The document discusses the origins and invention stories behind several common foods. It describes how the sandwich, crisps, and pizza originated from situations where people were looking for convenient portable foods or ways to use leftover ingredients. The stories illustrate how some of our most popular foods came from accidental discoveries or innovations to solve practical problems.

1. Lifestyles
8.1 Can you agree and disagree?
Unit8
1 Unscramble these statements and 3 Complete the dialogue using the
agree or disagree, using the words words and phrases below.
below and the prompts.
think I do rest neither do I
So do I. I don’t. I do. I do. prefer have you tried so do I
a muesli / like / I / don’t / . MASTERCHEF: OK, let’s begin with this tasty
I don’t like muesli. dish. What do you (a) think
(disagree) I do. of this sweet and sour fish?
b Italian / prefer / I / food / . Tommy? Becky?
TOMMY: Mmm, I quite like the rice, but I
(agree) don’t like the (b)
c sweet / love / and / I / sour / chicken / . of it.
BECKY: (c) ! It’s delicious!
(disagree) M: Well, (d) these barbecued
d salad / really / I / fruit / like / don’t / . ribs?
B: Yes, I’ve tried them, but I don’t really like
(disagree) them. I (e) barbecued steak.
T: Yes, (f) . Steak’s much tastier
2 Look at the pictures. Agree or disagree. than ribs. I don’t like this seafood soup
either.
If you disagree, what do you prefer?
B: (g) — it’s very watery and it
doesn’t taste of anything!
4 Put this conversation in the right
order.
JAMIE: So, Greg, what do you think of TexMex
food? (a) ___
1
GREG: Neither do I: they are very slow, and
you have to wait for hours to be
served!
(b) ___
a I don’t really like wearing jeans! J: That’s right! Waiters in the UK and the
b I quite like fruit salad. USA are much quicker! (c) ___
c I love eating pizza! G: I don’t really like it, but I quite like the
d I don’t like watching DVDs. nachos. (d) ___
e I really love drinking tea! J: Yes, the French make great coffee. I’ll tell
f I don’t like cats. you one thing I really don’t like here: the
waiters! (e) ___
a I do./Me neither. I prefer wearing skirts. G: I don’t, I prefer creamy French coffee.
b (f) ___
c J: So do I. And I love the coffee here, it’s
d really strong. (g) ___
e
f
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2. Lifestyles
8.2 Vocabulary
Unit8
1 Unscramble the words. 3 Replace the underlined words with
a Many tabslet battles must be their synonyms.
fought before you can win the war. a My best friend gave me a lovely piece of
b The neighbours complained about the loud jewellery for my wrist for Christmas.
sicum at the party. bracelet
c I don’t like smoking. inereth b Zorro always wore a mask and a black coat
do I. without arms.
d For breakfast I always have sumeil c My favourite animals are little horses.
because it’s my favourite
recale . d Every Friday we have a traditional Italian
e Last weekend we went thungin dish for supper. My favourite is lasagna.
for dwil roab
and I hated it. e The valiant soldier fought to the end.
f Have you seen the latest Shrek? It’s on now
at the niceam . f Working with animals and planting cereals
is a very difficult job.
g Every year I have a celebration of the day
2 Quiz. Circle the correct answer. I was born and invite all my friends and
family.
4 Put the sentences in the correct order.
The first word is given.
a Cattle is the group name for ... .
1 cows 2 sheep 3 birds a trekking / went / last / we / week / pony / .
b Hadrian’s Wall separates ... . We went pony trekking last week.
1 England from Scotland b British / and / chips / is / delicious / fish / a
2 Wales from Ireland / meal / .
3 England from Wales Fish
c Bread is made from ... . c I / food . / Chinese / love / I / do / so / .
1 custard 2 cornflakes 3 wheat I
d A helmet is used to protect your ... . d British / are / lots / there / deer / in / of /
1 head 2 arms 3 legs parks / .
e Druids were ancient ... . There
1 doctors 2 dentists 3 priests e like / blue / don’t / I / cheese. / I / do /
f A bracelet is worn around your ... . neither / .
1 neck 2 wrist 3 ankle I
g An elaborate design is ... . f a / is / curry / spicy / from / India / dish / .
1 simple 2 modern 3 complicated Curry
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3. Lifestyles
8.3 Can you talk about your parents’ life?
Unit8
1 Unscramble the questions. 3 Complete the conversation using the
a boys / body / use / to / wear / did / prompts.
paint / ? TERRY: Mum, can you answer these questions
Did boys use to wear body paint? for my school History project?
b the / lots / men / jewellery / use / to / (a) Did you use to go (use to / go)
didn’t / wear / of / ? to discos when you were my age?
MUM: Well, not really discos, but we
(b) (use to / dance)
c carry / women / use / to / did / the / in jazz clubs!
spears / ? T: What sort of clothes (c)
(you / use to / wear)?
M: Hah! Well, let me see, we (d)
d have / didn’t / long / children / use / the / (not / use to / live) in jeans and sportswear,
to / hair / ? like you do now. We (e)
(use to / dress up) in high boots and short
skirts, with lots of make-up.
T: Mum, (f) (dancers /
use to be) better or worse in your days?
2 Look at the picture and correct the M: OK, Terry, how old do you think I am? We
mistakes in these sentences. certainly (g) (did not /
use to throw) our arms and legs around
like you do today!
