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Phanaeng curry 3 roast beef banana split spaghetti seafood

2 Work in pairs. Find out what your partner's favourite meal is and what sort of food he/she never eats.

vocabulary 3 Put these words in the correct groups. Use a dictionary to help you.

salmon banana chicken tuna orange beef cod peas apple potatoes carrots lamb

Fish Meat Vegetables Fruit

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Now add more words to each list.

4 Match these words with the pictures. Use a dictionary to help you.

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reading 5 Look at the two menus. Where do you think they come from?

a) a pizzeriab) a business-class flightc) a British pubd) a fast-food restaurant

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vocabulary Describing food6 Match the verbs with the phrases.

1 made with ------------ ^ al)2 range of \ ---- ^ D )3 stuff with c)4 roast d)5 bake e)6 served with f)

Use a dictionary to help you.

cook in an oven without using oil or fat list of ingredients in a dish accompanies a main dish fill with somethingcook in oil or fat in an oven or over a fire number of similar things

7 Match the dishes w ith the ingredients.

1 Hungarian goulash is made w ith—» a)2 Ratatouille is made with b)3 Ratafia is made from c)4 Pasta is made from d)5 A seafood cocktail is served with e)6 Hamburgers are often served with f)

a mayonnaise dressing, beef and vegetables, almonds.tomatoes and lettuce, flour, eggs and water, red peppers, aubergines and courgettes.

8 Look at the menus again. What would you order to eat in each place? 19

Language focus Countable and uncountable nouns

Look at the examples and underline the correct options below.I'd like a cheeseburger, please.Would you like rice with that?• Countable nouns have a singular or plural form. You can/cannot count them.• Uncountable nouns only have a singular form. You can/cannot count them.• You can /cannot use a or an before an uncountable noun.

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9 Put these words in the correct groups. Use a dictionary to help you.

chocolate broccoli potato rice coffee juice aubergine omelette salmon milk sugar salt prawn fruit chicken sandwich lettuce

pizza spaghetti salad meal food tomato curry vegetable

countable both uncountablemeal chocolate- broccoli

pronunciation Word stress10 Now listen to the words and put them in the correct groups below according to their stress pattern.

■ ■ ■ III allrice coffee broccoli potato

Language focus Some and any

Look at the examples and complete the information below with some or any.

She made some sandwiches. He never eats any vegetables.Can I have some juice? There isn't any bread.Would you like some fruit? Did you buy any milk?• We use some. in positive sentences and with offers and requests.• We use.......... in negative sentences and questions.• We use b o th ..........a n d ........... with plural countable nouns and

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p r a c t ic e 11 Complete the sentences with a/an, some or any.

1 Would you like .feorne. more wine, sir?2 She doesn't w a n t..........glass of wine.3 Could I have..........salt, please?4 Are there..........tables free?5 We've g o t ..........orange juice but we haven't g o t........... tomato juice.6 She doesn't like ..........kind of cheese.7 Could I have..........clean knife, please?8 Can I have..........fried egg a n d ........... bacon for breakfast?

vocabulary Recording vocabulary12 Work in pairs. Look at the following tips for recording vocabulary. Which do you think are the most useful?

uMvob / 'ta e -r^ t/___________ _____________- - - 1 Buy a good dictionary, such as

the Longman WordWisecountable. Dictionary, that shows the

pronunciation and the part of speech (noun, verb, adjective, adverb). Q

U)oi/JcL- 2 Always remember to writedown useful words. Use small cards, lists

fV u / f r r ' anc* diagrams to help y °u------—/ 3 Write down the part of speech and check the

pronunciation, including the word stress• wT pattern, of any new words in your dictionary.

** ^ _ i 4 Draw a picture, write a definition or anexample sentence to help you remember it.

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13 Use a dictionary to find out information about the following words.*

mousse reserve deduct mayonnaise bill

m ousse /mu:s/ n [C,U] 1 a sweet food made from a mixture of cream, eggs and fruit or chocolate which is eaten when it is cold: chocolate mousse 2 a white slightly sticky substance that you put in your hair to make it look thicker or to hold it in place <

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14 Think of a traditional dish served in your country. Write a list of ingredients and say how it is served.

