What Is Your Favorite Dish?

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Intermediate

Learning Objectives

In this lesson you will:

Improve your ability to talk about your favorite dish.

Exercise 1

Warm-up

Listen and repeat these words with your tutor.

tomato

lettuce

potato

apple

pork

beef

salmon

tuna

Let's Practice

Tell your tutor what you see in each picture.

For example:

"salmon"

Exercise 2

Vocabulary

Listen and repeat these words with your tutor. If you don't know a word, ask your tutor to read the definition and example sentence.

chop

Verb

add

Verb

knife

Noun

mix

Verb

serve

Verb

spoon

Noun

bowl

Noun

pot

Noun

Let's Practice

Tell your tutor which of the vocabulary items are things you do when cooking, and which are things you use when cooking.

For example:

"Chopping is something you do when cooking. "

"A knife is something you use when cooking."

Can you think of any more things you do or use when cooking? If so, tell your tutor! If not, go to the next exercise.

Exercise 3

More Vocabulary

Listen and repeat these words with your tutor.

grill

microwave

steam

roast

boil

bake

Let's Practice

Tell your tutor what you see in each picture.

For example:

"bake"

Exercise 4

Dialogue

Read the dialogue aloud with your tutor, then answer the questions.

	Teacher What is your favorite dish, Haruto?
	Haruto I really love beef steak with french fries and a salad. It's delicious. I eat it every week.
	Teacher How do you make it?
	Haruto It's easy! First, you chop the tomatoes, cucumber and lettuce with a knife. Then you chop and fry the potatoes. And then you grill the beef steak.
	Teacher That does sound delicious! What is a famous dish from your country?
	Haruto Sashimi is a famous dish from my country.
	Teacher How do you make it?
	Haruto It's really easy. You need fresh fish, like salmon or tuna. You chop the fish but don't cook it. You can serve it with some wasabi and soy sauce.
	Teacher Do you like sashimi?
	Haruto Yes, it's healthy and delicious!

Check Your Understanding

What is Haruto's favorite dish?

How do you make Haruto's favorite dish?

Does Haruto like sashimi?

Exercise 5

Complete the Sentence

Choose the correct answer to complete each sentence, then read it aloud.

What your favorite dish?

A.
is
B.
be
C.
are

I really pizza.

A.
loves
B.
loving
C.
love

You some fruit with a knife.

A.
chopping
B.
chops
C.
chop

You the salmon.

A.
grills
B.
grill
C.
grilling

You the vegetables in a pot.

A.
put
B.
putting
C.
puts

How do you pizza?

A.
makes
B.
make
C.
making

I like beef.

A.
doesn't
B.
don't
C.
not

Yes, it is and delicious

A.
health
B.
healths
C.
healthy

Exercise 6

Fill in the Blanks

Read the dialogue aloud with your tutor and fill in the blanks. You will be Hyun-woo.

	Teacher What is your favorite dish, Hyun-woo?
	Hyun-woo I really love pork with potatoes, (1), and apples.
	Teacher How do you make it?
	Hyun-woo It's simple! First, you (2) the potatoes and apples. Then, (3) add them to a pot with the pork. Then you roast everything in the oven.
	Teacher That sounds delicious! Is it a famous dish from your country?
	Hyun-woo No, it (4).
	Teacher What is a famous dish from your country?
	Hyun-woo Bulgogi is one of the (5) famous dishes from my country.
	Teacher How do you make bulgogi?
	Hyun-woo You chop some beef, then (6) it. You can serve it with rice and kimchi.
	Teacher Do you like bulgogi?
	Hyun-woo Yes! (7) very, very good!