Fill in the Blanks
                                    V LEVEL Unit 2 TASTE lesson 4Online version
                                    
                                        Students will be able to identify missing words into a paragraph 
                                    
                                                                        
                                                                     
                             
                                                     
                                                	
		
			
				1
									 
													soups
													stalls
													yellowish
													spicy
													cross
													noodles
											
							
		 
		
			
				
																	The
																	 
																	food
																	?
																	 
																	Mmm
																	,
																	 
																	it
																	?
																	s
																	 
																	superb
																	,
																	 
																	really
																	 
																	hot
																	 
																	and
																	 
																		
												
																	,
																	 
																	but
																	 
																	pretty
																	 
																	delicate
																	,
																	 
																	too
																	.
																	 
																	Kind
																	 
																	of
																	 
																	like
																	 
																	a
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	between
																	 
																	Indian
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	Chinese
																	 
																	food
																	 
																	but
																	 
																	with
																	 
																	its
																	 
																	own
																	 
																	special
																	 
																	?
																	avors
																	.
																	 
																	They
																	 
																	use
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	lot
																	 
																	of
																	 
																	lemon
																	 
																	grass
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	coconut
																	,
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	lot
																	 
																	of
																	 
																	?
																	sh
																	.
																	 
																	I
																	 
																	really
																	 
																	liked
																	 
																	the
																	 
																		
												
																	.
																	 
																	You
																	 
																	can
																	 
																	buy
																	 
																	them
																	 
																	from
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	on
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	corner
																	 
																	of
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	street
																	.
																	 
																	You
																	 
																	choose
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	meat
																	 
																	you
																	 
																	want
																	 
																	in
																	 
																	your
																	 
																	soup
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	kind
																	 
																	of
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	?
																	 
																	long
																	,
																	 
																	thin
																	,
																	 
																	white
																	 
																	rice
																	 
																	noodles
																	,
																	 
																	or
																	 
																	big
																	,
																	 
																	fat
																	,
																	 
																	thick
																	,
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	ones
																	,
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	there
																	 
																	are
																	 
																	these
																	 
																	tubs
																	 
																	of
																	 
																	spices
																	,
																	 
																	too
																	,
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	you
																	 
																	choose
																	 
																	as
																	 
																	much
																	 
																	or
																	 
																	as
																	 
																	little
																	 
																	of
																	 
																	whatever
																	 
																	you
																	 
																	want
																	.
																	 
																	Then
																	 
																	you
																	 
																	sit
																	 
																	there
																	 
																	on
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	street
																	,
																	 
																	or
																	 
																	in
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	market
																	 
																	or
																	 
																	wherever
																	 
																	you
																	 
																	are
																	,
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	eat
																	 
																	it
																	.
																	 
																	I
																	 
																	had
																	 
																	some
																	 
																	for
																	 
																	breakfast
																	 
																	one
																	 
																	day
																	 
																	?
																	 
																	it
																	 
																	was
																	 
																	great
																	!
																	 
																	Really
																	 
																	great
																	!
									 
			 
		 
	
	
		
			
				2
									 
													bread
													goulash
													paprika
													pastries
													tasty
											
							
		 
		
			
				
																	The
																	 
																	food
																	?
																	 
																	Well
																	,
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	tell
																	 
																	you
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	truth
																	,
																	 
																	I
																	 
																	didn
																	?
																	t
																	 
																	really
																	 
																	like
																	 
																	it
																	 
																	that
																	 
																	much
																	.
																	 
																	It
																	 
																	isn
																	?
																	t
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	healthiest
																	 
																	of
																	 
																	diets
																	.
																	 
																	Everything
																	 
																	is
																	 
																	either
																	 
																	fried
																	 
																	or
																	 
																	cooked
																	 
																	in
																	 
																	pig
																	?
																	s
																	 
																	fat
																	 
																	and
																	,
																	 
																	hmm
																	,
																	 
																	I
																	 
																	don
																	?
																	t
																	 
																	really
																	 
																	like
																	 
																	cabbage
																	 
																	that
																	 
																	much
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	that
																	?
																	s
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	staple
																	 
																	part
																	 
																	of
																	 
																	their
																	 
																	diet
																	,
																	 
																	like
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	lot
																	 
																	of
																	 
																	places
																	 
																	in
																	 
																	Central
																	 
																	Europe
																	.
																	 
																	It
																	?
																	s
																	 
																	usually
																	 
																	pickled
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	served
																	 
																	with
																	 
																	sour
																	 
																	cream
																	 
																	?
																	 
																	so
																	,
																	 
																	no
																	,
																	 
																	it
																	 
																	isn
																	?
																	t
																	 
																	really
																	 
																	my
																	 
																	favorite
																	.
																	 
																	Having
																	 
																	said
																	 
																	that
																	,
																	 
																	there
																	 
																	were
																	 
																	some
																	 
																	things
																	 
																	I
																	 
																	loved
																	 
																	?
																	 
																	the
																	 
																		
												
																	,
																	 
																	for
																	 
																	example
																	.
																	 
																	It
																	?
																	s
																	 
																	really
																	 
																	soft
																	 
																	and
																	 
																		
												
																	,
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	so
																	 
																	many
																	 
																	different
																	 
																	kinds
																	,
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	their
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	too
																	 
																	are
																	 
																	really
																	 
																	good
																	.
																	 
