Unit 05. Vietnamese Food and Drink. Lesson 1. Getting started

Dinner alone Phong’s mum: Dad and I are going to the opera tonight and we won’t be home until 9 p.m.. I’m afraid there isn’t any bread left, but you can have noodles instead.. Phong’s

Phong and his Mum

I New words

- (be) left : còn lại

- carton : hộp.

Dinner alone Phong’s mum: Dad and I are going to the opera tonight and we won’t 

be home until 9 p.m. You’ll have to eat dinner alone. There’s some food  for you in the fridge

Phong: OK. Like what, Mum?

Phong’s mum: Some meat with tofu and some fried vegetables. I’m 

afraid there isn’t any bread left, but you can have noodles instead

Phong: Er, but I usually have rice, Mum.

Phong’s mum: There’s some rice left from lunch. Just warm it up.

Phong: All right, Mum. What is there to drink?

Phong’s mum: There’s milk, juice, or mineral water.

Phong: How much milk is there?

Phong’s mum: Oh, I forgot  There isn’t any milk left. I’ll buy some 

tomorrow. You can have some orange juice instead. How many cartons 

do you want?

Phong: One  No, wait, two please.

1 Why must Phong eat dinner alone?

2 How much rice is left?

3 What should Phong do with the rice?

4 What will Phong’s mother buy tomorrow?

5 What can Phong drink instead of milk?

- Because his parents are going to the opera tonight and they won’t be home until 9 p.m

- There’s some rice left from lunch

- Phong should warm it up

- She’ll buy some milk tomorrow

He can have some orange juice instead of milk.

      meat        milkDrink

Dinner alone

Phong’s mum: Dad and I are going to the opera tonight and we won’t be home  until 9 p.m. You’ll have to eat dinner alone. There’s some food for you in the  fridge.

Phong: OK. Like what, Mum?

Phong’s mum: Some meat with tofu and some fried vegetables. I’m afraid there  isn’t any bread left, but you can have noodles instead.

Phong: Er, but I usually have rice, Mum.

Phong’s mum: There’s some rice left from lunch. Just warm it up.

Phong: All right, Mum. What is there to drink?

Phong’s mum: There’s milk, juice, or mineral water.

Phong: How much milk is there?

Phong’s mum: Oh, I forgot  There isn’t any milk left. I’ll buy some tomorrow.  You can have some orange juice instead. How many cartons do you want?

Phong: One  No, wait, two please.

b. Put the words about Food and Drink in the correct column

- meat

- tofu 

- fried vegetables 

- bread 

- noodles 

- rice 

Drink

- milk

- juice 

- mineral water 

- orange juice 

2

A lemonnade B.green tea C beef noodles soup

D omelette E sweet soup F noodles G turmeric

H shrimp I tofu J eel soup

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2 Match the food and drink with the pictures.

4 Listen and repeat the adjectives.

1 bitter

2 delicious

3 tasty

4 sweet

5 salt

6 spicy

7 fragrant

8 sour

(adj ) : đắng

(adj ) : thơm ngon, ngon

(adj ) : ngon, đầy hương vị

(adj ) : ngọt

(adj ) : mặn

(adj ) : cay

(adj ) : thơm ngát, thơm phức

(adj ) : chua

SPEAKING : Ask and Answer.

- What’s your favourite food/ drink ?

- When do you eat/ drink ?

- Do you eat/ drink …… very often? 

-Still or sparkling ? (Nước không có ga hay có ga?)

- How is this food / drink ? ( sweet / tasty / spicy/ still or sparkling …)

- It's served with (a / an)… (nó được ăn cùng…)

What’s your favourite food / drink?

- Learn vocabulary by heart.

- Talk about your favourite food and drink.

- Read the dailogue many times.

-  sweet-and-sour : chua ngọt

-  bland : nhạt

-  tender: không dai; mềm

-  over-done / over-cooked: nấu quá chín

-  under-done: chưa thật chín; tái

- still or sparkling? : không có ga hay có ga?