Reading and Writing 3 Q: Skills for Success

Unit 2 Student Book Answer Key Second Edition

Activity F., p. 35 were young. For example, when I

1. b
2. c
3. b
4. c
5. a
Activity G., p. 36
Answers may vary. Possible answers:
1. about 20,000 (twice as many as
medium tasters, who typically have
10,000)
2. no, because it depends on how many
taste buds you have
3. foods that don’t have a lot of flavors
4. They might be at risk for diseases like
heart disease and diabetes.
WRITE WHAT YOU THINK
Activity A., B., p. 36
Answers will vary. Sample answers:
1. I think I’m a nontaster because I eat
everything. I like very spicy food. I
also like very sweet and fatty foods.
My favorite foods are desserts and
fried foods. I also like strong coffee.
2. I really like strawberries because
they are sweet. They taste good
fresh and they’re also good in pie or
jam. When they are ripe, they taste
like candy. I also like them because I
now they are good for me. They are
full of vitamin C.
3. People like foods they grew up
eating or foods that remind them of
happy times. Sometimes it’s hard to
like food that’s different from the
food you grew up eating. If a food
looks strange or unusual, people
might not like it. People often dislike
foods that have made them sick.
They might also dislike foods that
they had to eat a lot when they
was young, my mother made me eat
broccoli all the time. Now I don’t like
it.
READING SKILL
Activity A., p. 37
Step 1:
1. Finding Balance in Food
2. Food, Balance, and Culture; France:
Balancing Geography and Portions;
China: Balancing Opposites;
Different Cultures, Shared Desire
Step 2:
sweet and sour chicken and a map of
France
Step 3:
Paragraph 1: When comparing the food
habits of different cultures, however, the
definition of a “balanced diet” might also be
seen differently.
Paragraph 6: A look at their food
preferences also suggests that culture and
food are not separate from each other.
Activity B., p. 37
how the concept of a balanced diet
is different in different cultures
Activity C., p. 37
France and China have different
cultures and different ideas of a
balanced diet. Food and culture are
closely related.
READING 2
WORK WITH THE READING
Activity B., p. 40
1. b
2. a
3. b
4. c
5. a

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6. b 5. it is a cool drink that can balance the

7. b extra warmth
8. c Activity H., p. 43
9. b  1
10. a  2
Activity D., p. 41  5
1. a
2. b WRITE WHAT YOU THINK
3. d Activity A., p. 43
4. a Answers will vary. Possible answers:
5. c 1. I prefer to eat more variety because
Activity E., p. 41 it keeps my diet interesting.
1. T Different kinds of foods have
2. F There are fast-food restaurants in different nutrients. I eat small
France. portions because I need to limit the
3. F A traditional French meal can have number of calories I eat. I also like to
from three to seven courses. enjoy many different flavors in one
4. T meal. I usually eat more than three
5. T times a day, but I only eat a little at
6. T each meal.
7. F Eggs and mushrooms are 2. I like the Chinese food called chow
considered warm foods. mein. It has a lot of noodles and
8. T vegetables and sometimes meat or
Activity F., p. 42 chicken. Chinese dishes never have
French cuisine cheese or bread. In my country, we
1. balance of different food regions eat a lot of beans, yogurt, meat, and
2. several courses bread. I like our food the best, but I
3. small portions think Chinese food is healthier.
Similarities Activity B., p. 43
4. food preferences affected by culture Answers will vary. Possible answers:
5. search for balance 1. curry, salt, pepper, cayenne pepper,
Chinese cuisine saffron, paprika, etc.
6. balance of warm and cool foods 2. I think more people from different
7. opposing cooking methods cultures are cooking with more
8. food as medicine spices. More people in the United
Activity G., p. 42 States are trying these foods and the
1. fast-food restaurants have changed spices are becoming more familiar
their menus to them.
2. many French people dislike it
3. a meal can have from three to seven
courses
4. it is considered healthy

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VOCABULARY SKILL Activity C., p. 47

Activity A, p. 44 Answers will vary. Sample answer:
1. tastes, menus, ingredients, eating The author was writing down key words
habits, and nutritional benefits and phrases.
2. beef with broccoli and sweet and Activity D., p. 47-48
sour chicken Nothing tastes better than the ceviche in
3. the way a dish tastes, or how a meal Lima, Peru.
is prepared and served Activity E., p. 48
4. They have a taste for sugary foods. 1. simple
5. in textures 2. hot
6. cool and warm foods 3. raw
Activity B., p. 45 4. special
1. makes 5. sliced
2. meals 6. fresh
3. ways that things feel 7. famous
4. a liking Activity F., p. 48
5. think about Answers will vary. Sample answer:
6. a good combination 1. traditional, old-fashioned
Activity C., p. 45 2. big, yellow
Answers will vary. 3. bold, bland
4. bitter, fresh
WRITING SKILL 5. excellent, favorite
Activity A., p. 46-47
1. Whenever I think of my mother’s GRAMMAR
cooking, I always remember her Activity A., p. 49
delicious Yorkshire puddings. Answers will vary. Sample answers:
2. Yorkshire pudding is such a simple 1. I love to eat sweet, milky, white
and common English food, but it will chocolate.
always be special to me because of 2. I am going to visit my nice, elderly,
my mother. friendly grandmother.
3. Yorkshire pudding tastes delicious, 3. I am wearing a comfortable, orange,
light, crisp, and sweet. silk blouse.
4. her mother, her British ancestry, and 4. Yesterday I ate spicy, tasty, Korean
her mother’s history food.
5. delicious, traditional, simple, light, 5. I am reading a funny, modern,
crisp, sweet, special, homemade, interesting book.
common, English 6. My favorite place to eat is a
Activity B., p. 47 common, traditional, American
crisp and sweet; holidays; sweet with restaurant.
strawberry jam; fight with sister;
homemade; British ancestry; family

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