Chocolate Around the World - Communicate Center

💭 Part 1: Pre-Reading 5 min

Think about these questions before you read the text.

💭 Before You Read

Discuss these questions with your teacher or think about them on your own.

1. Do you like chocolate? When do you eat chocolate?

💡 Think about: breakfast, snacks, desserts, special occasions.

2. Do your friends and family like chocolate? When do they eat it?

💡 Think about: holidays, birthdays, daily routines.

3. What countries do you think produce chocolate?

💡 Think about: where cacao grows, tropical countries.

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📖 Part 2: Read 10 min

Read the text and discover how chocolate is celebrated around the world.

🍫 Chocolate Around the World

What is your favorite type of cookie? How about your favorite type of cake? Many people have the same answer to these questions: chocolate! People all over the world love chocolate. It is a big part of life in many countries.

Philippines

In the Philippines, making chocolate is an important way for people to work and make money. National Geographic Explorer Louise Mabulo started The Cacao Project to help farmers learn to grow cacao. People use cacao to make chocolate. The Cacao Project helps farmers take care of their farms for the future.

India

In India, many people celebrate with chocolate. Diwali, the festival of lights, is an important holiday. People celebrate new beginnings. They often give each other boxes of beautiful chocolates or sweets.

France

Many people in France eat chocolate. But some people also wear it! Salon du Chocolat is the biggest chocolate festival in the world. There is a show where people wear clothes made of chocolate.

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📚 Part 3: Vocabulary 5 min

Hover over each card to reveal the definition.

📝 Key Words

👆 Hover over each card to see the definition.

🌾 farmer 👆 Hover to see

🧑‍🌾 a person who works on a farm

🌱 grow 👆 Hover to see

🌿 to make plants develop

📦 box 👆 Hover to see

📦 a container for keeping things

🌺 beautiful 👆 Hover to see

✨ very nice to look at

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🤔 Part 4: Comprehension Questions 10 min

Answer the questions about the text. Click to check your answers.

📋 Questions

1. What is the topic of this text?

💡 Think about what the whole text is about.

🔍 Check Answer

✅ The topic is chocolate around the world.

2. How do you know that this is the topic?

💡 Look at the title and the first paragraph.

🔍 Check Answer

✅ The title is «Chocolate Around the World» and the first paragraph talks about people all over the world loving chocolate.

3. What is The Cacao Project in the Philippines?

💡 Look at the Philippines section.

🔍 Check Answer

✅ It helps farmers learn to grow cacao and take care of their farms.

4. What do people in India do during Diwali?

💡 Look at the India section.

🔍 Check Answer

✅ They give each other boxes of beautiful chocolates or sweets.

5. What is special about Salon du Chocolat in France?

💡 Look at the France section.

🔍 Check Answer

✅ It is the biggest chocolate festival. There is a show with clothes made of chocolate.

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🔗 Part 5: Matching Exercise 5 min

Match the beginning of each sentence with the correct ending.

🔗 Match to make sentences

Read each sentence beginning and choose the correct ending.

1

All over the world,

A farmers grow cacao to make chocolate.

B people love chocolate.

C there is a show with chocolate clothes.

D people give boxes of chocolates.

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✅ Correct! people love chocolate.

2

In France,

A people give boxes of chocolates.

B farmers grow cacao to make chocolate.

C there is a show with chocolate clothes.

D people love chocolate.

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✅ Correct! there is a show with chocolate clothes.

3

In the Philippines,

A there is a show with chocolate clothes.

B farmers grow cacao to make chocolate.

C people give boxes of chocolates.

D people love chocolate.

🔍 Show Answer

✅ Correct! farmers grow cacao to make chocolate.

4

In India,

A people give boxes of chocolates.

B people love chocolate.

C there is a show with chocolate clothes.

D farmers grow cacao to make chocolate.

🔍 Show Answer

✅ Correct! people give boxes of chocolates.

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💬 Part 6: Discussion 10 min

Share your ideas and opinions about chocolate.

🗣️ Discussion Questions

1. Do people in your country celebrate with chocolate? When?

💡 Think about holidays or special occasions in your country.

2. Why do you think so many people like chocolate?

💡 Think about: taste, feelings, traditions, etc.

3. Which country’s chocolate tradition do you find most interesting? Why?

💡 Think about the Philippines, India, or France.

🎉 Complete Lesson!

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Lesson Complete!

Great job! You’ve read about chocolate around the world, learned new vocabulary, answered questions, and shared your ideas.

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