Real junk food: Bristol cafe serves up food saved from supermarket rubbish bins

A non-for-profit cafe wants to raise awareness about the "crazy" amount of food waste in Britain. A lunchtime snack made out of ingredients saved from a skip may not sound very appetising, but a Bristol cafe is proving the opposite.

            The menu is certainly eclectic, ranging from Orkney crab and king prawn salad to spicy baked beans on toast. There was a bread and butter pudding for desert – or a lighter fruit smoothie. “But tomorrow it will be all change again,” said chef Dylan Rakhra. “We get different foods in every day, loads of stuff – bagels, lobster, lettuce. “It’s really fun. You look at what you’ve got, you make up meals and serve them. People seem to be loving it.”

            Skipchen serves up food past its sell-by date and dumped in supermarket and restaurant bins.  A team of volunteers go out every night searching through skips for any food waste that can be turned into a meal.

            Sam Joseph, 24, co-director of The Real Junk Food Project (TRJFP), which runs Skipchen, said he hoped to raise awareness about food waste in Britain.  "We take food that would otherwise go to waste," he explained. "The way we do it when we go 'skipping' is we do it as soon as they throw the food away. We see them do it and get the food out and into a refrigerator straight away. I am really conscious of food safety and food hygiene.”

            The café also receives donations from farms, local businesses and families, while it has also formed a partnership with restaurant chain Nandos to supply any surplus chicken.

            Skipchen, which asks it customers to "pay-as-they-feel", opened this month and is already proving popular with Bristol locals. "We have a real mix of people coming to the cafe and they sit on two long tables, so you could have a businessman sitting next to someone who is homeless at lunchtime,” Mr Joseph added.

            As closing time approached Skipchen gave away food, urging passersby to take away loaves of bread. Nothing was discarded. “We never waste anything,” said Joseph. An estimated 15 million tonnes of food is wasted in the UK each year, at a cost of £5bn, according to a recent House of Lords EU Committee report.

Question 1 (2 points) Indicate whether the following statements are true or false and write down which part of the text justifies your answer.

a. The café wants to make money to help people in need.

b. The food they offer is very varied.

c. They really care about the food they collect.

d. The menu has a set price.

Question 2 (2 points) Answer the following questions in your own words.

a. How does the restaurant get the food to prepare the menus?

b. Why is the menu different every day?

Question 3 (1.5 points) Find words or phrases in the text that correspond in meaning to the words and definitions given.

a. to show (par.1)                      b.  to vary (par.2)t                                  c. o throw out (par.3)

d. contrarily (par.4)                    e. excess (par.5)

Question 4 (1.5 points) Complete the following sentences without changing the meaning.

a. “ You look at what you’ve got, you make up meals and serve them”, they said

            They said...

b.  They have also formed a partnership with restaurant chain Nandos.

            A partnership...

c. He opened the restaurant because he wanted to raise awareness about food waste.

            If he didn't...

Question 5 (3 points) Write a short essay (120-150 words) on the following topic:

Do you think it is essential to eat all sorts of food to be healthy?

Screen time 'harms teenagers' sleep'

KEY

Question 1

a.  False. “Almost all the teens from Norway said they used the devices shortly before going to bed.”

b. True. “Any type of screen use during the day and in the hour before bedtime appeared to disrupt sleep - making it more difficult for teenagers to nod off. “

c.True. “Staring at an illuminated screen at bedtime could send the wrong signals to our brain, disrupting our natural body clock making us more alert.”

d True. “Dr Hysing said her findings had implications for the wider population as so many people use these devices.”

Question 2

a. The study was carried out in Norway. The experts asked nearly 10,000 teenagers about the time they spent in front of a screen after school and about how much sleep they got. They found that most of them spent more than four hours a day in front of a screen and that affected their sleep negatively.

b.  Boys spend between six and seven hours mainly in front of a computer playing games, whereas girls spend one hour less and they prefer to chat.

Question 3

a. Linked / to link

b. Slightly

c. To nod off

d. Gadget

e.  Disrupting / to disrupt

Question 4

a.  If teenagers didn’t use electronic devices for (such) long periods, they would get enough sleep.

b.  Empirical evidence is provided by the study and we should warn teenagers of it.

c. Dr. Hysing said that they knew that sufficient sleep was essential for good physical and mental health. Logging off might be one important step toward securing a good night's sleep.

