What will you eat for lunch today? In some countries, lunchtime often means soup time! There are many kinds of soups served around the world. Some are as thin and clear as water. Some are as thick as stews. Others are full of noodles!
Soup is just one thing that can be eaten for lunch. What you eat for lunch may be different from the lunch of someone who lives in another country. Let’s take a look around the world to see what kids are eating for lunch.
Mexico
Many children in Mexico eat tortillas for lunch. Most tortillas are made from ground corn, but sometimes wheat in used. Tortillas are usually flat and round, but they can also be made into other shapes. Taco shells are made from corn tortillas and filled with beans or meat. Tasty sauces, called salsas, are often added to tacos. These sauces are made from tomatoes, onions, hot peppers and spices.
Russia
Winters in Russia are very cold. Maybe that’s why many Russian children eat soup for lunch. Two of their favourites are cabbage soup and beef soup.
Many Russian soups also include potatoes. Potatoes are an important crop in Russia. They make soups thick. Eating thick soups can help keep people warm and can fill them up, so hunger is no problem!
South Korea
Meals in Korea are made up of many dishes. No matter what else is served, there is always rice. Kimchi is also always on the table. Kimchi is pickled（腌制的）meat or vegetables. Korean children mix together many dishes and flavors at meals. It’s common for their food to be hot and spicy.
Thailand
Lunch in Thailand often includes noodles. There are many ways to serve noodles. One popular dish is made with thin rice noodles, tofu and shrimp. Another favourite way to eat rice noodles is with meat, vegetables and thick gravy.
| What’s for | ||
| Introduction | Kids in different countries may not eat the same food for lunch. | |
| Food for lunch in different countries | Mexico | Taco shells are made from corn tortillas and |
| Russia | Eating thick soups can help keep people | |
| South Korea | Many dishes and flavors are | |
| Thailand | People cook or eat rice noodles with different | |
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【推荐1】The weather is getting hotter. You are thirsty after playing basketball or riding home from school. A cold drink may be just the thing. But be careful what you are drinking. Something that looks cool may not be good for your health.
There are plenty of"energy drinks"on the market. Most of them have beautiful colors and cool names. The lists on them tell you they are helpful to your health. Sounds great!
But after a careful check, you may find that most energy drinks have lots of caffeine in them. These drinks are especially aimed at young people, students, busy people and sports players. Makers sometimes say their drinks make you better at sports and can keep you awake. But be careful not to drink too much.
Caffeine makes your heart beat fast. Because of this, the International Olympic Committee has limited its use. Caffeine in most energy drinks is at least as strong as that in a cup of coffee or tea. Possible health dangers have something to do with energy drinks. Just one bottle of energy drink can make you nervous, have difficulty in sleeping and can even cause heart problems. Scientists say that teenagers should be discouraged from taking drinks with a lot of caffeine in them.
1. What is the main reason why people like drinking energy drinks? (No more than 15 words.)2. What is in most energy drinks?(No more than 5 words.)
3. What is the main reason for people not to drink too many energy drinks? (No more than 5 words.)
Many children love junk food such as fried（油炸的）chicken. It has different tastes and is usually very delicious. It's also very popular in the children. But eating too much junk food isn't good for their health. Their parents don't want them to eat junk food. But they don't know what to do with it. Although some of the children know it's not a good habit，they still eat it almost every day. Some only eat it once or twice a week. Paul has the same habits as these children's. He hardly ever exercise and looks fatter.. He eats lots of junk food because he loves it. When Paul has money, he buys junk food. His parents often tell him to eat healthy food, but he says, "Maybe I'm not very healthy, but I enjoy myself."
As he gets older, he realizes the importance of eating healthy food. He starts eating good food and never eats junk food. He also tells other students not to eat too much junk food. Now he looks healthier.
1. Why do the children like junk food？2. Who is Paul？
3. What do Paul's parents do for his favourite？
4. 把短文中画线的句子译成汉语。
5. 请给短文拟一个恰当的标题。
The next time you think about cleaning out your fridge and throwing away anything you don’t want to eat, consider this: Each year, we waste 1.3 billion tons of food—about a third of all the food that’s produced. 173 kg of food per person is wasted per year. ①Let’s see how harmful food waste is and what can we do to stop it.
