Pre-reading questions:
- Do you drink tea or coffee in the morning?
- What time do you usually eat breakfast?
Vocabulary:
- energizing /EH-nur-jai-zuhng/
- bit /bit/
- various /VAIR-ee-uhs/
- wrap /rap/
- stuff /stuhf/
[gerund] – the activity of causing to have energy and be active
This dance routine is really energizing me!
[noun] – a small piece or amount of something
Bits of bacon give the pasta dish more flavor.
[adjective] – many different
My brother plays various video games.
[verb] – to cover or surround something with paper, cloth, or other material
She wrapped the cookies in wax paper.
[verb] – to fill the inside of something
Don’t forget to stuff the turkey with herbs.
Article reading:
Sinangag at itlog (silog)
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Filled with bits of fried garlic, sinangag is a simple dish made with ingredients that you can easily find in your kitchen–garlic, salt, pepper, oil, and rice. It is served with sunny-side-up eggs (itlog), so it’s referred to as sinangag at itlog, which is then shortened to silog. Its name changes, depending on the type of meat or fish used — for example, if corned beef is used then the dish is called cornsilog.
Kakanin
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There are various types of kakanin (sticky rice cakes). These sweets are made with glutinous rice and milk and are usually wrapped in banana leaves.
Pandesal
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The bread that Filipinos love, pandesal can be bought in many bakeries. It can be stuffed with cheese or jam.
Barako
Barako coffee’s history dates back to the 1800s. With its strong taste, it is the perfect morning pick-me-up.
Start your day with a Filipino-style breakfast. You can try a plate of silog or pair pandesal or kakanin with a cup of Barako.
True or False:
- Garlic, salt, pepper, oil, and rice are the ingredients of sinangag.
- There is only one type of kakanin.
- You cannot stuff pandesal with cheese or jam.
- Kakanin or sticky rice cakes are usually wrapped in banana leaves.
- Barako has a light taste.
Fill in the blanks:
| energizing | bit | various | wrap | stuff |
- My sister ______ her bag with toys.
- People in this city speak ________ languages.
- She ________ the flowers with newspapers.
- This oatmeal has _____ of chocolate.
- We all need an ______ snack at work.