Lesson A Foods we like Lesson B Favorite foods

Vocabulary Link

Use the adjectives in the box to talk about the foods in the pictures. Add one more adjective to the list.

Talking about foods

The potato chips are salty and crispy. The pickles are…

1. buttery

2. crunchy

3. sweet

4. bland

5. healthy

6. salty

7. crispy

8. oily

9. spicy

10. juicy

11. sour

12. ___

Vocabulary Link

nutritious starchy savory creamy bitter hot peppery tasty delicious greasy heavy light spicy

Tell your partner about foods you like. Use the adjectives in the following boxes for practice.

Lesson A Foods we like Lesson B Favorite foods

I love fresh vegetables such as cabbage, celery, and tomatoes. They are crunchy and tasty and also healthy. I also like chicken and fish because they are nutritious and they provide me with energy.

1. buttery 2. crunchy 3. sweet 4. bland 5. healthy 6. salty

7. crispy 8. oily 9. spicy 10. juicy 11. sour

Talking about foods

Speaking

Pizza again?

Lesson A Foods we like Lesson B Favorite foods

Here are some useful expressions for making offers and suggestions.

Offering and suggesting

Offering and suggesting

Useful Expressions

Why don’t we …?How about …?Shall we …?What if …?My suggestion is …If I were you, I would …It might be a good idea for us to …

Speaking

Lesson A Foods we like Lesson B Favorite foods

Where do you want to go for dinner?I don’t know. Why don’t we go to the pizza place on the corner?Pizza again? I don’t like their pizza. It’s too spicy.You’re right. It’s spicier than the pizza at Pizza House.Well, I still want to go out tonight. How about that new Janpanese restaurant downtown?OK! Let’s go!

Jill:Jose:Jill:Jose:Jill:

Jose:

Practice the conversation with a partner.

Pizza again?

Information for practice

Speaking

Pizza HutKFCan Italian restauranta Hunan restauranta Beijing hot pot restaurant

It’s always crowded.The foods there are too oily.I don’t eat spicy foods.I don’t like northern cuisine.It’s too expensive to eat there.

Restaurant

Reasons not to go

Lesson A Foods we like Lesson B Favorite foods

You are going out to eat after class. With your partner, discuss which restaurant to go to.

We’ve never tried it before.It’s cheap.We love spicy and hot foods.It has good foods and quality service.

Reasons to go

Communication

Veronica’s Restaurant

Lesson A Foods we like Lesson B Favorite foods

Look at the pictures of Veronica’s Restaurant. Talk about the changes you see. Use the adjectives in the box to help you.

clean new happy bright big cheerful messy old dirty good bad nice beautiful

The old Veronica’s is dirty .The new Veronica’s is cleaner.

The old Veronica’s

The new Veronica’s

Communication

Veronica’s Restaurant

Lesson A Foods we like Lesson B Favorite foods

clean new happy bright big cheerful messy old dirty good bad nice beautiful

The old Veronica’s

The new Veronica’s

Note the differences between the old and new Veronica’s. Write a radio advertisement for the new Veronica’s and then present it to the class. You may base your ad on the model below.

Get ready for the grand reopening of the new Veronica’s Restaurant! Yes, we are open again on New Year’s Day! Come and see the improvements for yourself: The portions were large, but now they are larger! The seats were comfortable, but now they are more comfortable! Our food was good, but now it’s better than ever! …