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English 10/ National Thursday, ! "ay 01 0%:1& ' 0(:!& #(0 minutes$

FAST FOOD AND TV DINNERS

)mericans are *ery energetic and mobile +eo+le, al,ays on the run, rushing -rom one appointment to another. They ha*e little time to s+end +re+aring elaborate e*eryday meals to be eaten at leisure. /n many homes it is rare -or the ,hole -amily to sit do,n at su++er together. 0lubs and commitments -orce them to grab a 1uic2 meal rather than a sit'do,n su++er. 3hen they ha*e the chance to eat at home, o-ten the ,or2ing house,i-e +re-ers +re+aring meals ,hich can be 1uic2ly eaten and consumed. /t is no ,onder, there-ore, that )merica has become a sanctuar -or -ast -ood consum+tion. This great trans-ormation occurred a-ter 3orld 3ar // ,hen many ,omen began to ,or2 -ull'time jobs and ,ere s+ending less time at home ,ith their -amilies. 3omen, ho,e*er, ,anted to -unction ,ell in ca+acity o- homema2er, as ,ell as that o- career ,oman but time became a +recious commodity ,hich had to be care-ully used. 3omen u+ to no, ha*e been struggling to ,isely allocate the time both -or their career and -amily. The career ,omen are most occupied ,ith their job -rom morning until a-ternoon. There-ore it ,as necessary to ma2e their li-e easier at home in the +re+aration o- the -amily dinner. Simu!taneous! ,ith ,omen entering the job mar2et there ,as also a shi-ting o- the -ocus o- home entertainment -rom the radio to the tele*ision. Tele*ision became the latest -ashion in the 1(&0s and no one ,anted to miss his or her -a*ourite tele*ised +rogram. The +lace -or the e*ening4s su++er shi-ted -rom the dining room to the li*ing room. )s the customs changed, so did the culture. The immediate solution -or this ,as the in*ention o- the T5 dinner. These ,ere -ro6en meals ,hich ,ere sectioned o-- into +ortions o- meat and *egetables. They could easily be +o++ed into an o*en and +re+ared ,ithin minutes. The tin trays in ,hich they ,ere ser*ed ,ere con*eniently carried into the li*ing room and dinner ,as consumed in -ront o- a T5 set. 0leaning u+ a-ter,ards ,as no +roblem. The tin trays ,ere easily tossed into the garbage. 7rom -ast dinners at home, the ne8t ste+ ,as 1uic2 eating ,hile on the road. )t this time also the lo*e -or T5 ,as combined ,ith the -ascination -or the automobile. /t isn4t odd that ,ith the de*elo+ment o- the su+erhigh,ays, )merica sa, the beginning o- -ast -ood chains. "cDonalds4s pa"ed the ,ay ,ith its *ariety oburgers and sha2es soon to be -ollo,ed by all 2inds o- other -oods. Taco 9ell, Pi66a :ut, 9urger ;ing are just a -e, o- the -ast -ood chains ,hich are no, +art o)merican culture. They o--er chic2en, donuts, tacos, and +i66a, all 1uic2ly +roduced in great 1uantities -or the masses. These establishments ha*e gi*en sha+e to the modern li-estyles and diet o- the )merican +eo+le. Adapted from http://www.geocities.com/yamataro670/fastfood

1# $hich o% the %o!!o&ing 'est descri'es &hat the artic!e is a'out( 1) points a$ 7ast -ood in )merica, its history and its most -amous brands. b$ )merican ,omen4s roles and struggles at ,or2 and at home as ,i*es and mothers. c$ The culture o- T5 dinners as unhealthy eating habit in )merica. d$ The origin o- T5 dinners and its connection ,ith -ast -ood and unhealthy eating habit. <<<<<<< *# +atch each o% the %o!!o&ing "oca'u!ar &ords &ith its de%inition# 1) points <<<< a++ointment 1$ e8actly at the same time <<<< sanctuary s+eci-ic time and +lace <<<<occu+ied <<<< simultaneously <<<< +a*ed =$ *ery busy !$ made something +ossible &$ a sa-e +lace -or something $ a -ormal arrangement to meet someone at a

,# $rite -T. true or -F. %a!se %or each o% the %o!!o&ing# 1) points a. )mericans maintain busy schedules, so, it4s di--icult -or them to +re+are healthy
meals.

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b. 7ast -ood chains are not im+ortant to )merican +eo+le. <<<<< c. "any ,omen s+ent less time at home ,ith their -amily be-ore 3orld 3ar //. <<<<< d. The -oods -or T5 dinners are ser*ed on tin trays. <<<<< e. Peo+le no, can choose ,isely ,hat -ood they ,ill eat. <<<<< /# Find the %o!!o&ing and put them in the order the 1) points appear in the te0t#

<<<<<<< The -ro6en meals can be +ut in the micro,a*e and be ready ,ithin minutes. <<<<<<< Peo+le tend to rarely sit do,n at su++er together in )merica. <<<<<<< /n the -i-ties, tele*ision became ne, trend. <<<<<<< 3omen ,anted to -unction ,ell both as +ro-essional ,or2ers and homema2ers.

<<<<<<< 0ars are no, +roduced ,ith tele*isions to -ascinate the users. 1# Ans&er the %o!!o&ing in comp!ete sentences# 1) points a$ 3hen did T5 become +o+ular in )merica, ho, did it change )merican4s dining habits> b$ 3hat encouraged the gro,th o- -ast -ood chains across )merica> Part *: $riting 0hose one o- the -ollo,ing to+ics and de*elo+ it into a =00 ,ord essay. #= +aragra+hs, ?100 ,ords$ 1. Some ti+s to eat healthy -oods in busy days . / agree/disagree ,ith the e8istence o- -ast -ood restaurants =. The +ositi*es and negati*es o- T5 dinners

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