UNIT

AU About Food I

Getting Ready
Discuss the following questions with a partner.
1 What foods do you see in the pictures?
2 Which ones do you like? Which ones don't you like?
3 Do you like to cook? What dishes can you cook?

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 UNIT 1 CHAPTER 1 A Restaurant for Change

Before You Read ·A Think about answers to the following questions.

Learning to Cook·
1 What are some ways peopl� learn how to cook?

2 Which of these ways would be useful for someone fearning how to cook
as a job?

B Discuss your answers with a partner.

Reading Skill A Look at the pictures and title of the passage on the next page. Then
Predictin� answer this question.

How can a restaurant change a person's life?

Before reading, good
readers think about B Read paragraphs 1 and 2 in the passage. Then answer the following
what they are going to questions.
read. And while reading,
they think about what 1 We.re your predictions in A correct?
comes next. This _helps 2 What kind of training do you t_hink th_e young chefs at Fifteen get?
them better understand
what they are reading. C Hea_d .paragraph 3 in the passage.: Ttien a��wer the following questions.

1. Were your predictions in 8 correct?

2 Why do you U1ink the restaurant is named Fifteen?

D Read the l�st paragraph in the passage. Was your prediction in C corre�t?
Now read the entire passage carefully. Then answer the questions
on page 14.

Factors of success. Successful readers read fluently. To be fluent, you should be able to read 200
words per minute with at least 70 percent comprehension. In this chapter, see if you can achieve this goal.
Achieving the goal will contribute to your success.

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A Restaurant for Change
Jamie Oliver wants to change peoples' lives and he
is using food to do it. Oliver, a chef, is well-known for
sharing his secrets of cooking healthy food through his
magazine, cookbooks, and television shows. He is also
5 changing lives through his Italian restaurant, Fifteen.

Fifteen started in London, England, as a place to train

young adults to work in a kitchen. Oliver's idea was
to create a professional kitchen that can help young
people get a fresh start and a chance to become professional chefs.
10 Every September, a new group of
18- to 24-year-olds start work at Fifteen.
When they start, they are usually not
qualified for a restaurant job, but tha1
will change quickly. In the 12 months
of training, the student chefs study
cooking at college and get hands-on
training .at the restaurant. Besides
learning kitchen skills, they learn the
importance of using fresh ingredients and how to create their own recipes.
20 And their education doesn't stop with preparing and serving food. The
students also learn how to manage money and deal with difficult customers.
overall, the program encourages them to believe in themselves and enables
them to look forward to a future in the restaurant business.

The restaurant's name, Fifteen, comes from the number of students the
25 restauranthad when it started in 2002. Today, Oliver has three of these
restaurants; and· a few hundred students have finished the program. Around
90 percent of the graduates are still working in the food industry. Some own
restaurants or work in some of the best kitchens around the world. Others are
now starring in their own TV shows. They're all great examples of what young
30 people can do if they're given the opportunity and support.

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Reading A Choose the correct answers for the following questions.
Comprehension 1 Jamie Oliver ______ the Fifteen restaurant.
Check Your Understanding a is a chef at
b is the owner of
c was a student at
2 Oliver uses Fifteen to help young people ______
a eat healthy food b find jobs c become rich
3 In lines 12-13, When they start, they are usually... , who does they refer to?
a students at Fifteen b TV chefs c customers
4 Today, most Fifteen graduates are working in the ______
industry.
a building b education c food

B Number these events (1-4) in the order they happen.

a __ The student chefs graduate from their training.

b __ The student chefs get hands-on training at a top restaurant.
c __ In September, a new group of 18- to 24-year-olds start work.
d __ The student chefs use their training to find jobs.
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Critical Thinking C Discuss the following questions with a partner.

1 Jamie Oliver started Fifteen to help young people get a fresh start in their
lives. How could restaurant training make a young person's life better?
2 How does learning to manage money and difficult customers help
someone in the restaurant business?

Vocabulary A Complete each sentence with the best answer. The words in blue are
Comprehension from the passage.
Words in Context 1 Qualified people are usually to work.
a trained b not trained
2 The cafe near my home serves
a good chefs b delicious food
3 Which of these are ingredients?
a forks and spoons b carrots and tomatoes
4 Since this is hands-on training, you'll need to
a travel to the place b use your computer
5 Our English teacher encourages us
a to watch movies in English b not to do our homework
6 Some examples of healthy foods are
a trench fries and potato chips b fruits and vegetables

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 7 You use a recipe to learn how a food ______
a tastes b is made
8 Javier is ______ in the kitchen right now.
a taking a shower b cooking lunch

B Answer the following questions. Then share your ideas with a partner.

