LESSON BTS CG 1 MONDAY THE 5 TH OF JANUARY

 

LESSON BTS CG1 MONDAY THE 5 TH OF JANUARY

 

GOAL : REVISING FOR THE MOCK EXAM ON FOOD

 

STEP 1 READING

1.    Shall i read ?

2.    May i start by reading the text ?

3.               Global greedflation’: big firms ‘driving shopping bills to record highs’

4.     

5.    HERE IS WHAT YOU HAVE TO READ

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Large corporations have fuelled inflation with price increases that go beyond rising costs of raw materials( les materiaux bruts)  and wages, pushing shopping bills to record highs, according to an analysis of hundreds of company accounts.	lɑːʤ ˌkɔːpᵊrˈeɪʃᵊnz hæv ˈfjuːəld ɪnˈfleɪʃᵊn wɪð praɪs ˈɪnkriːsɪz ðæt ɡəʊ bɪˈjɒnd ˈraɪzɪŋ kɒsts ɒv rɔː məˈtɪəriəlz ænd ˈweɪʤɪz, ˈpʊʃɪŋ ˈʃɒpɪŋ bɪlz tuː rɪˈkɔːd haɪz, əˈkɔːdɪŋ tuː ən əˈnæləsɪs ɒv ˈhʌndrədz ɒv ˈkʌmpəni əˈkaʊnts.
Highlighting a trend dubbed “greedflation”, the research indicates that supermarkets, food manufacturers and shipping companies are among hundreds of major firms who have improved their profits and protected shareholder dividends, giving an extra lift to prices, while the cost of living crisis has meant workers face the biggest fall in living standards in a century.	ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪŋ ə trɛnd dʌbd “greedflation”, ðə rɪˈsɜːʧ ˈɪndɪkeɪts ðæt ˈsuːpəˌmɑːkɪts, fuːd ˌmænjəˈfækʧᵊrəz ænd ˈʃɪpɪŋ ˈkʌmpəniz ɑːr əˈmʌŋ ˈhʌndrədz ɒv ˈmeɪʤə fɜːmz huː hæv ɪmˈpruːvd ðeə ˈprɒfɪts ænd prəˈtɛktɪd ˈʃeəˌhəʊldə ˈdɪvɪdɛndz, ˈɡɪvɪŋ ən ˈɛkstrə lɪft tuː ˈpraɪsɪz, waɪl ðə kɒst ɒv ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈkraɪsɪs hæz mɛnt ˈwɜːkəz feɪs ðə ˈbɪɡɪst fɔːl ɪn ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈstændədz ɪn ə ˈsɛnʧᵊri.
In the UK, Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Asda made combined profits of £3.2bn in 2021, almost double pre-pandemic levels, Global food manufacturers such as Nestlé have also increased profits and margins over the last 18 months.	ɪn ðə juː-keɪ, Tesco, Sainsbury's ænd Asda meɪd kəmˈbaɪnd ˈprɒfɪts ɒv £3.2bn ɪn 2021, ˈɔːlməʊst ˈdʌbᵊl priː-pænˈdɛmɪk ˈlɛvᵊlz, ˈɡləʊbᵊl fuːd ˌmænjəˈfækʧᵊrəz sʌʧ æz Nestlé hæv ˈɔːlsəʊ ɪnˈkriːst ˈprɒfɪts ænd ˈmɑːʤɪnz ˈəʊvə ðə lɑːst 18 mʌnθs.
Higher profits margins are the result of “tacit collusion” by large companies, adding to the prices of hundreds of goods and services that were already under pressure after the Covid-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the report said.   RAPPEL PHONETIQUE  1. la prononciation du S à la fin de verbes = S/Z/IZ 2. la prononociation des ED à la fin des verbes =D/T/ID   3.quand un mot se termine par ION l accent se met sur la syllabe qui le précéde ex: in FLAtion  4.attention quand une syllable n est pas accentué TU N AS PAS LE CHOIX TU METS LE CHOIX ET DONC LE SON E	ˈhaɪə ˈprɒfɪts ˈmɑːʤɪnz ɑː ðə rɪˈzʌlt ɒv “ˈtæsɪt kəˈluːʒᵊn” baɪ lɑːʤ ˈkʌmpəniz, ˈædɪŋ tuː ðə ˈpraɪsɪz ɒv ˈhʌndrədz ɒv ɡʊdz ænd ˈsɜːvɪsɪz ðæt wɜːr ɔːlˈrɛdi ˈʌndə ˈprɛʃər ˈɑːftə ðə ˈkəʊvɪd-19 pænˈdɛmɪk ænd ˈrʌʃəz ɪnˈveɪʒᵊn ɒv juːˈkreɪn, ðə rɪˈpɔːt sɛd.

STEP 2 GREEDFLATION SHRINKFLATION AND SKIMPFLATION

https://echodesdeviennes.blogspot.com/2025/12/lesson-bts-cg-1-monday-15-th-of-december.html

 

1.    Define each term

GREEDFLATION the prices are increased. The quality is the same. The size is the same but the company makes more profit.

INFLATION the prices are rising = increasing = skyrocketing = soaring

So the cost of living is increasing as well

SHRINKFLATION the corporation = the fim = the company reduces the quantity of the product but does not change the price.

SKIMPFLATION

The quality of the product is reduced but not the price

 

 

2.    Read and answer the question

Graham said: “The profiteering crisis isn’t just a few bad apples – it’s systemic across our broken economy. Entire industries are choosing to take advantage of a crisis, resulting in the spiralling prices of goods we all need.”

