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Some coun tries en joy eating food/ that o ther coun tries do not eat / at all. sʌm ˈkʌntriz ɪnˈʤɔɪ ˈiːtɪŋ fuːd ðæt ˈʌðə ˈkʌntriz duː nɒt iːt æt ɔːl Here are some coun tries with ve ry di fferent i deas / of what food is. hɪər ɑː sʌm ˈkʌntriz wɪð ˈvɛri ˈdɪfrənt aɪˈdɪəz ɒv wɒt fuːd ɪz. In Te xas, U.S. A / there’s a fes tival for rat tlesnake meat. The meat is coat ed in flo ur/ and fried in ve ry hot oil. ɪn ˈtɛksəs, juː.ɛs.eɪ., ðeəz ə ˈfɛstəvəl fɔː ˈrætlsneɪk miːt. ðə miːt ɪz ˈkəʊtɪd ɪn ˈflaʊər ænd fraɪd ɪn ˈvɛri hɒt ɔɪl.
It is a ve ry po pular dish in Te xas / and some of the peo ple say / that ratt lesnake meat/ is the most de li cious in the world. ɪt ɪz ə ˈvɛri ˈpɒpjʊlə dɪʃ ɪn ˈtɛksəs, ænd sʌm ɒv ðə ˈpiːpl seɪ ðæt ˈrætlsneɪk miːt ɪz ðə məʊst dɪˈlɪʃəs ɪn ðə wɜːld. Small shops in the streets of Thai land/ sell fried bats. smɔːl ʃɒps ɪn ðə striːts ɒv ˈtaɪlænd sɛl fraɪd bæts. The bat is fried whole , so that peo ple can still see the bat wings/ and head on it. ðə bæt ɪz fraɪd həʊl, səʊ ðæt ˈpiːpl kæn stɪl siː ðə bæt wɪŋz ænd hɛd ɒn ɪt. It is not very cheap / be cause it is hard to catch the bats.
Outline: Topic: different ideas of what food is
- rattlesnake meat Where: Texas, USA What: The meat is coated in flour/ and fried in very hot oil. How: rattlesnake meat is the most delicious in the world.
- fried bats: Where: small shops in streets of Thailand What: The bat is fried whole How: not very cheap because it is hard to catch the bats.
- foie gras: Where: France What: The farmers force the ducks to eat a lot of corn for 4 to 5 months How: Many people want this to stop, because they say that the ducks suffer a lot 1. How does the speaker talk about foods? (A) By contrasting with other foods (B) By listing fried foods in the US (C) By giving examples of unusual foods (D) By mentioning them in time order
2. According to the speaker, what do some Americans eat in the US? (A) They eat fried bats. (B) They eat fried duck. (C) They eat foie gras. (D) They eat rattlesnake meat. 3. What is implied about foie gras? (A) It is cruel to ducks. (B) It is not very tasty. (C) It is eaten by rattlesnakes. (D) It comes from bats. .
