Discuss these questions with the class.
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Read the text again and choose the correct answer.
1. Somerset Maugham
a ate three breakfasts every day.
b thought breakfast was the best meal in England.
c ate a very big breakfast every day.
2. Most people in Britain
a have breakfasts in a hotel.
b don't have time for a “full” breakfast.
c don't eat breakfast.
3. At around 11.00 in the UK,
a schools and offices close.
b people eat eleven kilos of biscuits.
c people often have a snack.
4. At lunchtime, people do not usually
a have a packed lunch.
b have lunch with their family.
c have a sandwich.
5. At 5.00, younger children often
a eat sandwiches and cakes.
b eat without their parents.
have tea in a hotel.
6. Many British families
a don't eat together very often.
b eat a takeaway once a month.
c don't eat ready meals from the supermarket.
7. Many people say that
a curry is more “typical” than fish and chips in Britain.
b curry is nicer than fish and chips.
c there are too many Chinese and Indian takeaways.
4. Read Active Study. Then match the words in A and B to make compound nouns from the text. Read and check.
| Active study Notice compound nouns We often put two words together to make a new word: noun + noun: fruit juice, ice-cream adjective + noun: hot chocolate We call these words compound nouns. |
| A bed coffee lunch packed cream ready national | B break time lunch dish meal time cake |
· Do families in your country normally eat together or not?
· Are takeaways popular? What kind?
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| SCANNING Read the text and find two things that the British eat or drink at the meals in exercise 1. | | | Imperative |