eng8-u2-reading· UNIT 2. FOOD AROUND THE WORLD· ~22 min

Unit 2 Reading: Foods from different countries

Track details, sequence, comparison, attribution, and cause across four food accounts.

Read each food account as a passage, not as a collection of facts to memorize. First identify its focus: ingredients, a reported origin, a preparation sequence, or a change over time. Use time expressions to build a chronology and sequence markers to order steps. When the writer uses a phrase such as many historians say, preserve that attribution in your answer. For comparisons, place the same kind of evidence side by side, such as old and modern ingredients or the different effects of cost.

Key terms

attribution — Language that identifies who is presented as the source of a claim.
sequence — The order in which actions or events occur.
cause and effect — A relationship in which one stated change leads to another result.
contrast — A comparison that highlights meaningful differences.
Evidence map from the article
Food accountEvidence typeReading focus
Margherita pizzaingredients, flag colours, Queen associationidentity and chronology
Sushi rollspreservation account and preparation stepspurpose and sequence
Fish and chipsshop attribution, price change, eating frequencyattribution and cause
Tacosancient and modern ingredient listschange and variety
✎Keep an attribution cautious
  1. 1Notice the signal: The passage says that many food historians make the Joseph Malin claim.
  2. 2Retain the source: Report it as the passage’s attributed account.
  3. 3Avoid overclaiming: Do not change many historians say into every historian has proved.
✎Compare one category
  1. 1Choose the category: Compare how the passages connect money with food choices.
  2. 2Collect both details: Higher fish prices reduce frequency; home sushi is presented as a way to save.
  3. 3State the contrast: One cost discourages frequent eating, while one preparation choice may lower expense.
🚫Do not turn the passage into outside history

Answer what the article reports and retain phrases that mark a claim as an account or attribution.

💡Separate two timelines

The sushi paragraph moves from an old preservation story to present-day preparation and advice.

⚠️Avoid one-word matching

A shared ingredient does not prove that two passages make the same point; compare the role of the detail.

Rules

  1. 1Base an answer on the supplied passage, especially when it reports a historical origin.
  2. 2Use time clues such as thousands of years ago, the 1700s, and 1860 to order events.
  3. 3Keep historical preservation steps separate from the passage’s present-day preparation steps.
  4. 4Preserve reporting language: a claim attributed to historians should remain attributed.
  5. 5For comparison questions, compare like with like: ingredients with ingredients, cost with cost, or sequence with sequence.
  6. 6Choose the conclusion that uses all the relevant details without adding an outside fact.

Practice

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Up to 10 random questions per test

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