Food – Eating, Ordering, Serving

- Discussion: Where do you often eat? Have you ever eaten at a western restaurant? What about fast food? Do you prefer to eat at home or at a restaurant? What things do you use to eat food? Have you ever used a fork? Do you only eat Chinese food? Have you ever tried food from other countries?

1. Vocabularya. Ways to Cook food: (have students use body language to show how these methods of

cooking) (brainstorm food that you can cook with these methods)

Fry Roast Boil Barbecue(bbq) Steam

b. Ways to cook meat: rare, medium, well-done“How would you like your steak cooked?” “Rare please.”

c. Things at the Table (silverware):ChopsticksForkKnifeSpoon

PlateBowlGlassCup

Ladle, PotNapkinToothpick

- Take out the silverware and have students say what they are.- Teach them how to properly use a fork and a knife. Also a spoon.

d. People working at a Restaurant:

CustomerWaiter (someone that waits on you)WaitressServer (to serve the food)CashierChef/CookManager/Owner/Boss

e. Other words:Menuthe check/the bill“to go Dutch”“to split the bill”

2. Phrases to use while at a restaurant(have students sit at tables while I pretend to be the waiter):

Waiter: Good evening, what would you like to order?Good evening, what would you like to eat?

Customer: I'd like to order _______________.I'll take the _______________.I'll have the ________________.I’d like to try the_________________.

Waiter: Would you like to order anything else?What would you like to drink?How do you want your steak cooked: rare, medium, or well-done?

Phrases as a customer:Excuse me waiter(say waitress for a girl), may I have a glass of water?We are finished eating, can I have the bill please?Do you accept card or cash only?

3. Talking about Food:What would you like to eat tonight?If you don't eat meat, we can find a vegetarian restaurant.Have you ever tried Italian food? I have never tried it . What do you think of it?My family loves Italian food, but I don't think its very good.

All I want to eat is a salad, I'm on a diet!I'm not very hungry because I ate a big breakfast... so I think I'll eat a small snack.

Breakfast, lunch, dinner - snackThis menu has many delicious foods, choose whatever you like, it’s my treat!Dinner was very good. I’m still hungry. Would you want to share a dessert?No don't pay for me, let's just “go Dutch”. (AA) Yes… good idea, we'll “split the bill”.Let’s eat soon, I’m starving!I'm thirsty, can I have a drink?

My birthday cake was delicious, thank you!I’m sorry I have never cooked this dish before. I hope it isn’t disgusting.

4. Manners(review manners and have students practice together):Always say “excuse me” if you burp, need to use the bathroom, or need to talk to the waiter.Never reach across the table. If you need something ask someone to pass it to you.If you’re a man, pull out the chair for the girl.

In some other countries it is good manners to leave a tip for the waiter if the service was good.

5. Matching Worksheet6. Have students practice together ordering food and eating in groups. Have one person be the waiter

and switch roles.7. Teach adjectives describing food.

Match the Words With the DefinitionInstructions: draw a line from the word to the correct meaning.

"split the bill" food that tastes bad.

"to be on a diet" when you cook meat for a long time

"to treat somebody" sweet food such as ice cream or cake

Delicious when steak is cooked for a very short time

Dessert to divide the cost of a meal with someone

Disgusting to give someone a plate of food

Vegetarian when you want to lose weight you will eat healthy food

Medium when steak is cooked for an average amount of time

Pass something money you give someone for good service

Rare you want a drink

Starve(starving) someone that doesn’t eat any animals

Thirsty a man that serves your food

Tip a woman that serves your food

Well-Done to cook meat for a long time

Waiter When you are very hungry

Waitress when you want to pay for someone

Adjectives to describe food

Bland Cold

Delicious, Tasty, Mouth watering

Disgusting

Hot Oily

SaltySour

SpicySweet

1. Rice is a ____________ food. It doesn’t have much taste.

2. Many people in the Southern provinces of China like ________ food such as orange chicken.

3. Not many people like lemons. Lemons are a very ____________ fruit.

4. In Sichuan many people like to eat hot or _________ food such as hot pot.

5. When people put too much salt in food it can tastes very ______.

6. Many people prefer to drink their soup when it is _______.

7. Many westerners prefer to drink water that is ________.

8. Da Pan Ji can sometimes have a lot of oil. We would say it is_____.

9. Some words we can say to say how good something tastes are: ________, _________, and __________.

10. When a food tastes bad we might say it tastes _________.