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4 On the bus, it is rude to talk ______ on your cell phone.
a loudly b quietly
5 Lena was cold, so Pablo ______ his coat.
a offered her b took back
6 You are eating too fast. Take smaller _____ _
a hosts b bites
7 Simon took off his sweater because he was _____ _
a hot b cold
8 Tomoko is a great host. Everyone loves her _____ _
a parties b clothes
B Complete the sentences below. Discuss your answers with a partner.
1 My favorite meal is ___________________
2 A common custom in my country is ____________ _
3 I think it is rude to __________________ _
4 I share my house with _________________ _

A Read the paragraph below. Vocabulary Skill
Words for Comparing and
Contrasting
Spain and Morocco share some common food and eating customs. For
example, people in both countries eat bread with most meals. In Morocco, When we compare
people often use their hands or pieces of bread to eat food. However, and contrast things,
the Spanish use forks, knives, and spoons to eat most foods. In Morocco, we often use certain
people usually eat their largest meal in the afternoon. h is is also true in words and phrases:
T
Spain. At the end of a Spanish meal, many people have coffee. People both, also, too, or but,
drink coffee in Morocco, too, but not at the end of the midday meal. however, and instead.
Instead, it is more common to drink sweet mint tea.

B Look at the words in bold in A. Which words show that an idea is
different (D)? Which show the ideas are the same (S)? Write S or D
for each word.

( _· _ both __ however __ also __ too but __ instead )

C Complete the sentences with the correct word from B.
1 T h e food in the United States is not very spicy. , in
Mexico the food is very spicy.
2 In Taiwan and Korea, people eat rice with almost every meal.
3 Mohammed's first language is Arabic. He speaks French.
4 When you finish eating, don't put your napkin on the plate. ____ _
put it on the table.

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