B1 Lesson 03

2A THE WORLD OF SPEED EATING

Open Ended

•Are you a person who eats fast?

Open Ended

•In your own words, what is an eating contest?

Poll

•How many hot dogs can you eat in a short period of time?

• 1

• more than 1

• more than 5

• more than 10

Multiple Choice

This passage is about...

• A speed eating contest.

• Fast food around the world.

Multiple Choice

An example of an athlete is a...

• singer

• soccer player

• scientist

Multiple Choice

People sometimes argue when they ... about something.

• agree

• disagree

Multiple Choice

If something is unhealthy, it is ... for you.

• bad

• good

Multiple Choice

When you work out something, you...

• find the answer

• tell a story

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct word:

Gap #1

Every year, the small Czech town of Vizovice holds a festival to celebrate the plums grown in the area. The festival has a long 1 ________, recently celebrating its 50th year. One of its most popular events is a plum dumpling eating contest.

• exactly

• various

• tradition

• records

• argue

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct word:

Gap #2

Every year, the small Czech town of Vizovice holds a festival to celebrate the plums grown in the area. The festival has a long 1 ________, recently celebrating its 50th year. One of its most popular events is a plum dumpling eating contest.

In 2017, American Patrick Bertoletti won the contest. He ate 2 __________198 dumplings in one hour.

• exactly

• various

• tradition

• records

• argue

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct word:

Gap #3

Every year, the small Czech town of Vizovice holds a festival to celebrate the plums grown in the area. The festival has a long 1 ________, recently celebrating its 50th year. One of its most popular events is a plum dumpling eating contest.

In 2017, American Patrick Bertoletti won the contest. He ate 2 __________198 dumplings in one hour.

Bertoletti has held 3 ________ other...

• exactly

• various

• tradition

• records

• argue

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct word:

Gap #4

Every year, the small Czech town of Vizovice holds a festival to celebrate the plums grown in the area. The festival has a long 1 ________, recently celebrating its 50th year. One of its most popular events is a plum dumpling eating contest.

In 2017, American Patrick Bertoletti won the contest. He ate 2 __________198 dumplings in one hour.

Bertoletti has held 3 ________ other world 4 _______

in speed eating. He won the 2015 Wing Bowl when he ate an amazing 444 chicken wings in just 26 minutes.

• exactly

• various

• tradition

• records

• argue

Multiple Select

READING SKILLS:

Which parts of the passage are used?

• a title and subtitle

• photos and illustrations

• a footnote

• a sidebar and captions

• a map

Multiple Choice

How many paragraph are there in the main text?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Multiple Choice

Does every photo have a caption?

• yes

• no

Multiple Choice

How many footnotes are there?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

Whose records are in the sidebar?

• Joey Chesnut

• Takeru Kobayashi

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of paragraph B?

• a. the history of hot dogs in the United States

• b. the career of a famous competitive eater

• c. eating competitions and the people who take part.

Multiple Choice

What is NOT TRUE about Joey Chestnut?

• a. He is smaller than Takeru Kobayashi.

• b. He has won Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest.

• c. He broke the world record for hot dog eating.

Multiple Choice

In Paragraph D, which word can be replaced in bad taste?

• a. wrong

• b. dangerous

• c. exciting

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would Takeru Kobayashi most likely say?

• a. "Competitive eating is just a fun hobby for me. Winning isn't important."

• b. "I see competitive eating as a sport, and I always try my best."

• c. "Eating so much food is unhealthy. Eating competitions should be stopped."

Multiple Select

- Who helped to start the tradition of hot dog eating contest?

• James Mullen

• Joey Chesnut

• Takeru Kobayashi

Multiple Select

Who won the 2018 Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs Eating Contest?

• James Mullen

• Joey Chesnut

• Takeru Kobayashi

Multiple Select

Who holds a record for eating hamburgers?

• James Mullen

• Joey Chesnut

• Takeru Kobayashi

Open Ended

In your own words, what is competitive eating?

Open Ended

Describe the born of Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest:

Open Ended

Which is the current record of the Hot Dogs contest?

Open Ended

What do you think about the eating contest?

Open Ended

Which are the possible issues related to this contest?

Open Ended

Would you ever enter to one?