Real junk food: Bristol cafe serves up food saved from supermarket rubbish bins

KEY

Question 1

            a) FALSE “ A non-for-profit cafe wants to raise awareness”

            b) TRUE “The menu is certainly eclectic, ranging from Orkney crab and king prawn salad to spicy baked beans on toast.” or “ tomorrow it will be all change again”

            c) TRUE “I am really conscious of food safety and food hygiene.”

            d) FALSE “which asks it customers to "pay-as-they-feel"

Question 2

            a) - food past its sell-by date and dumped in supermarket and restaurant bins

                - receives donations from farms, local businesses and families

                - has also formed a partnership with restaurant chain Nandos

            b) -they get different foods in every day

                - they look at what they get and prepare meals

Question 3

a)       (to) prove / proving

b)       (to) range / ranging

c)       (to) dump / dumped

            d)    otherwise

            e)    surplus

Question 4

a)       They said that they looked at what they’d got and they made up meals and served them.

b)       A partnership with restaurant chain Nandos has also been formed .

c)       If he didn't want to raise awareness about food waste, he wouldn't have opened the restaurant.

Rephrasing Conditionals

Rewrite the sentences without changing their meaning.

1. Philip will pass his exam, but he has to work hard.

If…

2. Susan won’t be able to help me unless I arrive early in the morning.

If…

3. Mary usually walks to school if nobody gives her a lift.

Unless…

4. The driver fell asleep at the wheel and caused an accident.

If…

5.  Charles will catch the bus, but he has lo leave now.

If…

6. We can’t fly because we aren’t birds.

If...

7. He stepped on a mine and it exploded.

If…

8. It is a pity your parents can’t be here.

I wish

9. You should go on a diet.

If…

10.  I have eaten too much and now I don’t feel well.

I wish…

11. I was able to buy the car because my parents lent me the money.

If…

12. I will go to the beach although it is cold.

Even if…

13. Whenever I forget my umbrella, it rains.

If…

14.  Carol won’t buy the coat because she doesn’t have enough money.

If…

15. Carol didn’t buy the coat because she didn’t have enough money.

If…

16.  We only came by bus because there were no taxis.

If…

17. I would like to work as a model.

I wish…

18. The bus didn’t stop because you didn’t put your hand up.

If…

19.  I can’t park near my office, that’s why I don’t come by car.

If…

20. What a shame you didn’t phone me.

I wish…

21. They speak French to her, so her English doesn’t improve.

If she…

 22.I’ll go to the cinema tomorrow if I don’t have to work late.

Unless…

KEY

Conditionals

Rewrite the sentences without changing their meaning.

1. If Philip works hard, he will pass his exam.
2. If I don’t arrive early in the morning, Susan won’t be able to help me.
3. Unless somebody gives Mary a lift, she usually walks to school.
4. If the driver hadn’t fallen asleep at the wheel, he wouldn’t have caused an accident.
5. If Charles leaves now, he will catch the bus.
6. If were birds, we could fly.
7. f he hadn’t stepped on a mine, it wouldn’t have exploded.
8.  I wish your parents would be here.
9.  If I were you, I would go on a diet.
10. I wish I hadn’t eaten so much.
11.  If my parents hadn’t lent me the money, I wouldn’t have been able to buy the car.
12. Even if it is cold, I will go to the beach.
13.  If I forget my umbrella, it rains.
14. If Carol had enough money, she would buy the coat.
15. Carol had had enough money, she would have bought the coat.
16.  there had been taxis, we wouldn’t have come by bus.
17. I wish I worked as a model.
18. I wish you had put your hand up, the bus would have stopped.
19. If I could park near my office, I would come by car
20. I wish you had phoned me. 
21. If she weren’t spoken French, her English would improve.
22. Unless I have to work late, I’ll go to the cinema tomorrow.

Conditionals 1

Translate the following sentences into English

1. Si yo estuviera en tu lugar, iría a visitar a la abuela más a menudo.
2. A no ser que lloviera esta tarde, iría a correr a la playa.
3. Si hubiera sabido hablar alemán, habría conseguido el trabajo.
4. Iría a la universidad si aprobara mis exámenes.
5. Yo en tu lugar, habría estudiado más para los exámenes finales.
6. Si estuviera solo en la casa grande, tendría miedo.
7. Si hubieran venido a Santander, les habría visto más a menudo.
8. Si estudiara para los exámenes, no suspendería.
9. Si hubiera hecho bueno esta tarde, habríamos salido.
10. Si supiera hablar inglés, solicitaría el trabajo.
11. Si hubiera aprobado los exámenes, habría ido a la universidad.
12. Si supiera usar el ordenador, conseguiría el trabajo.