Chart I: How much food is wasted through the whole supply
One way to waste food unnecessarily is to throw away something because of its expiration date (保质期). Expiration dates are suggestions from the producer. There are usually two kinds of expiration dates—BEST BEFORE and USE BY. How much do you know the meaning?
Chart II: The meaning of expiration dates
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| BEST BEFORE: You can still eat the food after this date, but not at its best. | USE BY: You can’t eat the food after this date. |
②事实上，世界上一些地方的人们没有足够的食物。With so many people around the world being in hunger and short of food, ending food waste could be a serious thing. Besides, it’s no secret that food production is responsible for greenhouse gas emissions (排放). About 45% of the waste food is fruit and vegetables. A company called Snact is dealing with food waste by drying ugly and unwanted fruit to produce a tasty fruit snack.
Everyone is supposed to fight against food waste. Snact offers a way to save fruit. Have you got any ideas?
1. 请根据以上材料，按相关规律在A、B 两处填入恰当的内容。households → A. ________ → food service → B. ________ → sale
2. Can you eat the candies on October 2nd if you find “Best before October 1st” on its page?3. 请在文章中找出和“Everybody should play a part in saving food.”意思相近的句子。
4. 请将文中①处翻译成中文。
5. 请将文中②处翻译成英文。
The favorite food in the United States is the hamburger. The favorite place to buy a hamburger is a fast food restaurant. At fast food restaurant people order their food, wait a few minutes, and carry it to their tables themselves. 人们也可以把快餐带出餐馆 and eat in their cars or in their homes. At some fast food restaurants, people can order their food, pay for it and pick it up without leaving their cars.
There are many kinds of fast food restaurants in the United States. They usually sell some popular food among Americans, like hamburgers, French fries and milkshakes. But fast food restaurants also serve Chinese food, Mexican food, Italian food, Chicken, seafood and ice cream.
Fast food restaurants are very popular, and many American people like them.
1. Where is the favorite place for Americans to buy hamburgers?2. Who will carry the fast food to people’s tables at fast food restaurant?
3. What is the popular food in the USA, besides hamburgers and milkshakes?
4. 把划线句子翻译成英语。
5. 把划线句子翻译成汉语。
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People don’t always go to coffee shops just for a drink, but to spend time with friends or read a book. This “coffee shop culture” is very popular in the UK and it is a fantastic way to spend time with loved ones. It isn’t popular everywhere, though.
There are around 15,000 coffee shops in the UK. On the main street of my home city, Edinburgh, there are at least five quite large coffee shops. It will never be more than a five or ten minutes’ walk to the nearest café. Most coffee shops are places where you can sit for hours as you sip your coffee. People go with friends and family to chat and relax after going shopping or meet up just for a gossip. Alternatively, many people go alone. Coffee shops are great places to read in peace, or to sit and write. And with free Wi-Fi in many places, it is not difficult to spend a lot of time in a coffee shop.
In Colombia, however, the coffee shop culture does not really exist（存在）, or, at least, is still very new. The coffee shops are far away. Nobody spends the afternoon enjoying a peaceful moment. People never seem to come in for a drink but for a quick meeting, even if they are with family or friends. The idea that a person would go to a coffee shop alone is strange. Every time I go alone with a book, other customers look at me as if I had horns（角）.
It doesn’t much matter to me though. Next mouth I am heading home and I’ll have plenty of quiet little coffee shops to read, write, and gossip with friends.
Coffee shop | |
Introduction | It is very popular for people in the UK to have a drink But it isn’t popular |
In the UK | In Edinburgh, it People like to relax themselves in coffee shops because they have |
In Colombia | The coffee shop culture is still very Coffee shops are Look at me in a |
The | It is fantastic to enjoy |
Let me tell you about my hometown. I live in Kinsale. It may be one of the smallest towns in Southern Ireland, but it is also the most famous one.
