Unit 5: Exercise 1

Match the activities with the pictures. Use the words in the box.

Dumplings fish meat noodles pasta rice soup vegtables

soup

1.

Dumplings

2.

noodles

3.

rice

4.
 meat

5.

vegtables

6.

fish

7.

pasta

8.

Unit 5: Exercise 2
Read Richard’s letter to his friend, Alessandro. Choose the correct words to
complete the sentences.
Dear Alessandro,

Thank you for your email. You asked me to tell you about the food in the UK. Some people
think that British people eat unhealthy, fried/heat food like fish and chips all the time.
However, this is not true. A lot of British people prefer to eat food from other countries.
Chinese and Indian food is very like/popular in the UK. Many people eat Chinese or Indian
food at the weekend, and some people cook it at home. I like Indian food a lot and think that
it is very boring/tasty , but some dishes with a lot of chilli are a bit too spicy for me. Many
people also think that British people have afternoon tea every day at 4:00 p.m. This is also
not true! People sometimes have afternoon tea with sandwiches and spicy/sweet foods like
cakes, but only on special occasions.

You also asked me about what food I like. My favourite/popular dish from my country is
called Shepherd’s Pie. It is a cold/hot dish made of meat and vegetables and potato, which is
cooked in the oven. It tastes really good. I usually eat it with a lot of fresh vegetables like
peas or cabbage, so it is quite a fat/healthy dish. My mum usually cooks it for me and my
brother when we come home from university. I like to eat Shepherd’s Pie in the winter when
it is cold, because it makes me feel warm. My favourite cold/sweet dish is apple pie which is
baked. Many people believe that British food is not so tasty, but I think we have some
boiled/delicious dishes.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Best wishes,

Best wishes,

Unit 5: Exercise 3
Read the email from Jenny to her friend, Karen. Then complete the exercise.

Hi Karen,

I hope you are enjoying your summer holiday in France with your family. I’m having a
great time on the school exchange in Turkey. I am staying with a nice girl called Alev. She
is very friendly and funny, and her parents are very kind. They cook for me every day. I
didn’t know very much about Turkish food before I came here, but everything is delicious.
In the morning we have a big breakfast with bread, eggs, cheese and jam. It is quite similar
to breakfast in the UK. For lunch, we usually have a lot of small dishes. My favourite
Turkish foods are borek, a dish with cheese and potatoes, and dolma, a vegetable and rice
dish. I also tried an interesting drink made from yoghurt called ayran. I didn't like it very
much, but Alev’s mother says that it is a very healthy drink, so I drank it all. For dinner last
night, we went to a traditional Turkish restaurant and had a kebab, which is the most
famous dish in Turkey. It was delicious. After dinner we had coffee. The waiter also gave
 us baklava, which are small sweet cakes made of honey. I am going to bring some home so
that you can try them. I know that you love sweet things!

See you soon at school.

Best wishes,

Jenny

1. Jenny is in Turkey with her family.

o True
o False
2. Jenny knew a lot about Turkish food before she stayed with Alev.
o True
o False
3. The breakfast in Turkey is not very different from breakfast in the UK.
o True
o False
4. Borek is a dish with rice.
o True
o False
5. Jenny didn’t like the Turkish yoghurt drink.
o True
o False
6. Baklava is a sweet dish.
o True
o False
7. Jenny tried a famous Turkish dish in a restaurant.
o True
o False
8. Jenny is going to bring some coffee back from Turkey.
o True
o False

Unit 5: Exercise 4
Read the magazine article about street food. Then complete the exercise on the
next screen.

One of the most popular activities that people do when they go on holiday to another
country is to try the local food. However, eating dinner in a restaurant every night can be
expensive, and many people find the restaurants they choose are full of tourists and not
many local people. A much better way to try local food is to eat ‘street food’, food made
 and sold not in a restaurant, but on the street, from a ‘stall’ or large table. It is often very
tasty and you can try many different small dishes. It’s also cheaper than eating in
restaurants. Different countries have their own famous types of street food. France is
famous for baguettes, which are a type of French bread filled with cheese or meat with
salad. You can buy baguettes from stalls on the street in many French cities. In Italy, there
are slices of pizza, and arancini which are fried balls of rice with cheese, meat or
vegetables inside. The name arancini means ‘oranges’ in Italian. Mexico has tacos, a dish
with spicy beans and meat. Eating street food is also a great way to learn about new places
and to talk to local people about the food in their country. So, the next time you travel to a
new country, don’t go to a restaurant, go to the street instead! You will love the delicious
food you can find there.

