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Dinner Time

I. Pre-Listening Exercises II. Listening Exercises III. Vocabulary IV. Post-Listening Exercises

Level:	Topic:	Type:	Speakers:	Length:
medium	cooking	conversation	man - girl	01:26

I. Pre-Listening Exercises [Top]

What are typical foods you eat in your country for breakfast, lunch, and dinner? Is there a another small meal or snack between the main mealtimes? Who usually prepares the food in your home?
Answer:I usually eat bread and milk in the morning,but most Chinese people eat slop for breakfast.I usually eat Chinese food for lunch and dinner,Sometimes I dring tea at afternoon and sometimes eat food at midnight.In my family,my mother usually prepares the food.

II. Listening Exercises [Top]

Listen to the conversation by pressing the "Play" button and answer the questions. Press the "Final Score" button to check your quiz.

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1. What does the conversation imply about the mother?
A. She is busy at work.
B. She had to run some errands.
C. She is resting in bed.

2. What is the first problem the girl notices about her father's cooking?
A. He is not following the recipe.
B. He is missing the right pan to cook the pizza.
C. He is using the directions for a different food.
3. How does the girl know her father doesn't like the pizza he prepared?
A. He tells her honestly what he thinks about it.
B. She can tell by his non-verbal expressions.C. He throws it away after making it.
4. What problem did the girl NOT mention about the pizza?
A. It was too salty.
B. It was burned.
C. It was too chewy.
5. What do they end up doing for lunch?
A. They decide to go out to eat.
B. They eat something different at home.C. They eat at friend's house.

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Correct answers:
1. She is resting in bed. 2. He is not following the recipe. 3. She can tell by his non-verbal expressions. 4. It was too chewy. 5. They eat something different at home.

III. Vocabulary Activities [Top]

Review the key vocabulary from the conversation:

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• Multiple-Choice and Short-Answer Questions

1. My brother doesn't have much __________________ cooking, but he wants to learn.
   1.   receipe
   2.   education
   3.   experience
2. If you don't have all of the ingredients, you can ______________ the recipe a little to work with the things you have. It should still taste fine.
   1.   adapt
   2.   reorganize
   3.   add
3. My youngest son said the food was ______________, but he had to eat it anyway.
   1.   yucky
   2.   murky
   3.   delicious
4. The kids are ________________, so we'd better make something soon before they start eating the paper plates.
   1.   sleepy
   2.   tired
   3.   starving
5. My dad ______________ up the receipe for dinner.Now, he's just going to make cheese sandwiches because he didn't follow instructions and added ingredients that were on the recipe.
   1.   prepared
   2.   messed
   3.   cooked

IV. Post-Listening Exercises [Top]

What is a typical meal for breakfast, lunch, and dinner in your country? What are the ingredients for the dish, and how is it prepared? Are any unique utensils or tools used to cook these foods? Who usually cooks in your family? Explain how to prepare the dish using transition words of time including first, second, then, next, and finally.
Answer:Chinese food have many different type.We use chopsticks when we eat food.Most my mother cook for my family.