The fish restaurants are very wonderful and there are many good cooks here. They cook the best fish for the visitors. The food is expensive but people enjoy it very much. So, you can see many people from different countries in every restaurant.
My town is very beautiful because it is by the sea. In summer it is very cool and you can go swimming in the sea. There are three small shops and you can buy your friends many souvenirs(纪念品) there. They are very cheap and you can pay a little money for them.
The people in my town are friendly. They can make friends with you. If you feel sick, there is a clinic(诊所) with a doctor and a nurse. I’m Andy. You can ask me for help when you have some trouble(困难). I think you will enjoy the holiday.
My hometown | My hometown Kinsale is the most The town is |
Things to do | There are many People can And you can also buy a lot of souvenirs |
People there | People who live in the town are also very If you are in |
Body language across the world
It’s well-known that we all send messages through body language, however, sometimes it can be easy to forget that each culture has its own body language. Understanding (理解) body language in other countries is key to successful communication (交流), especially when we know nothing about a foreign language.
Eye contact (接触)
In many countries such as in the USA, Australia or UK and in Western Europe, looking the person in the eyes when talking shows your respect (尊敬) for the speaker. It means that you are interested in and paying attention to what is said. However, in other cultures in Asia, too much eye contact is not polite and even disrespectful.
Handshakes
Shaking hands is a usual way to greet in many cultures. In Romania, for example, only men usually shake hands. And they do it every time they meet, not just the first! In England, however, it’s unusual to shake hands.
The “V” sign
In the United States, the “V” sign means “peace”. However, it can be very rude in other places such as the UK, Australia and South Africa when the back of the hand is facing the other person.
Head movements
In many countries, nodding your head usually means that you agree to something. But for Bulgarians and Greeks, it means quite the opposite. And in India, people move their heads from side to side to show they are actively listening.
Truly, each person is different and understands body language according to his or her culture and personal experience. So the best thing to do is to stay open-minded and learn more about other cultures.
1. How do you show your respect for the speaker in Western Europe?2. What do people in India do to show they are actively listening?
3. Why is it important to learn body language across the world?
Food makes us strong and healthy. There is one kind of food that we eat every day. It is staple food（主食）. Staple food is the most important part of the meal. People in different countries eat different staple food.
In China, Rice is the staple food. People make rice into many things-from porridge, rice cake to rice wine. Rice is very important in southern China. People in northern China often eat noodles, baozi and dumplings. But they also eat rice sometimes.
In Northern Canada, it’s very cold all the year around. People can’t grow grain（谷物）or vegetables, so they have to eat meat and fish. Where do they get the meat and fish? Of course from the sea!
In the UK, British people eat bread as their staple food, but they like potatoes best. They cook them in different ways. The jacket potato is the king of potato. It is a baked potato. There are vegetables and cheese on top of it. It is really great.
Title: Staple food | |
| Meaning | It is the most important part of the meal that we eat every day. |
| | Different staple food |
| China | ●Rice is the staple food. ●People make porridge, rice cake and rice wine ●People in the |
| ●It’s very cold the ●They have to eat meat and fish, ● | |
The UK | ●British people eat bread as their staple food. but potatoes are their ●The jacket potato is the |
【推荐3】It can't be true that when in Rome, do as the Romans do. So it's necessary for you to know what you can talk about with the local people in other countries.
In France
You'll find that conversations often turn into heated discussions. You'd better give opinions only on subjects that you are knowledgeable about. There is seldom a moment of silence, except when the topic under discussion has been finished, and nothing new has been introduced.
Food, art, music and current events or history are welcome topics. The French believe in freedom, and you can criticize(批评)anyone, but not Napoleon, who stands for the French spirit. Moreover, never use the conversation opener “What do you do？”
In Australia
Generally speaking, the Australians are excited about discussions. Many topics may be open to discussion, including religion and politics. The best way, however, is to wait for Australians to bring up these two subjects; be prepared to listen to what they are talking about. The Australians like to criticize themselves, but they can't stand being criticized by others. Don't talk big. The Australians prefer to judge (判断) your abilities through your actions. People who show off their education in conversation may be laughed at.
