1. Topic 7 Food and Restaurants Pre-Speaking Exercise Spicy dishes 辣味的菜肴 Get rid of humidity 除去潮湿 Delicious / nourishing food 可口 / 富有营养 的饭菜 Eat out 外出就餐；出去吃 Cook at home 在家做饭吃 Lot of varieties （食物）种类繁多 Once or twice each week 每周（吃）一两次

2. Spicy sauces 辣味调料；辣酱 Soft and crunchy 又软又脆 The best way to get it 最方便吃到。。。的 法子是。。。 Strong flavor 味道浓烈 Popular dish 众人所爱的食物 Taste terrible 怪难吃 Main / staple food 主食 Fast food restaurant 快餐店 Noodles and buns 便条和馒头 Quick to prepare 做起来快、方便

3. Snack places 小吃店 Unhealthy / junk food 不健康食物 / 垃圾食品 Stir and fry 炒菜 Roast and steam 烤和蒸（食物） Feel guilty about eating 吃后感到内疚 Foreign food franchises 外国食品特许代销点 Be accustomed to … 逐渐习惯吃。。。 Daily menu 日常食物种类（菜单） Organically growing food 转基因食物

4. Listening: People like spicy food.mp3People like spicy food.mp3 Listening: A dish I like to eat.mp3A dish I like to eat.mp3 Listening: Diets are changing.mp3Diets are changing.mp3 Tell us about your favorite dish: - What is this dish? ( 南 / 北方食物？米饭 / 面食 / 其它菜肴？做 法？ ) - What is in the food? ( 成分？ ) - Where can one find it? （小吃店 / 大饭店？家里？） - Why do you like it? ( 味道 ? 名气？习惯？ ) 参考词汇及短语： - good for me - unique taste - filling - cheap - good flavor – easy to make – not too spicy – fresh – sweat/salty/crunchy/soft – trend to eat – have a bite to eat ( 外出随便吃吃 )

5. Listening: 17 Eating Habits.mp317 Eating Habits.mp3 Listening: 30 Restaurants.mp330 Restaurants.mp3 Listening: 16 Food.mp3 （课后自听）16 Food.mp3

6. Examination Papers from University of Cambridge PART 1 The examiner asks the candidate about him/herself, his/her home, work or studies and other familiar topics. EXAMPLE Food - What kind of food do you like to eat? - What kind of new food would you like to try? [Why?] - Do you like cooking? - Do you prefer home-cooked food or food from restaurants? [Why?]

7. PART 2 You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you are going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish. Describe an interest or hobby that you enjoy. You should say: - How you became interested in it. - How long you have been doing it. - Why you enjoy it and explain what benefits you get from this interest or hobby.

8. PART 3 Discussion topics: The social benefits of hobbies - Do you think having a hobby is good for people ’ s social life? In what way? - Are there any negative effects of a person spending too much time on their hobby? What are they? Leisure time - In you country, how much time do people spend on work and how much time on leisure? Is this a good balance, do you think? - Would you say the amount of free time has changed much in the last fifty years? - Do you think people will have more or less free time in the future? Why?