1. comprehension questions
- What is special with the cooks? (P1)
- What are the cooking staffers busy with? For what? (P2)
- What is the difference between the food school children ate in the past and that they are eating in the present? Compared to the schools in other cities, what is special with the schools in Berkeley? (P4)
- Please make a comparison between the old kitchen and the new kitchen in Berkeley schools. (P6-7)
- What is special with Berkeley's menu? Particularly, how are the Berkeley schools concerned about food? (P8)
- What are the two things Cooper is concerned about? (P9)
- How can children make a difference in choosing food they eat? (P10)
- What would happen if we didn't feed kids good food? (P11)
2. Phrases
- hit the snooze button (line 6)
- do a whole lot (line 8)
- processed food (line 24)
- from scratch (line 26)
- become dedicated to ... (line 28)
- follow suit (line 31)
- side dishes (line 33)
- salad bars (line 34)
- overhaul its food program (line 36)
- organic food (line 38)
- wide smile (line 43)
- short-trimmed hair (line 43)
- is stocked with (line 58)
- focus on (line 72)
- in charge of (line 82)
3. Usage and grammar
- The heads will go out to ..., while the stems will be made ... (lines 14-16)
- Berkeley schools have spent three years reshaping the menu and becoming dedicated to serving food that is healthy, fresh, local, and delicious. (lines 27-30)
- At the center of this revolution ... is Ann Cooper. (line 40)
- ..., because everything either came in ... or frozen in ... (line 54)
- ..., what we are going to have are kids with a life ... (line 92)
4. Quizlet
