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READ
National Sandwich Day is on November the 3rd every year. It is, of course, a celebration of one of the world’s first convenience foods. The sandwich is also one of the world’s most commonly eaten foods. November the 3rd is the birthday of the inventor of the sandwich, a British aristocrat called John Montagu. He was connected to the UK’s royal family and had the title the Earl of Sandwich. The story goes that one day in the 18th century, he asked his servants for something he could eat with one hand. He was in the middle of a 24-hour gambling session. His cook served him some meat in between two pieces of bread. And that’s how the sandwich came about. Curiously, the town of Sandwich is next to another town called Ham.
Sandwiches are everywhere today. They are huge business. In many countries, people eat sandwiches for lunch every day. They are also the major part of many picnics. This is because they are so versatile, and so easy to make. You can choose almost any filling for a sandwich, from a simple slice of cheese, to a full Indian chicken tikka and salad combo with all the extras. You can see sandwich shops all over the world. Some of them are even called restaurants. Perhaps the most famous is the Subway chain. Almost everyone knows what a subway sandwich is. Sandwiches in some countries may not be so popular in others. Japanese strawberry and cream sandwiches might not go down too well in Britain.
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PHRASE MATCH
Match the following phrases from the article.
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November the 3rd
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the sandwich
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convenience
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They are huge
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LISTENING GAP FILL
National Sandwich Day is on November the 3rd every year. ____________, a celebration of one of the world’s first convenience foods. The sandwich is also one of the world’s most ____________ foods. November the 3rd is the birthday of the ____________ sandwich, a British aristocrat called John Montagu. He was connected to the UK’s royal family and ____________ Earl of Sandwich. The story goes that one day in the 18th century, he asked his servants for something he could eat with one hand. He was ____________ a 24-hour gambling session. His cook served him some meat in between two pieces of bread. And that’s how the sandwich came about. Curiously, the town of Sandwich is ______________ town called Ham.
Sandwiches are everywhere today. They ____________. In many countries, people eat sandwiches for lunch every day. They are also ______________ many picnics. This is because they ______________, and so easy to make. You can choose almost any filling for a sandwich, from ________________ cheese, to a full Indian chicken tikka and salad combo with all the extras. You can see sandwich shops all over the world. Some of them are even called restaurants. Perhaps the most famous is the Subway chain. Almost everyone ______________ subway sandwich is. Sandwiches in some countries may not be so popular in others. Japanese strawberry and cream sandwiches might not _______________ in Britain.
WHILE READING / LISTENING GAP FILL
Put the words into the gaps in the text.
National Sandwich Day is on November the 3rd every year. It is, of ____________, a celebration of one of the world’s first convenience foods. The sandwich is also one of the world’s ____________ commonly eaten foods. November the 3rd is the birthday of the ____________ of the sandwich, a British aristocrat called John Montagu. He was ____________ to the UK’s royal family and had the title the Earl of Sandwich. The story ____________ that one day in the 18th century, he asked his servants for something he could eat with one hand. He was in the ____________ of a 24-hour gambling session. His cook ____________ him some meat in between two pieces of bread. And that’s how the sandwich came ____________. Curiously, the town of Sandwich is next to another town called Ham.
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Sandwiches are everywhere today. They are ____________ business. In many countries, people eat sandwiches for lunch every day. They are also the ____________ part of many picnics. This is because they are so versatile, and so easy to make. You can ____________ almost any ____________ for a sandwich, from a simple slice of cheese, to a full Indian chicken tikka and salad combo with all the ____________. You can see sandwich shops all over the world. Some of them are even called restaurants. Perhaps the most ____________ is the Subway chain. Almost everyone knows what a subway sandwich is. Sandwiches in some countries may not be so ____________ in others. Japanese strawberry and cream sandwiches might not go ____________ too well in Britain.
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CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD
Delete the wrong word in each of the pairs of italics.
