Lesson: Can You Trust Milk in Canada?

Conversation

Answer the following questions. You might be asked to write them down or answer them out-loud.

1. How do you pick a food to eat? (Flavor, quality, if it's healthy, etc.)
2. Do you think the food we used to buy in the past was more or less healthy than today's? Why?
3. How difficult is it to eat only unprocessed foods nowadays?
4. Are you used to eating/drinking dairy products? Which ones?
5. Does the need for profit impact the quality of the products being sold?
6. Do you drink milk every day? How important is it for your diet?
7. What foods can replace milk?
8. What type of milk do you usually drink/buy? Why do you choose that kind of milk?
9. What's healthier, skim milk or whole milk?
10. Do you know anyone who is lactose intolerant?

Vocabulary

Look at the vocabulary below. Take time to explore the links for their definitions in English and their translations to Portuguese. When you are done, make a sentence with each word. Ask your teacher if you should write them down or say them out loud.

DT   without

DT   hesitation

DT   farmer

DT   pure

DT   buck

DT   wonder

DT   certain

DT   stuff

DT   russian roulette

DT   dominate

DT   treat

DT   supply line

DT   growth

DT   dairy

DT   foremost

DT   fair

Video

Watch the following video but DON'T read the transcript yet.

After watching the video do this listening exercise.

Reading practice

Read the following transcript then do the associated reading comprehension exercise.

ExpandTranscript:

Years ago we stopped by the store on the way home to pick up some milk, just like we still do today. But it was simpler back then. There was really just one option. And so we offered it to our families without hesitation because you can trust your local farmer is producing pure milk, right ? Well, society has changed. We know people will do just about anything for a buck and we wonder, do we really know what's in our milk? Just because it says this, we heard there could also be this. And who knows what else. All milks from cows very well may look like this. So, can we only trust certain kinds of milk? If I buy this stuff, am I playing Russian Roulette with my family?
Oh wait! We live in Canada. Not only do we dominate the most important sport on the planet, we don’t allow this kind of stuff to happen. If a cow is sick it's treated outside of the supply line. In Canada there are no growth hormones used on dairy cows, ever. The only thing ever added to milk in Canada is Vitamin A and D. On top of that we're first and foremost focused on producing and delivering locally. Wait. Are you telling me that all of these are safe, quality products? Yep. It's all pure milk in Canada. But to be fair that one has a colorful label. All of this really, really is 100% pure, locally produced, rigorously tested, world-class quality Canadian milk. Find it in any store in Canada labeled “Milk”.

Writing practice

Write a couple of paragraphs talking about processed foods and trust. What are the things we need to watch out for? Are there brands or markets you trust more than others? Do you care about things like organic, locally produced, unprocessed, whole, etc? Make sure to use words you learned from the text and try to make it as long as you can.

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