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IN THIS UNIT YOU TEARN HOW TO:

. describe restaurants and meals
. discuss where and what to eat
. talk about your experiences
. understand menus and explain dishes
. ask and answer questions in a restaurant
. talk about typical foods and eating habits

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1 Work in groups. Look at the photo and discuss
the questions.
. Where do you think this café is and what kind of
food does it serve?
. Would you like to eat there? Why / Why not?
. Does this place remind you of any places where
you live? ln what way? Do you go there?

2 Look at the different kinds of food in the box

below. Tell your partner:
. which of the kinds of food below you like, which
you don't like and why.
. if there are restaurants near you which serve this
food and where they are.

Chinese lndian Japanese Spanish Turkish

: fast food ltalian Mexican steak vegetarian
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VOCABULARY Resta u ra nts 2 Think of two restaurants you've been to on
holiday. Underline some of the language
1 Complete the sentences with these pairs of words in Exercise 1 you can use to describe the
places. Then work in groups and share your
busy + seat dishes + choose service + staff experiences.
choice + options had + del¡cious terrace + v¡ew
disgusting + rude place + does value + portions We went to a little Argentinion place in the north of
Spoin, which did omozing grilled meqt. We sot oufside
1 There's a little Japanese near my office, on o terroce with o view over the seo. Ihe food wqs
which great sushi! delicious ond the port¡ons were reolly big. it wos reolly
good volue.
2 lt often gets really , so you sometimes have
to wait for a while to get a

3 We often go to a small Spanish place near here. The LISTENING

friendly.
is great. The are alwaYs reallY 3 ftr Listen to two colleagues - Sara and Victor
- discussing where to eat. Find out where they
4 They have a big selection of vegetarian decide to go and why.
so you'll have plenty to from.
- 4 f Work in pairs. Decide if the sentences are
5 The first time I went there, it was really good
true (T) or false (F). Listen again and check your
, but I went there again recently and it
was quite expensive and the were much answers.
smaller! 1 They both like Thai food.
6 Iwent there once, and I had this dish which tasted 2 The seafood place is in a department store.
, but when I complained about it, the walter
was quite
3 Sara eats any kind of food.
7 They have a fixed menu, and there isn't much
4 They need to get a bus to go to Selale.
. There are usually just two or three 5 Sara doesn't like Turkish food.
for each course. 6 They are definitely eating in Selale.
8 lt's great. You can sit outside on the there
5 Work in pairs. Discuss these questions.
and get an incredible over the city.
9 want to go there again. I
I really this
. Which of the three restaurants in Exercise 3 would
you prefer to eat in? Why?
amazing seafood dish when I went there. ln fact it was
all really
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, but it's also really expensive. . How often do you eat out for breakfast, lunch or
dinner? Where do you go? Who with?

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 5A: any of Jamie Oliver's recipes? (try)
GRAMMAR B: No, I of him. (never hear)
G 6 A: Mqsterchef? (watch)

Present Perfect simPle it a few times, but I don't really like

The present perfect simple is formed using hove /hos cookery programmes. (see)
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*" óurt participle. We often use it to start conversat¡ons

and find out about
other people's experiences. - .!'.il
PRONUNCIATION
c" Look at the extracts from the conversations in
Exercise 3 and decide if the statements below
10 fEEl Listen to the six questions in Exercise 9.
Notice }now have you ever is pronounced
are ffue (T) or false (F).
/hevju:weve(r)/.
S: Wetl, fhere's o reolly nice Thoi ploceiust down the
roqd. Hove You ever been there? 11 Work in pairs. Take turns to ask your partner
V: Yeah, I go there o lot. I octually went there yesterdoy. the questions in Exercise 9 and give true
answers. Then write five more Have you
V: Wetl, why don't we go to Se/q/e rnsfeod. Hove you ever ... ? questions.
been there?
S; No. I've never heord of it. Where is it?
G For further practice, see Exercises 2 and 3 on t7t
Y: lt's Turkish. It's reolly good. I've been there o few
times.
S: Reotly? I hqven't ever hod Turkish food. DEVELOPI NG CONVE RSATIONS
Y: You'reioking.
1 The past participle is usually the same as the past
simple form.
Making and respond¡ng to suggestions
Look at how we make suggest¡ons and respond to them.
2 Always answer a present perfect question with a
present perfect form such as Yes, I hqve. A'. Where do you wontto go?

