CHAPTER 4: I live on pizza!

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Unit 2: Mealtime Habits

Exercise 1: Picture Description

What do you see in the picture?

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Exercise 2: Vocabulary

Repeat after your tutor.

takeout đồ ăn sẵn

My family loves takeout.

homemade làm tại nhà

Her mother makes homemade cookies.

plate đĩa, dĩa

How many plates are on the table?

glass cốc

Can I have a glass of water?

chopsticks đôi đũa

I use chopsticks to eat Chinese food.

spoon cái thìa

Use a spoon for the soup.

fork cái nĩa

Eat pasta with a fork.

bowl cái bát

The soup in the bowl is hot.

knife con dao

I need a knife for the steak.

napkin khăn ăn

Wipe your mouth with a napkin.

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Exercise 3: Let’s Talk

A. Read the dialogue with your tutor.

Sarah: Let’s have lunch!

Lea: Please go ahead. I will have my lunch at 2:00 PM.

Sarah: That’s late.

Lea: Don’t worry. I’m used to it.

Sarah: Do you eat a big breakfast?

Lea: I do. I always eat rice and fish.

Sarah: I see. Okay then, see you later.

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Ann: Matt, can you set the table?

Matt: Sure, Ann. How many people are coming tonight?

Ann: There are nine.

Matt: Okay. Do we need bowls?

Ann: Yes. I’m serving my special soup tonight.

Matt: Sounds great! Where are the bowls?

Ann: They’re in the side cabinet.

B. Repeat after your tutor.

1. lunch - /lʌntʃ/ or [luhnch] 2. late - /leɪt/ or [leyt]

3. rice - /raɪs/ or [rahys]

4. soup - /sup/ or [soop] súp, canh

5. cabinet - /ˈkæb ə nɪt/ or [kab-uh-nit] buồng

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Exercise 4: Word Search

Find eight different eating utensils in the box.

S P O O N J K N P D S PITCHER

PLATE

NAPKIN

FORK

GLASS

BOWL

CHOPSTICKS

SPOON

KNIFE

SKEWER

Y W R F E P L A T E S

G L A S S I F P W T S

E U X P S T E K Q D K

K N I F E C S I M D E

R T Y U Z H Q N S X W

B O W L V E C Z H I E

X H T F O R K S Q L R

W C S F R T Y U O F T

C H O P S T I C K S Z

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Exercise 5: Meal Time

Decide if you should use a spoon, fork, or knife for each type of food below. You may use two utensils if necessary.

spoon

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Exercise 6: Meal Time

A. Check the box that applies to you.

Always

100%

Sometimes

50%

Never

0%

Example:

How often do you eat takeout?

1. How often do you eat breakfast?

2. How often do you have coffee forbreakfast?

3. How often do you eat rice for lunch?

4. How often do you eat fast food?

5. How often do you eat dinner?

B. Make a sentence using the information in Section A. Follow the pattern in the example.

Example:

How often do you eat takeout?

I sometimes eat takeout.

1. How often do you eat breakfast?

2. How often do you drink coffee for breakfast?

3. How often do you eat rice for lunch?

4. How often do you eat fast food?

5. How often do you eat dinner?

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Exercise 7: Make Sentences

Rearrange the words in each number to make a complete sentence.

Example:

eats / Sam / always / breakfast

Answer:

Sam always eats breakfast.

1. often / pasta. / John / cooks

2. takeout. / rarely / I / eat

3. has lunch / at 1 PM. / David / usually

4. buys / Peter / never / fast food.

5. the dishes. / always / She / washes

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1. drinking through astraw

2. eating withchopsticks

3. drinking from a bowl

4. eating with hands

5. eating fast food

Exercise 8: Connecting Words and Pictures

Match the photos to the phrases below.

Example:

eating with a spoon

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

Exercise 9: Eating in Different Countries

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A. Complete the paragraph below by choosing the right words in the box.

People in different countries have different mealtime . In India, most people do

not use _. Instead, they use their _. In contrast, most Americans use spoons and

, like most people in Europe.

On the other side of the world, people in China, Japan, and Korea use _. But spoons

are also used for soup dishes.

chopsticks forks habits hands utensils plates

B. Enjoy a discussion with your tutor.

1. Which do you enjoy more: eating in a restaurant or at home?

2. How often do you eat at a fast food restaurant?

3. Do you cook your own meals?

4. What do you use more often: spoon, fork, or chopsticks?

5. What is your favorite meal of the day?