Reading Comprehension

Meals in My Family In most families, you eat three meals a day. Breakfast is usually the first meal of the day, between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. Lunch is around noon and supper, which is also called dinner, is about 6 p.m. A lot of people have snacks durin the day between their main meals. In school, students usually have !recess" in the mornin and in the afternoon. #his is the time they usually eat snacks. In the workplace, employees often have a !coffee break" in the mornin around $% a.m. and a ain in the afternoon around & p.m. 'hat is a typical meal in my family( 'ell, for breakfast, we usually drink coffee, tea or )uice. 'e like to eat toast with )am or peanut butter. *ometimes, we have milk and cereal, and in the winter we often eat oatmeal because it+s nice and hot. ,n the weekends, when we et up later and have more time to prepare a meal. 'e like to eat e s and bacon or pancakes and syrup. -anada is famous for it+s delicious maple syrup. 'hen a meal is a combination of breakfast and lunch, we call this !brunch". .any -anadian families en)oy brunch on the weekends. In fact, a lot of restaurants have special brunches on *aturdays and *undays. Lunch is normally the second meal of the day, and in my family it consists of soup, sandwiches and salads. /or dessert, we usually have a piece of fruit , mainly0 bananas, apples or oran es. *ometimes, people will eat hotdo s, hambur ers, pi11a, /rench fries or other fast food deli hts, especially if you o out for lunch. /or dinner, we usually have a salad, sometimes some soup, and a main dish of meat, poultry or fish alon with some potatoes or rice and some ve etables. /or dessert, we usually have cake, pie or fruit, and we finish with some coffee or tea. 2very culture has different customs, for e3ample in .e3ico, they also eat three meals a day but at very different times. #heir breakfast is usually around the same time as ours but lunch is between & p.m. and 4 p.m. #heir dinner is normally between 5p.m. and $% p.m. #he type of food is also 6uite different. #heir food is much spicier than ours. #hey eat a lot of beans, tortillas, and chili with their food. #he 7apanese also eat three meals a day, but they eat entirely different types of food. /or e3ample, they en)oy soup, rice and fish in the mornin alon with some fresh reen ve etables. #hey often take bo3ed lunches to work or school, which include seaweed with rice, tofu and fish. *ometimes the fish is raw which is called !sushi". .any 7apanese en)oy reen tea, which is 6uite bitter and very healthy.

Vocabulary: 8iscuss the new vocabulary in the class

meal

breakfast lunch dinner9supper typical recess coffee break syrup brunch fast food sushi customs spicier bo3ed lunches tortillas tofu

Questions about Meals in my Family :

$. 'hat are the names of the three main meals of the day( &. 'hat time do people usually eat these meals ( :. 'hat is a typical dinner in this family( 4. In the workplace, what do we call the time around $% a.m. ( ;. 'hat time do most .e3icans have lunch ( 6. 'hat is a hot drink that many 7apanese en)oy ( 7. 'hat is your favorite meal of the day ( 'hy (

5. 8o you en)oy food from other countries (

Meal Exchange :
Interview three students in the class about their typical meals. 'rite down the information in the chart below. 8iscuss it in class. Name of the student: Breakfast: What time and what do you eat? Lunch: What time and what do you eat? Dinner: What time and what do you

Conversation Practice :

At the upermar!et : usan < 23cuse me. 8o you know where I can find the salad dressin ( Fred < *ure. It+s in the second aisle, in the middle, near the cans of ve etables. usan : ,.=. #hanks a lot. "onna < >i, I+m lookin for mayonnaise. 8o you know where it is ( #loria < I+m not too sure. I think it+s in aisle : or 4. It+s ne3t to the salad dressin s and barbecue sauce. "onna < #hanks I?ll look there. "enise : -an you help me ( I can+t find the herbal teas. $oe < -ertainly, ma+am. #he herbal teas are in aisle 6 beside the re ular teas. "enise < @eallyA I looked there, but I didn+t see them. $oe < ,h. Let+s have a look to ether. "enise < ,h, I+m sorry you+re ri ht. I uess I didn+t check properly. #hanks for your help. $oe . Bo problem, ma+am. #hat+s my )ob. >ave a nice dayA "enise < #hanks, you too.

