Bài 3: Xác định chủ đề bài đọc - Reading Topics

 Cách xác định chủ đề của một đoạn văn:

- Vị trí thường gặp của câu chủ đề

- Mục đích của câu chủ đề trong đoạn văn

Identifying topics:
Look at the first sentence and try to identify the topics of the paragraphs.

Topics of paragraphs
Mexico City is a popular place for tourists. Every year thousands of people go to Mexico City. They visit the old and beautiful buildings in this city. In the museums they learn about the history of Mexico. And in the restaurants they enjoy the spicy and delicious Mexican food.
A. Mexican food
B. Mexico
C. Mexico City

The food in Mexico sometimes surprises tourists. It can be very , very spicy! Mexican cooks use a special kind of pepper. This pepper is so spicy it almost burns your mouth. But most people start to like the spices after a while. They learn to like the spices after a while. They learn to like Mexican food very much.
A. Mexican cooks
B. Mexican food
C. Food

It is easy to make a good cup of tea. Just follow these steps. First, boil some water. Next put some hot water in the tea pot to warm it. Pour the water out of the pot and put in some tea leaves. You will need one teaspoon of tea leaves for each cup of tea you want. Then pour the boiling water for a few minutes. Now the tea is ready to drink.
A. Good tea
B. How much tea to use
C. How to make good tea

The first people to grow coffee beans lived in the Middle East. The Persians, Arabs and Turks were drinking coffee many hundreads of years ago. Then, in the 1600s, Europeans learned about coffee. They quickly learned to like it. Soon there were coffee house in many European cities. Europeans took coffee with them when they traveled to new countries. That is how people in other parts of the world learned about coffee. Now coffee is very popular in North and South American, in Africa and in parts of Asia.
A. The history of coffee
B. European coffee hourses
C. Popular drinks

In the US orange juice is one of the most popular cold drinks. Most of the oranges for juice grow in Florida. In many homes around the country, orange juice is always served at breakfast time. It is also a favorite snack at any time of the day. When there is a bad weather in Florida the whole country knows about it. Bad weather in Florida means fewer orange. And that means more expensive orange juice!
A. Cold drink in the US
B. Bottled orange juice
C. Orange juice in the US