The supermarket chains included in the report denied that they were partly to blame for rising prices. A spokesperson for Sainsbury’s said: “We are acutely aware of the pressures facing millions of households right now, and our number one priority continues to be doing all we can to keep prices low for our customers.

He said: “I believe that much of the current inflation is driven by profit expansion. Typically one would expect about 15% of inflation to come from margin expansion, but the number today is probably around 50%.

“One of the most telling signals is the decline in labour costs – automation has increased productivity, wage growth has been very weak in real terms, and as with commodity prices, moderating the inflation story rests on margin expansion.”

a)    Who is responsible for the inflation according to the text ?

 BOTH THE SUPERMARKET CHAINS AND THE WHOLE INDUSTRY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INFLATION 

b)    Why does the industry engage in such practice ?

 THEY RESORT TO SUCH PRACTICE BECAUSE THEY WANT TO INCREASE THEIR PROFIT MARGIN. IT IS CALLED PROFITEERING OR GREEDINESS OR MARGIN EXPANSION 

 

c)    Why should price decrease ?

 PRICES SHOULD DECREASE= SLUMP = FALL = DROP BECAUSE OF the decline in labour costs – automation has increased productivity, wage growth has been very weak in real terms.

 

STEP 3 OBESITY

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1.    Why are people getting fatter ?

PEOPLE ARE GETTING FATTER BECAUSE THEY CONSUME JUNK FOOD BUT ALSO BECAUSE OF THE ULTRA PROCESSED FOOD THAT THE INDUSTRY IS PRODUCING  

 

2.    What are the solutions ?

 PEOPLE SHOULD ADOPT A BALANCED DIET WITH MORE HEALTHY PRODUCTS.

SOME OBESE PERSON RESORT ALSO TO THE WEIGHT LOSS JAB. 

 

 

 

STEP 4 REVISING THE VOCABULARY

1.    ( a consommer de preference) best before date

2.    ( date limite de consommation ) due date

3.    ( périmé)out of date

4.    ( avoir peur de)  be scared by

5.    ( faire attention à ) be careful about

6.    ( une réduction)a discount

7.    ( une bonne affaire) a bargain

a)    l’emballage  the packaging

8.    autrement) otherwise

9.    être jeté be thrown away = be dumped

10.  les repas tout prêt : ready meals

11.  exiger : require

12.  un entrepôt : a warehouse

13.  un rayon ( de magasin) a shelf

14.  ( nourrir)feed

15.  ( une portion )a serving

16.  ( un gagne pain / un moyen d'existence)a livelihood

17.  ( une poubelle) a bin/ a dumpster

18.  (une secheresse) a drought

19.  ( conseiller) advise

20.  ( deplacer ) to shift

21.  ( vendre) sell

22.  ( une etiquette)a label

23.  ( ronger / gagner sur)to infringe upon

24.  ( interdire)to ban

25.  Un politicien = a politician = a policymaker

26.  ( empirer) worsen

27.  ( retirer) withdraw

28.  ' eviter) to avoid

29.  ( respecter) to abide by

30. Etre affamé : be famished : be hungry : be starving

31. Une famine : a starvation / a famine

32. Gâcher de la nourriture : to waste food

33. Jeter = throw

34. Des insectes : insects

35. Bon pour la santé : healthy

36. Elever ( des animaux ou des enfants) : raise

37. Ramasser : pick up

38. Economiser de l’argent : save money

39. La consommation : consumption

40. Récupérer : salvage

41. Permettre : allow

42. La mal bouffe : junkfood

43. Ne pas être bon à la consommation : unhealthy

44. Mince / maigre : slim

45. ( d'un autre côté) : on the other hand

46.   ( grassouilette) : plump

47.   ( faire pousser ) grow

48.   ( une culture) a crop

49.  Gras : greasy

50.  Salé : salty

51.  Des boissons sucrés : fizzy drinks

52.  ( prendre du poid) : lose weight

53. Etre gros : be fat / overweight

54. Un arret cardiaque : a stroke

55.  ( a flavour = saveur) 

56. = augmenter ) increase / rise/ surge / skyrocket

57. Diminuer : diminish / decrease/ dwindle/to fall / to drop 

58. Falling

59. A TAKEWAY ( un repas à emporter )

60. A SUGAR TAX ( un impot sur le sucre )

61. A LABEL ( une etiquette)

62. BOGOF : buy one get one free

63.  someone who is a vegetarian but eats meat once a week : a flexitarian

64.  ( les allocations sociales) benefits

65.  ( une faiblesse) a weakness

66. les gaz à effet de serre) green house gaz

67. ( savoureux) savoury

68. Les légumes : vegetables / veggies

 

extra exercises   WORKING ON YOUR VOCABULARY

 

task 2 : https://quizlet.com/246546023/junkfood-flash-cards/

task 3 : https://quizlet.com/257648431/added-sugar-in-processed-food-flash-cards/

 

HOMEWORK 

1. revision pour le mock exam de vendredi 

revoir la leçon d aujourdhui et les liens vers les leçons 

 https://echodesdeviennes.blogspot.com/2025/12/lesson-bts-cg-1-monday-1-st-of-december.html

 https://echodesdeviennes.blogspot.com/2025/12/lesson-bts-cg-1-monday-15-th-of-december.html

2. revoir la methodologie et surtout l introduction 

3. revoir les expressions de CONSEIL  dans les leçons pour être capable de donner des conseils dans la dernière partie de l examen

4.apprendre le vocabulaire sur la nourriture cf STEP 4