KEY

1. If I were you, I’d visit my grandmother more often.
2. Unless it rained this afternoon, I’d go jogging on the beach.
3. If I had spoken German fluently, I would have got the job.
4. I’d go to university if I passed my exams.
5. If I had been you, I would have studied harder for my final exams.
6. If he was/were alone in the big house, he’d be frightened.
7. If they had come to Santander, I’d have seen them more often.
8. If I revised for exams, I wouldn’t fail.
9. If the weather had been fine, we would have gone out this afternoon.
10. If I could speak English, I would/could apply for the job.
11. If I had passed my exams, I’d have gone to university.
12. If she could use the computer, she would/could get the job.

Museum's 'Dippy' dinosaur makes way for blue whale

London's Natural History Museum is re-modelling its entrance, moving out the dinosaur and moving in a blue whale. The exchange will not happen overnight: the complex logistics involved mean it will be 2017 before the great cetacean is hanging from the ceiling of the iconic Victorian Hintze Hall.

            The museum thinks the change will increase the wow factor for visitors. But it also believes the whale can better convey all the cutting-edge science conducted at the institution. That is something a plaster-cast model of a Diplodocus skeleton - as familiar and as popular as it has become - can no longer do effectively.

            "Everyone loves 'Dippy', but it's just a copy," commented Sir Michael Dixon, the NHM's director, "and what makes this museum special is that we have real objects from the natural world - over 80 million of them - and they enable our scientists and thousands like them from around the world to do real research."

            The 25m-long blue whale skeleton currently hangs in the mammals gallery.  It was acquired for the museum shortly after it opened in 1881. The animal had beached at Wexford on the southeast coast of Ireland. The curators paid £250 for it in 1891, although it was not put on public display in London until 1935.

            Every single bone is present. They will now all be carefully dismantled, cleaned and catalogued, and then re-suspended on wires above the Hintze entrance. Anyone walking into the current mammals gallery knows the skeleton to have a flat pose, but the intention is to give it a dramatic, diving posture in its new home.

            Richard Sabin, who will oversee the transfer said "It's also one of the largest of its kind on display anywhere in the world; and we know its history, we know how it was killed and processed, and that's quite rare.”

            The museum would like to make the switch-over to the whale much faster, but Hintze Hall is a major circulation space and it has to remain open throughout the transition.

            Dippy will not disappear. It is likely to feature in a larger exhibit that illustrates how dinosaurs lived in their environment, which could be taken outside to the front of the South Kensington building. There is also the possibility that Dippy could go on tour as well, to bolster the exhibition spaces at regional museums in the UK.

Question 1 (2 points) Indicate whether the following statements are true or false and write down which part of the text justifies your answer.

a. It will be very difficult to move the blue whale into the entrance of the museum.

b. The museum wants to impress visitors.

c. Only scientists from the museum carry out investigations there.

d. The blue whale skeleton is complete.

Question 2 (2 points) Answer the following questions in your own words.

a. Why does the  museum think the change will benefit them?

b. How will the movement of the skeleton be made?

Question 3 (1.5 points) Find words or phrases in the text that correspond in meaning to the words and definitions given.

a. to transmit (par.2)                           b. copy (par.2)                                     c. at present (par.4)

d. to supervise (par.6)                        e. to support (par.8)

Question 4 (1.5 points) Complete the following sentences without changing the meaning.

a. The museum thinks the change will increase the wow factor for visitors.

            The change...

b. "Everyone loves 'Dippy', but it's just a copy and what makes this museum special is that we have real objects from the natural world”,.

             Sir Michael Dixon commented that...

c. We know the whale history which is quite rare in science.

            If we...

Question 5 (3 points) Write a short essay (120-150 words) on the following topic:

                What type of museums / monuments / attractions do you like visiting when you go on holidays?

