BRITISH STRANGE FOOD HABITS

Perhaps you know about some of the food that British people eat, but do you know about their strange food habits? People from different parts of the UK and from different classes call their meals by different names. They call the midday meal, lunch or dinner, and the evening meal, dinner, supper or tea. Tea is also sandwiches, cakes and tea (the drink) at four or five o’clock. What do the British eat when they want something quick and easy? Baked beans, of course! You must warm them in a pan and eat them on toast.
Cheddar cheese is so popular in Britain that people run after it down a hill! This is a very strange English sport. You can see it once a year in Coopers Hill. There are four races, three for men and one for women. At the start of the race, someone drops a big, round cheese down a very, very steep hill. About 15 racers run and jump after it. The first person to get to the bottom of the hill gets the cheese. There is another strange race that the British have. It is a special Pancake Day race. Only women can run in the race. They must run with a pancake in a frying pan and throw it in the air three times. After the race, many English families eat pancakes with lemon juice and sugar. Be careful if you have Christmas dinner with a British family – some of their Christmas customs are risky! Be very careful! Eat the Christmas pudding slowly if you don’t want to eat a coin! When they are making their delicious dessert, British people put a coin in the mixture. The person who finds the coin in their pudding will be rich and happy.
Answers:
45. What do the British call the evening meal?
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46. What do the British have with baked beans?
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47. How often is the Cheddar cheese sport event held?
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48. What is the prize if you win the Cheddar cheese race?
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49. Who can take part in a pancake race?
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50. Why is it dangerous to eat Christmas pudding?
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VIII. Read the text carefully, then do the tasks.

                                                  Changes in Food Habits

        Before the Stone Age, people used to eat fruits, leaves, and anything they found from the forest. However, this habit changed into hunting animals, preserving food items, and planting and growing vegetables, which eventually led to farming different crops like maize, corn, and rice. People were healthy, they rarely had diseases and never needed extra exercise because their daily work kept their bodies running. 
       At present, we have turned agriculture into a mass scale production, including machinery, technology, and pesticides, all of which came in with the green revolution. With the green revolution agriculture and the traditional farming culture turned upside down. As far nor now, farmers who are able to cope up with the multinational cooperation’s and their large-scale, expensive products, pesticides, and high-yielding varieties of seeds, keep producing crops for the market. Yet the traditional, low-income farmers even today, especially in Asian countries, are in a dire state.  Fast food is another major factor in modern food habits. Although many people find it convenient, it leads to many health conditions. Today people are unhealthy, need medicine, and function on diets and exercise machines.

      A. Decide whether the following sentences are true (T) or false (F).

1. People in the past ate healthy food so they rarely had diseases.          __________

2. The green revolution is the decrease in agriculture production.             __________

3. The green revolution caused agriculture to change completely.             __________

4. Farmers nowadays can’t meet the great demand of the food market.    __________

5. Fast food is convenient but it’s not good for health.

       B. Answer the following questions. 6. In the past, why didn’t people need extra exercise?   _______________________________________________________________ 

7. Who is still in the serious situation despite the development in agriculture?   _______________________________________________________________ 

8. How are people nowadays compared to those in the past?   _______________________________________________________________  
 

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to in­correct answer to each of the questions

FOOD FIRST

How much do you know about the history of some of your favorite you know when people in England started cooking curry dishes? Do you know in which country pizzas or hamburgers were first made? The factsmight surprise you.

Many people think the English found out about curry from people in India in the 1600s. In reality, wealthy English people were eating dishes made with curry spices hundreds of years before British ships traveled to India. Cooks of wealthy English families during the time of King Richard I were making curry dishes, and in fact, the word “curry” can be found in an English language cookbook as far back as 1377.

As for pizza, this dish was probably first made in Persia (what is now Iran). The Persians were eating round, flat bread with cheese in the 500s. That was nearly 1,000 years before pizza caught on in Naples, Italy!

Finally, let’s look at the truth behind hamburgers. Many people think hamburgers are an American food. However, according to some stories, hamburgers came from Hamburg,
Germany. A German named Otto Kuasw created the first hamburger in 1891. Four years later,
German sailors introduced hamburgers to Americans.

Where foods come from isn’t nearly as important as how they taste; as long as they are delicious! So, go get some of yourfavorite food and dig in.

