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Today's Lesson

Vocabulary

Reading

section, spices, crops, shortages

Expository Connections

Task

Grammar

Pros and Cons

Present Perfect

Fun Food Facts

Level 7 Unit 11 Lesson 2

Get Thinking!

What makes food taste good?

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Idioms

a lemon something that doesn't work correctly He bought a used car, but it turned out to be a lemon.

Reading

Prereading

What do you need to cook something delicious?

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Reading

section

In the middle ages, society began to split into a high class and low class section, and the two groups ate very different food. The nobility dined on meat, which was expensive and belonged to the landowners. The poor began to use beans,

vegetables, and cereals as a staple in their diet. The meals were controlled by the seasons, and people were only able to eat what the land could provide.

Reading

spices

In the 16th century, the Empires in Spain and Portugal opened up trade routes as they explored the world. This meant that food from Europe began to mix with the spices and ingredients found in places like India and China. People began eating food with cinnamon, pepper and .

cloves. The taste of food became important and cooks started to experiment with spices and flavors they had never seen before. These exotic spices were expensive and in heavy demand.

Reading

crops

At this same time, the poorer farmers experimented with new techniques to grow grains and then sell these crops. They also began to cook with oils and sugar, which had recently arrived from the Caribbean. The workers began to mix food and create gruel, a soup with

green vegetables, beans, a bit of bacon, potato and cheese. Gruel was served with bread and provided enough nutrients for workers to keep their strength during the long, hard work day.

Reading

shortage

In the 19th century, as people began to immigrate, food started to become industrialized. People often had to migrate because of food shortages in their home country, and they arrived in new lands, where they found much more food available. People could buy ready-made food off of

carts, and the first version of fast-food began. Shops began to sell pre-made sandwiches, pretzels and pizza and workers were able to eat cheaply and quickly on their lunch breaks.

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Comprehension

What did farmers in the middle ages want?

How did Europeans get spices?

Where was the first fast food offered?

What was in gruel?

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Matching

spices

sections

crops

shortages

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Fill in the Blanks

I am afraid we are going to have a of wheat this year. We planted the in two sections this season. The section behind the house is doing well, but the behind the barn hasn't received any sun yet. I hope that these crops won't die because I want to earn enough money to buy some exotic and cook a curry for my mum.

section

crops

shortage

spices

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Connections

sugar

fast food

spices

crops

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Suggestions

I need to eat less fast food.

We should try to eat less sugar.

Grammar

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Present Perfect

have + not + past participle I haven't danced today.

have + past participle I have eaten today.

People have used spices for hundreds of years.

I haven't eaten any fast food yet today.

I have been to India and eaten some very spicy food.

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Present Perfect

1. I three pizzas this week.
2. The dancer in the park on Friday.
3. She five marathons in her life.
4. I in four movies so far.
5. He to the park last weekend.

have eaten

ate

dancing

danced

has run

ran

have been

was

had gone

went

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Today

Have you eaten any sugar today?

Yes, we have already eaten 6 cookies each and we plan on eating 6 more!

Practice

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Cause and Effect

Effect

Cause

Some companies started adding a lof of sugar to their products.

Some people started eating a lot of fast food.

Some companies began to use a lot of pesticides in their crops.

Some people have more money to buy food.

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Listening

How can you make a 3d printed cake?

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Extension

Listen to the podcast 6:30 - 9:00 Be ready to tell why some people can eat very spicy foods.

Exit Interview

Why is it important to know the history of food?

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