Задание

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Here are some dishes that people eat in the morning all around the world.

Read the following texts and match them to the most suitable question. Each question can only be used ONCE. There are three questions you will not need.

Text 1 Nowhere else in the world has so many breakfast choices as America. Some Americans choose to grab a coffee and eat pancakes with syrup and bacon on top, whereas others choose a less fattening option of savoury biscuits. The biscuits are sometimes spread with jam and sometimes served with sausage gravy.

Text 2. Jamaicans start their day with traditional banana bread, which is cut into thick slices and served with whipped cream or fruit. There’s usually some strong local coffee or hot tea with it too. Children sometimes take the bread to school to eat for a snack.

Text 3 The traditional Chinese breakfast is called bao and is usually steamed or baked. These soft buns are filled with either vegetables or meat and are bought in shops called dim sum. They are a favourite mid-morning snack and one of the most popular breakfast dishes in China.

Text 4. The traditional English breakfast is called bubble-and-squeak – but it is too fattening to eat every day. People choose healthier breakfast foods now, but bubble-and-squeak was traditionally eaten on Monday mornings. It is made of leftovers from the previous night’s roast beef dinner, and served with bacon and eggs!

Text 5. Many French people start their day with a traditional sweet cherry pie called clafoutis. It’s from a place in France called the Limousin. It is made with cherries in early summer and other fruit for the rest of the year. It is very sweet and is accompanied by strong black coffee.

Text 6. Visit any town in Egypt in the morning and you’ll find people cooking ful medames – a dish that they have eaten since ancient times. It is lightly spiced and includes broad beans with olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, spices. It is eaten with lots of flat bread. Pickled vegetables are also eaten with the meal as a side dish.

Is this food popular in China?

How old is this type of dish?

Can you eat this at night as well as for breakfast?

What do you eat with the biscuits?

Do children always eat this at school?

Is this also a dessert?

Do you eat this bread with a drink?

How did this food become popular?

Can you eat this dish at any time of year?