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Unit 6 Unit 6 Food and DrinkFood and Drink

In this unit, you will:

A. Review measurements.

B. Learn and understand conversations and passages about food and drink.

C. Learn how to order or prepare a meal.


MeasurementsMeasurements

Section ADirections: Listen to the sentences below and then repeat, paying attention to your pronunciation of the measurements.

1. I want to buy a bar of chocolate.

2. How much is a tube of shampoo?

3. Tom is 180 cm tall.

4. This street is about 10 kilometers long.

5. The well is 30 meters in depth.

6. Your luggage weighs exactly 44 pounds.

7. An ounce is 28.35 grams.

8. I’d like one pint of ice cream, please.



Section B

Directions: You will hear a dialogue. Listen carefully and fill in the blanks. The dialogue will be spoken only once.



A: Is that basket heavy, Jane?

B: Not very.

A: Here! Put it in this shopping cart. What’s in it?

B: beef.

whisky.

potatoes.

bread.

eggs.

beer.

toothpaste.

cigarettes.

A: Is that packet of cigarettes for me?

B: Well, it’s certainly not for me.

Key



A: Is that basket heavy, Jane?

B: Not very.

A: Here! Put it in this shopping cart. What’s in it?

B: A pound of beef.

A bottle of whisky.

A bag of potatoes.

A loaf of bread.

Two dozen eggs.

Three tins of beer.

A tube of toothpaste.

A packet of cigarettes.

A: Is that packet of cigarettes for me?

B: Well, it’s certainly not for me.


Basic Skills

Read and memorize the following expressions.

What to Say to Guests in Your Home

What would you like to drink? I’d like to have lemonade/water/milk/ tea/coffee.

What do you want to drink? I’d like to have a cup of tea/coffee.

What do you wanna drink? I’d like to have a glass of milk/juice/

pop.

What do you feel like drinking? Could I have a glass of water/milk/

juice?

Could I have a cup of tea/coffee?


Basic Skills

Questions You Can Ask Your Friends

What is your favorite food? I like to eat …

What’s your favorite thing to eat? I like to eat …

What do you like to eat? I like to eat …

What’s your favorite dish? I like to eat …

What do you like to drink? I like to drink …

What’s your favorite restaurant? When I eat out, I like to eat

at …

What dishes can you cook? I can cook fried eggplant/

chicken and peanuts/

dumplings.


Basic Skills

What to Say to Guests in the RestaurantWhat would you like to drink? I’d like to have lemonade/water/milk/tea/ coffee.What do you want to drink? I’d like to have a cup of tea/coffee.What would you like to drink? I’d like to have a glass of milk/juice/pop.What do you wanna drink? I’d like to have a glass of/cup of …What do you feel like drinking? Could I have a glass of

water/milk/juice? Could I have a cup of tea/coffee?What would you like to eat today? I’d like to have the leg of lamb/the chicken fillet/the special of the day, please.What would you like to eat? I’d like to have your special of the day.What would you like to order today? I’d like to have steak, please.

I’d like to order steak.What would you like to order? I’d like to order a piece of pie.


Listening Comprehension

Section A

Directions: Listen to the conversation. Then mark the answer you think is best. The conversation will be spoken twice. Before you listen, learn the following words and expressions:



Words & Expressions

salad n. 沙拉，色拉pretty ad. 相当，颇boil v. 煮沸minute n. 分，分钟add v. 增加，添加carrot n. 胡萝卜cucumber n. 黄瓜mix v. 使混和mayonnaise n. 蛋黄酱mixture n. 混合，混合物



1. What does the girl want to take to Jane’s party?

a. Tomato salad. b. Potato salad. c. Carrot and cucumber. d. Mayonnaise.

2. To whom does the girl turn for help?

a. Her friend. b. Her father. c. Her mother. d. Her classmate.

3. What is the first step to take when making potato salad?

a. To cut potatoes into pieces. b. To take off the skins of potatoes.

c. To boil potatoes in water. d. To wash potatoes well.

4. How long should the potatoes be boiled in water?

a. 30 minutes. b. 13 minutes. c. 20 minutes. d. 17 minutes.

5. What is the last step to take when making potato salad?

a. To add some pieces of cucumber to the skinned potatoes.

b. To add some pieces of carrot to the skinned potatoes.

c. To mix pieces of cucumber and carrot with the skinned potatoes.

d. To mix the prepared mixture of potatoes, cucumber and carrot together with mayonnaise.

