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Exploring the Theme: Focus on Food 1), A | Meaning from Context. Look atthe photos and re 1. The ple fish ea poisonous fish but the Japanese goverment wil allow certan ‘chef te prepare. They know howto mate tho fish safe o oat 2 nda is tthe only caury where people ke hot foods. There are mary other ‘counties, oo. Inascts are mall but very nutritious. Thay are fl of thngs that your body needs ‘Mary pope cari imagine eating insects fr diner. is a stange thing think about | tad rin forest in Colombia where the local people eat insects calle terms. Some people eat ont ra foads, They think cooking food makes it ess nutrtous, “Mary people eat honey. They tks the swest taste in thelr mouths. LUngenserties ae an unusual ful. You find ther in Swedon and just a fow other laces, You can hut yoursefyou touch a durian fut. You need to wear gloves to open it People n some parts of Asia thnk lrge Water Insects ere dlicious, eo they est alot ofthem, B | Write each word In blue fram exercise A next to ts detrition Sharing Food and Making Friend: De Wade Davis isan anthropologist. Antheopologists se and cultures aroun th ‘world. In each place he travels to, Dr. Davi likes to share meals withthe (1) people ‘One food that made a big impression on him is the dria frit. You might not have durian where you lve, Southeast Asia isthe (2) pare ofthe world where it grows Sometimes it's hard to (3) _______ why people eat the things they do But everybody likes cifeent things. In Malaysia, the duran isthe “king ofthe fuits” Malaysians love it The thnk i's (#) ____. Some people say durian has 6) ‘ha’ like vanilla ee eream wih a lie bt of onion “The durian iss huge frit—as big asa man's head I's also heavy. You can only eat this fruit after it fall from the tree. But yo cant just un up and (6) it with your hands. A duran has sharp spines growing om it, and they can hurt you I he duran is soft. Some people lke to cook it. Others prefer to eat it ide, though, o There's something els thats (8) about the durian. thas avery song smell Some people say it smell like dityfett Some people ‘won’ (9} —____ durian inside their house. People know thatthe durian is a healthy, (10) ______food for the body So people who don’ really like the frit hold thie noses and ea it. For De Davis, eating durian and other unusual foods shows respect for people and thir customs. He also says that durian is good in pies! 2% B | Solt-Retlection, Compete each sentence with your own ideas. Than share your ideas al aaa i delicious. 2. Sometimes | ko he taste of __ _—. and sometimes I der art imagine how people eat Ct ise nutnitiou Before Listening 1. Do you feel comiartabo asking questions ina smal class? na large cass Do you think teachers want you to aek questions in case? Exon, nat do you think is he best wey to ask a question in lass? Circle your ansves aie your hand and say nathing ase your hand and say the professor's nar, Gi Use a phrase such as Coutd ask a question? or have a question. ust ask your question when there isa quot moment, Listening: A Talk by an Anthropology Professor Q, A | Ustening for Main ideas. Read the statements and answer choices. Then ist tothe tak wer 1" god hace the correct newer 1. Th prolesor i 2. abiooget b. apsychologst (, ananthropobegst 2. The professor showed the students a. travel photos bi. family photos interesting Web sites 3. The protessor eats anything except insacts 1. ony fo00s from her home count ©. everything the local prope ost ©, 8 | Look beck atthe it nthe Before Listening secon. Than sen agin, Check the ay 6. The professor kes to eat cactus with After Listening EBL A | Selt-Retlection. Form a group wih two ores ore students. seuss the avosions. D1, Doyou tke to try new food? Wy, why not? 2. What non nuttious foods do you ke to eat? Exp 224 B | Critical Thinking. Oscuss the questions with your group. 