																	And
																	 
																	some
																	 
																	of
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	soups
																	,
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	various
																	 
																	kinds
																	 
																	of
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	?
																	 
																	that
																	?
																	s
																	 
																	their
																	 
																	national
																	 
																	dish
																	 
																	?
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	bean
																	 
																	soups
																	 
																	are
																	 
																	really
																	 
																	delicious
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	the
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	makes
																	 
																	them
																	 
																	quite
																	 
																	spicy
																	 
																	?
																	 
																	great
																	 
																	on
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	cold
																	 
																	day
																	.
									 
			 
		 
	
	
		
			
				3
									 
													variety
													culture
													sociable
													plateful
													shell
													ritual
													grilled
													seafood
											
							
		 
		
			
				
																	The
																	 
																	food
																	?
																	 
																	It
																	 
																	isn
																	?
																	t
																	 
																	particularly
																	 
																	elaborate
																	,
																	 
																	but
																	 
																	it
																	?
																	s
																	 
																	good
																	.
																	 
																	 
																	The
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	in
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	coastal
																	 
																	region
																	 
																	is
																	 
																	especially
																	 
																	good
																	,
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	there
																	?
																	s
																	 
																	just
																	 
																	such
																	 
																	a
																	 
																		
												
																	,
																	 
																	so
																	 
																	many
																	 
																	different
																	 
																	kinds
																	 
																	of
																	 
																		
												
																	?
																	sh
																	,
																	 
																	I
																	 
																	wouldn
																	?
																	t
																	 
																	know
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	names
																	 
																	for
																	 
																	half
																	 
																	of
																	 
																	them
																	 
																	in
																	 
																	English
																	.
																	 
																	Another
																	 
																	favorite
																	 
																	of
																	 
																	mine
																	 
																	is
																	 
																	the
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	green
																	 
																	chili
																	 
																	peppers
																	.
																	 
																	They
																	 
																	serve
																	 
																	them
																	 
																	by
																	 
																	the
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	be
																	 
																	shared
																	 
																	between
																	 
																	friends
																	 
																	over
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	beer
																	 
																	or
																	 
																	two
																	.
																	 
																	There
																	?
																	s
																	 
																	always
																	 
																	one
																	 
																	that
																	?
																	s
																	 
																	so
																	 
																	spicy
																	 
																	it
																	 
																	almost
																	 
																	blows
																	 
																	your
																	 
																	head
																	 
																	off
																	.
																	 
																	More
																	 
																	than
																	 
																	anything
																	 
																	else
																	,
																	 
																	I
																	 
																	love
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	eating
																	-
																	out
																	 
																		
												
																	.
																	 
																	It
																	?
																	s
																	 
																	pretty
																	 
																	informal
																	;
																	 
																	you
																	 
																	go
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	bar
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	order
																	 
																	huge
																	 
																	platefuls
																	 
																	of
																	 
																	salsa
																	 
																	or
																	 
																	avocado
																	 
																	dip
																	 
																	?
																	 
																	guacamole
																	 
																	?
																	 
																	with
																	 
																	corn
																	 
																	chips
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	share
																	 
																	them
																	,
																	 
																	everybody
																	 
																	eating
																	 
																	off
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	same
																	 
																	plates
																	.
																	 
																	It
																	?
																	s
																	 
																	very
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	?
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	really
																	 
																	nice
																	 
																	social
																	 
																	eating
																	 
																		
												
																	.
																	 
																	 
									 
			 
		 
	
	
		
			
				4
									 
													salmon
													parcels
													raw
													plenty
													vinegar
													ritual
											
							
		 
		
			
				
																	The
																	 
																	food
																	?
																	 
																	Actually
																	,
																	 
																	it
																	 
																	took
																	 
																	some
																	 
																	getting
																	 
																	used
																	 
																	to
																	.
																	 
																	Although
																	 
																	I
																	 
																	like
																	 
																	hot
																	,
																	 
																	spicy
																	 
																	food
																	,
																	 
																	there
																	 
																	wasn
																	?
																	t
																	 
																	really
																	 
																	much
																	 
																	of
																	 
																	it
																	.
																	 
																	But
																	 
																	there
																	 
																	was
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	of
																	 
																	rice
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	?
																	sh
																	!
																	 
																	It
																	?
																	s
																	 
																	kind
																	 
																	of
																	 
																	like
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	food
																	 
																	we
																	 
																	get
																	 
																	in
																	 
																	restaurants
																	 
																	back
																	 
																	home
																	,
																	 
																	but
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	lot
																	 
																	better
																	.
																	 
																	I
																	 
																	loved
																	 
																	the
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	of
																	 
																	it
																	,
																	 
																	going
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	small
																	,
																	 
																	family
																	-
																	run
																	 
																	restaurant
																	 
																	where
																	 
																	you
																	 
																	watch
																	 
																	your
																	 
																	order
																	 
																	being
																	 
																	made
																	 
																	up
																	 
																	in
																	 
																	front
																	 
																	of
																	 
																	you
																	.
																	 
																	I
																	 
																	didn
																	?
																	t
																	 
																	use
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	like
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	?
																	sh
																	,
																	 
																	but
																	 
																	after
																	 
																	tasting
																	 
																	it
																	 
																	freshly
																	 
																	made
																	,
																	 
																	I
																	 
																	love
																	 
																	it
																	,
																	 
																	especially
																	 
																	the
																	 
																		
												
																	.
																	 
																	I
																	 
																	also
																	 
																	developed
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	taste
																	 
																	for
																	 
																	inarizushi
																	,
																	 
																	little
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	of
																	 
																	fried
																	 
																	tofu
																	 
																	stuffed
																	 
																	with
																	 
																	rice
																	 
																	mixed
																	 
																	with
																	 
																	sweet
																	 
																		
												
																	.
																	 
									 
			 
		 
	
                    
                 
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