Unit 3 (Food) - Reading

Summary

I- Food 4 thought

II- A second helping

III- Food around the world

I- Food 4 thought

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Comprehension

• Maria wants to prepare couscous for the Dickens. Read the text and check the items she needs to buy for couscous :

pumpkin - saffron - tomatoes - turnips - beef - carrots - chicken - courgettes - cumin - chickpeas - onions - pepper

II- A second helping

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Comprehension

• The steps of the preparation are scrambled. Put them in the correct order. Write 1 to 6 in the boxes :

$\overline{) }$ a. Leave it to cool and serve in saucers.

$\overline{) }$ b. Cook them for 5 minutes in a pan with oil, red pepper, cumin, garlic, salt and lemon juice.

$\overline{) }$ c. Wash the tomatoes and cut them into pieces.

$\overline{) }$ d. Add them to tomatoes and crush them all while stirring up on a little fire for 15 to 20 minutes.

$\overline{) }$ e. Cut non-peeled aubergines in big pieces into salty water and cook for 30 minutes.

$\overline{) }$ f. When the aubergines are almost cooked, drain and press them to extract water.

III- Food around the world

Text

Comprehension

• Write "True" or "False" :

a. Jane sometimes has a toast with a lot of butter and jam : _______

b. She never has cheese in the morning : _______

c. She never takes lunch at home : _______

d. She sometimes puts a lot of mayonnaise in her sandwiches : _______

e. For dinner, she usually has a steak and a hamburger : _______