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Electric spoon helps True / False

people cut down on salt 1) A battery in a new spoon is full of never-
ending salt. T / F
13th June 2024 2) The new electric spoon was jointly created by
a drinks company. T / F
A battery-powered
spoon that makes food taste 3) The spoon sends an electric current to a
saltier is now in stores in person's tongue. T / F
Japan. It is called the 4) A researcher said food with just a little salt is
Electric Salt Spoon. It was bland and tasteless. T / F
created by researchers from
Tokyo's Meiji University and 5) The article says salt can lead to people having
the Japanese drinks strokes. T / F
company Kirin. The 6) On average, people in Japan consume less
researchers hope their than 5 grams of salt a day. T / F
spoon will help people cut down on the amount of
salt they eat. The spoon sends a weak electric 7) The article says that processed foods are 75%
current to the tongue. The current is too weak to be salt. T / F
felt. However, it makes salt taste up to one and a 8) The man who helped make the spoon has also
half times stronger. This means we can eat food made electric chopsticks. T / F
with less salt, but still sense a salty taste.
Researcher Ai Sato said: "Japan has a food culture
that tends to favour salty tastes. People need to Synonym Match
reduce the amount of salt in their food." However, (The words in bold are from the news article.)
she added that food with no salt is bland and 1. created a. prefer
tasteless.
2. cut down on b. top
Salt is important for our health. However, too
much of it can cause cardiovascular diseases, like 3. weak c. tasteless
high blood pressure, strokes, and heart problems.
4. favour d. such as
These are the leading causes of death globally. The
World Health Organization recommends a daily salt 5. bland e. suggests
intake of less than 5 grams. In Japan, the average
person has around 10.1g of salt a day. That's 6. cause f. reduce
higher than the average of 8.5g for Americans. In 7. leading g. worldwide
many countries, around 75 per cent of salt in the
diet comes from processed foods, and from things 8. globally h. made
like soy sauce. The Electric Salt Spoon costs 19,800
9. like i. faint
yen (around $99). Kirin hopes to sell a million of
them over the next five years. The spoon's 10. recommends j. lead to
developer has also created electric chopsticks.
These will go on sale next year.
Discussion – Student A
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a) What do you think about what you read?

Writing b) What would eating be like if food had no

salt?
We need more education about salt and health.
c) Would you like an Electric Salt Spoon?
Discuss.
d) What other things do we need salt for?
Chat e) Do you worry about cardiovascular diseases?
Talk about these words from the article. f) What do you think of processed foods?

battery / salty / drinks / spoon / electric current / g) What do you think of an electric sugar
tongue / food culture / tasteless / spoon?
health / cardiovascular diseases / blood pressure / h) What questions would you like to ask the
processed food / chopsticks / sale spoon's designer?

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Phrase Match
1. A battery-powered spoon that makes a. diseases
2. help people cut down on the amount b. less than 5 grams
3. it makes salt taste up to one and c. is bland
4. a food culture that tends to favour d. of salt they eat
5. food with no salt e. over the next five years
6. too much of it can cause cardiovascular f. food taste saltier
7. high blood g. foods
8. a daily salt intake of h. salty tastes
9. processed i. pressure
10. sell a million of them j. a half times stronger

Discussion – Student B Role Play

a) What do you think of salt? Role A – Salty
b) How important is salt in food? You think a salty taste is best. Tell the others
three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with
c) What do you think of the Electric Salt Spoon? their tastes. Also, tell the others which is the
d) Do you need to cut down on salt? least tasty of these (and why): sugary, nutty or
chocolatey.
e) What do you think of your country's food
culture? Role B – Sugary
You think a sugary taste is best. Tell the others
f) Is a spoon or a fork better?
three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with
g) Which taste do you prefer - salty, sweet, sour their tastes. Also, tell the others which is the
or spicy? least tasty of these (and why): salty, nutty or
chocolatey.
h) What are your favourite salty foods?
Role C – Nutty
Spelling You think a nutty taste is best. Tell the others
three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with
1. A atybetr-powered spoon their tastes. Also, tell the others which is the
least tasty of these (and why): sugary, salty or
2. rercasrhese from Tokyo's Meiji University
chocolatey.
3. cut down on the monatu of salt Role D – Chocolatey
4. a weak electric current to the tnegou You think a chocolatey taste is best. Tell the
others three reasons why. Tell them what is
5. a food culture that tends to favour alyst wrong with their tastes. Also, tell the others
tastes which is the least tasty of these (and why):
sugary, nutty or salty.
6. food with no salt is nbadl
7. cardiovascular sieaesds Speaking – Tastes
8. high blood rureseps Rank these with your partner. Put the best tastes at the
top. Change partners often and share your rankings.
9. smdmcereon a daily salt intake
• Salty • Spicy
10. the geavaer of 8.5g for Americans • Fishy • Meaty
11. seorpdces foods • Lemony • Nutty
• Chocolatey • Sugary
12. The spoon's rvdleepoe
Answers – True False
Answers – Synonym Match
1 F 2 T 3 T 4 F 5 T 6 F 7 F 8 T
1. h 2. f 3. i 4. a 5. c
6. j 7. b 8. g 9. d 10. e Answers to Phrase Match and Spelling are in the text.

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