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Language focus M uch , m any. a lo t (of)

Look at +he sentences and complete the information with much, many or a lot (of).

She doesn't eat much fruit. How many sandwiches did you make?How much coffee do you drink a day? You've made a tot of cheese sandwiches. I didn't eat many cakes at the party. He always puts a lot of salt on his food.

• We use in questions and negative sentences with uncountable nouns.• We use.............in questions and negative sentences with countable nouns.• We use............ in positive sentences with both countable and uncountable nouns.

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practice 15 Complete the dialogue with much, many or a lot (of).

Carlo I'll try the mole poblano - it’s a speciality of the house.Luisa The menu says it's turkey covered in a chilli and chocolate sauce!Carlo That's right. They use.....................1 chocolate and spicy sauces in

Mexican cooking.Luisa I'll have something else. I don't e a t.....................2 meat these days and

there aren’t ..................... 3 fish dishes here.Carlo Yes, but they e a t..................... 4 beans in Mexico. Why don’t you have

some refried beans and guacamole with tortillas?Luisa H o w .....................5 tortillas do I get?Carlo If you don’t w a n t..................... 6 to eat, why not start with three or four?Luisa You're right! I want to have a dessert too. I see there a re .....................7

exotic fruits like watermelons and papaya to choose from.

listening 16 Listen to three conversations in a restaurant. What are the guests complaining about in each situation?

17 Listen again. Are these statements true or false? Correct any false statements.

1 The first guest thinks there is a mistake on the bill.2 The first guest had two bottles of water.3 The cashier made a mistake.4 Some of the group of twelve are late.5 The waiter has served the drinks to the group.6 The third guest complains the food is too cold.7 The waiter returns with an overdone steak.

Professional practice Dealing with complairits

The following phrases are useful when dealing with complaints.• apologise

I’m very sorry, sir / madam.• give a reason for the problem

I thought you ordered two bottles of water.There's been a mistake.

• promise to take action (I'll...)I'll deal with it right away.

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vocabulary Complaining about food18 Match the complaints with the pictures.

a) It's too hot. 2 d) The service is too slowb) It's too cold. e) It’s too expensive.c) They are overdone.

speaking 19 Work in pairs. Student A, you are a guest at the Metropolis restaurant.Student B, you are a waiter. Look at the pictures again and role-play the conversations. Use some of these phrases.

I'm very sorry, sir/madam. I'll check the bill.We’ll deduct it from the bill. I'll be with you in a minute.

There's been a mistake.I’ll deal with it nght away.I'll bring another one straightaway. I'll ask the chef to heat it up.

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READING & SPEAKINGWhat kind of food or dishes do you associate with these countries?

The United States China France Italy Japan Mexico

Read the interviews with Alice and Jacqueline. Match the questions with their answers.

A □ I th in k peop le are try in g to im p rove th e ir d iets, b u t they are do in g it the w ro ng way by fo llo w in g d ie ts like th e A tk ins d ie t. Personally, I d o n ’t th in k i t ’s very hea lthy to cut o u t e n tire groups o f foods like carbohydrates.

B □ Not very o ften . I d o n ’t have th e t im e o r ta le n t to cook fu ll meals. I usually heat up a frozen meal or order ta ke o u t.

C □ Som etim es I get fast food fo r lunch . I have to a d m it th a t I love French fries. I feel te rr ib le a b o u t it a fte rw a rd , b u t I d o n ’t do it very o ften .

D □ I usua lly have a bow l o f cereal o r toast fo r breakfast. For lunch I eat a t a res tau ran t near m y o ffice . I p re fe r Japanese o r Ind ian food . I usua lly eat rice w ith fish and vegetables, soup , o r sushi. I d o n ’t eat m eat, b u t I eat a lo t o f fish. In the even ing, I ju s t have som e th ing lig h t a t hom e.

E □ I am try in g to cu t dow n on the a m o u n t o f fa t I eat. I’m also try in g to eat m ore w h o le w hea t bread.

F □ N ot really. I en joy ce rta in k inds o f food , bu t m ost m eals are ju s t fue l to keep me go ing th ro u g h the day.