4 Complete the sentences about Terry’s
mum when she was younger.
wear listen to to use watch
a The Celts didn’t use to worry about their
appearance.
They did use to worry about their
appearance.
b Celtic women used to hate jewellery.
c Celtic children didn’t use to look like their
parents.
a She used to wear a school uniform.
b She
d Celtic men used to fight with short spears.
records and dance with her friends in her
free time.
e The Celts used to have very short hair.
c They
films at drive-in cinemas.
f Celtic men didn’t use to carry shields.
d They
trainers, unless they were doing sports.
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4. Lifestyles
8.4 Reading and writing
Unit8
1 Read the text and put the paragraph headings in the right place.
Family is everything Indian origins Many people, many countries
Past and present Travelling with your home Unusual jobs
a Many people, many countries
Roma is the correct word for Gypsy, a race of nomads, who have travelled and settled all over the
world. There are approximately twelve million Roma around the world, but nobody knows exactly
how many because they have no official country.
b
Their name Gypsy in English probably comes from the word Egypt: many Roma people have dark skin
and black hair. But, in fact, experts know their ancestors came from India because many Roma words
are similar to old Indian words. Like Indian people, there are many different tribes — or nations — with
many different versions of the languages they speak, and many rich and varied traditions.
c
One characteristic of Roma life is their love of being outside and love of
animals, especially horses. For Gypsies, travelling is not a leisure activity
but a way of life. Many people can easily recognise a colourfully-painted
Gypsy wagon being pulled by a slow old horse. But because Gypsies
have always preferred to live outside traditional societies, people have
often been very suspicious of them.
d
Gypsies have no heroes. There are no stories about their origin or of an
escape to a promised land. They have no monuments, no anthem, no
ruins, and no special Book. Instead, the family is the centre of Roma life.
e
In the past, Roma people used to make money by making and fixing things for people, especially at
travelling fairs. Women read palms and tarot cards, and cast charms and spells. In nineteenth-century
England, fortune telling was the equivalent of the today’s horoscope, and many people believed Roma
women had magical powers or were witches.
f
Life has changed for most modern Roma people. Now most of their children have nice houses. But
many older people say they couldn’t sleep in a normal bed or live in a house; it would be like a jail
for them.
2 Now answer these questions.
a How many Roma people are there in the world? Approximately twelve million.
b Where do experts think Roma people originally came from?
c Why do the experts think so?
d How did Roma people traditionally travel?
e What is the most important thing for Roma people?
f What did people used to think about Roma women?
3 Find words with these meanings.
a people without a home in one place nomads d doubting
b not exactly e important building
c different f a prison
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5. Lifestyles
8.5 Culture
Unit8
Food glorious food!
1 Work in pairs. Underline any information you would like to remember.
Student A reads about the sandwich, crisps and pizza.
Student B reads about the ice-lolly, cornflakes and Spanish omelette.
Student A:
The Crisps Pizza
sandwich George Crum Another chef,
The nobleman, John Montagu, invented crisps in 1853. He was Raffaele Esposito, is credited for
invented the sandwich in the the chef at a very luxurious creating the modern pizza. As
eighteenth century. His favourite New York hotel and one day, his pizza began to gain recognition
food was roast beef and his when customer Cornelius in Naples, he was asked to make
favourite pastime was playing Vanderbilt complained that his pizzas for the Italian King Umberto I
cards for money. By placing the chips were too thick, George and Queen Margherita in 1889.
roast beef between two pieces Crum fried up a serving of Esposito is said to have made
of toasted bread, he had created paper thin potatoes cooked three versions, but the one that
a handy meal and he was able until they became light and the Queen liked was designed to
to carry on playing cards while fragile. However, crisps didn’t express his loyalty to Italy, using
eating. A real convenience food! become really popular again the colours of the Italian flag. He
until the 1920, when another used basil for green, mozzarella
American, Herman Lay, began cheese for white and tomatoes for
producing the first successfully red. He named this invention Pizza
marketed national brand. Margherita in honour of the
Queen of Italy!
Student B:
The ice-lolly
The ice-lolly was invented in 1905 by eleven-year-old Frank Epperson, who lived in
San Francisco, California. One night, by mistake, he left a fruit drink outside in a cup with
a spoon in it, and it froze. In the United States his frozen invention was originally called
the Epsicle, then the popsicle. In Britain, however, it is known as the ice-lolly.
Corn flakes
Corn flakes were invented in 1894 by an American doctor called John Kellogg. He made
it as food for the patients at the hospital where he worked. The invention of the corn
flake was an accident, Doctor Kellogg was actually trying to make a type of bread when
he was interrupted and had to leave the kitchen. When he returned, he discovered he
had found a new food to keep his patients healthy!
The Spanish omelette
The Spanish omelette, or potato omelette, was invented by a Spanish military general
called Tomas de Zumalacarregui in 1829 in Navarra. The legend says that one day he
had no food left to give his tired and hungry soldiers, except some eggs, some potatoes
and some oil. His invention was so popular it soon became a basic food all over Spain,
and there are now an infinite number of variations on the original recipe.
2 Now tell your partner how the foods you have read about were invented or
discovered. Use the information you underlined, but try to explain in your own words.
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