Living Abroad (Intermediate)_Food

ASKING QUESTIONS

Please ask me the following questions.
Take note of my responses as you will summarize them later.

ASK

1. What is your name?
2. What’s your favorite food?
3. Is there any food you don’t like?
4. What dish is your country famous for?
5. What exotic food do you want to try?

SUMMARIZING INFORMATION

Now, please summarize my responses to your questions.

SUMMARIZE

My tutor’s name is

DIALOGUE READING

Let’s read the dialogue below.
After reading it once, we’ll switch roles.

READ

Alex: Hi, Bill. Are you free tonight?
Bill: Hi, Alex. I’m afraid not. I’ll have dinner with my parents.
Alex: It’s okay. How about tomorrow? Let’s go to the new restaurant near our campus.
Bill: Sure. What cuisine do they offer?
Alex: It’s a Thai food restaurant. It’s my favorite.
Bill: Uh, I like Thai food but not the spicy ones.
Alex: Don’t worry, they have mild ones.
Bill: Sounds good. I can’t wait.

COMPREHENSION CHECK

Please answer the following questions based on the dialogue.

ANSWER

1. When will they go to the new restaurant?
Answer:
2. What will Bill do tonight?
Answer:
3. What food does Bill dislike?
Answer:
DIALOGUE PRACTICE

Let’s read the dialogue below.
Complete each conversation by choosing the appropriate response from the choices below.

(Note to tutor: Please find the answer key in the last page.)

READ AND ANSWER

1. Tutor: Do you have any plans for tomorrow?
Student: Yes, I’ll have dinner with my grandparents.
Tutor: We’ll have a barbecue at noon. Are you coming?
Student:
a. Not really.
b. I’ll drop by.
c. Yes, I do.
d. I wish I would.
(Answer is in the last page.)
READ AND ANSWER

2. Tutor: Is there any food you don’t eat?
Student: I don’t eat okra. I don’t like its texture.
Tutor: Don’t you like sticky foods?
Student:
a. Just in case.
b. Yes, I don’t.
c. No, I don’t.
d. That’s right.
(Answer is in the last page.)
READ AND ANSWER

3. Tutor: I baked some cookies. Do you want some?
Student: Thanks. Hmm, it’s so tasty!
Tutor: You see… I baked them with my sister who is a pastry chef.
Student:
a. Which bakeshop does she work for?
b. He must be good.
c. I want to try it.
d. Why don’t you go there?
(Answer is in the last page.)
READ AND ANSWER

4. Tutor: I found a cafe that offers cake buffet.
Student: That’s nice. Let’s go there on Friday after our class.
Tutor: Sorry, I won’t be available at that time.
Student:
a. How about on Saturday?
b. Definitely.
c. I can make it.
d. I’m on vacation.
(Answer is in the last page.)
READ AND ANSWER

5. Tutor: Recently, I started growing some vegetables.
Student: Cool! Do you rent a land?
Tutor: No, I just use my backyard.
Student:
a. I’m into it.
b. I wish I had one.
c. Let me hear it.
d. Undoubtedly.
(Answer is in the last page.)
ROLE PLAY

Let’s do a role play with the given situation. You should mention the items below during the conversation.

PLAY

Situation: You will pretend as a restaurant server.
Your tutor will pretend as a customer at the restaurant.
Items to mention:
– number of guests
– smoking or non-smoking area
– drink
– food allergy
– order
– it takes 20 minutes to serve
– dessert

ANSWERS FOR DIALOGUE PRACTICE

1. b
2. c
3. a
4. a
5. b