Unit 3: Food and Drink

Unit Purpose

The purpose of this unit is to enable students to participate in conversations in which food and drink are ordered, as well as to describe food and drink that they know/like and their recipes, and learn about food and drink in other parts of the world.

Social Practice: Carrying out certain transactions

3.1. Ordering meals

Sample productions: I’d like to order a pizza/a tuna sandwich/...; May I take your order?; Are you ready to order?; (Yes,) I’d like/I’ll have the fried/baked/… eggs/potato/…; How would you like your meat?; Rare/Well done (, please); (Would you like) Anything else (to drink/for dessert)?; (Yes,) Could/May I have a glass of mineral water/an apple pie/…(, please)?

Social Practice: Giving and obtaining factual information of a personal and non-personal kind

3.2. Discussing food and giving recipes

Sample productions: What’s your favourite dish?; My favourite dish is mole/mushroom pizza/…; He/She loves/doesn’t like/... fried chicken/over-easy eggs/…; Do you like orange juice/iced tea/…?; Yes, I do; No, I don’t. (I prefer carrot juice/coffee/...); Where are hamburgers/pizzas/... from?; They are from the United States/Italy/...; What do I need (to prepare paella/Caesar salad/…)?; You need (some) rice and seafood/lettuce and cheese/...; How much milk/sugar/... do we need (to prepare it)?; We need a liter/two pounds/…(of milk/sugar/ ...); How do you prepare cheese cake/onion soup/...?; (First/Then/...) Mix the fl our and the eggs/chop the onions/…