3 Don't use the present perfect w¡th a past time phrase B: Ihere's o nice Indion ploce round the corner How
such as yesterdoy or a few yeors ago. obout thot?

4 Make the present perfect negative using not or

A: Io óe honesü I donT reallyfeel like o currytodoy.
never after hqve I hos. B: Well, why don't we go to Prego insteod.

Check your ideas on page 170 and do Exercise 1.

A: Oh, I went there once but I hod o dish thottosted
disgusting.
7 Complete each sentence with two ideas. Try to
make them true and surprising! 12 Work in pairs. Write similar conversations using
. I've never eaten / drunk ...
these ideas.
. l've never been to ...
1 Gino's Pizzas / pizza yesterday / the Thai place next
to it
. l've never...
2 Mexican place by the river / don't feel like i the
8 Work in groups. Share your ideas from Exercise 7 seafood place near here
Respond using some of these phrases. 3 cafe round the corner / not much choice / a Chinese
restaurant
You're joking! You should. You'll love it!
4 Harvey's restaurant / last time service bad / order a
Really! Why not? takeaway
Me neither! I've never had the chance.
CONVERSATION PRACTICE
9 Complete the sentences using the present perfect
or the past simple form of the verbs. 13 Spend a few minutes thinking of three places
where you might go and eat with other students
1A: anything unusual? (ever eat)
in your class. What's good / bad about them?
B: Yeah, I bat souP once. (have)
2A: to an expensive restaurant? (ever go)
14 Have conversations similar to the one you heard
in the listening. Use these questions to start.
B: Yes, I to a very famous Spanish place Reject at least one of your partner's ideas and
- Luckily, my boss
with work. !(go, pay) explain why.
3A: in a restaurant? (ever comPlain) . Are you hungry?
B: Yeah, -a few times, actually. Last week I . Do you want to get something to eat?
in a café because the food cooked
properly. (complain, not be) . Where are you thinking of going?

4 A: a hair in Your food? (ever find)

. Have you ever been there?
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B: No, never, but I once a piece of glass in a( 6 To watch the video and do the activities, see the DVD-ROM.
a burger. I couldn't believe it! (find)

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Unit 4 Eat 35
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WHAT ARE YOU HAVING?
SPEAKING LISTENING
1 Work in groups. Discuss these questions. 5 Read the restaurant menu. Put a tick (/) next to
. the dishes that look good to you, a cross (I) next
How often do you eat the following kinds of food?
Explain why.
to any dishes that don't look good and a question
mark (?) next to any üshes you don't understand.
beans fruit seafood fish meat vegetables 6 Work in groups. Compare your ideas.
Which of these things have you eaten today? . Try to explain some of the dishes to the others.

When you eat out, do you generally order the same . What would you order in this restaurant? Why?
thing - or do you l¡ke trying different things? . ls there anything you really wouldn't eat? Why?