Tape Script Key


Daughter: Mom, how do you make potato salad? I want to take some to Jane’s party tonight.Mother: How about you trying to make it now? I’ll tell you what to do, step by

step.Daughter: Thanks, Mom! That would be great.Mother: First, you need to wash the potatoes well.Daughter: OK. Now what?Mother: Now cut them into pieces. Make the pieces as big or as small as you

want for your salad. Daughter: That’s pretty easy. Wash them, cut them … Now what?Mother: Now you need to boil them in water for about 30 minutes, or until they’re

soft.Daughter: 30 minutes?! That’s a long time!Mother: Yes, but after it’s done cooking, the salad is almost finished! Daughter: OK … So what should I do after it’s finished boiling?Mother: Let the potatoes cool, and then take off the skins. Add some pieces of

carrot and cucumber. Then mix them all together with mayonnaise. And that’s all!

Key




1. What does the girl want to take to Jane’s party?

a. Tomato salad. b. Potato salad. c. Carrot and cucumber. d. Mayonnaise.

2. To whom does the girl turn for help?

a. Her friend. b. Her father. c. Her mother. d. Her classmate.

3. What is the first step to take when making potato salad?

a. To cut potatoes into pieces. b. To take off the skins of potatoes.

c. To boil potatoes in water. d. To wash potatoes well.

4. How long should the potatoes be boiled in water?

a. 30 minutes. b. 13 minutes. c. 20 minutes. d. 17 minutes.

5. What is the last step to take when making potato salad?

a. To add some pieces of cucumber to the skinned potatoes.

b. To add some pieces of carrot to the skinned potatoes.

c. To mix pieces of cucumber and carrot with the skinned potatoes.

d. To mix the prepared mixture of potatoes, cucumber and carrot together with mayonnaise.

Tape Script


Listening ComprehensionNotes for Language and Culture

1. salad 沙拉 (salad) 有点像我们常吃的凉拌菜，原理差不多，只是味道不同。沙拉是用各种凉透了的熟料或是可以直接食用的生料加工成较小的尺寸后，再加入调味品或浇上各种冷沙司或冷调味汁拌制而成的。沙拉的原料选择范围很广，各种蔬菜、水果、海鲜、禽蛋、肉类等均可用于沙拉的制作，但要求原料新鲜细嫩，符合卫生要求。沙拉大都具有色泽鲜艳、外形美观、鲜嫩爽口、解腻开胃的特点。有时候也将拌制沙拉的各种沙司酱、调味汁称作沙拉。

2. How about you trying to make it now? 你试做一下怎么样？ How about … 后接名词或动名词，用于提出建议 , 也可以说 What about …

e.g. How about joining us for a game of bridge? 和我们一起玩桥牌，好不好 ?

3. I’ll tell you what to do, step by step. 我来一步一步告诉你如何去做。 step by step: move slowly from one stage or level to the next

一步步地，循序渐进地



Section B

Directions: Listen to the passage. Then decide if the sentences below are true or false. Mark the correct answer with a “√”. The passage will be spoken twice. Before you listen, learn the following words and expressions:



Words & Expressions

bill n. 帐单separate a. 分开的split v. 分离figure out 算出owe v. 欠钱volunteer v. 自愿treat n. 请客，款待



1. In western countries, friends eating together usually pay separate bills after dinner. true false

2. The waiter always writes up one bill for a group of friends eating together. true false

3. After dinner, one friend will volunteer to pay for the bill. He will say, “Dinner’s mine.” true false

4. Not every restaurant will split the bill for a group. true false

5. When a girl and a boy eat out on a date, the boy will usually pay the bill. true false

Tape Script Key



In western countries, when two or more friends go out to eat, each p

erson will usually pay for what he eats. Often, when taking the order, th

e waiter will ask if he should write up one bill or give everyone separate

bills. If a restaurant doesn’t split the bill for the group, one friend will us

ually take the bill after everyone has finished eating and figure out how

much each person owes. Sometimes one friend will volunteer to pay fo

r the whole group, and will say something like “Dinner’s on me” or “It’s

my treat.” But of course, if a boy and a girl are going out on a date, the

boy will usually pay for dinner and everything else!

