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English Basics for Intermediate Learners

Lesson 14 : Talking About Restaurants and Food

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 　Exercise 1: Warming Up

Words & Phrases

getting ~ (becoming ~) v

feel like ~ (want to ~) v

taco n

check (something) out v

definitely adv

herbs n

spices n

spicy adj

mild adj

Mexican adj

Persian adj

kind of ~ (sort of ~) adv

dish n

Practice pronouncing the words below. If you don’t know the meaning of a word, just ask your teacher!

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 　Exercise 2: Answer the Question

Can you describe the picture in 45 seconds? Include as much information as possible. Q

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 　Exercise 2: Answer the Question (continued)

Can you describe the picture in 45 seconds? Include as much information as possible. Q

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 　Exercise 3: Learn Useful Phrases

A Hey, I’m getting kind of hungry. How about you?

BYeah, I could go for some lunch. What do you feel like eating?

A How about getting some fish tacos?

BYeah, that sounds like a good idea, but do you know any good fish taco places?

AHmm... There’s a fish taco place by the department store. It has good reviews online, but I’ve never been there.

BSure, let’s check it out. If it’s good, we can tell your brother about it, because he really likes Mexican food.

AYeah, definitely. I might bring back an extra taco for him, too.

Dialogue practice Practice making NEW sentences

1. How about getting some ___ at

___?

2. There’s a ____ by ____.

3. That sounds [adj].

4. That sounds like [adj] [noun].

•  I’m getting kind of ~ •  I could go for some ~

•  How about ~ •  There’s a ~ by ~

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 　Exercise 3: Learn Useful Phrases (continued)

A What kind of food do you like to eat?

B I really like Thai food because of the herbs and spices.

AOh, I can’t eat most Thai dishes, because they’re too spicy for me. I like Persian food, though, because it’s tasty but very mild.

BMmm, that sounds good. Maybe we should go to a Persian place sometime.

A Actually, I can cook a few Persian dishes.

BReally? Wow, I would love to taste them. Would you cook for me sometime?

A Sure, I would be happy to!

Dialogue practice

1. What kind of ___ do you ___?

2. I like ____ because ____.

3. I can’t ____ because ____.

4. Maybe we should ______.

•  What kind of ~ do you ~ ? •  I like ~ because ~

•  Maybe we should ~ •  Would you ~ for me?

Practice making NEW sentences

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 　Exercise 4: Roleplay Use today’s phrases in the situation described below. Your teacher will start the roleplay with a comment or question.

Two businesspeople are trying to decide where to have lunch. Discuss two or three different lunch options.

•  I’m getting kind of ~ •  I could go for some ~ •  What kind of ~ do you ~?

•  How about ~ •  There’s a ~ by ~ •  Maybe we should ~

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 　Exercise 5: Discussion

Ask and answer questions about today’s topic.

•  What cuisines do you like?

•  What are some of your favorite dishes? What is special or unique about them?

•  What restaurants do you like to eat at, and why?

•  Can you cook? Do you know any good cooks? What can you/they cook well?

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