1 How would you encourage someone to speak English?

2 What things do you find in a kitchen?
3 What do you do to keep healthy?
4 What places do you know that serve good food?

A The words in the chart below are all in the passage on page 13. Match Vocabulary Skill
these words with their antonyms from the box. Antonyms

( unhealthy discourage easy rest free ) AA antonym is a word

r Antonym "\
that means the opposite
of another word.
1 like dislike Sometimes, antonyms
are very different words,
2 difficult
for example, lightand
3 work dark, true and false.
4 healthy Other times, antonyms
5 encourage are made by adding or
changing prefixes or
\..6 busy
suffixes, for example,
happyand unhappy,
B Complete the sentences with the words from A. You might have to careless and careful One
change the form of the word. good way to increase
your vocabulary is to
1 You shouldn't eat so much food. learn antonyms.
2 Tonight's homework was very . I finished it in a
few minutes.
3 You look tired. You should go and for a while.
4 You should not let a small problem you from reaching
your goals.
5 I really that girl. She's always so rude.
6 I didn't have lunch as I was in the afternoon.

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 UNIT 1 CHAPTER 2 Let's Make Blueberry Muffins!

Before You Read

Famous Treats

A Think about answers to the following questions.

1 Can you name the desserts above? Have you ever eaten them?
2 What are your favorite desserts? Can you make them at home?

B Discuss your answers with a partner.

Reading Skill A Scan the passage on the next page. Then answer the following questions.
Scanning
1 Find the list of things you need to make blueberry muffins. How many
different ingredients are needed? ______
Scanning is looking
2 How many steps are there in making blueberry muffins? ______
through a passage for
information you need. For
example, most people B Which step of the recipe uses each of these things? Scan the passage
again and write the number of the step.
do not read a newspaper
from beginning to end.
They scan the headlines 1 salt 3 egg
to find what they want 2 blueberries 4 cooking spray
\ to read. This saves time
because you only read C Now read the entire passage carefully. Then answer the questions
\he \mormation 'Y� want. on page 18.

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 Let's M·ake Blueber_r_y_M_u_ f_f _in_s_!______
Muffins are pastries1 that were first popular in England, Germany, and America in the 1800s.
Today, muffins can be both sweet and savory. 2 Most people add fruit and vegetables to add
flavor. These muffins are full of juicy blueberries and make a delicious breakfast meal.
Here's what you need:
1112 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
V2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup white sugar
1/4 cup butter
113 cup milk
1 large egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup fresh blueberries.
Makes 8 muffins
a muffin tin
an electric mixer
cooking spray

Step 1: Get the oven ready. _____________

5 Heat the oven to 400°F (200° C) and spray the muffin tin with cooking spray.
Step 2: Mix the dry ingredients. ____________
In a large bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, salt, and 1/2 cup sugar together with a fork. When
the ingredients are mixed well, make a hole in the center.
Step 3: Brown the butter. _____________
10 Meltthe butter in a pan over medium heat. When the butter melts, use a spoon to stir it. The
butter will start to brown and smell nutty. When this happens, take the butter away from the stove.
Step 4: Make the batter. ____________
Pour the butter and the milk into the hole you made in the flour. Mix everything together with
the electric mixer. Add the egg and keep mixing. Then, add the vanilla. Don't mix the batter
15 too much. A few lumps are OK. Add the blueberries and use a spoon to stir. Be careful not to
squish3 the blueberries.
Step 5: Get ready to bake. ____________
Pour the batter into each section of the muffin tin. Sprinkle4 the remaining sugar over each muffin.
Step 6: Bake it!
20 Bake for about 16 to 20 minutes. The tops of the muffins will be golden brown. Check that
they're done by inserting a toothpick into the middle of the muffin. If it comes out with a few
(quite dry) crumbs, they're ready. Let the muffins cool in the tin for a few minutes before serving.