Practice the conversations above and then substitute using di%%erent items in supermar!et %rom the shopping list belo&' vinegar baking soda ice cream pancake mix bacon cream cheese yogurt hamburger buns ketchup pasta milk coffeemate hamburger meat garbage bags orange juice lettuce eggs onions paper towels dishwashing detergent

The Healthy Nut Cafe Menu

Appetizers Main Course/Entrees

Garlic bread 1.7 All the meals include rice, Smoked sal!on ".# baked potato or French-fries. Caesar salad $.# %e&etable soup '. ( )a*ed +ole11.## Green salad '.' Ha!bur&er 7.# +pinach salad $.# All,dressed pizza 7. ( Minestrone soup '. ( +pa&hetti and !eatballs -.# .entil soup '. ( %e&etarian lasa&na 7.# )arbecue chic*en -.# %e&etable stir,fry -.# +ide /rders Chic*en stir,fry #.# 0rench,fries 1.7 Colesla1 1.' E2tra bread 1.((

3esserts
E2tra barbecue sauce 1.(( Apple pie '.# Chocolate ca*e$.' 4ice puddin& 1.7 )e5era&es /at!eal coo*ies 1.' +oft drin*s 1. ( +tra1berry shortca*e ".' Mil* 1.' Chocolate !ousse '.# 6uice 1. ( 7ce crea! 1.7 Coffee 1.' Tea 1.'

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)eer '.7 7ncludes an appetizer9 an entree9 :ine ;&lass< $. ( ;e2cept the )a*ed +ole< a dessert

Class cti!ity : In small groups have the students design their own menus
and determine their own prices.

Read the menu on the previous page and ans&er these (uestions' $. >ow much does baked sole cost at #he >ealthy But -afe ( &. 8o they have a daily special ( 'hat does it include ( :. 8o you think the prices are reasonable at this cafe ( 'hy ( 'hy not ( 4. >ow many different types of desserts do they have ( ;. 8o you think they have a ood variety of food ( 6. >ow much would a full course meal cost at #he >ealthy But -afe ( Complete the %ollo&ing sentences : $. A hambur er is C DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD at this cafe. &. All the main courses include DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD . :. A side order of /rench fries costs DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD . 4. #here are DDDDDDDDDD different choices of bevera es at #he >ealthy But -afe. ;. #here are DDDDDDDDD ve etarian meals on the menu. Conversation Practice : At )ome : @o er< Boy, I?m tired and hun ry. Eete < .e, too. Let?s o out for dinner to #he >ealthy But -afe. @o er < Freat idea. I love their ve etarian lasa na. Eete < I prefer their chicken stirGfry. It has lots of ve etables and chicken chunks in an e3cellent -a)un sauce. @o er < Let+s o, my mouth is waterin )ust thinkin about it. At the Ca%e :
'aitress < >i, I?m 'endy and I?ll be your waitress toni ht. >ere are your menus. @o er < #hanks, but I already know what I want. 'hat about you, Eete ( Eete < Heah, I think I?ll have the usual, chicken stirGfry please with rice. 'aitress < Food choice, and for you sir ( @o er < I?d like the ve etarian lasa na please. 'aitress < ,h, I?m sorry sir. 'e )ust sold our last piece. 'ould you like somethin else ( Eerhaps the ve etarian stirGfry ( @o er < *ure, I uess that+s the second best choice. 'aitress < 'ould you like rice, potatoes or /rench fries with that ( @o er < @ice please. -ould we have two beers with that ( 'aitress < *ure, I?ll be back with your order.

Role Play :
A< In roups of two or three, usin the >ealthy But menu, act out the same situation orderin your favorite food.

*< Bow act out a situation where the waitress makes a mistake and doesn?t brin you want you ordered. C< Bow act out a situation where you have been waitin for your food for a lon time and you are in a hurry.

#rammar +ip
'hen we want to tell someone to do somethin we use the base form of the verb. #his is called the imperative. 23. !Come here and loo! at this A" #o away A I am tryin to study. Elease stop that A )ave a reat time A 'e make the ne ative by addin ",-.+ before the verb. 23. "on.t run in the livin room. *tay ri ht here A "on.t go anywhereA "on.t be so cra1y. Hou know I love you. Hou can also use /0+. when you make a su estion to do somethin with someone else. 23. /et.s o out for dinner. /et.s make pancakes for breakfast. /et.s buy some carrots and make a carrot soup. #he ne ative of let?s is /0+. -,+ 23. /et.s not go to your mother?s on *unday. /et.s not spend our money on a new computer. /et.s not buy the first home we see. "Note : /et.s 1 /et us 2 /et you and 34

3n partners5 practice using let6s 7 verb to ma!e suggestions to each other' +hen use the negative %orm and the imperative'