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been eating metal and glass things since 1959. In the Guinness Book of records, he is described as the world's greatest omnivore1.
He ate his first bicycle in 1977. Since then he has eaten six more bikes, four supermarket trolleys, seven television sets, five computers, a vacuum cleaner, two beds, a pair of skis, three children's scooters and a 114 kg robot. But it was in 1978 that Monsieur Mangetout started on his biggest project. He began eating an airplane, a Cessna 150. It took him two years to finish that meal.
Michael Lotito has appeared on TV regularly since he started his strange diet. However he doesn't eat as hard as he used to. "In the old days my suitcase was always packed. — I was ready to go anywhere." Now the greatest omnivore on Earth would like to have a quiet life. "I've been living in an apartment in the mountains in Grenoble for years," he says, "but I'd really like a house in the forest. That is my dream. I want to have a dog and I would fish but I wouldn't hunt. I don't like cruelty to animals."
1. Do you think this story is true?
2. What do you think the taste of glass, metal, tablecloth is?
3. What is the texture of his foods?
4. Why did Monsieur Mangetout become the world's greatest omnivore?
4. Listen to the story of the chocolate-chip cookie2 and match the instructions with the textures of cookies.
1. crispy a. add brown sugar and milk
2. chewy b. add nuts
3. crunchy c. use bread flour and less eggs
4. soft (cakey) d. use cake flour, baking soda and
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0 1. Read the text and answer the questions.
A. Scientists say that we eat half a ton of food a year — not counting drink! Some people eat even more. Every year people in the world are becoming fatter. The two words that people associate with food, which is not good for people, are fast food and junk food.
B. Fast food is part of modern-day life. You usually buy a hamburger with French fries3 and a drink to eat in or take away. Finger food makes most fast food, and can be eaten without forks and knives. This food is usually served in cartons or bags or in a plastic wrapping. Fastfood places often have a drive-through service which lets people order and pick up food from their cars.
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omnivore /'nmnivo:/ — всеїдна істота (тварина або людина) chocolate-chip cookie — печиво з шоколадною стружкою French fries /'.frentpfraiz/ — амер. картопляна стружка (обсмажена в олії), чіпси
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