41. What is the main idea of this reading?
A. Curry was created in England. B. There are many foods that help your body.
C. People created fast food long ago. D. Some facts about foods are surprising.
42. Which is probably true about British curry dishes in the 1400s?
A. The dishes did not have meat. B. The spices cost a lot.
C. People ate curry on special days. D. British sailors first made curry.
43. What did people in Naples learn from Persians?
A. How to make pizza B. How to cook cheese
C. How to use spices from Iran D. How to make flat bread
44. Who introduced hamburgers to America?
A. Persians B. Otto Kuasw C. Italians D. German sailors

45. Which food was probably made first?
A. Hamburgers B. Cheesy Persian bread

C. Italian pizza D. English curry

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to in­correct answer to each of the questions

FOOD FIRST

How much do you know about the history of some of your favorite you know when people in England started cooking curry dishes? Do you know in which country pizzas or hamburgers were first made? The factsmight surprise you.

Many people think the English found out about curry from people in India in the 1600s. In reality, wealthy English people were eating dishes made with curry spices hundreds of years before British ships traveled to India. Cooks of wealthy English families during the time of King Richard I were making curry dishes, and in fact, the word “curry” can be found in an English language cookbook as far back as 1377.

As for pizza, this dish was probably first made in Persia (what is now Iran). The Persians were eating round, flat bread with cheese in the 500s. That was nearly 1,000 years before pizza caught on in Naples, Italy!

Finally, let’s look at the truth behind hamburgers. Many people think hamburgers are an American food. However, according to some stories, hamburgers came from Hamburg,
Germany. A German named Otto Kuasw created the first hamburger in 1891. Four years later,
German sailors introduced hamburgers to Americans.

Where foods come from isn’t nearly as important as how they taste; as long as they are delicious! So, go get some of yourfavorite food and dig in.

41. What is the main idea of this reading?
A. Curry was created in England. B. There are many foods that help your body.
C. People created fast food long ago. D. Some facts about foods are surprising.
42. Which is probably true about British curry dishes in the 1400s?
A. The dishes did not have meat. B. The spices cost a lot.
C. People ate curry on special days. D. British sailors first made curry.
43. What did people in Naples learn from Persians?
A. How to make pizza B. How to cook cheese
C. How to use spices from Iran D. How to make flat bread
44. Who introduced hamburgers to America?
A. Persians B. Otto Kuasw C. Italians D. German sailors

45. Which food was probably made first?
A. Hamburgers B. Cheesy Persian bread

C. Italian pizza D. English curry

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to in­correct answer to each of the questions

FOOD FIRST

How much do you know about the history of some of your favorite you know when people in England started cooking curry dishes? Do you know in which country pizzas or hamburgers were first made? The factsmight surprise you.

Many people think the English found out about curry from people in India in the 1600s. In reality, wealthy English people were eating dishes made with curry spices hundreds of years before British ships traveled to India. Cooks of wealthy English families during the time of King Richard I were making curry dishes, and in fact, the word “curry” can be found in an English language cookbook as far back as 1377.

As for pizza, this dish was probably first made in Persia (what is now Iran). The Persians were eating round, flat bread with cheese in the 500s. That was nearly 1,000 years before pizza caught on in Naples, Italy!

Finally, let’s look at the truth behind hamburgers. Many people think hamburgers are an American food. However, according to some stories, hamburgers came from Hamburg,
Germany. A German named Otto Kuasw created the first hamburger in 1891. Four years later,
German sailors introduced hamburgers to Americans.

Where foods come from isn’t nearly as important as how they taste; as long as they are delicious! So, go get some of yourfavorite food and dig in.

41. What is the main idea of this reading?
A. Curry was created in England. B. There are many foods that help your body.
C. People created fast food long ago. D. Some facts about foods are surprising.
42. Which is probably true about British curry dishes in the 1400s?
A. The dishes did not have meat. B. The spices cost a lot.
C. People ate curry on special days. D. British sailors first made curry.
43. What did people in Naples learn from Persians?
A. How to make pizza B. How to cook cheese
C. How to use spices from Iran D. How to make flat bread
44. Who introduced hamburgers to America?
A. Persians B. Otto Kuasw C. Italians D. German sailors

45. Which food was probably made first?
A. Hamburgers B. Cheesy Persian bread

C. Italian pizza D. English curry

V. Read Hoang's paragraph about eating habits in his city and answer the questions below.

My name’s Hoang. Today I’ll tell you some about my city. People in my city love good food and they often eat three meals a day- breakfast, lunch and dinner. At about 7.00 in the morning, they usually have a light breakfast with a bowl of Pho or some sticky rice before going to work. Lunch often starts at about 11.30, and most of them have lunch at home. Dinner often starts at about 8.00 in the evening. It is the main meal of the day. People  often have rice with lots of fresh vegetables and some kinds of seafood or various kinds of meat. I think food in my city is wonderful. It is light and full of fresh vegetables. It’s healthy and very tasty, too.