Complete the sentences with one word from the text. Read the magazine article
on the first screen again to help you.

1. Many people like to try the local ___________

food when they visit another country.
2. Many restaurants have a lot of __________
tourists but not many local people go there.
3. Street food is usually ___________
cheaper than food in restaurants.
4. You can buy baguettes on the ____________
street in many cities in France.
5. Arancini is the Italian word for ___________
oranges .
6. Tacos are a popular street food in ____________
Mexico .

Unit 5: Exercise 5
Read about food in four different countries. Then complete the exercise on the
next screen.

A Japan
Japanese food is fresh, healthy and tasty. It includes a lot of fish, vegetables, tofu and rice.
Typical dishes are ramen, a type of soup with noodles and vegetables or seafood, and
curries with chicken or tofu. Japanese people usually eat small amounts of food. They also
like to eat their food very slowly and this stops them from eating too much. For this reason,
Japanese people are among the healthiest people in the world and do not get ill very often.
Japanese people do not eat a lot of sweet dishes, but they enjoy eating fruit and small cakes
called dorayaki. To celebrate the new year, Japanese people often eat cakes made of rice,
and a special soup called ozoni.

B Italy
When many people think of Italian food, they think of delicious but not very healthy
food like pasta with meat sauces, lots of cheese, and, of course, pizza. However, Italians
don’t eat these dishes every day. They eat a lot of healthy foods, including vegetables,
tomatoes and olive oil. A typical Italian meal usually includes several different small
dishes. Italians stay healthy by eating a lot of vegetables and only a little meat. Lunch is the
main meal of the day and Italians like to have long lunches at home. Sometimes Italians
 will get together with their friends and family in the evening and go to a pizzeria to eat
pizza. After dinner, they might have a gelato, a type of Italian ice cream, which has many
delicious flavours.

C China
Chinese people eat a lot of vegetables, which are usually steamed or fried. They eat some
meat and fish, but usually not very much, and often on special occasions. Rice, noodles and
dumplings are popular Chinese dishes. A lot of Chinese dishes use garlic and ginger, which
are tasty and are good for the stomach. Green tea is a popular drink in China, and many
people believe that it helps them to stay healthy. China has many festivals, and people
often eat special food during these times. People eat dumplings to celebrate Chinese New
Year, and for the Autumn Festival people eat special cakes called moon cakes. Festivals are
often special times for families to get together and eat delicious food.

D Poland
Polish people like to eat food that keeps them warm in winter. Soup, meat and small
dumplings called pierogi are all popular dishes. Pierogi can be sweet or savoury. Polish
dishes are usually served with vegetables, especially carrots, potatoes and cabbage. Polish
people also like sweet dishes, especially cakes. Cheesecake and doughnuts are popular for
dessert, and people make special cakes for weddings and festivals. Polish people usually
eat four small meals a day. They eat the main meal of the day in the afternoon, usually at
about 2:00 p.m. This meal usually has three dishes, a soup, a meat dish and a dessert. In
December, Polish people eat a special meal to celebrate Christmas, which includes 12
different dishes!

Match the information to the countries. Read about food from four different
countries on the first screen again to help you.

1. A healthy drink is popular in this country.

o Japan
o Italy
o China
o Poland

2. People from this country eat soup to celebrate the New Year.

o Japan
o Italy
o China
o Poland

3. Healthy food in this country often includes olive oil.

o Japan
o Italy
o China
o Poland

4. People from this country usually eat meat for their main meal.
 o Japan
o Italy
o China
o Poland

5. Many people eat ice cream in the evening in this country.

o Japan
o Italy
o China
o Poland

6. Sweet dumplings are a popular dish in this country.

o Japan
o Italy
o China
o Poland

7. People from this country eat meat on special occasions.

o Japan
o Italy
o China
o Poland

8. People from this country eat their meals slowly.

o Japan
o Italy
o China
o Poland

Unit 5: Exercise 6
Put the words in the correct order to complete the sentences.

Is Italian popular a dish pizza

1. _______
Pizza ________
is __________
a _________
popular _________
Italinan
_________
dish .
 Is very healthy food japenese

2. _______
Japanese ________
food __________
is _________
very _________
healthy .

