Lesson Plan 045 Text.pdf

Chirac rubbishes British food

Today’s contents

The Article

Warm-ups

Before Reading / Listening

While Reading / Listening

After Reading

Discussion

Speaking

Listening Gap Fill

Homework

Answers

6 July, 2005

France’s Chirac rubbishes British food – 6 July, 2005

THE ARTICLE

Chirac rubbishes British food

BNE: French President Jacques Chirac is in hot water over comments

he made about British and Finnish food. A reporter from France’s

Liberation newspaper said Mr. Chirac made jokes to Russian and

German leaders that Finnish food was the worst in Europe, followed

closely by British cuisine. Mr. Chirac said: “The only thing they [the

British] have done for European agriculture is mad cow”. He made a

further attack on British cooking, saying: “You can’t trust people who

cook as badly as that.”

Mr. Chirac’s rude remarks may be costly for Paris’s bid for the 2012

Olympics. The final decision will be made on July 6 and two Finnish

delegates are part of the deciding committee. British people are angry

at Mr. Chirac’s insults against their food. They are boycotting French

produce in supermarkets. British newspapers have hit back by

criticizing Mr. Chirac. The Sun angrily called Mr. Chirac a “petty, racist

creep”; while the Daily Express added, “he has lost his marbles”.

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France’s Chirac rubbishes British food – 6 July, 2005

WARM-UPS

1. BEST AND WORST: In pairs / groups, tell each other why you believe your

country’s food is the best in the world. Also, talk about which country has the worst

tasting food in the world.

2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, decide which of these topics or words are most

interesting and which are most boring.

Jacques Chirac/ hot water / Finnish cuisine / British food / mad cow disease / 2012

Olympics / French produce / supermarkets / racism / marbles

Have a chat about the topics you liked. For more conversation, change topics and

partners frequently.

3. FRENCH CUISINE: Spend one minute writing down all of the different

words you associate with French food. Share your words with your partner(s) and talk

about them. Together, put the words into different categories.

4. OPINIONS ON CHIRAC: In pairs / groups, talk about how far you agree

with these opinions about French President Chirac and his comments on food.

a. He’s French and so he knows a lot about good quality food.

b. He should not make such ridiculous comments before the G8 summit.

c. It’s time for him to retire. Europe needs younger leaders.

d. Mr. Chirac made a joke. The British have no sense of humour.

e. I wonder if Mr. Chirac has ever tasted Finnish food.

f. President Chirac has definitely lost his marbles.

g. I don’t understand how Mr. Chirac can say fish and chips are not tasty.

h. British food is among the best in the world nowadays. Finnish food is good too.

i. He is a petty, racist creep.

j. He should be forever congratulated for not supporting the war in Iraq.

5. WORLD CUISINE: In pairs / groups, talk about the most delicious things

about the following cuisines.

• Indian

• French

• Italian

• Korean

• English

• Chinese

• Thai

• American

• Japanese

• Finnish

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France’s Chirac rubbishes British food – 6 July, 2005

BEFORE READING / LISTENING

1. TRUE / FALSE: Look at the article’s headline and guess whether these

sentences are true (T) or false (F):

a. The French president put his British dinner in the trash can.

T / F

b. Mr. Chirac likes taking hot baths.

T / F

c. Mr. Chirac said Finnish food was the worst in Europe.

T / F

d. Mr. Chirac said British people could not cook well.

T / F

e. Paris’s Olympic bid may be harmed by Mr. Chirac’s remarks.

T / F

f. British shoppers are boycotting French produce.

T / F

g. A British newspaper said Mr. Chirac is a racist.

T / F

h. Mr. Chirac loves playing with marbles.

T / F

2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article:

a. hot water

poorly

b. comments

farming

c. food

snubs

d. agriculture

cuisine

e. badly

damaging

f. rude

big trouble

g. costly

gone crazy

h. insults

retaliated

i. hit back

bad-mannered

j. lost his marbles

remarks

3. PHRASE MATCH: Match the following phrases from the article (sometimes

more than one combination is possible):

a. Jacques Chirac is in

as badly as that

b. Mr. Chirac made

by British cuisine

c. followed closely

be made on July 6

d. he made a further attack

his marbles

e. people who cook

remarks

f. rude

jokes

g. The final decision will

against their food

h. angry at Mr. Chirac’s insults

French produce

i. boycotting

on British cooking

j. he has lost

hot water

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France’s Chirac rubbishes British food – 6 July, 2005

WHILE READING / LISTENING

ODD WORD OUT: Place a line through the word that does not fit in the

groups of three italicized words.

Chirac rubbishes British food

BNE: French President Jacques Chirac is in hot water over remarks /

comments / comets he made about British and Finnish food. A reporter

from France’s “Liberation” newspaper said Mr. Chirac made / cracked /

joked jokes to Russian and German leaders that Finnish food was the

worst in Europe, followed next / closely / nearly by British cuisine. Mr.

Chirac said: “The only thing they [the British] have done for European

agriculture is mad cow”. He made a further attack / criticism / rubbish on

British cooking, saying: “You can’t trust people who cook as badly as

that.”

Mr. Chirac’s rude remarks may be damaging / costly / pricey for Paris’s

bid for the 2012 Olympics. The final decision will be made on July 6 and

two Finnish delegates / representatives / delegations are part of the

deciding committee. British people are furious / fury / angry at Mr.

Chirac’s insults / criticisms / recipes against their food. They are

boycotting French produce in supermarkets. British newspapers have hit

back by criticizing Mr. Chirac. “The Sun” angrily called Mr. Chirac a

“petty, racist creep”; while the “Daily Express” added, “he has lost his

marbles / sense / book ”.

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