1. What foods fom your cute ight seem strange to thor people? Expl, 2. What can we leam about people rom the kindof foods they eat? Pronunciation an and Can't In asentence, the word canis usually unstressed. That means the vowels reduced to schwa/o The word canis usualy sessed and has a ful vowel sound. an eat, too. Iean’t eat any kind of cheese You eam use ft to moke bread. You can’t aat raw. “There are two ways o hear the ference between can and can'in a sentence: 1. Listen forthe tinal /t/ und in can't 2 Listen for he reduced vowel cha /a in can, and the fl vowel a in can In fast speach, we often dort hear tho final /V'sound, bu the vowel sound ean hep you understand can and cant corecty 5 vith apart, praton say 2h pal of sentences ise a reduced vow rc You can eat raw ao! You cari at raw cassava 2, You can eat cactus raw or cooked, You can't eat cactus with the si 8, ean help you tomorrow, leant hep you on Sunday 4, We can work on our homework together: We can't work onthe test fogs Language Function Expressing Opinions Ina corworston, we ten use these expressions fo sow we ae giving a personal opricn 2, tmimy opinton, ing re foc ft off. {think the fo00 in rca is very good. {don’t think durian rat tastes very good ‘For me,/To me, tis cis is 0 Say. Personally, | 00 ie th foo at that restaurant 41 Lente conertin ardunderne ne eran aging paeraopiin, 1. Lydia: | think these fred potatoes ar debiious. Henri: | dort thirk theyre goed for you, though. Lydia: Youte probably ht Henri: Personally, | dont ike to eat any fied foods, 2. Lee: Do you Ike the chicken curry? Zachary: In my opinion, it's @itle too hat. Lee: Rally? Forme, t's partct. 3, Natalia: What are you cocking? It sls great! Jonny: W's ffl. sa vegetarian? cis, Natalia: Ave you making any meat dishes to go with i Jennys Not tonight Personally, think we eat too much meat Bd 5 | Prec he conersaons in se A with a parma Then sich oles andpracics ¢) them again 23. | Work with your partes Fin each Dink wih a word or phrase ftom the Expressing Opinions box. Then practice the conversations. 1. A:________putfr fi eto dangarous for poops oat. TTT ea 2, A: _________ eating insects i teri idea Bt woud Bet ry them Franks avery good chet Ks 0998 very wel Currys vor dish thts rn Grammar (Can and Can't We use can an canto tak abou aby. Tean id a Boyce, but ean crve a matey. dot know how Wo ue can and canto tak abou possbity ‘evean wn your par about nuttin or abou range food. You can wnte iton any oe tnt We use can anc cant ako rg pemion {Gan como? Yes, but you cant stay vary rg. have a eave soon ‘Tre negatve om on cannot Can. eonracton isa wedi spoken Erich 9 nsiucers cannot etre bul belo 700 am Could you sped? Vent ha ou er wl Noten shart answers th can, We ue thei oe sore ‘Can you hear ma? "es. lean. (/) ‘A | Bin each blank with can or cant 4. Lyle______ pick you up athe airport. Het bo at work at that tm, 2 You________ use cassava ike you use potatoes. Its dalcoust 3. Isom, you—_____99 inthere. Theyre having Y meeting @ + oene meet wih professors during tho Samyoeclecenen o coffee hours, 5, Paula got new gases, so she ________ see much betier now. 6, |__ eat tis ood. t's too hot tor me, (2B | Work with a partner. Take tums asking questions and giving short anawers about the ables below, Can you speak more shan mo engwwgee? (can) = o,eart, — ‘pe6k more than two languages play tonis wo ‘0k Haan food {ako beaut photos unser ft cat very hot foods play a musica instrument ame a seven continents Eating Insects: More Common Than You Might Think ike o eat bugs? Some people do, and some people don't, But here's the suprise—even if you don' like eating insects, you ate probably eating them anyway es estimated that the average human eats one pound {around half kilogram) of nse each yea ‘nintentionally," says Lise Monachell director of youth and family programs at New Canaan Nature CCenter in Connecticut, ln the United States, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allows ome insets and insect pars in food, a long as they don’t make people sick For example, for every 3.5 ounces (100 grams) chocolate can have up to 60 insect pars and peanut burter can have 30 insect fragment, according othe FDA. Tomato sauce cant contain ‘more than 30 fly eggs per 3.5 ounces (100 gram). And food isnot the only place you ean find insets and insect parts. Cochineal insects give red or pink coloring to foods, lpscks, and