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Level A1 – BeginnerCEFR A1
2 min
72 words
- Many small farmers are now growing crickets for food.
- Crickets are eaten as a high-protein snack and food.
- Farmers used poultry feed that cost too much before.
- A university team made a new feed locally recently.
- The feed is made from simple kitchen scraps.
- The new feed is cheaper and helps farmers save money.
- Crickets grow faster and lay many eggs quickly.
- Farmers save money and can sell more crickets now.
Difficult words
- cricket — small insect that people can eatcrickets
- poultry — birds kept for meat or eggs
- feed — food given to farm animals or insects
- scraps — small pieces of food left from cooking
- lay — to produce eggs for birds or insects
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Discussion questions
- Would you try eating crickets?
- Do you save kitchen scraps at home?
- Would you like to grow crickets on a small farm?
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