The United States Alice Freeman is a lawyer from San Francisco.

A □ Yes, I cook every even ing fo r m y fam ily . I o ften m ake soup o r tra d itio n a l French dishes like boeuf bourguignon, w h ich is a k ind o f beef and red w ine stew , and the n we have cheese and salad. It may seem a lo t, b u t we d o n ’t eat b ig servings. W ha t’s im p o rta n t to me is qua lity , no t qu an tity .

B □ Yes, I’m try in g to eat less chocolate.

C □ I th in k pe o p le ’s d ie ts are ge ttin g worse and worse. I t ’s very strange because we have a lo t o f in fo rm a tio n now ab ou t how bad fast foo d is fo r you. I’m a fra id it 's a p ro b lem in a lo t o f countries.

D □ Not at hom e. I th in k m ost o f th e food I cook is healthy. Occasionally when I eat ou t I have som e th ing unhea lthy , b u t it doesn ’t w o rry me.

E □ Yes, d e fin ite ly . For m e good m eals w ith th e fa m ily m ake me happy!

F □ I’m very tra d itio n a l and I have th ree m a in m eals a day. For breakfast, I like ho t choco la te and bread and b u tte r w ith honey o r ja m . For lunch , I o ften eat in a res tau ran t w ith m y cow orkers. I usua lly have vegetables and m eat o r fish, b u t I love pasta and rice, too. In th e a fte rn o o n , I have f r u it w ith cookies o r a piece of chocolate. In the evening, I have a p ro pe r m eal w ith m y fam ily .

Jacqueline Fabre is an IT consultant from Lyons.

c Read the interviews again and answer the questions below. Write A (A lic e), J (J a c q u e lin e ),

or B (b o th o f th e m ).

Who...?1 often eats in restaurants ____2 eats quite a lot of sweet things ____3 eats take-out food ____4 cooks big meals at home ____5 enjoys eating ____6 feels bad when she eats fast food ___7 is trying to eat less of something8 prefers having good food to having

a lot of food ____9 is negative about eating habits in

her country ____

d Match the highlighted words or phrases with the definitions.

1 ____________ to have a meal in a restaurant,not at home

2 ____________ a sweet, thick liquid made bybees

3 ____________ the quantity you eat of akind of food during a meal

4 ____________ to make cold food hot5 ____________ food you buy from a

restaurant to eat at home6 ____________ substance from animals or

plants used for cooking, e.g., oil, butter, etc.

7 ____________ food prepared in a particularway, e.g., sushi, lasagna, etc.

8 ____________ made from brown flour9 ____________ a liquid food, often made

of vegetables, e.g., tomatoes, onions

10 ____________ meat cooked for a long timein liquid, usually with vegetables

e Which of the two women do you think has the healthier diet? Why?

f Now interview each other with the questions from lb. How similar are your eating habits?

Is food a pleasure for you?

Yes, definitely, I love eating.

2 GRAMMAR present tenses: simple and continuous, action and non-action verbs

Rumiko Yasuda is a magazine editor from Tokyo. Japan

a Listen to Rumikoanswering questions 2-6 from the interviews. Do you think food is fuel or pleasure for her? Why?

b Listen again and answer the questions.1 What does she usually have in

the morning?2 Where does she usually have

lunch and dinner?3 Why doesn’t she cook very

often?4 Does she eat or drink anything

unhealthy?5 Is she cutting down on anything

right now? Why (not)?6 What’s currently happening to

the Japanese diet?7 Does she think this is a

completely bad thing?

c Look at some of the things Rumiko said. Circle the correct form. Then compare with a partner and say why the other form is wrong.1 I don’t usually have / I’m not having breakfast.2 I used to go to fast-food restaurants, but now I prefer / 1 am

preferring eating something healthier.3 I am drinking / 1 drink a lot of coffee every day.4 I think that some Japanese people get / are getting fatter.5 I like / I’m liking the fact that there are more different kinds of

food and restaurants now.

d © p.130 Grammar Bank 1A Read the rules and do the exercises

e Make questions with the simple present or presentcontinuous to ask your partner. Ask for more information.

