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Pre-reading
Using the following questionnaire, interview your classmates, colleagues, family,
and friends.
Questionnaire A B C
Where do you buy your food?
a. At a large supermarket
b. At a small grocery store
c. At a farmer’s market
d. Other (specify: )
Do you buy locally grown food? Yes | No
Do you buy food that is imported from other countries?
Yes | No
What kind of food do you buy?
a. Organic food and natural products
b. Processed foods that are easy to prepare
c. Both
How would you rate the quality of food that is produced
and sold in your area?
a. Very good
b. Good
c. Average
d. Poor
Do you like to try new foods? Yes | No
Predicting content
Considering the title of the chapter, predict which of the following topics will
notbe mentioned in the reading text.
□How cooks prepare food
□How farmers grow food
□How biotechnology alters food
□How companies sell food
□How government regulates food
Genetically modiied
organisms
Breadbasket or Pandora’s box?