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Write about one of these topics.
1. Do you have a healthy diet? Discuss why or why not.
2. Compare meals in other countries with American meals. (Think about when people eat, what they eat, and how much they eat at various times of the day.) Which eating habits do you prefer? Why?
3. Compare two similar packaged food products (for example, butter and margarine or two brands of vegetable soup). Check the ingredients, the number of calories, and the sodium (salt) and fat content. Which is healthier? Which one tastes better? Which one will you buy the next time you go shopping?
UNIT 2 Cultural Diversity in the U.S.
A Nation of Immigrants
BEFORE YOU READ
Discuss
1. What is an immigrant? What is a refugee? Are all immigrants refugees or vice versa?
2. What is an alien in the U.S.? What is an alien in a science fiction story? What is the difference between a legal alien and an illegal alien?
3. In your opinion, what are the main reasons why people immigrate?
Guess
Try to answer the questions. Then look for the answers in the reading.
1. Approximately what percentage of the U.S. population is foreign-born?
Check (Ö) one:
_____5% ____ 10% _____ 20%
2. About how many illegal aliens currently live in the U.S.? Check (Ö) one:
____ 1 million _____ 3 million _____ 6 million
3. More Americans say that their ancestors came from this country than from any other. Check (Ö) one:
_____ England _____ Italy _____ Germany
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