1. Weights and measures

Temperatures
32 °F (Fahrenheit) = O °C (Centigrade)
212 °F = 100 °C
To convert °F into °C: substract 32 and multiply by55.
To convert °C into °F: multiply by 1.8 and add 32.
2. The Americans and food
The Americans eat too much
starch(
féculents) and
sugar. At the same time, they areinterested in
quality food.
American cooking has assimilated a lot of
dishes imported bythe
immigrants:
– tacos (Mexican dish);
– pizza;
– Chinese food.
Hamburgers, pancakes (a thick crêpe theyeat at breakfast) are American dishes however. Cookies andbrownies are popular children's desserts.
3. School time and leisure time
a. School
Compulsory between the age of 6 and16 or 18, depending on the states.
You have several levels:
– nursery school (ages 3–4)
– kindergarten (4–6);
– elementary school, Junior (12–14);
– senior High School (14–18);
– and then, higher education (BA, M
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