National Sandwich Day is on November the 3rd every year. It is, of course / coarse, a celebration of one of the world’s first convenience foods. The sandwich is also one of the world’s most common / commonly eaten foods. November the 3rd is the birthday of the inventor of the sandwich, a British aristocrat called John Montagu. He was connected / connection to the UK’s royal / royalty family and had the title the Earl of Sandwich. The story comes / goes that one day in the 18th century, he asked his servants for something he could eat with one handed / hand. He was in the end / middle of a 24-hour gambling session. His cook served him some meat in between two pieces of bread. And that’s how the sandwich came about. Curious / Curiously, the town of Sandwich is next to another town called Ham.
Sandwiches are everywhere today. They are huge businesses / business. In many countries, people eat sandwiches for lunch every day. They are also the major party / part of many picnics. This is because they are so versatile, and so easy to make. You can choice / choose almost any filling for a sandwich, from a simple slice of cheese, to a full / fully Indian chicken tikka and salad combo with all the extras. You can see sandwich shops all over the world. Some of them are ever / even called restaurants. Perhaps the most famous is the Subway chain. Almost everyone knows what a subway sandwich was / is. Sandwiches in some countries may not be so popularity / popular in others. Japanese strawberry and cream sandwiches might not go down / up too well in Britain.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
National Sandwich Day is on November the 3rd every year. It is, of course, a celebration of one of the world’s (1) ____ convenience foods. The sandwich is also one of the world’s most (2) ____ eaten foods. November the 3rd is the birthday of the inventor of the sandwich, a British aristocrat called John Montagu. He was connected to the UK’s (3) ____ family and had the title the Earl of Sandwich. The story (4) ____ that one day in the 18th century, he asked his servants for something he could eat with one hand. He was in the middle of a 24-hour gambling (5) ____. His cook served him some meat in between two pieces of bread. And that’s how the sandwich came (6) ____. Curiously, the town of Sandwich is next to another town called Ham.
Sandwiches are everywhere today. They are huge (7) ____. In many countries, people eat sandwiches for lunch every day. They are also the major part of many picnics. This is because they are so (8) ____, and so easy to make. You can choose almost any filling for a sandwich, from a simple slice of cheese, to a full Indian chicken tikka and salad combo with all the (9) ____. You can see sandwich shops all over the world. Some of them are (10) ____ called restaurants. Perhaps the most famous is the Subway chain. Almost everyone knows what a subway sandwich is. Sandwiches in some countries may not be (11) ____ popular in others. Japanese strawberry and cream sandwiches might not go (12) ____ too well in Britain.
Put the correct words from this table into the article.
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first
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firstly
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firsts
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first-hand
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common
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commonest
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commoner
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royally
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SPELLING
Spell the jumbled words (from the text) correctly.
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PUT THE TEXT BACK TOGETHER
Number these lines in the correct order.
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Sandwiches are everywhere today. They are huge business. In many countries, people eat
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for something he could eat with one hand. He was in the middle of a 24-hour gambling session. His cook
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served him some meat in between two pieces of bread. And that’s how the sandwich came
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knows what a subway sandwich is. Sandwiches in some countries may not be so
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inventor of the sandwich, a British aristocrat called John Montagu. He was connected to the UK’s royal
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National Sandwich Day is on November the 3rd every year. It is, of course, a celebration of one of the world’s first convenience
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about. Curiously, the town of Sandwich is next to another town called Ham.
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sandwiches for lunch every day. They are also the major part of many picnics. This is because they are so
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family and had the title the Earl of Sandwich. The story goes that one day in the 18th century, he asked his servants
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popular in others. Japanese strawberry and cream sandwiches might not go down too well in Britain.
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of cheese, to a full Indian chicken tikka and salad combo with all the extras. You can see sandwich shops all over the
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versatile, and so easy to make. You can choose almost any filling for a sandwich, from a simple slice
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foods. The sandwich is also one of the world’s most commonly eaten foods. November the 3rd is the birthday of the
SCRAMBLED SENTENCES
With a partner, put the words back into the correct order.
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DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.
2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find more information about National Sandwich Day. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about National Sandwich Day. Write about what happens around the world. Include two imaginary interviews with people who did something on this day.
Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
4. POSTER: Make your own poster about National Sandwich Day. Write about what will happen on this day around the world.
Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
ANSWERS
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