beverages, The small bogs are listed as “cochineal extract” on the ingredient” list, The fact is—you can always avoid eating insets * Uninentionlly means by acide = fragments aa ice 0 BX D | Aska partner questions 1-2. Your partner wll ghe short answers using the information ing the article. Then switch oles for questions 4-6 '5 ounces (100 grame) of chocolate have more than 60 insect paris int? you avoid eating ins an inaacts be used in some drnke 4 Gangs ounce ama} of tomato sauce have 25 fy agge ht Conducting a Survey Staple Foods Staple foods are foods that make up alge part ofthe dit. People eat them ever day, or almost everyday. You ate going to conduct a our classoats” eating abies. You ae going co alco thre of your clasanates, Then you ae : FS] ABE A | Note-Taking. Folow these stops. Take notes inthe chart below orn your notebook, 1. Aska classmate questons about his orher eating habits. 2 Toke notes on your classmates’ anawers 3. Than sito rlas and angwer the questions, 4, When you are frished, repeat the stops with two more classmates. Survey Questions, ‘Student 1 ‘Student 2 Student 3 1. Where did you gow up? (y 2 hatte food do you eat mt ter? 8, How’ do you eat hat food fg, made into broad, wih a. sauce, asa side dish, et)? 4, Doyou think this staple foods an Important part of your culture? Explain 5. Are any ofthe foods in the photos new to You? Do you wan tory then? 8 Critica Thinking. Reed your notes rom exercise A. Think about the information you have. Decide which informaiton might De interesting to ta abou Presentation ma.gioup wih two ote other studens, Share Interesting ‘The student in my survey come from cultures vith diferent staple fecds: corn, rice, ana whet. But tha all aid FORBIPPEW eek Before Viewing 28 A | Critical Thinking. Discuss the questions wh a perine. +L. What do you remember about durian fru fem Lesson of this uit? 2. In Lesson A, you eared that only some psonle ke to eat foods such as nsec, cactus, and durian fru. Why do you think other pecple se these foods? B | Using a Dictionary, Use your cotonary to find out whether each word inthe box has 8 posthe (good) or negative (bad) maaning. Wits each werd in the corec ste ofthe chart below. awful —deguating —=—frageant§=—=preclous «= maly amu. Positive Meaning Negative Meaning While Viewing After Viewing , A | Mesning from Contex i Forbidden Fruit In this video, hotels in Malaysian Borne problem: Guests like to bring smelly darian fri nto le bard 0 gy | ticicrooms. The the hot staff ba tow 9 ‘get rid of the smell. The video uses interesting words: Shook aboot peblen, Far eran Hae Ga lines ofthe durian war” OF ‘course is noe rally a war, but there are ewo sides: the hotels and the guests who bring duran fui into the rooms. Te video also says, "Hotel managers maintain [ungated hbasan Saad ow Fh 4 constant vigil to kep it out.” Bu the managers can't sce everything, so when a guest does bring in a durian fruit, chere is "a durian ler. and the hore aff must work quickly to make the room smell good again. 22 B | With a partner wie each underined word or phrase nett is deiniton below (7) atime of watching and wating (n) fang; usualy between two or more countries @ — 3 — hn) places whore most of the fighting happens 4 = (emergency tution | Expressing Opinions Discuss the quactons rm agroun with anather pair of students, 1. [sta big problem for you i ahatel oom has @ bad eel? Explain. food thats dsgusting to you? Why do you 2, Meaning trom Context. ed an stent th ration about thes kn of restaurant. Novos the words m ue. Thas rents you her and use in Lesson Three Kinds of Restaurants Sugar Shacks You can find sugar shacks in the Canadian province of Quebec. “They're family restaurants, and you can go ther in the early spring for 200d food and maple syrup-—a sweet liquid from maple res. After you finish your pancakes and hor coffe, order some maple affy— ‘kind of cand. To make the taffy a estaurant worker pours warm maple yrop onto cold snow: Then the worker quickly runs the maple syrup with a wooden stick, and the maple afy is ready co ea! Fest hyn aa toot Chocolaterias ‘Which European country makes the best