VOCABULARY Descri bi n g food THE

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2 Add three words from the box to each column in

the table below.
GTOBE RESTAU RANT
bitter grilled mild roast shell soft
fruit herb raw seafood skin stone
Grilled squid
how eaten taste and part of food kind of food Soup of the day
te)fture Six oysters
fried hard leg meat Mushrooms with garlic
boiled sweet seed vegetable Tomato and avocado salad

Fried chicken with potatoes (roast, boiled or fried)

Aubergines stuffed with rice
Spaghetti with tomato and clams
3 Match each description to one photo.
Spicy scallops with noodles
1 They're a kind of seafood. They're quite big and
Leg of lamb with vegetables
white, not very soft, with a mild taste - not very salty.
They're usually fried or grilled in the shell. They have Lamb curry
a big shell - almost the size of my hand. Courgeüe and potato pie with Greek cheese
2 lt's a kind of fruit. lt's green. lt has a very thick
skin, which you don't eat, and a very big stone in ritñr
the middle. The inside is green and it's not really
sweet or bitter. You usually eat it in a salad, or you Chocolate pudding with chocolate sauce
sometimes make a kind of sauce with it. Fruit salad
4 Work in pairs. Take turns describing four Home-made strawberry and vanilla ice-cream
different foods for your partner to guess. Carrot cake (wiü cream)
Plate of cheese (with biscuits)

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 ,n lyork in pairs. Decide who you think asks each 4A: you like to see the drinks list, madam?
' question (a-i) - a waiter (W) or a customer (C)? B: No thanks. we just have some water?
a Could ljust have a coffee, Please? 5A: we ring them and book a table?
b Would you like to see the dessert menu? B: That's a good idea. They get quite busy.
c Does it contain anY meat? 6A: vou move vour chair a little so I can qet
Shall we leave a tiP? past?
d
Could we get some water as well, please? B: I'll get up. There's not much room in here.
e
I 7A: you like me to order for everyone?
l. f Are You readY to order?
g Have You booked? B: Yes, if you don't mind. There's so much to choose
from.
h Would you like a high chair for the little girl?
8A: we get a taxi or do you want to walk?
i Could we have the bill, Please?
B: Let's walk. lt's a lovely night. lt's so warm.
j Could you get us a cloth, Please?
11 Work in pairs. Take turns asking the questions
I DII Listen to six short conversations in The
from Exercise 10. Give üfferent answers.
Globe restaurant. Put the questions (a-j) in
Exercise 7 in the order you hear them.
SPEAKING
I DtrE Work in pairs. Can you remember the
answers to any of the ten questions? Discuss your 12 Work in groups. You are going to roleplay a
ideas. Then listen again and check your answers. conversation. One student is the waite4 and the
others are a group of friends. Decide who will
take which role. Look at The Globe restaurant
DEVELOPI NG CONVERSATIONS menu and the guide below and think about what
you will say.
Offers, requests, suggestions Customers Waiter
To make polite offers, we often use Would you like ...? Take drink order and
Would you Íke to see the menu? check customers
To make polite requests, we often use Could you I I I we...? understand the menu.
Ask about different
Could you get us o cloth, pleose?
dishes.
Could I just hove q coffee? Take the order and make
To make suggest¡ons, we often use Sholl ll we...? an offer / suggestion.
Discuss what you're
Shall we leove o tip?
eating and make two
uests to the waiter.
10 Complete the questions with would, could Respond to requests.
or shall. Later, ask if they would
like desserts.
1 A: we just have a jug of tap water, please?
Discuss desserts
B: I'm afraid not, madam. You have to buy a bottle.
and / or ask for the bill.
2 A: we get the bill? Give the bill
B: -
Yeah, it's getting late and I'm tired. Discuss the bill and how
3A: we have a half porlion for the kids? 'll pay

B: -Of course, sir.

13 Now roleplay the conversation.

Unit 4 Eat 37
START THE DAY
READING 1 I usually just heat something in the microwave. I'm
lazy to cook for myself.
I Work in groups. Discuss these questions. 2 My doctor says I'm eating too sugar, so I

. What's the most important meal of the day for you - should stop adding it to my tea.
breakfast, lunch or dinner? Why? 3 Too people these days eat fast food.
. What time do you usually have each meal? 4 My daughter helps me cook, but she's not old
. Do you eat any snacks between meals? What? enough be left on her own in the kitchen.

