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Kate: No, not yet, I don’t think so. Why?
Peter: What do you think about getting together and going out to dinner this weekend?
Kate: That would be great. Do you have any particular place in mind?
Peter: Well, I think I’d like to eat something that’s not too heavy. I’ve been
eating a little too much lately.
Kate: Me too.
Peter: I love Italian food, but maybe we should skip that this time. They always
seem to serve so much food in Italian restaurants, and you end up eating more than you wanted to.
Kate: Chinese food would be good.
Peter: Yes, or maybe some Japanese sushi. That style uses a lot of natural flavors,
and not much oil or cream or heavy sauces.
Kate: Yes, either of those choices would be good. Let’s just meet on Saturday
night, and decide then where to eat.
Peter: That’s fine by me.
Language and Culture Notes 1. Background information
In large cities such as New York and London, you can always find different styles of cuisine. And you have a variety of choices as to what to eat, from French food, Italian food, Chinese food, Japanese food, and Mexican food, to Malaysian
or Thai food. Italian cuisine uses a lot of tomato sauce, cheese, and cream, and its food is more on the heavy side. Pizza and pasta (for example, spaghetti and macaroni) are popular with diners. Our own Chinese cuisine is noted for its combination of color, flavor and smell, and Sichuan-style spicy food and Chinese snacks are much favored by foreigners for their delicious taste. Japanese cuisine lays great emphasis on artistic presentation of its dishes. Compared to Italian and Chinese cuisine, the Japanese style of cooking is probably lighter. It uses a lot of raw food, especially raw fish, all kinds of seafood, and soy sauce with less oil and fat.
2. for a while for quite some time
3. Do you have any particular place in mind?
Do you want to go to any particular restaurant to eat? “Do you have any particular … in mind?” can be used for various situations. For example, “Do you have any particular place / movie / idea / plan / book, etc. in mind?” 4. natural flavors
the original tastes of food, without being altered by sauces or seasonings 5. That’s fine by me.
This is an informal way to show agreement to some suggestion, meaning “I like that” or “I have no objection to that”. Exercise 1
Listen to the conversation and complete the following sentences. 1. Peter and Kate haven’t seen each other for a while. 2. Kate doesn’t have any plans for this Saturday.
3. Peter suggests to Kate that they have dinner together during the weekend. 4. Peter loves Italian food, but he thinks they serve too much food in Italian restaurants.
5. Both Peter and Kate like Chinese food and Japanese food.
Exercise 2
Listen to the conversation again and write down answers to the following questions. 1. What does Peter say about Japanese food?
It uses natural flavors, not much oil or cream or heavy sauces. 2. When and where will Peter and Kate have dinner together?
They will have dinner on Saturday either at a Chinese or a Japanese restaurant.
Speaking Tasks
Communicative Function: Ordering a Meal at a Restaurant Inquiries Waiter / Waitress Would you like to order now? Responses Customer Yes. I’d like / I’ll have … May I take your order? Are you ready to order? How would you like it cooked? Rare, medium or well done? Would you care for a drink before dinner? Would you like something to drink? Anything to drink? Customer Can you bring us the menu? Can we see the menu? Do you have any recommendations? What are your specials?
Medium, please. A glass of red wine, please. Pepsi, please. A large Coke, please. Waiter / Waitress Yes, I’ll be right with you. Yes, here you are. Yes. Today’s specials are … Communicative Function: Buying a Meal at a School Canteen or a Fast Food Restaurant Counter Hand Can I help you? What do you want? What are you going to have? What can I get you? Customer I’d like a cheeseburger, an order of fries and a chocolate shake. I’ll have poached eggs and pancakes. I’ll try a chicken sandwich. A bowl of dumplings. To eat here or to go? I’ll eat here. For here or to go? Do you want something to drink? Anything else? That’ll be 16.50. To go. A small Coke / Orange juice, please. That’s all. How much is that? Here’s 20 yuan. Here’s your change. Thank you.
Additional Vocabulary shrimp and fresh mushroom (蘑菇虾仁) home-style bean curd (家常豆腐) sliced pork with green pepper (青椒肉片) scrambled eggs with tomato (番茄炒蛋) deep fried beef steak (炸牛排) Beijing duck (北京烤鸭) mixed fried noodles (什锦炒面) spring rolls (春卷) shrimp dumplings (虾仁饺子) beef noodles (牛肉面) rice noodles (米粉) rice served with meat and vegetables (盖浇饭) (chicken / beef) hamburger (strawberry / chocolate / vanilla) ice cream milk shake (奶昔)