1 A pastry is a kind of sweet food made of flour, butter, and water, and baked in the oven.
2 Savory food tastes salty or spicy, not sweet.
3 If you squish something, you press down on it, breaking it.
4 If you sprinkle something on something else, you put small pieces of it on the other thing.
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Reading A Choose the correct answers for the following questions.
Comprehension ·1Which of these is NOT used in making blueberry muffins?
Check Your Understanding a bacon b butter c blueberries
2 Which ingredient is melted?
a salt b butter c vanilla
3 What ingredient goes on top of the muffins before baking?
a baking powder b vanilla c sugar
4 How long it takes to make the muffins from start to finish?
a less than 16-20 mins b 16-20 mins c more than 16-20 mins

B Number the actions from the recipe in the correct order.

a __ Melt the butter in a pan over medium heat.

b __ Add the blueberries and use a spoon to stir.
c __ Put the muffin tin in the. oven.
d __ Spray the muffin tin with cooking spray.
e· __Mix the flour, baking powder, salt, anq V2 cup sugar.
f __ Put a little sugar on top of the muffins.

Critical Thinking C Discuss the following questions with a partner.

1 What makes blueberry muffins healthy? What makes them unhealthy?

2 How would you change this recipe to make it healthier?

Vocabulary A Complete the following sentences with the correct words from the box.
Comprehension The words are from the passage.
Words in Context
bake cool check
mix pour spray

1 You ______ an apple pie.

2 You the answer to a question.
3 You water into a glass.
4 You a wall with paint.
5 You . yellow and red to get orange.
6 You · chocolate over a fire.
7 You sugar to something to make it sweeter.
8 You wait for hot soup to before you drink it.

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B Answer the folloyving questions, then discuss your answers with a
partner. The words in blue are from the passage.

1 What else can be melted?

2 How can you check if something is cooked properly?
3 What can you add to a dish to make it taste better?

A Look at the list of irregular verbs below. Write the simple past tense in the Vocabulary Skill
chart. Use your dictionary to help you. Can you think of two more? Irregular Past Tense Verbs
/' Base form Simple past Base form Simple past ""'\
Regular verbs are
break have formed in the past
bring keep tense by adding -ed to
buy know the end of the verb; for
example, play/played,
come lose
watch/watched.
cut put Irregular verbs are not
do ride formed in this way; for
eat spread example, shut Ishut,
break/broke. Many
feel take
irregular verbs are
get very common, so it
\.. go is important to know
them.
B. Compare your list with a partner's. Do you notice any patterns in how
any of these verbs are formed?

C Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the words
from A.

1 Ken a chocolate cake to my party. It was delicious!

2 Can I use your glass? Mine yesterday.
3 Maria into the kitchen to get something to drink.
4 My mother ______ me a new cell phone so I would call her
more·often.
·5 I collected over mo old newspapers off the street and I ______
them to the recycling center.
6 three pieces of candy last night. It's difficult to eat
only one!

Learning new vocabulary can be fun. Learning new vocabulary can be one of the most
enjoyable parts of becoming a good reader. In addition to the vocabulary that is explicitly taught in this chapter,
are there other words related to this topic that you would like to learn?

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Real Life Skill A The words in blue are sometimes found on food labels. Write each word
Reading Food Labels next to the correct definition.

The ingredients of onion soup are onions, butter, water, salt, and pepper.
In many countries, food
Minerals like calcium are important for your body.
labels give important
Additives are used to change the color or taste of a food.
information about
Oranges contain vitamin C.
what is in the foods
we buy. Reading and This bread contains preservatives so it stays fresh for a longer time.
understanding the That piece of cake had 129 calories in it.
labels can help you to
eat more healthily. 1 things that your body needs, such as iron
2 B, C, and D are examples of these
3 these keep a food from going bad
4 things added to a food
5 the things used to make a food
6 units of energy in your food

B Read the labels for these food bars and complete the following sentences.

No added sugar A complete meal-only

No additives 200 calories
High protein
for an active life SUM
Power u QUICK
Lots of vitamins Strawberry-yogurt flavor

and minerals, Fiber and protein to help

and all t�e you feel full longer-low
energy, Y.ou need! in calories to. help you lose
weight faster!

1 A seven-year-old child would eat _______________

because _______________________
2 A person trying to lose weight would eat ____________
because _______________________
3 A football player would eat ________________
because _______________________

What do you think?

1 Do you think it is healthier to eat at home or at a restaurant? Why?
2 Should children and older people eat the same foods? How should our food
choices change as we age?
3 Vegetarians (people who don't eat meat) are becoming more common in some
countries. Why do you think this is?

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