chocolate? People disagree on that, but we do know tha Spain was the frst European country to buy «cao beans for making chocolat Cacao arrived in Seville in 15851 Soon after that, Spanish people fllin love with a drink called hor chocolat. Today, you can find cafés called chocolateriae all over Spain. They'e @)) popular places for fiends and families to met, and tome of them are open al nigh. Dim Sum Restaurants In English, di sm means, 2 ite bic of heart.” In the United States, Sa at place to enjoy these small plates ove. Wh Of delicous treats—all made with San Francisco? In the 1800s, many Chines to California to work. Tit sin San Francisco was the San Francisco. Tey all serve this traditional We often a the brary, and we al 9. Thee Ie.wate, but abo ike ea » expensive then eating at reasons to eat at home. For example, t's ass ctauras, and homemade food ls more nutritious. 10. That restaurant has alt of delicious ‘on is desaoet man ‘such as chocolate cake, apple pie, and several kinds of ice crea 2%. B | Collaboration. Notice how the vocabulary words re used in exorcise A. With a partner, we each word inthe exeact column of te chart below. Noun Verb Adjective adver SC | Take tums acking and anewering the quostons wth you partner, 1. What the name of a popular restaurant serve there? ‘cate you know about? W @ What's your fave hot beverage? Your favorite cold beveras ‘Ava restaurant, what do you Ike to order for breakfast? Do you usually eat quickly or slowly? xcle What are your two favorit sweet treats? Why do you he tho? Before Listening Listening for Specitic information Lstenng for main ideas is almost aways necessary. Listening for specie information, ‘or smallordeais, can also be very important. Hore i 2 example, ‘This stoner wants to know two things: Wheres the restaurant? Is it expensive? Notice ‘he specic information thatthe stoner noods to hear 2. Lety Nooete is a new restaurant on the north sie of he ly, ts cated at 314 Weber ‘Street rear he university campus. Stugens and other busy peope wil lve the quick ‘servos at Lucky Noooks, and everyone vl ove the fod. The pices are not bad ether. ‘large bow! of rode soup is $8.95, and the par-ed nodes with chicken costs $8.65, 2, Note-Taking. Read the questions. Then listen to information about a school cafeteria’ and ‘ite the answers. e Wn t erg —__— 2. Who can eat there? 3. When sit oper? 4. How much does the food cost Listening: A Conversation between Students 2,4 | Listening for Main Ideas. Read the questions and answer choices. Then listen to @ comarsatin between two university tudes and choose the comect ans. 1. What doos Roger think about the cafeteria food? alts very bad, bts not very popular N's to expensive 2. What doos Ragar think about the cafeteria hours? The cafe ce rio aflria hours are fine, a. Roger should cook at nome b, Roger shoud meet him atthe cateter 22. 8 | Listening or Details. Road ns and Ksten again, Then okole T F for false. Change the f teas good TF Rog per eround 10:00 pm +) F Roger anc Aaron bath ke the foo atthe Pink 7) 2 2ron says people can eat quickly a the cae Tle Roger and Aaron agree to meat atthe caetera at 25pm, TF After Listening AA | Solf-Reflection. When you st ata restaurant or cafes, what is rnportant to you"? Rank te flowing tom 1 fost important) to 5 (east importa. —costiprice quality offe0d __ocatton 2%. B | Discussion. wih a perner, compare and clscuss your rankings n exorcise A Forme, the food's ‘most important. SREY, that's important 0 me, too, but the pica i even more important ~—— Ina convesaton, you wil oten went cr need to agoe wth someone. Here are some @ PEs you can eo show agreement Rott = Exact That's te lagree with ancther oat of students. Think about the and Aaron, and dscuss the question, Practice using agreement, 2&3 | Critical Thinking. Form a canversation between Ret expressions 1. What oid you think about Roger? Were Fs reasons for not going to the cafeteria good reasons? Was hs dea to eat at nearby restaurants a good idea? Exel. 2. Wat is you tink about Aaron? Did he understand Ragar’s prablem? Did he ‘command a goed solution? Explain Where do you usualy at? Do you eat at ome, in