Key



1. In western countries, friends eating together usually pay separate bills after dinner. true false

2. The waiter always writes up one bill for a group of friends eating together. true false

3. After dinner, one friend will volunteer to pay for the bill. He will say, “Dinner’s on me.” true false

4. Not every restaurant will split the bill for a group. true false

5. When a girl and a boy eat out on a date, the boy will usually pay the bill. true false

Tape Script



Notes for Language and Culture

1. 西方人在一起吃饭，无论是同事、朋友、亲戚甚至家人，如果没有谁事先说好请客，用餐后一般都是 AA 制，即根据帐单平均计算每人应付的费用。如果有人提出请客，大家会欣然接受，不会出现餐后争先付帐的情况。

2. write up one bill: write a bill in complete form 开具一张（总）帐单

3. split the bill: divide and share the bill 平分帐单



Notes for Language and Culture

4. “Dinner’s on me.” or “It’s my treat.” 我来请客。 treat: something, such as one‘s food or entertainment, that is paid for

by someone else 招待，请客

5. … if a boy and a girl are going out on a date …

…… 如果男女出去约会…… date: an appointment, especially an engagement to go out socially wi

th a member of the opposite sex 约会 ( 尤指和异性出去的社交约

会 )



Section C

Directions: Listen to the short passage and answer the following questions. The passage will be spoken twice. Before you listen, learn the following words and expressions:

Words & Expressions

couple n. 夫妇

madam n. 女士，夫人

urge v. 催促，力劝

share v. 分享

false teeth 假牙



1. What did the old woman do while her

husband ate?

She _________________.

2. What did the waiter think when he saw

the old woman was not eating?

He thought the old woman ___________.

3. Why did the waiter urge her to start eating?

Because he thought the food _________________.

4. When would the old woman start to eat?

After her husband _________________.

5. Why was the old woman waiting for her husband to finish eating?

Because they _________________.

Tape Script Key



An old couple ordered a meal in a restaurant. The old man began eating before his wife. She just sat there, watching her husband enjoy the meal.

The waiter saw this and asked the old lady, “May I help you, madam? Don’t you like the food?”

“No, the food is good,” replied the old lady.

“Why don’t you eat then?” asked the waiter.

“I have to wait for my husband to finish,” answered the old lady.

“But the food is getting cold. You don’t have to wait for him,” said the waiter.

“But I have to,” the old lady said, “because he uses our false teeth first.”

Key



1. What did the old woman do while her husband ate?

She sat there waiting.

2. What did the waiter think when he saw the old woman was not eating?

He thought the old woman disliked the food.

3. Why did the waiter urge her to start eating?

Because he thought the food was getting cold.

4. When would the old woman start to eat?

After her husband finished eating.

5. Why was the old woman waiting for her husband to finish eating?

Because they shared false teeth.

Tape Script


Compound Dictation

Section A

Directions: Write down the sentences that you hear. The sentences will be spoken three times.

1. ____________________________________________________

2. ____________________________________________________

3. ____________________________________________________

4. ____________________________________________________

5. ____________________________________________________

Key


Compound Dictation

1. People in southwest China like spicy food.

2. In China, people eat soup after finishing their meal.

3. Chinese rice wine tastes soft, but is very strong indeed.

4. It’s never polite to talk with your mouth full.

5. It’s best to wait for the host to start eating before you begin eating.


Compound Dictation

Section BDirections: Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks with the missing words. The passage will be spoken twice. Before you listen, learn the following words and expressions:

Words & Expressions

polite a. 有礼貌的，客气的manner n. 礼仪straight ad. 笔直地，直接地lean v. 倚靠，倾斜elbow n. 肘chew v. 咀嚼


Compound Dictation

In Western countries, a polite, _____________ person will appear very low and badly-educated if his _____________ are poor. Here are a few that he—and you—must pay attention to. _____________ at the table, and don’t _____________ your elbows on the table. If you want a _____________ that is on the other side of the table, don’t stand up to get it. Ask the person _____________ the dish to pass it to you. Also, never eat with your _____________ open so everyone can see the ____________ as you chew it. If you want to say something, always _____________ until you have finished _____________, and then say what you have to say.

Key


Compound Dictation

In Western countries, a polite, well-educated person will appear ve

ry low and badly-educated if his table manners are poor. Here are a fe

w that he—and you—must pay attention to. Sit straight at the table, an

d don’t lean your elbows on the table. If you want a dish that is on the

other side of the table, don’t stand up to get it. Ask the person nearest t

he dish to pass it to you. Also, never eat with your mouth open so ever

yone can see the food as you chew it. If you want to say something, al

ways wait until you have finished chewing, and then say what you hav

e to say.