What / usually have for breakfast?How many cups of coffee / drink a day?Where / usually have lunch?How often / eat out a week?/ prefer to eat at home or to eat out?/ need to buy any food today?/ you hungry? / want something to eat?/ currently take any vitamins or food supplements?/ currently try to eat in a healthy way?

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Food and eating1 How often do you bat...?

a take-out food b frozen meals c low-fat food d homemade foot

2 What's your favorite...?a fruit b vegetable c snackd homemade dish

3 What food do you like to eat...?

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3 VOCABULARY food and restaurantsa Take the quiz in pairs.

Food QuizCan you th ink of ...?

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ONE red fruit, ONE fruit, ONE green fruitTWO things that a strict vegetarian doesn't eat THREE kinds of food that are made from milk FOUR things people have for breakfast FIVE things people eat between meals

SIX vegetables you can put in a salad SEVEN things that are usually on a table in a restaurant

b O p.144 Vocabulary Bank Food and restaurants.

c Ask and answer the questions below with a partner.

3 What food do youa when the weather's very cold*b when you're feeling a little c for Sunday lunch

5 What's your favorite.a kind of restaurant (French, Italian, etc.)b restaurant dish c take-out food

6 How important are these things to you in a restaurant? JNumber 1-4 (1 = the most important) • ithe food □ the service □ the atmosphere L 1 the price □

7 How do you prefer these things to be cooked?(grilled, boiled, etc.) chicken fish eggs potatoes

8 If you eat steak, how do you like it cooked? j (rare, medium, well-done)

4 PRONUNCIATION /u /and /u /,understanding phonetics

a Look at the sound pictures. How do you pronounce them?

b Put the words in the correct column.

cook cookies food fruit goodjuice mousse soup spoon sugar

c T2 Listen and check.

d o p.157 Sound Bank. Look at the typical spellings for /u/ and /u/.

e Look at the information box. How do phonetic symbols in a dictionary help you pronounce words correctly?

A Pronouncing difficult wordsSome words are difficult to pronounce because1 they have a silent syllable or letter, e.g., vegetables

/'vsd3t3blz/2 some letters are pronounced in an unusual way

e.g., steak /steik/3 you aren’t sure where the stress is, e.g., dessert

/di'zort/

f 13 Look at some food words that are difficult to pronounce. Use the phonetics to practice sayingthem correctly. Then listen and check.1 knife /naïf/

fruit /frut/salmon /'sæman/

2 sausage /‘sosid3/lettuce /'lctos/sugar /'Jugor/

3 yogurt /'yoogort/menu /'msnyu/diet /'daiot/

g 14 Listen and repeat the sentences.1 The first course on the menu is lettuce soup.2 What vegetables would you like with your steak?3 Do you want yogurt or chocolate mousse for dessert?4 I take two spoonfuls of sugar in my coffee.5 Sausage isn’t very good for you.6 Would you like some fruit juice?

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LISTENING

Listen again and answer the questions.1 Why did he decide to open

a restaurant in Chile?2 Why did he call it Frederick’s?3 Why were Chilean people

surprised when he opened his restaurant?

4 What English dishes does he serve in his restaurant?Are they popular?

5 How many women work in his kitchen? Why does he think there are so few women in restaurant kitchens?

6 What is most difficult for him about life in Chile?

What kinds of restaurants are therein your town? What nationalitiesdo they represent? Which ones doyou like?

SPEAKING

Have you ever tried English food?What did you think of it?

15 Kevin Poulter, an English chef, has a restaurant in Santiago, the capital of Chile. Listen to an interview with him and number the photos 1-5 in the order he mentions them.

a Work in groups of three A, B, and C. First read sentences 1-6 and decide (individually) whether you agree or disagree. Think about examples you can use to support your point of view.

1 Women worry more about their diet than men.2 Young people today have a worse diet than they did ten years ago.3 Men cook as a hobby; women cook because they have to.4 Vegetarians are healthier than people who eat a lot of meat.5 You can often eat better in cheap restaurants than in expensive ones.6 Every country thinks that its cooking is the best.

b Now A say what you think about sentence 1. B and C listen and then agree or disagree with A. Then B say what you think about sentence 2, etc. Try to use the expressions in Useful language.

Useful language