- Book Four -
LESSON 5. RESTAURANT #1

GOAL: To discuss food preferences and invite a friend to dinner.

A.  PRONUNCIATION FOCUS

 Underline the word you hear in brackets, then practice both sounds.
	1. Do you believe in [fate / faith]?            3. I love her [Thai / thigh]. 
	2.I saw only a [tent / tenth].                  4. His dog is [tat / that].

B.   CULTURE FOCUS
 
 Answer these questions in small groups
	1.  How often do college students in Japan eat out?
	2.  Name a few traditional Japanese foods. How do these differ from Western foods?
	3.  What spices do Japanese use often?
	4.  What foreign foods are popular in Japan?
	5.  How is the Japanese diet (food people usually eat) changing?
	6.  What sort of foods is your hometown famous for?

C.   LISTENING/SPEAKING FOCUS

 Masami and Bo are traveling together on a weekend.
	Masami:  How ______________1 are you?
	Bo:      A bit. How about you?
	Masami:  I have a good ___________2.
	Bo:      Shall we grab something to __________3?
	Masami:  Sounds good. 
	Bo:      Are you up for _______________4 in particular?
	Masami:  I haven't had Thai for a long time. How do you like Thai food?
	Bo:      I love it, __________5 Thai noodles..
	Masami:  Are there any good Thai restaurants here?
	Bo:      Yeah. There's one about five minutes __________6 of the station.
	         It's called "Chang Mai". Shall we go for it?
	Masami:  Let's. 
	Bo:      Which direction is the restaurant?
	Masami:  (pointing)  See that tall building there? It's that way! __________7 me!

D.  GRAMMAR FOCUS    Expressions used to express degrees of preference



E.   CONTENT QUESTIONS
 
Write the answers to these questions - 
	1.  Is Masami stuffed?
	2.  Hasn't Masami had Thai food recently?
	3.  Does Bo like Thai food?
	4.  What's the name of the Thai restaurant south of the station?
	
F.   ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS
 
 Discuss these questions in small groups
	1.  How often do you eat out?
	2.  What's your favorite food?
	3.  How well do you cook?
	4.  Are you into Greek food? How about Thai?
	5.  Which do you like better, white or red miso soup?   continue talking about food

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