Lesson 4

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The Mexican food
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)
According to the ancient myths of the country, Mexican is corn, and it is

true that the great part of Mexican food is based on corn. They eat tortillas
- corn or flour - with breakfast, lunch and dinner. Many typical dishes have
tortillas as a base.
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
at home during the weekend

the waiters in the restaurants
in a party
the students last Friday nights
Children especially during the holidays
in the airport
in the park especially on Saturdays and Sundays
in the days of Holy Week
during Christmas
in the celebration of his birthday
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Activity what not to do (in these situations)
in the classes of the university

in the house especially the regulations of fathers and mothers to daughters
(You must not have boyfriends)
in the restaurants
in particular the regulations for children of minor
in the corridors of schools
in particular the regulations in Quezon City or in Marikina
in the airport
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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
other dishes / meals

the lettuce and tomato tea
the paella
gazpacho (chilled tomato soup)
the tacos (with very hot sauce)
the mole poblano of turkey (turkey in spicy sauce of chile)
the steak with french fries (steak and fried potatoes)
the tortilla or bobbin (roll)
the huevos rancheros (eggs with tomatoes, onions, and chiles)
the egg with ham
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
1. How many times do you eat a day? what time?

2. eat together?
3. who / is preparing the meal? who / is help /
4. what does he / she prepare? Is the food good? bad? regular?
5. What food do they prefer when they eat at a restaurant? Chinese Food?
Spanish food? Mexican food? Italian food? Burger? etc?
6. in which restaurant do you eat / eat?
7. Do you eat there (or there) often? How many times a month / year?
C.
Cerdo Sinigang
Cerdo Sinigang Ingredientes
 2 lbs pork liempo; cut 2 inches chunks

 1 package tamarind sinigang soup mix
 1 tomato; quartered
 1 onion; quartered
 1 taro; quartered
 3-4 long green chili peppers (siling haba)
 1 medium size radish (labanos); sliced
 3 string beans (sitaw), cut in 2 inches long
 1 eggplant; sliced
 10 stems of kangkong leaves
 Fish sauce to taste
 Water
2 lbs de cerdo liempo; cortar 2 pulgadas de trozos

1 paquete de mezcla de sopa tamarind sinigang
1 tomate; descuartizado
1 cebolla; descuartizado
1 taro; descuartizado
3-4 chiles verdes largos (haba siling)
1 rábano de tamaño mediano (labanos); rebanado
3 judías verdes (sitaw), cortadas en 2 pulgadas de largo
1 berenjena; rebanado
10 tallos de hojas de kangkong
Salsa de pescado al gusto
Agua
Instrucciones de cocción de cerdo Sinigang
1. Boil water in a pot.

2. Add the pork liempo, tomato, onion, and tamarind sinigang soup mix.
3. Cover the pot and boil until the meat is tender.
4. Add the long chili pepper, radish, taro, string beans, and eggplant.
5. Cover the pot and continue boiling until the vegetables are cooked.
6. Add the kangkong leaves and simmer until the dish is done.
7. Season with fish sauce preference to your taste.
8. Serve while hot!
Hierva agua en una olla.

Agregue el liempo de cerdo, el tomate, la cebolla y la mezcla de sopa
tamarind sinigang.
Cubra la olla y hierva hasta que la carne esté tierna.
Agregue el ají largo, rábano, taro, judías verdes y berenjena.
Cubra la olla y continúe hirviendo hasta que las verduras estén cocidas.
Agregue las hojas de kangkong y cocine a fuego lento hasta que el plato
esté listo.
Sazone con preferencia de salsa de pescado a su gusto.
¡Sirve mientras está caliente!
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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
1. open Christmas presents this

2. writing a love letter is
3. upon receiving good news
4. I prefer to live in the provinces because
5. the teacher insist on
Example: live in a city

Answer: living in a city has more advantages than living in the provinces. An
advantage is by looking for or finding a good job and a better salary. (Voc:
advantage = advantage; desvantaja = disadvantage)
1. write a story or a poem

2. I receive a lot
3. The little brother insists on
4. open a bottle of wine
5. when I receive bad news
6. I prefer to live in the countryside (or in Europe) because
7. I do not like to write
8. In the future, I prefer to live in
9. It's difficult to write
10. It is more interesting to write
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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

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Page 42

The Mexican food

According to the ancient myths of the country, Mexican is corn, and it is

at home during the weekend

in the classes of the university

other dishes / meals

1. How many times do you eat a day? what time?

Cerdo Sinigang Ingredientes

 2 lbs pork liempo; cut 2 inches chunks

2 lbs de cerdo liempo; cortar 2 pulgadas de trozos

Instrucciones de cocción de cerdo Sinigang

1. Boil water in a pot.

Hierva agua en una olla.

1. open Christmas presents this

Example: live in a city

1. write a story or a poem

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