Lesson 4
Lesson 4
Mexican food is very popular in the United States. In all the big cities
there are restaurants that serve it. The base of Mexican food is the
tortilla. It is a type of bread that is usually made with corn. The tortilla
is used to prepare several dishes. For example, the enchilada is a mixture
(mixture) of minced meat well rolled (rolled), served with a sauce of aji
(chili sauce)
The most popular Mexican dish in the United States is the "taco". It consists
of a torilla filled with minced meat, lettuce, tomato and cheese. It is often
covered with a spicy sauce. There is also what is called the "burritos," It
is not originally an authentic Mexican food; They are an invention of Texan
origin in the United States.
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Answer
In the Spanish class
you should listen and talk a little
you must participate in oral discussions
personal opinion must be given
you should study many vocabularies and the structure of grammar
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Activity what not to do (in these situations)
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Vocabularies of Food
breakfast
lunch
dinner
drinks
the meat
vegetables
dishes and meals
Fruit
desserts
Note:
drinks
a. the coffee
b. the milk
c. the tea
d. Beer
e. the wine
f. the fruit juice
g. Red wine
the meat
a. the ham
b. the steak
c. the hamburger
d. the chicken
e. the pork chops
Soup
A. meatball soup
B. the tortilla soup
seafood
a. fish
b. shrimp
c. the lobster
paella (dish made with rice, shellfish, often chicken, and flavored with
saffron that gives a yellowish rice)
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the fruit and desserts: the pineapple, the grape, the cake, the milk plan,
the ice cream the apple, the strawberry, and the peach
Writing Exercise
C.
Cerdo Sinigang
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paella Valencia
squid in ink
enchiladas
Huevos Rancheros
Guacamole
Galician soup
Moors and Christians
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Open ended sentences
I get very happy and happy
a very personal thing; I have only the right to read
always full of much surprise and anxiety
there is more tranquility and simplicity of life
speak spanish in the class and not speak english
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Example: is spoken
Answer: Spanish is spoken in Mexico. But French is spoken in France
1. is invited
2. gets ready
3. it is spent
4. traveling
5. it works
6. you eat
7. you live
8. listening
9. you look
10. you buy
11. Rest (rest = to take a rest)
12. you enjoy (enjoy = to enjoy)
13. he loves (one is fascinated)
14. you pay
15. it opens
16. it is understood
17. It preferred