I always have cereal for breakfast!

Breakfast Around The World

The United States

cereal with milk
fresh fruit
orange juice
coffee
pastries

Japan

fish
rice
soup
pickles
green tea

Costa Rica

rice and beans
eggs
red peppers
bananas
coffee with milk

What about you? What do you have for breakfast?

Conversation:

A typical Japanese breakfast

Eva: What is a typical Japanese breakfast, Kaito?
Kaito: Well, we usually have fish, rice, and soup.
Eva: Fish for breakfast? That’s interesting.
Kaito: Oh, it’s really good. Sometimes we have a salad, too. But we never have coffee.
Eva: Really? What do you have?
Kaito: We always have green tea.
Eva: I love green tea.
Kaito: Listen, my family usually has a Japanese-style breakfast on weekends. Why don’t you come to my house on Sunday?
Eva: That’s very nice of you. Thanks!

Comprehension questions

Answer this questions in your notebook:

What does Kaito’s family usually have for breakfast?
What do they drink in the morning?
Does his family have a Japanese-style breakfast every day?

Useful Language

MEALS

Breakfast
Brunch
Lunch
Snack
Dinner

VERBS

to have breakfast
to have brunch
to have lunch
to have a snack
to have dinner

EXPRESSIONS

for breakfast
for brunch
for lunch
for a snack
for dinner

I have breakfast at 8 a.m.

I usually have bread and coffee for breakfast

Grammar Tip: Quando falamos sobre refeições, é muito mais comum usar o verbo “have” para substituir os verbos “eat” e “drink”.
Por exemplo: I like to have ice cream every day / Can I have a glass of water please?

Grammar Focus

Frequency words

I always eat breakfast.
I usually have bread and butter.
I often drink coffee.
I sometimes drink juice.
I hardly ever eat fruit.
I never drink tea for breakfast.