Science writing: is the turkey really to blame for the food coma?
Reading · Science writing · C1 · 45 min. A science article that puts the Thanksgiving 'turkey makes you sleepy' myth on trial, with inference questions, phrases in context, a task on how firmly each claim is made and a group discussion that designs a fair test and weighs other food myths.
About this worksheet
A science article that puts the Thanksgiving 'turkey makes you sleepy' myth on trial, with inference questions, phrases in context, a task on how firmly each claim is made and a group discussion that designs a fair test and weighs other food myths.
- Level
- C1
- Category
- Reading
- Topic
- Science writing
- Time
- About 45 minutes
- Exercises
- Reading text, Multiple choice, Matching, Speaking / writing task
- Answer key
- Included
- Access
- Free
On the sheet
- Reading text: Read the article.
- Multiple choice: Choose the best answer. Most answers are implied rather than stated di
- Matching: Match each word or phrase from the text to its meaning in context.
- Multiple choice: How firmly does the writer make each claim? Underline the words in the
- Speaking / writing task: Discuss in small groups. Think like a scientist, not a storyteller.
