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The Kitchen Sage

1. The kitchen sage talks about good and not so good sausages. Complete the table with words from the box.

fresh meat, spices, herbs, oatmeal/ breadcrumbs, old end bits of animal, fat, soya stuff

Not so good sausages

Good sausages

2. What goes into a 'not so good' sausage? Listen and label the sausage.

fat water mechanically-recovered meat flavouring fillling

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

3.

Food advice from the kitchen sage.

Watch the video to the end and complete the 'if' sentences

• If it _____ like it came from a ______, if it looks like it ______ from the ground, then it's going to be
better for you.

• If it's in a ___ or a ____, it's like that so it _______ longer.

• If it's ______ ______, and it's ________, it'll have so much flavour.

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Answers and notes

Not so good sausages

Good sausages

fresh meat, old end bits of animal

spices, fat
herbs, soya stuff
oatmeal/ breadcrumbs

2.

1. fat 2. mechanically- 3. filling /soya stuff 5. water 6. flavouring

recovered meat

3. Food advice

Watch the video to the end and complete the 'if' sentences

• If it looks like it came from a tree, if it looks like it came from the ground, then it's going to be better for
you.

• If it's in a jar or a tin, it's like that so it lasts longer.

• If it's shiny red, and it's juicy, it'll have so much flavour.

© The British Council, Spring Gardens 2007

The United Kingdom’s international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations. We are registered in England as a charity.