Weaving It Together

UNIT 5
CD 1
Track 9
Chapter
9
40 Unit 5
Food
A Taste of America
This unit describes eating and drinking
habits that have developed in various
parts of the world. Chapter 9 focuses on
the kinds of foods that are prevalent in
different parts of the United States. Chapter
10 describes the wide variety of breakfast
foods found in different countries.
Here are some interesting facts about food
in the United States:
• People in the southern part of the United
States enjoy drinking iced tea with meals,
even in the winter. They drink it with
lemon and lots of sugar.
• People who live in Maine, the
northeastern-most state in the United
States, are known for their delicious
lobster picnics. The most authentic way
to cook lobster is to boil this sea creature
in sea water over a wood fi re on an
ocean beach.
• Sushi is a typical food from Japan, made
from rice, seaweed, and raw fi sh. It has
been adapted for U.S. tastes into the
now-famous California roll—sushi made
with crab, avocado, and cucumber. Most
people in Japan have never heard of a
California roll.
Warm-Up
You may start the lesson in one of these
ways:
• Have students look at the unit opener
picture on page 113 and name as many
of the foods as they can.
• Have a contest to see who can come
up with the longest list of typically
American foods. Set a time limit of
3 minutes. Find out who has the longest
list and write it on the board. Invite
others to add items to the list. Discuss
what part of the United States each
food is found in. Help students make
connections between foods and the
ethnic groups that popularized them.
• Ask students to take turns describing
their favorite American food and telling
why they like it. Then help them make
connections between the food and
its origin (pizza, Italy; hamburgers,
Germany; stir-fry, China; tacos, Mexico;
milkshakes, the United States).
Pre-Reading Activity
Ask students to scan the reading, looking for
all the different ethnic groups mentioned.
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