2 Read the article about breakfast around the

5 They're closing down the restaurant on the corner,
because it does make money.
world and match each photo to a country. One
country does not have a photo. Name the food G Check your ideas on 171 and do Exercise 1

and dishes you see.

3 Read the article again and match each sentence
6 Work in pairs. Use foo / not ... enough
- to
complain about the things in the box. Say what
(1-6) to a country / countries. you would do to solve the problem.
1 People sometimes have a very sweet drink.
a coffee a hotel a meal a room
2 A local food has been linked to health. jacket a movie a steak
a car a
3 Someone had a special food on a journey.
4 Some people only have two meals all day. It's too hot to drink. Leqve it to cool.
5 Habits have changed. (x 2) /t's too weqk for my liking. Leqve it for a bit longer.
6 People don't have the traditional breakfast at /t's too bitter. Add some sugar.
home. (x 2)
G For further practice, see Exercise 2 on t72
4 Look at the words in bold in the article.
Complete the sentences below with the words
from the article. Then work in pairs and discuss SPEAKING
the questions. 7 Work in groups. Do you agree or disagree with
1 What does your breakfast the statements? Explain why.
2 How often do you something quick to eat . People don't learn enough about cooking when they
instead of taking time to have a proper meal? are at school.
3 Do you ever eat from food -of?
in the street? . Kids eat too many sweet things these days.
Why? / Why not? . There aren't enough good places to eat near here.
4 Have you ever had an upset after eating . Food is sold too cheaply in the shops.
food? What happened?
. The government isn't doing enough to improve
5 How are you about your health and what people's health.
you eat?
. Kids spend too much time on the internet.
6 What do you think is the for a long life?
. People's lifestyles are too busy these days.
. We get too much homework in this class.
GRAMMAR
SOUNDS AND VOCABULARY REVIEW
foo and not... enough 8 EE Listen and repeat the sounds with /v/, lbl,lfl
We use too or not ... enough to show there is a problem. and lpl. Are any of them difficult to hear or say?
We use too when we need less of something, and not...
enough when we need more of something. I EE Work in groups. Listen to eight sentences
using the words below. Together, try to write
5 Look at the sentences from the article and them down. Then listen again and check.
then complete sentences 1-5 with one word in view bill typical fat
each space. SETVE book portion fixed
a They're not odventurous enough to experiment with
anyth¡ng new at breqkfost. 10 Work in teams. You have three minutes to
b Would you hove them or ore they too sp¡cy, too write collocations or phrases for the words in
fottening or just too different? Exercise 9.
c ... they don't hove enough time to make breokfast. o view over the c¡ty, get o good view, sit and look ot
d ... fewer lrish eqt the troditionol lrish breokfost, or fry, the view
becouse it hos too much fqt.

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 BREAKFAST AROUND THE WORLD
They say breakfast is the most impofiant meal of the day' COSTA RICA
Maybe that's why many people may be open to trying Man; Costa Ricaus stat'l their clal'n'ith thc tlatit¡lal dlsh, grrllo
foreign food at lunch or dinner, but they're not adventurous pirrfo, ri,hich is a rnixture ol ll"iccl ticc arlcl lll¿rck bcans. It's
enough to experiment with anything new at breakfast' But iightll, spi¡¡61 ancl olten served \\lth frlccl plar.rtaiu (a kind ol
bir-rana used like a vcgctaltle itt rt ltlt olCcntral Atlrerican allcl
what about you? Below, we look at typical breakfasts in
Canbbcan cooking), ctertt.t.t ¿tttcl fricc1 cges. Thcreb rtsltrrlll' sotlre
five different countries. Would you have them or are they too strong local cttflte as rvcll - or per'hnps sollrc agtla dulcc ('srvect
spicy, too fattening or just too different? u':ilcr'). u lriull is ntnrtc lt'rrtll stt¡1lr t lttrc.jttit c.