1题判断正误， 2题简略回答， 3题将文中画线句子译成汉语。
1. In Australia, people can be criticized by others.
2. What are welcome topics in France?
3.
【推荐1】Shopping online is popular now. Recently, Sanoma Media did a survey on buying electronic products online. 3673 people from six European countries took part in the survey. The result shows it is interesting that most of the people are men, and 95 percent(百分之……) of the people often buy the electronic products online. You can draw a conclusion (结论) that most of men like buying electronic products. The following are all these people’s background details.
1. Among the 3673 people, why do you think most of them are men?
2. In total, what percent of the people are married?
3. As for work situation, what do 7% and 9% refer to (指)?
4. According to the charts, what conclusion about the relationship between education and income can you probably draw?
5. Who likes shopping online around you? What does he or she think of it?
【推荐2】Many of us have had this experience: we lie down in a bed other than our own, perhaps at a friend’s house or in a hotel room, and find it difficult to fall asleep.
Why does it happen?
A new study shows one reason is what the scientists call “first night effect”. They believe that one side of the brain acts as a “night watch” to warn us about possible dangers. It prevented us from getting to sleep on the first night in a new environment.
For the study, 35 young volunteers were told to sleep in a lab for several days as researchers watched their brain activities.
According to the researchers, on their first night, the left brains were more active than the right brains and people had a hard time sleeping. However, left-brain activity reduced as days went by, falling even to the point of complete calm. In this process, the volunteers got better and better sleep experience.
The findings suggest that the different rhythms of the sides of the brain influence our sleep. When the two sides work differently, the balance between them is broken. So, the brain can’t relax and is sensitive (敏感的) to anything strange around.
“At some level, the brain is continuing to work ,even though you don’t realize it,” US professor Jerome Siege told Smithsonian Magazine. “If something unusual happens, you can be alert (警惕的).”
More surprisingly, this is like the way some animals sleep. Whales, dolphins, and many birds can sleep with half of their brain while the other half stays awake, with one eye staying open.
The researchers think that it is the result of evolution (进化) and works to protect us in possibly dangerous environments.
If you have ever had first night effects, researchers advise you to bring your own pillow or sleep in a room similar to your bedroom next time you sleep away from home.
Topic | First night effect |
| People’s possible experience | Many people have difficulty getting to sleep on the first night in a new environment. |
| The findings of the study | First night effect forces us to stay As days go by, people’s sleep experience |
| The explanations to the findings | On the first night in a new environment, people’s right brain is between them. Our brains continue to work without being realized at night so that we can be sensitive to anything unusual. Some other animals sleep in the similar way, which is thought to be |
| Bring your own pillow or sleep in a similar room that looks like yours. |
It is a great thing to help others. First, you can learn new things. Second, it can also make you feel good.
How can you do it? Helping through charities（慈善团体）is a good idea, Charities are organizations（组织）that help others. September 5 is the International Day of Charity.
You can help charities by giving your time, giving money or giving things that you own.
●Volunteering
Volunteering is to give time to help others without pay. Some ways of volunteering are.
☆visiting old people to talk to them or help them
☆walking dogs at an animal shelter（收容所）
☆cleaning up a park
☆helping some children 58 You can teach the children without life skills how to take care of themselves.
●Fundraising
Fundraising is to collector produce money to a charity to help others. Some ways of fundraising are:
☆making cakes or biscuits to sell
☆doing sponsored（有赞助的）activities For example, families and friends give you money if you finish along walk.
●Donating
Donating is to give your things to a charity to help others. Some ways of donating are:
☆giving your old toys or clothes to a charity that helps sick children or poor people
☆giving your old books to a library So, what can you do to help others?
1. Why is it a great thing to help others?2. Which day is the International Day of Charity?
3. Translate（翻译）the underlined sentence into Chinese.
4. Mary makes some money by drawing pictures. She gives the money to a charity. It is a way of
5. Give a proper title（题目）to the passage.
