Saturday, June 15, 2024

Conversation class - Food (2)

 Finish the sentences

1. When he goes on vacation he takes along everything but the k_______   s____.

2. I'm disappointed that I didn't get the job but that's the way the c_______ c_______s.

3. I'm not going to put my h____ on the c_____g block (= risk my job or position)!

4. The republic is a huge m______ pot of different nationalities.

5. I'm so sorry I forgot your birthday – I've got a m______ like a s_____!

6. I'm applying for several jobs because I don't really want to put all my e_____ in one b______.

7. My brother wants to help, but  I need to solve this problem myself; sometimes too many c_____ spoil the s____.

8. He's put his singing career on the b____ b______ to pursue his dream of being a full-time dad.



Words we use to describe the taste, aroma, sensation, texture, appearance - and even sounds - of food and drink:


Choose which foods and drink you could use these adjectives with...

tangy    orange juice / milkshake

delicate     tea   /  coffee

moist    soup  /  cake  

crumbly    pasta   /  biscuit

doughy   bread  /  banana   /    rice   /   pizza

frothy       salad  /  milkshake   /   beer  /    curry   

gooey    dessert  /  lunch  /   syrup   /    wasabi  

piping hot   soup  /  soft drink    /    dumplings   /    ice cream

juicy     lemon  /  crackers  /   apple   /   tomato juice

crunchy     doughnut  /  peanut butter    /   pancakes  

refreshing     beer  /   onions   /   cheese   /    coconut water

crispy    apple juice  /   apple   /    potatoes

greasy    burger  /   ice cream   /   fries   

spicy    ramen  /   sausage   /   yogurt

brown    bread   /   rice  /   salad

dark   wine    /  beer 






True or false?

1. Wine experts can't even tell the difference between some red and white wines if they can't see them.

2. The study of wine experts was carried out in an academically rigorous way.

3. Wine is purely psychology - there's nothing actually physically pleasant about the way any wine tastes.


Pronunciation focus - word stress

Which stress pattern is more likely?


WINE list / wine LIST

HOW am i supPOSED to CHOOSE? / how AM i SUPposed TO choose

DEfer / deFER

FIT to drink / FIT to DRINK

a BOTtle of KETCHup / a BOTle of ketchUP

SUPerNATural POWers  / superNATural powers

PREGnant / pregNANT

i BEG to DIFfer  / I beg to difFER

Listen and check




Continue listening and just NOTICE how these phrases are stressed:


INcredibly REfined  /  inCREDibly reFINED

UNsuSPECTing  /  unSUSpecting

CHEAP TAble wine / cheap table WINE

 i SHALL be REturning  /  i shall be reTURNing 

pretty much WHAT you'd exPECT  / PRETy MUCH what YOU'D expect

ALL wine is TERrible / all WINE is TERrible

TOTally subJECTive  / totALly SUBjective

peaNUTbutter and SARDines / PEAnutbutter and sarDINES

it DOESn't MATter  /  IT doesn't MATter

OBjective TRUTH / obJECTive TRUTH

acCESSible / ACcesible

TASTy FERmented GRAPES /  TASTy ferMENTed GRAPES




Some people find this activity very helpful in attuning their ear and for reinforcing their active vocabulary. Listen over again and try to hear these stress patterns:

WINE list
HOW am i supPOSED to CHOOSE?
ARE you SURE?
deFER
SO-called
FIT to DRINK
CHEAP SWILL
a BOTtle of KETCHup
SUPerNATural POWers of WINE disCERNment
NINEteen THIRTy-FOUR
PREGnant
CAN"T tell the DIFference EITHer
i BEG to DIFfer
inCREDibly reFINED
OTHerwise
UNsuSPECTing
JUICy and roBUST
vaNILla and OAK
the SAME WINE
NONE of the parTIcipants could TELL
exPENSive GRAND CRU
CHEAP TAble wine
i shall be reTURNing
pretty much WHAT you'd exPECT
Even NOticed
YOU'VE conVINCED me
ALL wine is TERrible
TOTally subJECTive
PEAnutbutter and sarDINES
it DOESn't MATter
obJECTive TRUTH
HIGH CLASS ITem
acCESSible
TASTy ferMENTed GRAPES

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