1. How many meals do people in Hoang’s city have a day? …………………………………………………………………………………………          

2. Do they usually eat Pho at breakfast?

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3. Where do many have lunch?

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4. What do people in Hoang’s city have for dinner?

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5. Does  the writer think  food in the city healthy and tasty?

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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of thequestions.

Isn’t it amazing how much time we spend talking about food?, “Have you ever eaten......?”, “What did you have for lunch?” and so on. And yet when you travel from one country to another, you find that people have quite different feelings about food. People often feel that what they eat is normal, and that what other people eat is strange or silly.

In most part of Asia, for example, no meal is complete without rice. In England, people eat potatoes every day. In the Middle East, bread is the main part of every meal. Eating, like so many things we do, becomes a habit which is difficult to change. Americans like to drink a lot of orange juice and coffee. The English drink tea four or five times every day. Australians drink a large amount of beer, and the French drink wine every day.

The sort of meat people like to eat also differs from one country to another. Horse meat is thought to be delicious in France. In Hong Kong, some people enjoy eating snakes. Newzelanders eat sheep meat, but they never eat goat meat. The Japanese don’t like eat sheep meat because of its smell, but they enjoy raw fish.

So it seems that although eating is a topic that we can talk about for hours, there is little common sense in what we say about it. People everywhere enjoy eating what they have always been eating, and there is very little we can do to change our eating habits.

28. The text is mainly about............

A. people’s attitude to food B. the importance of meat

C. strange dishes in the world D. food and life

29. The writer think that ............

A. people eat only what is normal to everybody

B. people often change their feelings about food

C. people have different opinions about food

D. people like eating different food as they travel from one country to another.

30. In many Asian countries............

A. people almost always have rice in their meal B. rice is a perfect food

C. rice is included in every menu D. rice is completely eaten

31. The Japanese enjoy eating raw fish because............

A. it is not good to have fish cooked B. it is special to them

C. it is well boiled D. it doesn’t smell

32. People everywhere think that............

A. we can spend few hours talking about food

B. there is very little common sense in talking about food

C. there is very little common sense in what we say about the eating habits

D. we should do much to change our eating habits

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Read and answer the questions below:

We know that the food we eat affects our whole life, so we must remember to eat sensibly. We should have a balanced diet. What does a "balanced diet" mean? It means you eat a variety of food without eating too much of anything. Moderation is very important. Eat the food you enjoy, but don't have too much. This will help you stay fit and health.

1. Does the food we eat affect out life?

2. How should we eat?

3. Wwhat does a "balanced diet" mean?

4. Should we eat the food we enjoy?

5. What wull a "balanced diet" help you?

Read the text quickly and choose the best title.

1 Not many English people have pets.

2 English people don't spend money on their pets.

3 English people prefer to spend their time with animals rather than with other people.

*******************************************************************************************************************************************************************Read the text again.Some parts of the text have been removed.Complete the text by deciding which part of the text (A-E) fits each gap (1-4) there is one extra letter that you do not need.

British people love their animals.Over half the households in Britain have got a pet.Goldfish are the most popular pet,but the British own 7.2 milion cats and 6.6 million dogs.1__________

People in other countries often spend a lot of money on comfortable kennels for their dogs,which means that the dogs sleep outside.The British let their dogs take over their houses.2____________ They spoil their dogs with toys and treats and specially prepared meals.

Perhaps the British love their animals so much because they feel more confident with animals than with other people! British people can be very formal and find it hard to talk to people that they do not know.3____________ But there is no problem with dogs.4___________

Greorge Mikes is the author of a famous book about the British.He say that when British people go for a walk with a friend , they don't say a work for hours.But if they go out for a walk with their dogs, they talk to them all the way!

a Thay allow their dogs to lie on their sofas and armchairs, and give them almost as much attention as their children.

b The Britich can easily start a conver sation with a strange dog.

c Friend from other countries are sometimes shocked.

d They think of them as part of the family.

e They feel embarrassed if they have to talk to strangers.

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Think about the advan tages and disadvantages of having pets:

Advantages:______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Disadvantages::___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________