Session 29 - Eating Well

Session 29

Eating Well

English IV

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LessonOverview

Lesson Objective

Discussion

Vocabulary

Grammar

Practice

Q & A

Lesson Objective

• Students will learn how to describe food
• Students will learn how to use quantifiers

What food can you see?

Read the comments. Which is true for you?

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I don't like sweet food much. I prefer savory snacks; salty things like chips and nuts.

I like spicy food because it's really tasty, but I can't eat if it's too hot.

I love the taste of fresh bread when it's just come out of the oven.

I mostly eat vegetarian food, but I do eat meat sometimes.

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I love my mom'shomemade cakes. My friends do, too!

I prefer to eat something light at night. I don't sleep well on a full stomach.

I don't like anything with a bitter taste, like coffee.

I avoid eating too much fried food as I don't think it's healthy. I prefer grilled fish to fried fish.

Which words describe how something tastes?

fried spicytasty

hot healthygrilled

homemadebitterlight

vegetariansweetsavory fresh

Which words describe how food is cooked?

fried spicytasty

hot healthygrilled

homemadebitterlight

vegetariansweetsavory fresh

Which words are often used in a positive way?

fried spicytasty

hot healthygrilled

homemadebitterlight

vegetariansweetsavory fresh

Put the food in the correct box.

fried

Spicy

healthy

bitter

savory

Sweet

A quantifier comes before a noun and it tells us the quantity of that noun.

Quantifiers

+ info

positive sentences

Use some, a lot of/lots of, enough + plural countable noun/uncountable noun.

• There's some milk in the fridge.
• I eat a lot of vegetables.
• I drink enough water.

Use many, a few + plural countable noun.

• There are many different types of diets.
• There are a few apples left.

Use (a) little, a bit of + uncountable noun.

• I'd like a little dressing on my salad.
• I want a bit of sugar in my coffee.

negative sentences and questions

Use any, a lot of/lots of, enough + plural countable noun/uncountable noun.

• Vegans don't eat any food from animals.
• Does Lou like to eat lots of sweets?
• Do you eat enough fruit?

Use many + plural countable noun.

• I don't eat many snacks.

Use much + uncountable noun.

• I don't drink much coffee.

Use too much/too many to say 'more than we need'

• Don't eat too much chocolate or too many sweets.

Use How much/How many? in questions and Not much/not many, A lot, A few/A little in short answers.

• How much meat do you eat?
• Not much/A lot.

Choose the correct sentence.

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we don't have any eggs - we need to buy them!

We don't have some eggs - We need to buy them!

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i like a bit of sugar in my coffee.

I like a little of sugar in my coffee.

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Doctors say you shouldn't eat much sweets. they are bad for you!

Doctors say you shouldn't eat a lot of sweets. They are bad for you!

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we don't eat any snacks between breakfast and dinner.

we don't eat no snacks between breakfast and dinner.

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how many cheese do you eat?

how much cheese do you eat?

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i drink a little coffee, but i can't drink a lot of it. it makes me nervous!

I drink a few coffee, but i can't drink a lot of it. it makes me nervous!

Find the differences

a bit of a few a little a lot of lots of many much (not) any some

Do you have any questions?

Examples

• There are several cafés near here.
• I haven't got much time.