Food and drink
Introduction
Welcome to the eighth theme of English
This theme is about Food and drink.
How?
You are going to practise your listening, reading, speaking and writing skills.
You will visit websites, play games, do exercises and listen to stories.
What?
You are going to read, listen, speak and write about food and drink.
By practising a lot your English will improve!
Have fun!
Getting started
You have just started the theme Food and drink.
You will find different things to watch, to listen to, to read and of course to do.
There are videos, recordings, pictures, photos, texts and assignments.
There are different types of assignments. Some of them you have to do on your own, others you are doing in a group.
At the end of those group assignments you are going to discuss the answers in your group. Some assignment will be checked by the computer.
Need to know
Look at the picture of fruits and vegetables below.
Write down the English name for the fruits and vegetables you know.
Look at the wordlist below to check how many English names you guessed correctly.
When you open the list and click on the red arrow, you can also choose to practice with a pronounciation.
Write down five words that you didn't know yet in your notebook.
Vocabularylist Fruit and vegetables
Can do
In this theme you will focus on the following 'can do' statements.
Listening
- (when people talk slowly and clearly) you can understand words and basic sentences that have something to do with food and drink.
Reading
- You can understand words and basic sentences in a simple story about food and drink.
Having a conversation
- You can join a simple conversation when the conversational partner is willing to speak slowly, repeats the sentences, formulates the words and helps you formulate what you're trying to say.
- You can ask and answer simple questions that have something to do with the theme food and drink.
For example in a conversation about your favourite food.
Speaking
- you can use simple phrases and sentences about the theme food and drink.
Writing
- You can write a short, simple story or an e-mail that has something to do with the theme food and drink.
To do
In this theme you are going to do the following things:
- Listen to people talking about meals and their favourite foods.
- Read texts about food in different countries and about how to prepare food.
- Having a conversation about fast food.
- Make a menu.
But you don't have to be able to do this right away!
If you take the following steps (lessons) you'll find out what you need to know!
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Lesson
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Title
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Activity
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1
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Eating and preparing food
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Listen, read, write and speak about eating and preparing food and visiting a restaurant.
Grammar: practise present simple and present continuous.
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2
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Meals and drinks
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Listen, read, write and speak about meals and drinks.
Grammar: past prarticiple.
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3
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Healthy food
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Listen, read, write and speak about fruit, preparing food and barbecue.
Grammar: present perfect.
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4
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Fast food
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Listen, read, write an essay and speak about preparing fried chicken and other fast food.
Grammar: possessive pronouns.
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Lessons
Below are the four lessons that belong to this topic.
Make your choice.
Vocabulary Food and drink
Here you can find the vocabulary lists with sentences (chunks) that accompany this theme.
These lists will also be used in the diagnostic test. Talk to your teacher about when you will learn these lists.
Tip:
There are many ways to study vocabulary. You can read the words aloud or copy them.
Click in StudioWozzol on the red arrow for the options.
Finishing touch
You've finished the lessons for the theme Food and drink.
Now it is time for the Finishing touch.
Here you will find an extra assignment.
Work together with a classmate.
When you are finished you will make the diagnostic test and fill in the evaluation.
Good luck!
Project: Opening a restaurant
Is it easy to eat out in your town or city? Do you miss a certain kind of bar or restaurant?
In this task you get the chance to think about setting up your own!
- Work in groups of four.
- Think of a good location in your town or city for setting up a restaurant.
Think of reasons to support your idea as well!
- Think of a concept for your bar/restaurant (fast food? healthy food? sandwiches? ethnic food?). Think of something you all like!
- Design the menu for your restaurant. You should include four categories,
one of them being drinks and the other three being food (e.g. starter, main course, dessert, sandwiches, breakfast etc.).
Each category should have at least three options (dishes).
- Make a presentation about why your new restaurant is a great idea.
Together with your class vote for the best idea!
Very important:
Money is not a problem! Think of whatever you like.
Don’t forget to use your fantasy!
D-test
Test your knowledge. Make the diagnostic test.
English: Food and drink D-test
What did you learn?
Can do statements
Take a look at the Can do statements in the introduction - 'Can do'.
- Are you able to do what you have to do?
- Which assignment was the best one to learn from?
Analyse your mistakes
What did you learn of the mistakes you made in this theme?
You can learn a lot of your mistakes! What mistakes did you make?
- I did not learn enough
- I did not understand the grammar.
- I made sloppy mistakes.
- I lost concentration.
- I used the wrong words, I had to check my vocabulary.
Group work
- What do you think of working in a group?
- Did every group member do the same amount of work?
Projects
- Which project(s) did you choose? Why?
- What did you think of the project?
