1Eating habits are influencedbyenvironment,suchastheclimate and the availabilityof water and of plants oranimalstoserveasfood.It is also influenced by thecustoms of eating passeddown from generation togeneration.Sometimes,these customs have been atraditionforsolongthatthepeopleforgetwhytheybeganinthefirstplace!2BrazilBrazilians start of the day withcoffee,justlikemanyAmericansdo.Usually,whatisservedforbreakfastalong with coffee or milk is freshfruit, bread or biscuits. They candrinkuptotwentytinycupsofcoffeeaday.Both lunch and dinner are largermeals. Even though dinner isserved much later in the day.ThetraditionaldishesinBrazilareblackbeans,whiterice,andshreddedgreens.Alongwithchicken, fish or steak. A favoritesweetinBrazilischocolate.Chocolate is used in desserts ormakehotchocolate.3USAWe all think of fast food when wehear about American food and itstrue!In every city in every corner youcan find fast food restaurants likeMcDonalds, Burger King, WhiteCastle, Wendys and many otherchains.There you get Big Sizes for littleprices. The customers are morethan full up after the meal. Somefastfoodrestaurantshavea“Refilloffer”.Thatmeanswhenyourplateisemptythattheyrefillitanditsthesamefordrinks.4ItalyItaliansreallyliketoeat!Theytendtohave5to6mealsaday.ForbreakfasttheyliketohaveasmallBlack Espresso Cappuccino, Milk or Tea and astheydrink,theyenjoyeatingtoastbreadwithjam,brioches,biscuitsandyogurt.HowevertheaverageItalianonlydrinkscoffeeinthe morning. After breaskfast comes the snacktime,which is around10to11am.Theyusuallyhave crackers, fruit or brioches. Then comeslunch,theirmostimportantmealofthedaywhichcouldhavepasta,pizza,risottoorsoup;meat,fishor cheese with a salad or steamed veggies. Fordesserttheyhavefruit,cakesorice-cream.Atsnacktimetheyeatbiscuitsanddrinkteaorhotchocolate.Fordinnertheyhavesouporpastaandmeatorfishwithbroiledveggies.5JapanJapanesepeoplealwaysincludericeintheirdiet,Miso-shiru (Japanese soup) andTsukemono(akindofpickles)intheirdailymeals.In general, they include beefand vegetables, pickles andwasabiintheirbentoboxes.Toeat,theyusechopsticks.They hold chopsticks in theirrighthandandasmallbowlintheirlefthand.Oftentheyuseknives,forksandspoons.6Read the texts about what people around the world eat to celebrate something special. Do you eat any of these foods in your country?New YearInChinapeopleeateight,tenortwelvedishesoffoodatNewYear.Thisisbecauseanevennumbermeansdoubletheluck.AlotofthefoodatNewYearhasaspecialmeaning.Seaweedmeansgoodluckandlongnoodlesmeanlonglife.Theyeatwholevegetablesanddontuseknivestocutthings,becausethismeanstheendofyourgoodluck.InRussiathereislotsoffoodonthetablesothenextyearwillbehappyandplentiful.At11:59peopleopenchampagneandwaitfortheclocktostriketwelve.ThentheymakeatoastfortheNewYear.Theywisheverybodygoodluckandhappiness.InSpainpeopleeattwelvegrapesonewitheachchimeoftheclockatmidnight.Thisbringsgoodluckforthenexttwelvemonths.Butitisdifficulttoeattwelvegrapesintwelveseconds,sopeopleusuallyhaveamouthfullofgrapesattheend!7WeddingsItalianseatdoughnutsintheshapeofbowtiesforgoodluck.Theyalsoeatsugaredalmondswhentheyhopeforababy.ManyyearsagoinBritainthefatherofthebridegavethegroomhoneymead(ahoneydrink)forawholemonth.Inthis way the couple had a month of sweetness andhappiness.Wehavenowchangedthewordtohoneymoontheholidayacouplegoesonaftertheirwedding.Birthdays WhenachildisborninChina,thefathergivesredeggstohisfriendsandfamilyanevennumberforagirlandanoddnumberforaboy.The birthday party started in Europe in the Middle Ages.People were afraid of ghosts and bad spirits on theirbirthdays.Friendsandfamilycametovisityouwithpresentstostopthem.InMexicopeoplefillapaperanimalwithsweets.Childrenclosetheireyesandhittheanimaluntilthesweetsfallout.Theneverybodyeatsthesweets.8VocabularyMatchthewordswiththeirdefinitions.DishSeaweedChimeBrideGroomMidnightThenoiseaclockmakestotellyouwhattimeitisThemostimportantwomanatawedding12oclockatnightThemostimportantmanataweddingAplateoffoodwhichpeopleshareGreenseaplant9ComprehensionChoosethecorrectword.1.InChinapeopleeataneven/oddnumberofdishesoffood.2.InChinaknivesaregood/badluck.3.InSpainpeopleeattwelvegrapesbefore/aftertheclockstrikesmidnight.4.InItalysugaredalmondsaregivento/forababyatweddings.5.IntheMiddleAgespeoplecame/didntcometoyourhousetostopbadspirits.6.InMexicochildrenhitapaperanimalwiththeireyesopen/closed.10Speaking.Think about the following questions and share them with the group.Whatdoyouusuallyeatforbreakfast?I usually eat. for breakfast.Andlunch?For lunch I usually eat.Whataboutdinner?For dinner I usually eat.11Remarkable images of families fromdifferentpartsoftheworld.Theyaresurroundedbythefood theyconsume in one week.The cost ofthatfoodisincluded.Whatdoyounotice?12Germany:TheMelanderfamilyofBargteheideFoodexpenditureforoneweek:375.39Eurosor$500.0713UnitedStates:TheRevisfamilyofNorthCarolinaFoodexpenditureforoneweek:$341.9814Japan:TheUkitafamilyofKodairaCityFoodexpenditureforoneweek:37,699Yenor$317.2515Italy:TheManzofamilyofSicilyFoodexpenditureforoneweek:214.36Eurosor$260.116Mexico:TheCasalesfamilyofCuernavaca:Foodexpenditureforoneweek:1,862.78MexicanPesosor$189.0917Poland:TheSobczynscyfamilyofKonstancin-JeziornaFoodexpenditureforoneweek:582.48Zlotysor$151.2718Egypt:TheAhmedfamilyofCairoFoodexpenditureforoneweek:387.85EgyptianPoundsor$68.5319Ecuador:TheAymefamilyofTingoFoodexpenditureforoneweek:$31.5520Bhutan:TheNamgayfamilyofShingkheyVillageFoodexpenditureforoneweek:224.93ngultrumor$5.0321Chad:TheAboubakarfamilyofBreidjingCampFoodexpenditureforoneweek:685CFAFrancsor$1.2322Ifyoucalculatedtheamountofmoneyspentononepersonineachfamilyinaweekitwouldbe:Germany$125.04U.S.$85.50Japan$79.31Italy$52.02Mexico$37.82Poland$30.25Egypt$5.71Ecuador$3.51Bhutan$0.39Chad$0.21TheamountofmoneyspentononememberoftheMelanderfamily(Germany)inoneweekcouldsustain595peopleinChadforthesameamountoftime.23Writing.Think about the following questions.-Howmuchdoyouthinkyourfamilyspendsonfoodaweek?-Whattypesoffooddoesyourfamilyusuallyconsume?24