Reading & Real Talk: Foods from the Americas
English Grade 9 (Super Goal 3) · Unit 4: What Do I Need to Buy? · Lesson 4-3 · Term 1
Also known as: Foods from the Americas
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Lesson idea
Read about foods that came from the Americas such as potatoes, corn, tomatoes and chocolate, and use expressions for making and responding to offers.
Key points
- Many foods such as potatoes, corn, tomatoes, peppers, avocados, pineapples and chocolate (cacao) came originally from the Americas and later spread around the world.
- Making offers: Do you need any help? / Would you like some more?
- Responding: No, thanks. Everything's under control. / No, thank you. I've had more than enough.
Vocabulary
Lesson questions (12)
- Potatoes are ____ South America; they first grew there.
Answer: native to - Chocolate is made from cacao, a ____ that first grew in the Americas.
Answer: crop - Over the centuries, these foods ____ to Europe, Asia and Africa.
Answer: spread - Host: "Would you like some more rice?" Guest: "No, thank you. I've had ____."
Answer: more than enough - "Do you need any help in the kitchen?" – "No, thanks. Everything's under ____."
Answer: control - "Do you need any help?" – "Yes, please. Could you ____ the table?"
Answer: set - "The food smells great!" – "Thanks! I ____ wait to eat it."
Answer: can't - Popcorn is made from ____.
Answer: corn - Ketchup is made mainly from ____, which came from the Americas.
Answer: tomatoes - A recipe usually has two parts: the ____ and the instructions.
Answer: ingredients - When you write your favorite recipe, the instructions should be in ____ order.
Answer: the correct - "Would you like some more salad?" – "____, thanks. It's delicious."
Answer: Yes, please
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Questions about this lesson
What does native to mean?
Native to means that a plant or animal originally comes from a certain place, that is, it first grew or lived there. Example: Potatoes are native to South America.
What is an example of this in the text?
An example from the text is potatoes, which are native to South America and spread from there to the rest of the world. Cocoa, from which chocolate is made, also originated in the Americas.
Why do we read about where foods come from?
To understand how foods spread between countries.
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