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BBC Learning English 

Video Words in the News  

15 May 2013 

Eating insects 

Transcript: 

To some, they may not seem very appetising. 

But these bugs could be part of the solution in the fight against world hunger. 

That's according to the United Nations, which says two billion people already 

supplement their diets with edible insects. 

The UN says industrial-scale insect farming could ensure future global food 

security. 

Vocabulary: 

appetising 

something you would like to eat 

bugs 

insects 

supplement 

be an extra part of 

edible 

something which can be eaten 

industrial-scale 

very large 

Exercise: 

Use one of the words or phrases below to complete each of these sentences from 

news reports.  

Note that you may have to change the form of a word to complete the sentence 

correctly. 

appetising / bugs / supplement /edible /industrial-scale 

1.  Some experts suggest that the growth of the internet has added to the 

temptation to carry on working and __________  a pension income.  

2.  These are women who hold no degrees or qualifications in hotel 

management, but are trained by life to cook tasty, __________ food, 

quickly and without fuss.  

3.  Traditional cheese makers in France plan to take their __________  

competitors to court in a row over who can legally call their product 

Camembert of Normandy. 

4.  The research shows many of the UK's birds, __________ , butterflies and 

small mammals are in a "freefall decline", with last year the worst on record 

for breeding birds. 

5.  Prince Harry helped the children to construct goody bags including bouquets 

of roses, __________  salted dough jewellery and baked crisps. 

Answers: 

1.  Some experts suggest that the growth of the internet has added to the 

temptation to carry on working and supplement a pension income. 

2.  These are women who hold no degrees or qualifications in hotel management, 

but are trained by life to cook tasty, appetising food, quickly and without 

fuss.  

3.  Traditional cheese makers in France plan to take their industrial-scale 

competitors to court in a row over who can legally call their product 

Camembert of Normandy. 

4.  The research shows many of the UK's birds, bugs, butterflies and small 

mammals are in a "freefall decline", with last year the worst on record for 

breeding birds. 

5.  Prince Harry helped the children to construct goody bags including bouquets 

of roses, edible salted dough jewellery and baked crisps.