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16 Sept 2026
Scientists Make Meat in Labs to Help the Planet
Warm-up → Read & Listen → Check Understanding → Language → Use It
WARM UP
Think Ahead: Which detail do you think appears in this story?
a) Scientists use farm animals to grow special food.
b) Scientists make real meat inside stainless steel tanks.
c) Scientists teach cows to eat cleaner food in fields.
Ask:
(1) What is your favourite food for dinner?
(2) Do you like visiting farms with animals?
VOCABULARY
cell (/sel/, noun)
Meaning: A tiny building block of a living body.
Example: Every small cell works hard to keep your body healthy and strong.
tank (/tæŋk/, noun)
Meaning: A large container for holding liquid or gas safely.
Example: Water stays inside the big metal tank in the garden.
meat (/miːt/, noun)
Meaning: Food that comes from the body of an animal.
Example: Chicken is a popular type of meat around the world.
grow (/ɡrəʊ/, verb)
Meaning: To become bigger over a period of time.
Example: Young plants grow fast when they get bright sunlight.
lab (/læb/, noun)
Meaning: A special room where scientists work and test ideas.
Example: The smart scientist wears a white coat in the lab.
clean (/kliːn/, adjective)
Meaning: Free from dirt or things that harm nature.
Example: Fresh air helps to keep our big city clean today.
Scientists are making a new kind of food today. They take a tiny animal cell from a healthy chicken or cow. The animal stays happy and safe on a farm. Then, scientists put the small cell inside a large metal tank in a bright lab.
They feed the cell water, vitamins, and sugar every morning. The cell multiplies fast. Soon, it becomes real meat. People call this cultivated meat. It tastes just like farm meat. Cooking this meat is easy and fun.
Farm animals need lots of land and water. They also produce gases that harm our air. Lab meat uses much less land and water. It keeps our planet clean and green.
Some shops in America sell this special chicken now. Many people want to try a small bite. It is a big new idea for our future world.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
(1) Do you want to eat lab meat for dinner?
(2) Why do farm animals need lots of land and water?
(3) Which chicken dish do you like best?
(4) How can people help keep the planet green?
(5) Would you like to work in a science lab?
FILL IN THE GAPS
FILL THE GAPS
Section 1: Fill in the Gaps
Word Bank: cell, grow, lab, tank
Scientists are making a new kind of food today. They take a tiny animal _______(1) from a healthy chicken or cow. The animal stays happy and safe on a farm. Then, scientists put the small cell inside a large metal _______(2) in a bright _______(3). They feed the cell water, vitamins, and sugar every morning. The cell multiplies fast. Soon, it becomes real meat.
People call this cultivated meat. It tastes just like farm meat. Cooking this meat is easy and fun. Farm animals need lots of land and water. They also produce gases that harm our air. Lab meat uses much less land and water. It keeps our planet clean and green. Some shops in America sell this special chicken now. Many people want to try a small bite. It is a big new idea for our future world.
Section 2: Main Idea
What is the main idea of this article?
a) Farm animals are moving into big cities.
b) Scientists make real meat in labs to save resources.
c) Sugar and water are bad for farm animals.
UNDERSTANDING
Section 3: True or False
(1) The animal dies when scientists take a tiny cell. T/F
(2) Lab meat is grown inside metal tanks. T/F
(3) Lab meat needs more water than farm meat. T/F
Section 4: Put Events in Order
Order these events from 1 to 3:
( ) The cell multiplies and becomes real meat in the tank.
( ) Scientists take a tiny cell from a healthy farm animal.
( ) Shops sell cultivated meat to people in America.
LANGUAGE
Section 5: Vocab Match
(1) cell
(2) tank
(3) meat
(4) lab
(5) clean
a) Food that comes from an animal.
b) A room where scientists work.
c) A tiny building block of a body.
d) Free from dirt or harmful things.
e) A large container for holding liquids.
USE IT
Section 6: Discussion Builder
(1) Scientists put cells in a _______ tank to make food.
a) small green
b) large metal
c) cold wooden
(2) This new food keeps our planet _______ and healthy.
a) clean
b) dark
c) dirty
Section 7: Sentence Unscramble
(1) Unscramble the sentence parts into the correct order (A-E):
A) a tiny cell / B) Scientists take / C) healthy chicken / D) from a / E) in the lab
(2) Unscramble the sentence parts into the correct order (A-E):
A) uses less land / B) Lab meat / C) and water / D) to keep / E) the planet clean
ANSWER KEY
Answer Key: A1 Level
Warm Up Answer: b
Section 1: Fill in the Gaps
(1) cell
(2) tank
(3) lab
(4) [Word Bank practice: grow]
Section 2: Main Idea
Answer: b
Section 3: True or False
(1) False
(2) True
(3) False
Section 4: Put Events in Order
(2) The cell multiplies and becomes real meat in the tank.
(1) Scientists take a tiny cell from a healthy farm animal.
(3) Shops sell cultivated meat to people in America.
Section 5: Vocab Match
(1) c
(2) e
(3) a
(4) b
(5) d
Section 6: Discussion Builder
(1) b
(2) a
Section 7: Sentence Unscramble
(1) B - A - D - C - E (Scientists take a tiny cell from a healthy chicken in the lab)
(2) B - A - C - D - E (Lab meat uses less land and water to keep the planet clean)
Section 8: Discussion Questions
Open student responses.
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