Rephrasing Passive Voice

Rewrite these sentences so their meaning doesn’t change, the beginning is given

 1. A jeep picked up the soldiers from the base.

The soldiers…

2. We ought to invite Susan to the party.

Susan…

3. The police took the angry youth away.

The angry…

4.  Food is being eaten right now in this class.

They…

5. People think pollution is not a minor problem.

Pollution…

6. All the victims were being taken to hospital.

Ambulances…

7. The hairdresser was cutting Martha’s hair.

Martha…

8. Shoes have been made here for nearly 50 years.

They…

9. The teacher had completed our report cards.

We…

10. Mum didn’t cook dinner because she was very tired.

Dinner…

KEY

1. The soldiers were picked up from the base by a jeep.

2. Susan ought to be invited to the party.

3. The angry youth was taken away.

4. They are eating food in the class right now.

5. Pollution is thought not to be a minor problema.

6. Ambulances were taking all the victims to hospital.

7. Martha was having her hair cut.

8. They have made shoes for nearly 50 years.

 9. We hads our report cards completed.

10  Dinner wasns’t cooked by mun because she was very tired.

Causative HAVE

Translate the following sentences into English

1. Me he teñido el pelo en la peluquería.
2. Peter se tatuó el brazo la semana pasada.
3. Le robaron el bolso ayer.
4. Me hacen la revisión del coche una vez al año.
5. Nos van a cavar el jardín.
6. Un fontanero nos arregló las tuberías y la calefacción central.
7. Nos pintaron el salón ayer.
8. A Peter le han instalado la calefacción central.
9. Me hice un vestido para la boda.
10. Mañana vacunan a mis hijos.
11. Me corto el pelo mañana.

KEY

1. I have got my hair dyed at the hairdresser’s.
2. Peter had his arm tattooed last week.
3. She got her purse stolen yesterday.
4. I have my car serviced once a year.
5. We are going to get the garden dug.
6. We had the pipes and the central heating fixed by a plumber.
7. We had our living room painted yesterday.
8. Peter has got central heating installed.
9. I had a dress made for the wedding.
10. I’m going to have my children vaccinated tomorrow.
11. I’m having my hair cut tomorrow.

Zuckerberg sets up Facebook book club

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has set up a book club on the social networking site, attracting more than 120,000 likes in three days.The paperback of the club’s first book, The End of Power by Moises Naim from Perseus imprint Basic Books, is showing as temporarily out of stock on both Amazon.co.uk  and Amazon.com.The 'A Year in Books page'on Facebook, set up by Zuckerberg for the book club and which has more than 124,000 likes, says: “We will read a new book every two weeks and discuss it here. Our books will emphasise learning about new cultures, beliefs, histories and technologies. Suggestions for new books to read are always welcome. We ask that everyone who participates read the books and we will moderate the discussions and group membership to keep us on topic.”

Every year Zuckerberg sets himself a challenge for the 12 months ahead. Previous challenges have included learning Mandarin and meeting a new person every day.In 2015, following a post asking Facebook users to suggest challenges, Zuckerberg will read a new book every other week.Writing on his Facebook page, Zuckerberg said: “I'm excited for my reading challenge. I've found reading books very intellectually fulfilling. Books allow you to fully explore a topic and immerse yourself in a deeper way than most media today. I'm looking forward to shifting more of my media diet towards reading books.”

Describing The End of Power, Zuckerberg said: “It's a book that explores how the world is shifting to give individual people more power that was traditionally only held by large governments, militaries and other organisations. The trend towards giving people more power is one I believe in deeply, and I'm looking forward to reading this book and exploring this in more detail.”

In September 2014, the latest period for which statistics are available, Facebook had 864m daily active users on average.Zuckerberg joins well-known names including Oprah Winfrey and, in the UK, Richard and Judy, in launching a book club.

Question 1 (2 points) Indicate whether the following statements are true or false and write down which part of the text justifies your answer.

a. You can still buy´The End of Power´on Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.com.

b. Facebook members are allowed to recommend new book titles.

c. Zuckerberg has a very positive attitude about the reading challenge.

d. The most recent statistics for Facebook show that it has a total of 864m members.

Question 2 (2 points) Answer the following questions in your own words.

a. What challenges has Mark Zuckerberg set himself this year and in previous years?

b. What is the book 'The End of Power' about?

