Unit 1 Food Matters

Unit 1 Food matters Workbook Building skills Reading A1 People all over the world eat different kinds of noodles. Read the magazine article about the history of noodles and answer the questions below. 1.What does the underlined word “Archaeologists” in the first paragraph mean? 2. Why were dried noodles a popular travel food? Reading A1 People all over the world eat different kinds of noodles. Read the magazine article about the history of noodles and answer the questions below. 1.What does the underlined word “Archaeologists” in the first paragraph mean? “Archaeologists” are people who study the cultures of the past and certain periods of history by examining the remains of buildings and objects found in the ground. Reading A1 People all over the world eat different kinds of noodles. Read the magazine article about the history of noodles and answer the questions below. 2. Why were dried noodles a popular travel food? Dried noodles were a popular travel food because they were tasty, easy to carry and never went bad. Speaking A2 In pairs, role-play a conversation between a Chinese student and an exchanging student who wants to try different kinds of Chinese noodles in a food court. Use the example below to help you and pay attention to the expressions in bold. Speaking A2 A: Wow, this food court is really big. Can you recommend me a typical Chinese noodle dish? B: There are many kinds of noodles to choose from. Over here, you can get a famous dish from the north-western part of China—it’s called Lanzhou lamian. As you can see, there are hand-pulled noodles in a rich beef soup. A: That looks delicious—the color of the soup is really appetizing! Speaking A2 B: There are some mouth-watering fried rice noodles over here. This dish is called chao mixian. It’s from Yunnan, in the south-west of China. These rice noodles are quite chewy. A: It’s going to be really hard to choose what to eat. What are those wide noodles over there? B: That’s a dish called liangpi. It’s a kind of cold noodles made from flour. It’s a speciality of Shaanxi Province. Speaking A2 A: I see. The sauce looks too spicy for me, though. B: Yes, and the flavour is quite acid as well. It contains lots of vinegar. Maybe you should try these Shanghai-style cold noodles in a sweet and creamy peanut sauce. It’s a light dish, perfect for a hot day like this. A: Good idea. I’ll try it! Useful Expressions Listening B1 The award-winning chef Paul Martin is speaking on the radio about his food journey. Listen to the conversation and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). Circle the incorrect information in the false statements and correct it in the blanks. 1.Paul has been interested in food since the age of 16. T/F _F_(_th_e_ _a_g_e_ o_f_ 1_6_→__h_e_ _c_a_n_ r_e_m__e_m_b_e_r_)____ 2. Paul’s grandmother encouraged him to apply to a cooking school in Paris. T/F _F_(g_r_a_n_d__m_o_t_h_e_r_→__p_a_r_e_n_ts_)____________ 3. Paul’s grandmother used to be a cook. T/F _T_________________________________ Listening B1 4. Paul learnt how to hold a knife correctly at school. T/F __F_(a_t_ _sc_h_o_o_l_→__b_e_f_o_r_e _h_e_ w__e_n_t_ t_o_ t_h_e_ c_o_o_king __sc_h_o_o_l_/f_r_o_m__ h_i_s_ g_r_a_n_d_m__o_t_h_e_r)________ 5. When he started attending the cooking school, Paul knew more than the other students. T/F __T________________________________ 6. Paul became the head chef of a famous restaurant five years after leaving school. T/F __T________________________________ Listening B2 Listening to Paul Martin speaking at the opening of his new restaurant and complete the notes. Listening B2 New restaurant opens in Avignon Name • Chez Paul or “(1) __P_a_u_l_’s_ _h_o_m_e______” • The chef gave his restaurant this name because he wanted people to feel as if they were (2) _g_u_e_s_ts_ _in_ _h_is_ _h_o_m_e_. Location • Just off the (3)__m__a_in__ s_tr_e_e_t____ of Avignon • The chef chose Avignon because it was home to (4) h__is_ g_r_a_n_d_m__o_t_h_e_r_. Menu • A combination of (5)t r_a_d_i_ti_o_n_a_l_ F_r_e_n_c_h_ _c_o_o_k_in_g and modern cuisine • Paul’s signature recipes (6) ___i_n_s_p_ir_e_d________ by his grandmother and the cooking school Seating • Altogether (7) ___t_e_n__________ tables • Two tables for walk-ins, which cannot be (8) __b_o_o_k_e_d_____________ Writing B3 If you are given the chance to open a restaurant of you own, what kind of restaurant will you open? Write an article introducing your restaurant. Title:______________ I would like to open ______________________________ _______________________________________________ The target customers are _________________________ _______________________________________________ The menu will consist of __________________________ _______________________________________________ What is special about this restaurant is that _________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Possible answer My dream restaurant I would like to open a pizza restaurant in an attractive location in the city centre. The idea place would be by the riverside. There are a number of restaurants there, but none that sells pizza. Many office buildings are located in the area, and it is also a popular shopping district, which means that the restaurant will have a steady flow of customers. Possible answer The target customers are office workers on weekdays and families during the weekends. The restaurant needs to be suitable for both groups, so the atmosphere should be relaxed and friendly. It would be appropriate to use bright warm colours and to put up pictures of the Mediterranean on the wall. The furniture should be simple, and it needs to be convenient for families with small children. If possible, the restaurant should have outdoor seating to attract more customers in spring and summer. Possible answer The menu will consist of a variety of food. Besides pizza, there will be some pasta dishes as well as finger food, such as chicken wings and onion rings. There will also be one or two Chinese dishes on the menu for those customers who do not like pizza. What is special about this restaurant is that it will serve delicious, Italian-style pizza. The customers will be able to choose from a wide variety of high-quality ingredients, especially different kinds of Italian cheese. .

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