Intermediate – Countable or Uncountable Nouns

Listen and write True or False

_____Fish heads are a special treat in Nigeria.
_____Raw means “not cooked.”
_____Spiders taste like boiled potatoes.
_____No one likes to eat grasshoppers.
_____Beef has more proteins than spiders.

Choose the best sentence to summarize the text

Flies grasshoppers and other insects are disgusting.

Everyone likes to eat pizza.

What we eat depends on where we live and the culture around us.

Complete the sentences with words: cold, frog’s legs, cultures, milk, grasshoppers, spiders.

Many people in ______________ countries eat raw fish.

In Nigeria, most people like fried___________________.

_______________ are a special treat in France.

_______________ taste like peanut butter.

Members of the Masai tribe in Kenya drink cow’s blood mixed with _______________.

People from different __________________ like different foods.

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Disgusting or Delicious?
Would you like a bowl of fried flies for lunch? Would you prefer a live oyster, a fish head, or a pizza? You and your friends would probably choose the pizza, but people in many parts of the world would make a different choice.

People in cold countries often eat raw (uncooked) fish. In Vietnam, fish heads are a special treat. In Nigeria, most people like fried insects, especially grasshoppers. Many people in France eat frogs’ legs for special meals. if you travel around the world, you’ll find people who eat rats, ants, cow’s eyes, pigs’ feet, and spiders. Did you know that spiders have three times more protein than beef – and they taste like peanut butter?

What you think is disgusting or delicious depends on where you live and the customs of the people around you. If your mother doesn’t like tomatoes, you probably won’t like them either. If you don’t have a refrigerator, you will always eat fresh or salted food. And if you are a member of the Masai tribe in Kenya, you will drink cows’ blood mixed with milk. Every culture has special food customs and habits. This makes our world an interesting place to live.