Eating Habits (Novice)

Practice on Your Own

• Make a list of vocabulary for foods, vegetables, fruits, meals, etc. in the target language. The list can include words like rice, bread, meat, fruit, salad, lunch, dinner, milk, yogurt, sugar, etc.
• Use each of these words in a sentence. For instance:
  • X people eat rice for lunch.
  • X people eat a lot of bread.
  • X people don’t eat bread.
  • X people eat salad only after lunch.
  • Salad has tomatoes, cucumbers, and lettuce.
  • People in X country eat four meals a day: breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, and dinner…
• Think of foods that are common in different countries. See if you need to look up some new words. For instance:
  • Chinese people eat a lot of rice.
  • American people eat a lot of corn.
  • Mexicans eat a lot of beans.
  • Iranians eat a lot of bread…
• Think about your own eating habits – what you eat a lot of, when you usually eat, what you like best…

Practice in Conversation Session

• Show the list of foods you have prepared. Read them out loud to your conversation partner.
• Use the words in sentences. Pay attention to your conversation partner’s questions or corrections.
• Talk about your eating habits – when you eat your breakfast, when you eat your dinner, what you eat a lot of…
• Ask your conversation partner about their eating habits and what they eats a lot of.
• Talk about the ways people eat. Some people use forks and spoons and knives, some people use their hands, some use chopsticks…