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1 Warm up
These breakfast foods are popular around the world. Match the words and pictures.

yogurt / pancakes / fruit / cereal / toast / pastries / eggs / waffles

1. 2. 3. 4.

5. 6. 7. 8.

1. Are these foods popular in your country?

2. Do you eat these foods?
3. What do you drink at breakfast?

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2 Before you read

Pictures A-D show breakfasts from four different countries. What can you see in each picture? Match
the countries with the breakfasts - one country is extra.

Belgium / the Netherlands / Japan / Argentina / Germany

1. 2.

3. 4.

Quickly read the article on the next page and check your ideas.

3 Reading

Read the article again and use the adjectives in the box to complete the sentences.

best / big / clear / green / informal / main / special / strong

Listen to the recording and check your answers. You can use the glossary to help you understand the
words in bold.

Which breakfast from the article do you think is the best? Why?

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Breakfasts around the world

The most important meal of the day

A. 1
Everyone knows that eating a good breakfast gives you the start to the day. But, around the
world, there are many different types of breakfast. Let’s take a look at some of them.
B. 2
In Germany, breakfast is a meal that people usually eat at home. There are plates of cold meat
and cheese on the table, as well as bread, butter and eggs. People help themselves to what they want, and they
often eat from a small board instead of a plate.
C. 3 4
In Japan, the breakfast foods are rice and fish. These are served with a
soup and pickles. There might be other side dishes like vegetables or egg, and the whole meal is very good for
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you. People drink tea at breakfast.
D. 6
In Argentina, breakfast is more . People go out to buy pastries. There are many shapes of pastries,
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and they have lots of different fillings like fruit, cream or even sweet potato. A popular drink is a
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type of tea called maté. Maté is served in a cup made from a vegetable called a gourd and
people use a straw to drink it.
E. And the breakfast classic - waffles? Where do they come from? Belgium, of course. People have their waffles
with strawberries and cream, and even chocolate. Chocolate is also part of a popular Dutch breakfast. In the
Netherlands, even adults enjoy toast with butter and chocolate sprinkles.

Glossary:
a board - a flat piece of wood
pickles - vegetables prepared with salt or vinegar to last a long time
sweet potato - a type of vegetable that is usually orange
a straw - a long thin tube for drinking
sprinkles - little pieces of chocolate or sugar that people put on food

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4 Language point

It’s important to know how to pronounce words in English so that people understand you. If you have
good pronunciation, you will also have better listening skills. Read the information below.

How many syllables?

Some words in English have just one syllable, or vowel sound, for example: meal /mi:l/,
fruit /fru:t/ or toast /t@Ust/. Notice that a syllable may have one or two vowel letters, but
only one vowel sound.

Other words in English have two syllables, or vowel sounds, for example: breakfast
/"brekf@st/ and Japan /dZ@"pæn/. There are also words with three syllables or vowel
sounds, for example: popular /"p6pj@l@r/ and important /Im"pO:t@nt/. Some words have
four or even more syllables!

Syllable stress

When English words have two or more syllables, or vowel sounds, one syllable will be
stressed. This means that we pronounce it more strongly than the other syllables in the
word.

When we pronounce the stressed syllable more strongly, we say it longer, louder and
even higher than the other syllables. It’s a bit like singing!

If you get the syllable stress wrong, people might not understand what you are saying.

Writing syllable stress

When you learn a new word, you should write down the syllable stress. There are several
ways to do this.

Underline the stressed syllable: breakfast

Put a mark in front of the stressed syllable (dictionaries do this): ‘breakfast.

You could also use a highlighter or coloured ink to mark the syllable.

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Practising pronunciation

You should also practise saying the new word with the correct syllable stress.

It’s helpful to use a special hand movement when you are practising, to show the
stressed syllable. You only need to do this when you are learning the word, you don’t
need to do it when you speak in real life.

Silent syllables

Some words do not use all the vowel letters as syllables. They may have silent letters
which we write but don’t pronounce.

For example, these words have three vowel letters but only two syllables - we don’t say
the letters in brackets: choc(o)late /"tS6kl@t/, diff(e)rent /"dIfr@nt/.

These words have four vowel letters but only three syllables: veg(e)tables /"vedZt@b@lz/,
us(u)ally /"ju:Z@li/, ev(e)ryone /"evriw2n/.

You can check a dictionary or ask your teacher if you’re not sure how to pronounce a
word.

Tip: It seems like a lot to remember, but pronunciation is very important. Keep working on it
and little by little, you will understand more and improve.

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5 Practice

Place these words from the article in the correct place in right column of the table, according to their
syllable stress pattern.

syllable stress example other words

1
Oo breakfast, classic, different,
2
chocolate, people, often
3

5
oO around
6

8
Ooo everyone, usually, popular,
9
vegetables
10

11
oOo important
12

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6 Speaking

Work in A/B pairs. Prepare to read your parts of the article out loud to each other by marking the
stressed syllables in the words in bold in your sentences. If there is a silent syllable, cross it out.

Read the sentences and listen and check. Then listen to the recording again and compare your
pronunciation with the reader.

A: Breakfasts around the world

B: The most important meal of the day

B: Everyone knows that eating a good breakfast gives you the best start to the day. But, around
the world, there are many different types of breakfast. Let’s take a look at some of them.

A: In Germany, breakfast is a big meal that people usually eat at home. There are plates of cold
meat and cheese on the table, as well as bread, butter and eggs. People help themselves to what
they want, and they often eat from a small board instead of a plate.

B: In Japan, the main breakfast foods are rice and fish. These are served with a clear soup and
pickles. There might be other side dishes like vegetables or egg, and the whole meal is very good
for you. People drink green tea at breakfast.

A: In Argentina, breakfast is more informal. People go out to buy pastries. There are many shapes
of pastries, and they have lots of different fillings like fruit, cream or even sweet potato. A popular
drink is a strong type of tea called maté. Maté is served in a special cup made from a vegetable
called a gourd and people use a straw to drink it.

B: And the breakfast classic - waffles? Where do they come from? Belgium, of course. People
have their waffles with strawberries and cream, and even chocolate. Chocolate is also part of a
popular Dutch breakfast. In the Netherlands, even adults enjoy toast with butter and chocolate
sprinkles.

If you have time, change roles and read the article again. Try to read confidently and fluently and
pronounce the syllable stress correctly.

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7 Optional extension

When you are travelling, you may find that your hotel offers several different kinds of breakfasts. Add
the missing items to the table.

breakfast type includes what else?

1
continental bread, yogurt ,
2

3
full English bacon and eggs, sausages ,
4
,
5

6
American style bacon and eggs, sausages, ,
7
toast

1. Have you tried any of these breakfasts?

2. Which type of breakfast do/would you prefer?
3. When you travel, how important is breakfast when you choose a hotel?

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