restaurants, orn cletrias aS SE 2, A | lead and listen to the conversation. Notice the words the speakers use to describe bo Mariana: You should really ty tacos. Theyre delicious! | on: what ar thay he? Mariana: Wel, theyre made from fresh, warm tort pancakes, but theyre not sweet thoee are ike tte corn Jen: OK. Fresh tertlas sound good. Mariana: ‘They al Then we put litte meat and raw onions and other vegetables ontop, Jen: Wl ty tacos i you try kim chee, Mariana: Hmm... What's kim ches? Jon: I's made rom raw vegetables wih sat, rad ch, and fsh sauce, Then. We wait several days bolo we eal Mariana: Realy? It doesn't scund very good to me. ‘Jon: Oh, its great! You ont etait, and you have It with ether food such as ee oF soup. Mariana: could ryt guess Jon: Yes, try Ar ty tacos EB | Practice the comersation with a partnr. Then switch ries and preci it again. — Grammar Descriptive Adjectives F—atpctves give us more infra belore nouns P about the nouns they describe. They usualy come tlhe sweet foods. For some peopl, a boiled gis a good snack Adjectives come after the verb be and some other verbs, fr example: tatatemateok This soup say, crispy, but hese soft ne fied re smalsdellelous! The curry is very ed. tks spley! 10 are some acjocves to describ BA | Wate conten phrases belon jou Nolebook using acjactines from the box andthe words and) oles crunchy delcous fied mid ram sally spicy sweut This chocolate cake/took late cael The soup at he Blue Moon Caté/be Irgalyftasteggs My fare snacktbe Tis appoasto 6. Won't foods ‘g._ 8 | Describing a Fovorite Food. Folow the stps below. @ 4 e000 aod at you ya tet 2. Think about how pope prepare the food and when and where you et it '3. Make aft of acjocthas o describe the food. You can use your dictionary to help you, 83 C | Wthaparner take tus deserting the food you chose in exorcise B. Use descriptive adjectives. {rally ke baked lasagna. thas a mild flavor, and t's hot and delicious. ‘make ton cold days when Critical Thinking Focus: Distinguishing between Main ideas and Details, “Thar ae liferantkrds of information in every conversaton, lecture, or eading ‘passage. Some ofthe Information ges you the main ideas-the most important things to know. Other ideas are detale. These deals give you move information about the min @ eas, Knoving wheter a paca ofrtomaton s «main dea ora dtl can help yout Understanc wht you hear oF ead, 23 Citical Thinking. Rad the two grouns cf stalements below. Each group has one main idea ‘]nd thre deta. With a parinar, mark each statement wit M for main ida or D fr deta. 1, We eat ca at east every meal 1, The professor plans things wel 2. Many dishes in my country, such as 2. Algotra 362 is an excallent course ‘ice noodies, are mado om rics, Wise erases uaeenbec 9, Many farmarsin my country row ce. 4. The tests and quizzes aa hep 4. Fic i ory important in my country Focus on map | 99 4285 Form a grou with two other student, Then folow the ste si your reaurant’s mens. Research shows that people order men ies with god desig ation: You and your group are resturant manages, You plan to add three new it You will xeate the best description fr each new mens item shown on this page below 1. Dlacussion. Look athe pos below an cscs some ote dts aout eh new Irene For example dows cera vegies, nus, oom sauce? WH ou Bane Wheto cok? Use your own as 2, Brainstorming. Fr eceh new ers er, rake st several dsciptve actives your netodk Look bak lh chart on page 8. Use your ctorary thea you th other cece 8. Planning a Presentation. Asi one ru 6 each person your group, Wits neces for escrpton of your mer tam The words you cose soul make pooote wat © ‘boar th ood 4 Presentation. Deserb your mente oyu group, Remember to use deste acioctes Ack your rub mambers your descrion make hem want tore eR an ny tino to mak the desontion even ste? Y Giving detals keane your aucienca intrest a 1 mekee your ereeetalon more come You can use descipiveackactves anc other expressions to add intereting deals, Without Details: The font ofthe buling With Details: There were regent red roses In large wooden Power bores in ron

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