Talk about international

cuisine in the present

B1

Talk about
international
cuisine in the present
During this class, you'll use present tenses
to talk about food from around the world.

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cuisine in the present

Let’s talk about food

Can you name the food in the picture?

What’s your favourite type of food?

I love Japanese food.

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Describe the food

hot/spicy fresh tinned ripe sticky oily raw frozen

How would you describe your favourite food?

Japanese food is fresh.

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Ask and answer

Do you usually Are you eating well

have breakfast? at the moment?

Do you ever drink coffee? Are you cooking a

Do you like the taste? lot at the moment?

What do people in your family What are you trying to eat

usually eat for dinner? more/less of right now?

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Present tenses
Review: present simple vs present progressive

Actions in progress right

Chillies are spicy.
now or around now.
Present simple
For facts and things that
I don’t have dinner every day.
happen regularly.

I’m eating a lot of vegetables at the

Present Actions in progress right moment.
progressive now or around now.
I’m not eating well at the moment.

How about you?

Do you have dinner every day?

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Correct the sentences

1. I’m eating chocolate every day.

2. I cook now.

3. I love paella.

4. I’m not liking spicy food.

5. My favourite food is being pizza.

6. I have lunch at the moment.

How about you?

Do you like paella?

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Listening activity
Listen and write down in the chat what you hear

I usually have the same food every day and it’s really
____________! So, at the moment, I’m trying to change that
by introducing some variation into ____________.

I never usually eat fish because it’s too ____________, but I’m
learning new ways to cook it and I definitely prefer
____________ now. I also want to try spicy food. I don’t think
I’ll ever like really hot food, but a little bit of spice might
make my ____________ more interesting.

How about you? Do you enjoy trying new food?

Which food would you like to try?

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State vs. action verbs

We use state verbs in the present simple.

These verbs describe a state and aren’t
usually used in progressive forms. They
normally relate to:
State verbs I definitely prefer the taste now.
● thoughts & opinions
● feelings & emotions
● senses & perceptions
● possession & measurement

Action verbs can be used in the present

Action verbs I’m learning new ways to cook it.
simple and progressive:

How about you?

Are you learning new ways to cook?

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Put the words in the correct column

I usually have the same food every day and it’s really state action

boring! So, at the moment, I’m trying to change that by

introducing some variation into my diet. I never usually eat
fish because it’s too oily, but I’m learning new ways to
cook it and I definitely prefer the taste now. I also want to
try spicy food. I don’t think I’ll ever like really hot food, but a
little bit might make my meals more interesting.

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Tasting new food

I would never eat

● Have you ever tasted these foods? crickets.
● How would you describe them? What about you?
I think I would.
● If you haven’t tasted them, would you?

crickets durian snails caviar

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Your turn!
Let’s talk about national dishes

Share information about some national dishes

from your countries.

Useful expressions

What’s [noun phrase] like?

Do you like [noun phrase]?
What do you think of [noun phrase]?

A I famous Brazilian dish is Feijoada. Can you tell me more about [noun phrase]?
B Great! Can you tell me more about Feijoada? How do you make [noun phrase]?

How about [noun phrase]?

Why don’t you [infinitive verb phrase]?

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