25th Feb

Grammar:  Third conditional

Listening:   Dumb Ways to Die

Make sentences about each scenario using the 3rd conditional.
Eg: If he hadn't stuck his fork in the toaster, he wouldn't have got an electric shock!

Horsemeat Scandal

Listen to the report and fill in the blanks

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2013/02/130211_witn_horsemeat.shtml

It is a convoluted _____  _______ involving Dutch and Cypriot agents, two French processing companies and Romanian _______. But where in that complex network did horse become beef?

The investigation is focused on the _______, the export documents which should certify what kind of frozen meat is being transported. In Romania two of the 35 European approved abattoirs were involved: one that deals only in horses has now been _______– the other, some 450km from Bucharest, _______ both cattle and horses and remains part of the _______. 

In France, where six supermarket chains have _______ products, the Prime Minister has called an emergency meeting. 

The Romanian President is also deeply concerned. “I hope the _______    _______ of meat does not come from this country,” he said. “False labelling for financial profit would harm Romania’s _______for years to come - with serious _______, he added, for our export market.”


Worksheet:  Click here
Expressing caution and wariness
Consumer ethics