Lot Polish meat eat of people a

3. _______
Polish ________
people __________
eat _________
a _________
lot
_________
of _________
meat .

Main meal the the is of lunch day

4. _______
Lunch ________
is __________
the _________
main meal _________
of
_________
the _________
day .

China,people don't of meat in a eat lot

5. _______
In ________
China, people __________
don't _________
eat _________
a
_________
lot _________
of _________
meat .

Always I eat summer ice cream in the

6. _______
I ________
always __________
eat _________
ice _________
cream
_________
in _________
the _________
summer .

Big eat a breakfast people Turkish

7. _______
Turkish ________
people __________
eat _________
a _________
big
_________ .
breakfast

Quite spicy is food often Indian

8. _______
Indian ________
food __________
is _________
often _________
quite
_________
spicy .

Unit 5: Exercise 7
Put the words in the box in the correct column.

Bread meat soup rice apple dumpling pizza egg pasta

vegtable
 Countable nouns Uncountable nouns

Bread soup

apple rice

egg meat

dumpling pasta

pizza vegetable

Unit 5: Exercise 8
Change the underlined words to the correct countable or uncountable form to
complete the sentences. The first question has been done for you.

1. Do you eat much many vegetables?

2. There is not many milk left. We need to buy some more. some
3. I made a soup for dinner. some
4. How many rice would you like? Much
5. I like to eat a fruit for breakfast. some
6. Would you like some cup of coffee? a
7. I don’t eat many meat any more much

Unit 5: Exercise 9
Read part of the text. Then complete the exercise.

A Thank you for your email. You asked me to tell you about the food in the UK. Some
people think that British people eat unhealthy, fried food like fish and chips all the time.
 However, this is not true. A lot of British people prefer to eat food from other countries.
Chinese and Indian food is very popular in the UK. Many people eat Chinese or Indian
food at the weekend, and some people cook it at home. I like Indian food a lot and think
that it is very tasty, but some dishes with a lot of chilli are a bit too spicy for me. Many
people also think that British people have afternoon tea every day at 4:00 p.m. This is also
not true! People sometimes have afternoon tea with sandwiches and sweet foods like cakes,
but only on special occasions.

B You also asked me about what food I like. My favourite dish from my country is called
Shepherd’s Pie. It is a hot dish made of meat and vegetables and potato, which is cooked in
the oven. It tastes really good. I usually eat it with a lot of fresh vegetables like peas or
cabbage, so it is quite a healthy dish. My mum usually cooks it for me and my brother
when we come home from university. I like to eat Shepherd’s Pie in the winter when it is
cold, because it makes me feel warm. My favourite sweet dish is apple pie which is baked.
Many people believe that British food is not so tasty, but I think we have some delicious
dishes.

Match the information with the two paragraphs. Read the text on the first screen
again to help you.

1. A description of Richard’s favourite dish.

o A
o B

2. Food from different countries.

o A
o B

3. Who cooks Richard’s favourite dish.

o A
o B

4. A winter dish.

o A
o B

5. Something that British people don’t have very often.

o A
 o B

6. Richard’s opinion of British food.

o A
o B

Unit 5: Exercise 10
Read part of an email from a friend. Reply to the letter and answer the
questions. Use the notes to help you.

Notes
1 Remember to say hello and goodbye.
2 Write a paragraph to answer each of your friend’s questions.
3 Use some adjectives to describe the food.

Please add text into the Student post.

Student post:
Dear Hy , my lovely friend ,
Thank you for your letter about the question you asked me about the food in my country. I'm writing with
reference to your letter to answer some question about food.
I live in VietNam , exactly , in Sai Gon - A big city situated in the south of VietNam . I grow up there and follow
up the developement of Saigon, so, as far as I know The food almost people like in Sai Gon is Banh Mi.
Because of tasty , cheap , fast. I think u should try Banh Mi if you had occasion visit to Saigon.
The food in Vietnam not only has Banh Mi , but also lot of different delicious food like : Pho,Bun Bo,Com tam..
Bun Bo is one of my favourite dish I can eat all days, all times, but not make me bored. I recommend Bun Bo
must try dish if you come here.
Whatever See you next time, I have finish my home work.
I look foward to hearing from you.
Love,
Vy