Cover of the textbook Performer B1, Vol. 2

The key answer of exercise 3

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 9 - Preliminary for the textbook Performer B1, Vol. 2 with authors Marina Spiazzi, Marina Tavella e Margaret Layton from Zanichelli

Question

Write down three reasons why more people should eat insects and three reasons why they shouldn’t.

Answer

Three reasons they should eat insects:

  • There is nothing weird about it.
  • They are more nutritious than meat.
  • They are cheaper to produce and farming them causes less damage to the environment.

Three reasons they shouldn't eat insects:

  • People should not be encouraged to eat something they don’t want to.
  • Meat is delicious and cannot be replaced.
  • There are other environmentally friendly options, like becoming vegetarian or vegan.