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People eat first "Google burger" (8th August, 2013)

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.	It is the first time anyone	a.	to grow
2.	It took two months	b.	years
3.	tiny pieces	c.	food
4.	stem	d.	has done this
5.	We might all	e.	the environment
6.	in ten	f.	cells
7.	animals killed for	g.	eat this meat
8.	good for	h.	of meat

PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.	Two people tested	a.	a taste
2.	it was "close to meat," but	b.	any leftovers
3.	He said it was like a	c.	wasn't juicy
4.	Reporters wanted	d.	million burgers
5.	there was only	e.	real burger
6.	Children would get	f.	one cow
7.	Cells from	g.	the burger's taste
8.	make 175	h.	one burger

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

Two people (1) ___________________ in a lab. It is the first time anyone (2) ___________________. Google's boss Sergey Brin gave $380,000 (3) ___________________. It took two months to grow (4) ___________________ meat from stem cells. We might all (5) ___________________ ten years. Mr Brin doesn't want animals killed for food. He thinks (6) ___________________ for the environment.

Two people (7) ___________________ taste. A food scientist said it was "close to meat," (8) ___________________. A writer said it was dry because (9) ___________________. He said it was like a real burger. Reporters wanted a taste, (10) ___________________ only one burger. Children (11) ___________________ leftovers. Cells from (12) ___________________ 175 million burgers.

PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE

Twopeopleatemeatgrowninalab.Itisthefirsttimeanyonehasdone
this.Google'sbossSergeyBringave$380,000fortheproject.Ittook
twomonthstogrowtinypiecesofmeatfromstemcells.Wemightalle
atthismeatintenyears.MrBrindoesn'twantanimalskilledforfood.
Hethinksthismeatisgoodfortheenvironment.Twopeopletestedth
eburger'staste.Afoodscientistsaiditwas"closetomeat,"butwasn'
tjuicy.Awritersaiditwasdrybecauseithadnofat.Hesaiditwaslikear
ealburger.Reporterswantedataste,buttherewasonlyoneburger.
Childrenwouldgetanyleftovers.Cellsfromonecowcanmake175m
illionburgers.

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

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Student B: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

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WRITING

Write about burgers for 10 minutes. Read and talk about your partner's paper.

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