1. street food
2. food in the restaurant
3. pizza
4. online learning
5. greet
Read the conversation again and complete the table.
| In Nam's country | In Tom's country |
- Students greet teachers by their title. - People eat breakfast (2) ____. - People buy and sell food on the roadside. | - People buy and sell food on the roadside. In Tom's country - Students refer to their teachers as Mr, Mrs, or Miss and their teachers' (1) ____. - People eat breakfast at home. - People often buy food in a (3) _____. |
Nam: Hello, Tom. How're things?
Tom: Oh good. I like it here. The lifestyle is interesting and different from that in my country.
Nam: Really?
Tom: Sure. Students here call their teachers by their title "teacher", not by their names.
Nam: Right. How do you greet your teachers?
Tom: We usually say "Hello" or "Good morning" then Mr, Mrs, or Miss and their surnames, for example "Good morning, Mr Smith."
Nam: Are there other differences?
Tom: People buy and sell a lot of street food here. In my country, people usually buy food in a store or a restaurant.
Nam: Yeah. Buying street food is a common practice in my city.
Tom: And l've noticed that many people have breakfast on the street too! In my country, we typically have a light breakfast at home.
Nam: I see. But here many adults are in the habit of having breakfast outside of their homes. If they're not in a hurry, they'll even have a leisurely coffee there.
Tom: That's fascinating!
Complete the sentences with the words and phrases from the box.
1. A balanced diet and exercise are important for a healthy _____.
2. Handshaking, bowing, and hugging are some of the ways in which people _____ one another.
3. Waiters and waitresses _____ food in restaurants.
4. Going out for breakfast has become a common _____ in this city.
5. My mum is _____ keeping everything in the kitchen bright and clean.
QUIZ Greetings around the world. Take the quiz.
1. Which is probably the most common way of greeting around the world?
A. Shaking hands.
B. Sticking out one's tongue.
2. In the USA, people greet each other by _____
A. shaking heads
B. saying "Hello"
3. Thais greet their elders by saying "sawadee" and ____
A. saying their surname
B. slightly bowing to them
4. The Maori of New Zealand greet each other by _____
A. kissing each other's cheek
B. pressing their noses together
5. How do people in Japan normally greet each other?
A. They bow to each other.
B. They hug each other.
Listen and read.
Nam: Hello, Tom. How're things?
Tom: Oh good. I like it here. The lifestyle is interesting and different from that in my country.
Nam: Really?
Tom: Sure. Students here call their teachers by their title "teacher", not by their names.
Nam: Right. How do you greet your teachers?
Tom: We usually say "Hello" or "Good morning" then Mr, Mrs, or Miss and their surnames, for example "Good morning, Mr Smith."
Nam: Are there other differences?
Tom: People buy and sell a lot of street food here. In my country, people usually buy food in a store or a restaurant.
Nam: Yeah. Buying street food is a common practice in my city.
Tom: And l've noticed that many people have breakfast on the street too! In my country, we typically have a light breakfast at home.
Nam: I see. But here many adults are in the habit of having breakfast outside of their homes. If they're not in a hurry, they'll even have a leisurely coffee there.
Tom: That's fascinating!
