Et Food rescue mission PRE-READING Skimming ‘Skim the article. How does Robert Lee help make a difference inhis city? om hen you hear the word hero, you may think of someone ke Mahatma Gandhi, who devoted his life working for his country's independence, But there are also 5 many “everyday” heroes change on a global scale, but they do what they can to help make a difference in people's lives, Everyday heroes are normal people who are passionate about making the world a better 1» place. One such person is Robert Lee. Lee grew up in New York City. AS his family was not rich, he learned from a young age the importance of minimizing food wastage. When fhe was in college, he was part of a student group that delvered leftover food to homeless shelters, This experience made him realize how serious the problem of food wastage actually was. After graduating from New York University, Lee and a college friend created a nonprofit! 20 organization called Rescuing Leftover Quisine. Its purpose is to collect unsold food from restaurants, and deliver it to homeless shelters and food kitchens, Volunteers pick up food from restaurants around the city and distribute it to those in need, 25 The process is simple. Using an app developed by Lee and his team, restaurants report the amount Of leftover food that they have each day, and then volunteers sign up for delivery slots. The delivery routes are usually short, so volunteers can deliver the food they've collected simply by walking from the restaurants to the shelters, Lee believes this is a very efficient method of delivery. Ronproft: cf, not working with the sim of making money they may not create To date, Lee over 150, fully 100 kilograms of food, s 10,000 meals to people who need has shown how we can take small actions to impr of people around Idea or act insignificant, but it may have an imp: w» than you can in Asin In may sometimes seem t greater 18. But Lee says that his wi isn't over: “t's just the beginning, The nee k d is so reat, and there's just so much demand. With ints, who knows how much more we 18 CE ——— —————UNDERSTANDING MAIN IDEAS What is the main purpose of the passage? @ to explain how Rovert Lee got the idea for his organization bb to show an example of how regular people can make a difference © to explore the problem of food ste in restaurants and households CLASSIFYING FACTS OR OPINIONS How does Rescuing Leftover Cuisine work? Order the stages from 1 to 6. i'eer agrees to take on the delivery job. ——~Arestaurant is given an app that Lee's team developed, —— People in need receive food from the volunteer much food it has left at the end of the day. — The volunteer picks up unsold food from the restaurant, — The volunteer walks to a homeless shelter with the leftover food, BUILDING VOCABULARY ‘A Match the words in blue from the passage to their definitions. 1 devoted 0 © unimportant 2 passionate o © reducing 3 minimizing 0 iaving strong feelings or beliefs 4 insignificant © © gave all or most of one's effort or time B Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in A, 11 Many researchers have ________their lives to finding a cure for cancer. 2 Countries need to work together in order to the impact of climate change, 8 People who are — about their jobs tend to work hard and do well 4 We should all do what we can to help others. No contribution is © CRITICAL THINKING Reflecting Work with a partner. Look atthe infographic on page 18. How do you think so much food gets wasted? Food sometimes gets wasted when we ‘Sometimes at the supermarket