SOUTH KOREA EGYPT

Thc tr-¿rclitional breaklast is rice and sor-tp. Peo¡lle then choose Visit ar.r¡' tou,t-r it.t Eglpt in thc urtlrtling ancl )'trn'll find strcet
e¡;lra clishes ro go rvith it sr.tch as grilled fish, r'egetables aud stalls selling/ouI nrcclanuncs - bcalls cookccl r,r'ith touratocs
hirnchi, rvl.rich is picklecl cabbage rvith chillies. Kirnclri is str and or.rions - allcl catcn tvith a boilecl cgg otl tclll rrllcl ltlts oI
flat bread. Picklccl vegctables rrre ttsltall;'scrvccl as a siclc clish'
i.topr,rlar that the first Ktxeatr ¿lstronallt took some unth him to
tl're in¡err.rational space statiot-r! Of cottrse, Lhese days, uranl' For many poorer Egl,ptians, this is thelr or-r1¡' loocl tlntil clinller.
lior-eans have such busy lifestyles thev dont have enottgh tine The1, 5¿11' the clish is 'a rocli in the stornach'.
to t'nake breal<fast and just grab a quick coffee ancl some cer-e al
()r toast. IRELAND
As people bs¡ourc rttore concerned aboltt thcir hcalth, lcu'cr
BULGARIA h'isl-r eat the tt'aclitirtnal lrish btcaklrrst. orJrY, bccilr.tsc it has
I}'cal<fast ln Bulgaria includes iea or strollg coffee , sesaure too much fat. Hou¡cr-et'. ntrrnl'still clt it ilthe;'stay il.r a htllel,
breacl ¿rncl bntter, cheese niacle fl-c¡r.r sheep's nillk. hone)', olives' or thel'cook ii on rr sPecirrl cla;' lt consists olllacoll' lllacli
boilecl eggs ancl - most in'rportai-rtly' - Itíselo rnlycrlao. a local puclchirg (a kincl of sattsagc nraclc n'ith blood)' s'hitc pr-rclclilrg
;'ogl-Lult. Br-rlgaria has a lot ol pe ople age cl over 100 and rnanl' ian.,tl-rer kir-rcl of sar.rsagc), fi'iecl eggis, lried t.t.ttlsllt't'rt'rurs ancl
believe that thc secret behincl this is their;'oghttrt. u'hich urost toast - all served r.viLh strong lrish tea!
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Unit 4 Eat 39

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1 Work in pairs. Look at the photo. Discuss these 6 Work in groups. Discuss these questions.
questions. . What's your favourite fruit? Are there any fruits you
. Do you know what this fruit is? Have you ever tried it? really don't like? Why?
. Where do you think it might be most popular? . Would you try durian - if you haven't already? Why? /
. What problems might be connected to the fruit? Why not?
. Are there any smelly foods that you really like?
2 @Watch the üdeo. Find three problems . What other problems with guests do you think hotel
caused by the fact that this fruit is so popular.
staff sometimes face?
3 Work in pairs. Can you remember:
I the four different ways people described the smell UNDERSTANDING FAST SPEECH
of durian?
2 why cheese was mentioned?
7 trEl Read and listen to this extract from the
üdeo said at natural pace and then slowed
3 the price of durian? down. To help you, groups of words are marked
4 where the smell of durians can spread to if people with / and pauses are marked //. Stressed
eat them in hotels? sounds are in CAPITALS.
5 the ways of removing the smell of durians? Other CULtures / LOVE / FOODS / that SMELL
4 ED Watch the video again to check your ideas. STRONGIy // CHEESE / a FAvourite / in the WEST // is
ACtually ROtted MILK lla SMELL PEOple in Asia / find
5 Decide which sentences below are facts and disGUSting
which are opinions. Work in pairs. Compare
your ideas and discuss how you reached your I Now you have a go! Practise saying the extract
decisions. at natural pace.
1 The durian is a seasonal fruit.
2 Durians are awful.
3 Durians are banned from some hotels.
4 They smell like a rubbish dump.
5 Asian people think cheese smells disgusting.
6 Durians don't bear fruit for at least fifteen years.
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 VOCABULARY
EtrIEW 2 6 Match the verbs (1-8)with
collocate with (a-h).
the nouns they

