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WARM UP!
1) Do you like eggs?

2) How often do you eat them?
3) Is it healthy to eat eggs? Why?/ Why not?
4) Can you name the following parts of the eggs?
y_ _ _
S_ _ _ _ e__ _ _ _ _ _
Match the following idioms with pictures.
Then, choose the right definitions and answer the questions.
a good egg / a bad egg / a chicken and egg situation /

to put all eggs in one basket / to walk on eggshells /
to kill the goose that lays the golden egg / can't boil an egg
1
1 .. 2
2 .. 3
3 .. 4
4 ..
5
5 .. 6
6 .. 7
7 ..
a) A situation where it’s impossible to know 1) Give an example of a chicken and

what came first. egg situation.
b) The phrase is used to talk about someone 2) Are you a good or a bad egg? Why?
who can’t even make a simple meal. 3) Do you know anybody who has ever
c) Someone who is good and kind. killed the goose that laid the golden
d) To be very careful and diplomatic when egg? What happened?
dealing with a very delicate situation. 4) Have you ever put all eggs in one
e) To count on only one person or thing for basket? Why? What happened next?
your success. 5) Give an example of a situation when
f) Someone who’s bad and dishonest. one may feel they're walking on
g) To destroy sth that makes a lot of money. eggshells.
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/education/learn-english/egg-idioms-and-expressions/11003292
Fill in the gaps with the RIGHT forms of the words
in brackets to find out some interesting fact about
eggs.
1. Egg yolks are one of the few foods that ........................... contain Vitamin D. (natural)
2. Brown eggs are more expensive because the hens that lay them are ...........................
and require more feed. (large)
3. Eggs are rich in choline which promotes normal cell ........................... . (active)
4. To tell the ........................... between a raw egg and a hard-cooked one, spin it. Hard-
cooked eggs spin ..........................., raw eggs wobble. (different, easy)
5. If you drop an egg on the floor, sprinkle it ........................... with salt for easy clean up.
(heavy)
6. The ........................... omelette maker in the world made 427 two-egg omelettes in 30
minutes. (fast)
7. A hen turns her egg ........................... 50 times a day to keep the yolk from sticking to
the side. (near)
8. Kiwis lay the ........................... eggs in relation to their body size of any species of bird.
(large)
9. Harriet, a hen from the United Kingdom, laid the world’s largest egg in 2010. Her
........................... egg measured 9.1 inches in diameter. (astonish)
10. There are several reasons why ........................... we eat chicken eggs instead of duck
or turkey eggs. Chickens lay more eggs, they need less nesting space, and they
don’t have the strong mothering instincts of turkeys and ducks, which makes egg
collection easier. (common)
Cover the text. Can you remember any of the facts? Say what you remember.
Has anything surprised you? If so, what exactly?
Do you know any other facts related to eggs?
Source: https://www.val-co.com/21-fun-egg-facts-for-world-egg-day-2021/
Watch the video and finish the sentences with the
words/phrases you hear.
1. The colour of the shell is determined by ........................................ .

2. It's fortified with vitamins and minerals, and contains calcium to ........................................ .
3. The average hen lays about ........................................ .
4. Even so, some eggs do get dirty so they are thoroughly ........................................ .
5. The best, grade A, end up ........................................ .
6. The water is 45°C. Anything hotter ........................................ .
7. The approved eggs move on to electronic scales which register their weight class
from ........................................ .
8. The packing machine stamps the egg cartons with ........................................ .
1) determine a) very carefully

2) fortify b) a level of quality, size, importance, etc
3) thoroughly c) a piece of equipment for measuring weight
4) grade d) to decide what will happen
5) scales e) to make a mark on sth with a tool that you put ink on and press down
6) stamp f) to add something, especially vitamins, to food
Do you like the hen house presented in the video? Why?/ Why not?
Why is this type of hen house still so popular?
Do you check where the eggs you buy come from? Why?/Why not?
Does the place eggs come from influence their quality? Why?/Why not?
I am ....
Let's talk!
1. What’s your favourite way of cooking eggs?

2. Have you ever eaten raw eggs? Why (not)?
3. Are there any interesting customs in your country using eggs?
4. Have you ever had eggs from birds other than chickens?
5. Do you prefer the egg white or the yolk? Why?
6. What can you use eggs for (except for eating)?
“A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even
though he knows that you are slightly cracked.” - Bernard Meltzer
"Noise proves nothing. Often a hen who has merely laid an egg cackles
as if she laid an asteroid." - Mark Twain
"Offer the lazy an egg and they'll want you to peel it for them." -
Lithuanian proverb
Source: https://www.getcracking.ca/article/egg-quotes-and-proverbs

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WARM UP!

1) Do you like eggs?

a good egg / a bad egg / a chicken and egg situation /

a) A situation where it’s impossible to know 1) Give an example of a chicken and

1. The colour of the shell is determined by ........................................ .

1) determine a) very carefully

1. What’s your favourite way of cooking eggs?

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