‘Lacto’ is the Latin word
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excludes meat
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help save
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LISTENING GAP FILL
World Vegetarian Day __________________ on October the 1st. It was started in the USA by the North American Vegetarian Society (NAVS). Many countries have similar celebrations __________________. They all celebrate the benefits of eating a plant-based diet. In 1977, the NAVS said it wanted to "__________________, compassion and life-enhancing possibilities of vegetarianism." It hoped to __________________ the ethical, environmental, health and humanitarian benefits of a vegetarian lifestyle. The number __________________ vegetarianism is increasing every year. There are about one million new vegetarians in the United States every year. October 1st sees many of them celebrate their food __________________.
Vegetarianism is __________________ diet that excludes meat, fish, shellfish, and other animal products. There are several different types of vegetarian. __________________ eat meat, poultry, fish, dairy products, eggs, honey __________________ from or made by animals. Most vegetarians eat and drink dairy products and eat eggs. These are called lacto-ovo vegetarians. ‘Lacto’ __________________ milk and ‘ovo’ means egg. Other people say they are vegetarian but they eat fish. Many people are vegetarian for __________________ religious reasons. Scientists say we must all be vegetarian to help save the Earth. There is not enough __________________ to be carnivores, or meat-eaters.
WHILE READING / LISTENING GAP FILL
Put the words into the gaps in the text.
World Vegetarian Day is ____________ every year on October the 1st. It was started in the USA by the North American Vegetarian Society (NAVS). Many countries have ____________ celebrations held on different days. They all celebrate the benefits of eating a plant-____________ diet. In 1977, the NAVS said it wanted to "promote the joy, compassion and ____________ -enhancing possibilities of vegetarianism." It hoped to ____________ awareness of the ethical, environmental, health and humanitarian benefits of a vegetarian ____________. The number of people ____________ to vegetarianism is increasing every year. There are about one million new vegetarians in the United States every year. October 1st ____________ many of them celebrate their food and eat lots of it.
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Vegetarianism is when you ____________ a diet that excludes meat, fish, shellfish, and other animal products. There are several different ____________ of vegetarian. A vegan will not eat meat, poultry, fish, dairy products, eggs, honey or anything ____________ from or made by animals. Most vegetarians eat and drink dairy products and eat eggs. These are ____________ lacto-ovo vegetarians. ‘Lacto’ is the Latin word ____________ milk and ‘ovo’ means egg. Other people say they are vegetarian but they eat fish. Many people are vegetarian for ethical, health, and/or religious ____________. Scientists say we must all be vegetarian to help ____________ the Earth. There is not ____________ land for us all to be carnivores, or meat-eaters.
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CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD
Delete the wrong word in each of the pairs of italics.
World Vegetarian Day is held / holding every year on October the 1st. It was started in the USA by the North American Vegetarian Society (NAVS). Many countries have similarity / similar celebrations held on different days. They all celebrate the benefits of / for eating a plant-based diet. In 1977, the NAVS said it wanted to "promote the joyful / joy, compassion and life-enhancing possibilities of vegetarianism." It hoped to rise / raise awareness of the ethical, environmental, health and humanitarian benefits of a vegetarian lifestyle. The number of people turning / spinning to vegetarianism is increasing every year. There are about one million new / newly vegetarians in the United States every year. October 1st sees many of them celebrate their food and eat lots of them / it.
Vegetarianism is when you following / follow a diet that excludes meat, fish, shellfish, and other animal products. There are several different type / types of vegetarian. A vegan will not eat meat, poultry, fish, dairy products, eggs, honey or anything / nothing else from or made by animals. Most vegetarians eat and drink diary / dairy products and eat eggs. These are called lacto-ovo vegetarians. ‘Lacto’ is the Latin word for milk and ‘ovo’ means / meaning egg. Other people say they are / be vegetarian but they eat fish. Many people are vegetarian for ethical, health, and/or religious reason / reasons. Scientists say we must all be vegetarian to help save the Earth. There is not enough land / lands for us all to be carnivores, or meat-eaters.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
World Vegetarian Day is (1) ____ every year on October the 1st. It was started in the USA by the North American Vegetarian Society (NAVS). Many countries have (2) ____ celebrations held on different days. They all celebrate the benefits of eating a plant-(3) ____ diet. In 1977, the NAVS said it wanted to "promote the joy, compassion and life-enhancing possibilities of vegetarianism." It hoped to (4) ____ awareness of the ethical, environmental, health and humanitarian benefits of a vegetarian lifestyle. The number of people (5) ____ to vegetarianism is increasing every year. There are about one million new vegetarians in the United States every year. October 1st (6) ____ many of them celebrate their food and eat lots of it.
Vegetarianism is when you (7) ____ a diet that excludes meat, fish, shellfish, and other animal products. There are several different (8) ____ of vegetarian. A vegan will not eat meat, poultry, fish, dairy products, eggs, honey or (9) ____ else from or made by animals. Most vegetarians eat and drink dairy products and eat eggs. These are called lacto-ovo vegetarians. ‘Lacto’ is the Latin word (10) ____ milk and ‘ovo’ means egg. Other people say they are vegetarian but they eat fish. Many people are vegetarian for ethical, health, and/or religious (11) ____. Scientists say we must all be vegetarian to help save the Earth. There is not enough (12) ____ for us all to be carnivores, or meat-eaters.
Put the correct words from this table into the article.
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hold
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held
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SPELLING
Spell the jumbled words (from the text) correctly.
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PUT THE TEXT BACK TOGETHER
Number these lines in the correct order.
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humanitarian benefits of a vegetarian lifestyle. The number of people turning to vegetarianism is
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egg. Other people say they are vegetarian but they eat fish. Many people are
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World Vegetarian Day is held every year on October the 1st. It was started in the USA by the North American Vegetarian
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products. There are several different types of vegetarian. A vegan will not eat meat, poultry,
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vegetarian for ethical, health, and/or religious reasons. Scientists say we must
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fish, dairy products, eggs, honey or anything else from or made by animals. Most vegetarians eat and
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increasing every year. There are about one million new vegetarians in the United States every
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enhancing possibilities of vegetarianism." It hoped to raise awareness of the ethical, environmental, health and
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drink dairy products and eat eggs. These are called lacto-ovo vegetarians. ‘Lacto’ is the Latin word for milk and ‘ovo’ means
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Society (NAVS). Many countries have similar celebrations held on different days. They all celebrate the benefits
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Vegetarianism is when you follow a diet that excludes meat, fish, shellfish, and other animal
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of eating a plant-based diet. In 1977, the NAVS said it wanted to "promote the joy, compassion and life-
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all be vegetarian to help save the Earth. There is not enough land for us all to be carnivores, or meat-eaters.
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year. October 1st sees many of them celebrate their food and eat lots of it.
SCRAMBLED SENTENCES
With a partner, put the words back into the correct order.
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DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.
2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find more information about World Vegetarian Day. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about World Vegetarian Day. Write about what happens around the world. Include two imaginary interviews with people who did something on this day.
Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
4. POSTER: Make your own poster about World Vegetarian Day. Write about what will happen on this day around the world.
Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
ANSWERS
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