Question 3 (1.5 points) Find words or phrases in the text that correspond in meaning to the words and definitions given.

a. establish (paragraph 1)    b.not available (paragraph 1)c. Test (paragraph 2)

d. satisfying(paragraph 2)    e. start(paragraph 4 )

Question 4 (1.5 points) Complete the following sentences without changing the meaning.

a. Mark Zuckerberg has set up a book club on the social networking site.

A book club......

b. Mark Zuckerberg said, “We ask that everyone who participates read the books and we will moderate the discussions and group membership to keep us on topic.”

Mark Zuckerberg said that.....

c. “Why don't we recommend a book for the book club?” said John.

John suggested..........

Question 5 (3 points) Write a short essay (120-150 words) on the following topic:

What are the advantages and disadvantages of taking part in a book club?

10 Weird Facts about Facebook

Look at the information below and discuss what it represents. 

Then watch the video to find the answers.

1. February 4^th 2004
2. Awesome
3. 18-20 minutes
4. 70 languages
5. 1500 pieces of content
6. 7.5million sites
7. 95 million users
8. 1 million links/2 million friends/3 million messages
9. 350million photos/4.5 billion likes/10 billion messages
10. 1,310,000,000 users

Phrasal verbs

Translate the following sentences into English

1. Ese niño se parece a su abuelo.
2. Nos hemos quedado sin azúcar.
3. Tom se ha recuperado del accidente.
4. En España acabamos el curso escolar en junio.
5. Estoy deseando tener noticias tuyas.
6. VIP significa persona muy importante.
7. No te creas su historia, se la ha inventado.
8. Espera cinco minutos, solo tengo que maquillarme.
9. Podéis empezar a salir. Yo os alcanzo.
10. Es un buen restaurante. Puedes comer allí o llevártelo a casa.

KEY

1. That boy takes after his grandfather.
2. We’ve run out of sugar.
3. Tom has got over the accident.
4. In Spain, schools break up in June.
5. I’m looking forward to hearing from you.
6. VIP stands for Very Important People.
7. Don’t believe his story, he has made it up.
8. Wait five minutes, I just have to make up.
9. You can start walking. I’ll catch up with you.
10. It’s a good restaurant. You can eat there or take it away.

Zuckerberg sets up Facebook book club

Question 1

       a) FALSE:The End of Power by Moises Naim from Perseus imprint Basic Books, is showing as temporarily out of stock on both Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com.

         b) TRUE: Suggestions for new books to read are always welcome.UE:

         c) TRUE:  “I'm excited for my reading challenge. I've found reading books very intellectually fulfilling.

         d) FALSE: the latest period for which statistics are available, Facebook had 864m daily active users on average.

Question 2

         a) This year:read a book every fortnight/ other years: learn Chinese and  get to know someone new on a daily basis.

         b) The book is about empowering  individuals in societies in a way that only political, military and other establishments were in the past.

Question 3

a)    set up 

b)    out of stock

c)    challenge

d) fulfilling

e) launch

Question 4

a. Mark Zuckerberg has set up a book club on the social networking site.

A book club has been set up a book club on the social networking site.

b. Mark Zuckerberg said, “We ask that everyone who participates read the books and we will moderate the discussions and group membership to keep us on topic.”

Mark Zuckerberg said that they asked that everyone who participated read the books and they would moderate the discussions and group membership to keep them on topic.

c. “Why don't we recommend a book for the book club?” said John.

John suggested recommending a book for the book club.

Museum's 'Dippy' dinosaur makes way for blue whale

Question 1

            a) TRUE: “the complex logistics involved”

            b) TRUE: “The museum thinks the change will increase the wow factor for visitors.”

            c)  FALSE: “and they enable our scientists and thousands like them from around the world to do real research."

            d) TRUE: “ Every single bone is present.”

Question 2

                a) -will be very impressive for visitors

                -will show the innovative science and investigation they carry at the museum

            b) -will be dismantled, cleaned and catalogued

                -then it will be suspended in the hall in a more dramatic posture

Question 3

a)       (to) convey

b)       model

c)       currently

            d)   (to) oversee

            e)   (to) bolster

Question 4

a)       The change is thought to increase the wow factor for visitors.

b)       Sir Michael Dixon commented that everyone loved 'Dippy', but it was just a copy and what made that museum special was that they had real objects from the natural world.

If we didn't know the whale history, it wouldn't be quite rare in science.