DEBATE CLUB #3: Should the whole world become vegetarian?
Can you imagine never eating meat again? Would you make a sacrifice like that, if it would save the planet? Come to tonight’s Debate Club and share your ideas!
VENEZ NOUS REJOINDRE POUR PARLER DE CE THÈME !
C'est l'occasion rêvée pour pratiquer votre anglais dans une ambiance détendue. Animées par des professeurs qualifiés de langue maternelle anglaise, les séances de conversation du Debate Club sont conviviales, engageantes et efficaces !
MONDAY, OCTOBER 14TH, 2024
VENUE & TEACHERS
- AIX: 19h00 to 20h30 with Sophie BUSSENIUS
- MARSEILLE: 19h00 to 20h30 with Nick MACKENZIE
QUESTIONS FOR DEBATE
Is it natural for humans to eat meat?
How often should we eat meat? Every day? Once or twice a week? Once or twice a month?
Could you reduce your meat consumption? What about other animal-based products (leather, wool, silk, feathers, cosmetics)?
Do you think all restaurants should offer a vegetarian option on their menu?
Have you ever eaten in a vegetarian restaurant? Or in a vegan restaurant?
What food would you miss the most if you became vegetarian?
Why do you think people become vegetarian?
Paul McCartney said: "If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be a vegetarian." What do you think?
Do you think being vegetarian would affect your health? What problems do you think you would have?
What do you think would be the consequences if we all went vegetarian? How would it impact farmers and the economy?
Do you think being vegetarian would help prevent climate change? If so, how?
Should the government make laws or impose restrictions on what we eat?
VOCABULARY
animal welfare
battery farming
biodiversity
carnivore
climate change
consequences
developing countries
diet
environment
flexitarian
greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, methane)
health
land management
legislation
lifestyle
livestock industry
meat industry
nutrition
omnivore
organic food
overconsumption
overeating
pescatarian
plant-based agriculture
poverty
subsidies
sustainability
sustainable farming
vegan
vitamins
SEARCH THE WEB FOR IDEAS!
Find articles and/or videos on the web and come prepared to share the information you have found with the others.
SUGGESTED SEARCH WORDS FOR THIS SUBJECT
farming impact on the climate
meat substitutes
vegetarian or vegan?
SUGGESTED WEBSITES FOR MATERIALS
https://www.bbc.co.uk/
https://www.youtube.com/?gl=GB
www.guardian.co.uk
www.independent.co.uk
www.nytimes.com
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/how-to-eat-a-balanced-diet/the-vegetarian-diet/
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/10-things-you-should-know-going-veggie
https://www.eatingwell.com/article/7892124/things-i-wish-i-knew-before-becoming-a-vegetarian/
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