Lesson 1

Vocabulary

1. Match the words to the definitions.

1. amount, c. a quantity of something
2. celebrate, f. do something fun to show that an event is special
3. eat out, b. have a meal outside your home
4. get together, a. meet people and spend time with them
5. occasion, g. a time when something special happens
6. prepare, h. get something ready to eat or use
7. serve, e. give people food or drink
8. traditional, d. old ways of doing things that don't change

2. Complete the texts with the words from Exercise 1.

Malaysia

People have always enjoyed eating 1 out in Malaysia. It is 2 traditional for families to get 3 together in restaurants, where the food is cooked very quickly before they 4 serve it to their customers while it is still hot and delicious.

Italy

Many Italians prefer to 5 prepare food slowly at home when they want to 6 celebrate a special 7 occasion Then the whole family gathers to enjoy a large
8 amount of food, such as meat, pasta, special bread and desserts.

Reading

5. Read the extract again, then check your answers to Exercise 4.

4. Look at the pictures. How do you think they are connected?

They are both connected to Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving celebrates the Mayflower arriving in the USA and turkey is the traditional Thanksgiving dinner.

6. Read the text again and answer the questions.

1. Why do Americans celebrate Thanksgiving?

To remember the arrival of the Mayflower in North America and the Native Americans helping some of the passengers to survive.

2. Who is looking after the children?

Tilly.

3. What does Prue think is funny about the turkey?

She fed the turkey all summer and now she will eat it.

4. When was An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving written?

1882.

5. How do Tilly and Prue get ready to start work?

They get out all the spoons, dishes, pots and pans they can find.

Listening

8. Listen to a conversation between Hoda and her American friend Amy and choose the correct answers.

1. Hoda asks if Amy's family eats
A chicken.
C lamb.
B vegetables.
D turkey.

2. Hoda explains that they don’t eat turkey in Eid al-Adha. They eat
A lamb and fatta.
C cookies.
B sweet potatoes.
D pumpkin pie.

3. Amy thinks that the best thing about Thanksgiving and Eid al-Adha is
A meeting friends and family.
B eating lots of food.
C watching sport on TV.
D going to the festival.