1 book a abigselection/ameal
2 join b the first exit / ages
Complete the text with one word in each space. 3 go through c to work / a horse
óontiactions like don'f count as one word. 4 taste d aflight/aseat
Iwas surprised to find out my friend, Sergio, has 5 take e the queue / the army
1 abroad before. lt's funny, because
a2- 6 ride f t10 / you for parking
he's -travelled of other unusual things.airport.
done He
g disgusting / like chicken
told me when he driving me to the 7 charge
We were on the motorway and we
o- chatting 8 have h security / the traffic lights
when I suddenly noticed that there weren't
5

signs to the airport. I asked him Are you sure this is

7 Decide if these words are connected to flights,
the 6-_-- way?' and he said, 'l think so, but I driving or food.

a service station and

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for directions, and of
cancelled a licence a roundabout skin
check in mild seafood a truck
course we were on the wrong road. Luckily, we still had Iand roast a service station a vehicle
plenty e- time before my flight took off and so I
10 miss it. I Complete the sentences. Use the word in
Make two questions from each group of words. brackets to form a word that fits in the space.
2
1 Did / Have/ he /you / go / eaten /with /you/ here/ 1 On the way to the meeting, I got in traffic,
before so I arrived late. (stick)

2 What/ Has/would / he/you / like/finished I for I 2 The plane was delayed so we were waiting in the
eating / dessert lounge for three hours. (depart)
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3 Where / What / have ltime / did I you lyou / been / 3 We were at the end of the queue at the
get / here gate. (board)

4 How I How I much/long /hasi did/she / lived / ill 4 The staff were all very helpful and , even
cost / here / though people were angry. (friend)
5 Could / Who I I /were/ have/you /talking /a / 5 We went to a place near here last night. lt
coffee / please / to / earlier was great. (Japan)
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6 Do you know it? lt's opposite the entrance
3 Choose the correct option. to the park. (direct)
1 A: What are you having? 7 There wasn't a big of dishes but all the
B: Just much /some soup and bread. I hod / l've hqd food was delicious. (choose)
breakfast an hour ago and l'm not very hungry
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8 I had fish for my main course. (grill)
now.
2 A: Shqil / Could you pass me the salt and pepper? I Complete the email with one word in each
space. The first letters are given.
B: Here's the pepper, but I'm afraid there's ony I no
salt left. We need to buy ony / some more. Hi there Simon,
3 A; Have you ever sqw I seen that programme King Just a quick email about arrangements for Saturday.
Cook? The match starts at five, so shall we get to the stadium
B: Yeah, o few /p/enty times, but I hoven't liked / around four? There are sometimes big 1q
didn't like it that much. to get in so it's good to arrive early. Don't drive there -
4 A: How did / hos the accident happen? it's almost impossible to The easiest
way to go is to take the 3und- . Donostia
B: The other driver wos texting / texted on his mobile
phone, so he didn't see the stop sign. is the nearest station to the football agr-
It's on the red 5l When you come out
A: How stupid! You're lucky he didn't do o bit of /
of the station, you'll see a big department store
much damage to your car.
on the 6ma- road. Go past the store and
4 trId Listen and write the six questions you 7ke- going along that road until you come to a
hear. square with a big 8mo- in the middle of it. You
5 can't emi- it. Let's meet there at four. lt's five
Write replies to the questions in Exercise 4 to
minutes' walk from there.
create short dialogues.
After the match, shall we go for something to eat?
There's a really nice Mexican place near there. The
food's lode-, the 11po- are big and
it's great 12va- . lt's the perfect place to go
after a game.
Hugh
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