Follow-Up Speaking

Section ABefore you listen and practice, learn the following words and expressions:

Words & Expressions

takeout n. 外卖menu n. 菜单kung pao chicken 宫爆鸡丁egg roll 蛋卷fried rice 炒饭mood n. 心情favorite n. 特别喜欢的人 (或物 )，喜欢的事物


Follow-Up Speaking

I. Listen In and Speak Out Directions: Listen to the conversation and repeat it sentence by sentence.

Woman: I don’t feel like cooking tonight. (1) Let’s order takeout!

Man: That sounds great! What do you feel like? Chinese? Pizza?

Woman: Hmm … We haven’t had Chinese in a while. (2) Let’s get that.

Man: Here’s an old menu. How about some kung pao chicken? I

know you like that!

Woman: Yes, and don’t forget the egg rolls and fried

rice!

Man: I really like them! (3) I’ll call now—I’m starving!


Follow-Up Speaking

II. PracticeDirections: Act out the conversation by

using the following expressions.

(1) I don’t feel like cooking tonight.

I don’t want to cook tonight. I’m not in the mood to cook

tonight. Give me a break tonight.

(2) We haven’t had Chinese in a while.

We haven’t had Chinese food in a long time.

It’s been a while since we last had Chinese food.

We haven’t had Chinese food for ages.

(3) I really like them! I can’t get enough of them! I love them! They are my favorite!

Sample


Follow-Up Speaking

III. Sample Conversation

Woman: I’m not in the mood to cook tonight. Let’s order takeout!

Man: That sounds great! What do you feel like? Chinese? Pizza?

Woman: Hmm … It’s been a while since we last had Chinese food. Let’s get that.

Man: Here’s an old menu. How about some kung pao chicken? I

know you like that!

Woman: Yes, and don’t forget the egg rolls and fried rice!

Man: I can’t get enough of them! I’ll call now—I’m starving!


Follow-Up Speaking

Section BBefore you listen and practice, learn the following words and expressions:

Words & Expressionsgo ahead 前进，继续specialty n. 特色食品lamb n. 小羊，羔羊chop n. 排骨steak n. 牛排wine n. 葡萄酒，酒moment n. 瞬间

recommend v. 推荐buttered toast 奶油土司pudding n. 布丁（一种以面粉、牛奶、鸡蛋等为基料的糊状甜食）egg tart 蛋挞juice n. （水果）汁，液strawberry n. 草莓salami n. 意大利腊肠pizza n. 比萨饼pasta n. 意大利面食liquor n. 酒精饮料


Follow-Up Speaking

I. Listen In and Fill Out

Directions: Listen to the conversation and fill in the blanks with the missing words, consulting the useful expressions in the box if you have difficulty.


Follow-Up Speaking

Waiter: Good evening! What would you like to eat this evening?

Man: Go ahead and order, Alice.

Woman: (1)

Waiter: (2)

Woman: Oh, OK. I’ll have the lamb chops.

Man: Well, I think (3).

Waiter: And what would you two like to drink? We have some excellent wine.

Man: (4)

Waiter: Red wine it is! Please wait a moment. Your food will be ready soon.

(1) Do you have anything special on the menu today?

What is the specialty of the house? What do you recommend? What is today’s special?(2) Today’s lamb chops are very fresh. We’re famous for our lamb chops. Our lamp chops are very good. Today’s special is lamb chops.(3) I prefer steak to lamp chops I would like to have steak I like steak better I’ll have steak(4) How about your best red wine? What about your best red wine? Is your best red wine OK? Is your best red wine all right?

Key


Follow-Up Speaking



Woman: What is the specialty of the house? (1)

Waiter: Our lamb chop are very good. (2)

Woman: Oh, OK. I’ll have the lamb chops.

Man: Well, I think I’ll have steak (3).

Waiter: And what would you two like to drink? We have some

excellent wine.

Man: How about your best red wine? (4)

Waiter: Red wine it is! Please wait a moment. Your food will be ready

soon.


Follow-Up Speaking

II. Practice

Directions: Act out the conversation by using the following information.

1. buttered toast

French toast

Chinese tea

black tea

2. pudding egg tart juice strawberry juice

3. salami pizza pasta famous Chinese liquor Maotai

Sample


Follow-Up Speaking

III. Sample Conversation



Woman: What is the specialty of the house?

Waiter: Our pudding is very good.

Woman: Oh, OK. I’ll have the pudding.

Man: Well, I think I prefer egg tart to pudding.

Waiter: And what would you two like to drink? We have some

excellent juice.

Man: How about your best strawberry juice?

Waiter: Strawberry juice it is! Please wait a moment. Your food will be

ready soon.


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